12-10-03 Building Codes Ad Hoc Committee Minutes

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Building Codes Ad Hoc Committee Minutes of December 10, 2003 Members Present: Tommy Moser, Tom Campbell, Tom Stringer, Ed Yung, Stanley Briers, Ron Holt, Mike Clausen, Robert Ortiz, Bill White Members Absent: Carlos Smith City Staff Present: Interim Planning Director Nick Finan, Planning Secretary Peggy Lee 1. CALL TO ORDER Mike Clausen called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. 2. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 03, 2003. Motion to approve the minutes of December 3, 2003 by Mr. Stringer. Second by Mr. Moser. The motion carried with all in favor. Mr. White arrived at 7:05 P.M. and was not present for the vote. 3. DISCUSSION ON THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL (C3) AND INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL (ICC) CODES. During discussions on the Mechanical Code, Mr. Yung spoke ofa section ofthe NFPA Code he became aware of he feels creates a hardship for cities with regard to minimum fire response times and designated numbers for manning fIfe trucks when responding,to calls. The Committee requested staff provide handouts for pick up on Friday. Handouts are to include copies of sections of ICC that correspond with Chapter 6 of the Uniform Code that deals with duct systems. Also included will be sections from ICC that correspond with Chapter 17, titled "Standards". Motion by Mr. Campbell to request Mr. Yung bring to the next meeting, the section he referred to from NFP A. Second by Mr. Briers. Motion carried with all in favor. Additional discussion is needed on the Mechanical Code. Item should be placed on the agenda for the next meeting. Building Code Wind Load Comparison: In comparison, ICC seems to contain more detailed information than C3. It may be that similar information can be found in other sections of C3. Additional discussion is needed. Item should be placed on the agenda for the next meeting. 4. CONTINUE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDER ACTION ON DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION ON THE CODES APPEAL BOARD PROCESS. )