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Home My WebLink About01-15-13 Building Codes Appeals BoardNotice is hereby given of a nnecting of the Building Codes Appeals Board to be held on January 15, 2013, at 6:0O P.M. at the City Hall Council. Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, regarding items of business according to the agenda listed below: Call to order 2. Consider approval of uninutes from the November 13, 2012 meeting 3. Ptublic Comments (Limited to five nrintutcs per person) 4. Review, discuss and consider a recommendation to City Council to adopt the 2412 Code Editions with toe al amendments (Residential, Building, Plumbing, Energy& Mcchartical) 5. Adininistrative Reports Board Comments on matters appearing on agenda or irtcltriry of staff regarding specific factual ittforntatiouro of existing policy Establish next meeting date, tine and topics Adjourn A quorum of City Cowicil nietta%ersxwiy be present cacao' par ticijarrte in cliscuss°ions clur°ing this meeting; hoivever, no action will be taken by Council cis ca goi,erning body. In coogViorrce with the Americcins iNth Disabilities Act, the City of La Porte will proi,icle for reasonable acconnnoclations for persons atterr(liug public meetings. To better serve atterrclees, re`prests should be received 24 hours prior to the ineetings'. Please contact Patrice Fogarty, City Secretar3; at 281.470. 5019. CERTIFICATION I certify that a cop), of the January 15, 2013 agenda of itenis to be considered by he City of La Porte Building Codes Appeals Berard was posted on tlre City Hall bulletin board on the day of tAfthe , 2t113. qi +Q,� Title: WU VU Out of consideration for all attendees of the nre+eting, please turn off all cell phones and gagers, or dace on inaudible signal. Thank you for your consideration. MINUTE Building Codes Appeals Board Minutes of November 13, 2012 Members Present: Tom Campbell, Ken Schlather, Paul Larson, J. P. Jackson, Mark Follis. and Lindsay Pfeiffer Members Absent: Terry Bunch City Staff Present: Mark Huber, Deputy Building Official and Vickie Tschappatt, Community Service Technician Others Present: Rick Lord, John. Data and Malladi Reddy CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 6:00 P.M. by Chairman Tom Campbell. 2. ADMINISTER OATHS OF OFFICE TO REAPPOINTED BOARD MEMBER MARK FOLLIS (POSITION 7) AND NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER LINDSAY PFEIFFER (POSITION 4) Vickie Tschappatt administered oaths of office to Mark Follis and Lindsay Pfeiffer. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 MEETING Motion to approve the September 11, 2012 minutes, as written, was made by Ken Sclilather. Second by J. P. Jackson, Mr. Pfeiffer abstained since he was not present at that meeting. Motion passed. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON) Rick Lord of the State Board of Plumbing Examiners advised the Board that he thought Staff had done a good job of assisting the Board by doing a preliminary review of the codes and providing written comments for the Board's consideration. John Mata of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (TAPMO) advised the Board his organization planned to again provide the City with complimentary copies of the Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Code books. A refund of the book costs is currently in process. He spoke in support of the staff s code review coinments. Malladi Reddy of the Lakes at Fairmont Green asked the Board to assist him in the development of the subdivision section north of Wharton Weems Blvd. Mr. Campbell referred Mr. Reddy to the City Planner, Masood Malik. Buildhig Codes Appeals Board Mijiutes of November 13, 2012 Page 2 of 2 5. REVIEW, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE 2012 CODE EDITIONS WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS (RESIDENTIAL, BUILIDNG, PLUMBING, ENERGY & MECHANICAL); TABLED AT THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2012,MEETING Motion by Mr. Schlather to recommend City Council adopt the 2012 codes with local amendments as presented in the packet. Second by Mr. Pfeiffer. Voting in favor of the motion were Mr. Jackson, Mr. Schlather and Mr. Campbell. Mr. Follis and Paul Larson voted in opposition and Mr. Pfeiffer abstained. Motion failed, New motion by Mr. Follis to table this item until the next meeting. This would allow the Board more time to review the code books and staff comments. Second by Mr. Larson. Voting in favor were Mr. Follis, Mr. Larson and Mr. Pfeiffer. Voting against the motion were Mr. Jackson, Mr. Schlather and Mr. Campbell, Motion failed. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Mark Huber provided the Board with a report on building activity. 7. BOARD COMMENTS ON MATTERS APPEARING ON AGENDA OR INQUIRY OF STAFF REGARDING SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION OF EXISTING POLICY There was some Board conunents regarding the codes. 8. ESTABLISH NEXT MEETING DATE, TIME AND TOPICS Motion by Mr. Larson, next meeting date to be January 15, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. and topic will be the codes. Second by Mr. Schlather. Motion passed unanimously. 9.ADJOURN A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Pfeiffer with a second by Mr. Follis. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Respectfully stibinitted, lkalillb �11 Mark Huber Deputy Building Official REVIEWCOMMENT , 2012 EDITION The following review comments do not include all of the city's local amendments. If an existing amendment was not affected by the respective code book it was not referenced for review. Note: The National Electrical Code (Xl✓C) is NOT p ar°t of this r•evieii,. Its adoption is under Sect. 82-336 and code editionsare reviewr ed selrarcate1j,. Ordinance 3388, cadol,71ing the 2011 Ed of the AEC rvas passed bj? Council on 10-24-11 and was effective 12-01-11. For your convenience, amendments that have a proposed change are highlighted in yellow. 1,,, //r�/ , J/,l// �111r JIr%1/!l/1r�1,/////0%//0/ !//,1////////✓/ /�,////////// , , r/// %///� //%Y,,( /%//%%//i%// '/////r,. /. /! %. , / // /// !% /r /�///%//////r//� i Section R105.2 Work Exernp fr•onn Per init. Plumbing: The stopping of leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or vent pipe; provided, however, that if any concealed trap, drainpipe, water, soil, waste or vent pipe becomes defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material, such work shall be considered as new work and a Permit shall be obtained and inspection made as provided in this code. The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or• fixtures, and the removal and reinstallation of water closets. Add missing title and delete language as sliown - eliminates requirement of plumbing permit & inspections for simple faucet, tub, eaten closet replacements. Table R301,2(1) Clirnatic crnd Geogr-caPhieDesigrr Criteria. Establishment of criteria in accordance with table shown. WIND DESIGN' SEISMIC SUBJECT To DAMAGE FROM WINTE R Frost GROUND DESIGN Line DESIGN ICE BARRIER FLOOD AIR MEAN SNOW Speed v Topographic CATEGORY' Weathering Depth Termite TEMP UNDERLAYMEN HAZARDS FREEZING ANNUAL LOAD (mph) effects ,k- T REQUIRED v V INDEX .°r^ TEMrP y 4-9-87 11-6-96 16tr[r or 01 120No A N 12" 'VH 32' No 6-18.07 less 67' Correct typos in Code of ordinances — chon c front to "Frost" and index 441" to index t` " g No other changes to table. Code Comments Con't.... Page 2 Section R301.2.1.2 Protection of 01)enings. Exterior glazing, in new or building additions, located in windborne debris regions sliall be protected from windborne debris, Glazed opening protection for windborne debt -is sliall meet the requirements of the Large Missile Test of ASTM E 1996 and ASTM E 1886 referenced therein. The applicable wind zones for establishing missile types in ASTM E 1996 are shown on Figure R301.2(4)C. Garage door glazed opening protection for windborne debris shall meet the requirements of an approved impact -resisting statidardorANSI/DASMA115. Exception remains unchanged.. Amendment clarifies requirement is for new and building additions rather than all structures. Pail VIII, Elecirical Chapters 34-43 (E3401 thru Ar-420 E4304.5) are deleted in their entirety. Amendment deletes Chapter 43 along with existing electrical chapter deletions. Section 419 LhelWork Units, Deletion of entire section (Sections,419.1 thru 4.10 9 419,9), Amend existing local amendment to reflect additional section number. Cheapen 16, Figure 440 1609B, Baiie Ultimate Design Wind SI,?eed (3-Second Gust). Basic Wind speed for the City shall be 120 mph. Amend existing local amendment to reflect figure number and language change. Section 27 Electrical. Chapter (Sections 2701 thrums 2702.3) is deleted in its entirety. Amend existing local amendment to reflect additional section number. &ction 28 Ilechanical,5ystenis. Chapter (Section 2801) is deleted in its entirety. New deletion since City utilizes Uniform Mechanical Code. Code Comments Con't.... Page 3 Section 102.3 Board gfAI)peat Deletion of Sections 1023 and 102.3.1 in their entirety. Delete code reference since city has separate Board of Appeal ordinance. Genei shall n1+known eod ffic; ,i Delete existing local amendment - code section/comments were an International code reference; city now utilizes Uniform Plumbing Code. Section 103, L 1 (2) E"xeinj)t Work. The clearing of stoppages, including the removal and reinstallation of water closets, or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves, or fixtures, a s. Amend code language to allow typical maintenance without the need for a city hermit and inspection. Section 103, 4 Fees, lees shall be assessed in accordance with Appendix A of the City's Code of Ordinances. tln eof this seetion and as set fafth in the fee schedule Table '14le tees are to termined and adopted by this jurisdieAmend code language to recognize usage of existing city fee schedule in Appendix A. Section 103.4. l Plan ReWena» Fees, Delete section in its entirety, Delete code language since city does not charge plumbing flan review fee. Seclion 103.4.4 FeeA Rgfran(Is Deletion of Sections 103.4.4 tlnru f t33.4.4,2 in their entirety, Delete code language since city has existing fee refund policy. 0 Delete existing local amendment - code section/comments were an International code reference; city now utilizes Uniform plumbing Corte. Delete existing local amendment - code section/comments were an International code reference; city now utilizes Uniform Plumbing Code. Code Commems Cont.... Page 4 '° 'elet iAs er=rthv Delete existing local amendment - code section/coniments were an International code reference; city now utilizes Uniform Plumbing Code. Delete existing local amendment - code section/comments were an International code reference; city now utilizes Uniform Plumbing Code. rr�a ra rgunmr ■ w t' t .. . , A., r s , i. w. y y buildingi a sa", or health ordinance or an), regulation Hdopt-M oti012 Code or f the eity, ftl— this article n ". provided in Appendix R Code Comments Con't.... Page 5 �w . , N'T" W" Delete existing code of ordinances article, code book reference and local amendments on International fuel gas code; city now utilizes Uniform Plumbing Code. Seelion ClO].I Title. This code shall be known as the International Energy Conservation Code of the City of La Porte, and shall be cited as such. It is referred to herein as "this Code". Amend section number since code book now separates commercial and residential. Section C104.1 Genercil. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to all required inspections. Inspections shall be Performed by a certified and/or licensed party (i.e. d Pasty). The butl+lirllr . Amend section number plus delete last line in existing local amendment. Final inspection is now addresser) in code Section 104.3 (Final Inspection) that utilizes the same language. Sections C104.2 4 thru C104.8.1. - Sections are deleted in their entirety. Amend section numbers. Code Comments Con't.... Page 6 Section RIO]. I Title, This code shall be known as the International Energy Conservation Code of the City of La Porte, and shall be cited as such. It is referred to herein as "this Code". Add local amendment to reference separated commercial and residential sections. Section RI 04.1 General. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to all required inspections. Inspections shall be performed by a certified and/or licensed party (i.c, 3rd Party), Add local amendment to reference separated commercial and residential sections. Sections R1 04.4 thru Rl 04.8. 1. - Sections are deleted in their entirety.. Add local amendment to reference separated commercial and residential sections. M11vM11111 W-114111161111 oil' 1' 111 - I NI-----, I a t"I'M WNFAM I.... Nec-,Wan 109 Akans qf,4ppeed. Deletion of entire seetion (Seetions 109.1 thf H 109.7) Delete four (4) existing local International code amendments since city now utilizes Uniform Code. Section 108.0 Board qflppeals. Delete entire section (Sections 108.1 thru 108 2). New deletion of Uniform Code section since city has separate Board of Appeal ordinance. Section 114.1 General. Fees shall be assessed in accordance with Appendix A of the City's Code of Ordinances,, S see—H and as set fer-th in the fee sehedule, Table 1144, The eq are t." b-A -deteffniff, I A te:d by thi- i ia+isdietian. Amend code language to recognize usage of existing city fee schedule in Appendix A. 6 Code Comments Con't.... Page 7 &?aion 114.2 Permit Fees. The fee foi, each permit shall be in accordance with Appendix A of VII the City's Code of Ordinances. as s,,,+, in Table 14" Amend code language to recognize usage of existing cit), fee schedule in Appendix A. Section 1.14.3 Plan Revieu, Fees. Delete .section in its entirely. Delete code language since city does not charge plumbing plan review fee. Seetion 114.5 Imestigathle Fees --- Work Without a Permit. Delete Section 114,5 thru 114.5.1 in their entirety. Delete code language since city does not charge an investigative fee. Section 114.6 Fee Reffind5, Delete Section 114.6 thru 114.6.3 in their entirely Delete code language since city has an existing fee refund policy. 12-27-12StittitiiciiyChc4ii,ge.- Clarification on pass NEC adolition added and code, book titles noii, highlighted in green. 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