1997-11-18 BOA Agenda
City of South lake
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November 18, 1997
Mayor:
Rick Stacy Building Board of Appeals
Mayor Pro Tem:
W. Ralph Evans
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem:
David A. Harris Subject: Consideration of 1997 Codes
Councilmembers:
Wayne Moffat
Pamela A. Muller
Gary Fawks Dear Board Members:
Scott F. Martin
As you are aware, the city is currently enforcing the 1994 Edition of the Uniform
City Manager: Building, Plumbing, and Mechanical Codes." The model code groups
Curtis E. Hawk
traditionally publish new codes on a three-year cycle. Cities in Texas can choose
Assistant City Manager: what codes and what local amendments they may adopt for whatever reasons they
Sanna K. Yelverton
deem proper.
t-, Secretary:
Sandra L. LeGrand
Southlake has in recent times adopted the Uniform Codes with relatively few local
amendments. The Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex has a wide variety of code editions
and amendments that have led to confusion and problems.
In order to help a Regional Codes Coordinating Committee (RCCC) through the
North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has been established.
The RCCC established subcommittees for building, fire, and plumbing and
mechanical codes. They had open meetings with both public and private sector
participation and reviewed the codes. The result of those meetings is to adopt a
recommendation of the codes and a set of recommended amendments that hopefully
will be adopted uniformly across the Metroplex.
The Building Officials of the largest cities and those with the most construction
going on have all supported this process and committed to work for adoption by
their jurisdictions. Chuck Bloomberg participated in many of those discussions and
I fully support the code process and encourage adoption throughout the region.
I am sending you a copy of each of the code books recommended by the RCCC
along with their recommended amendments for each code. Please review these as
much as you can before our next meeting. At the meeting I would like you as
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Board Members to give us direction as to the type and detail of review you would
like to make as a recommendation to the City Council for adoption. We will try
to have our next Board of Appeals Meeting Monday, December 8, 1997, 7:00
p.m. at Bicentennial Park in the White Chapel Room. This room is in the stucco
building at 200 N. White Chapel Blvd.
Sincerely,
Paul Ward
Building Official
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cc: Bob Whitehead, P. E.
Director of Public Works
Attachments: RCCC Membership List
RCCC Recommended Amendments to the Building Code
RCCC Recommended Amendments to the Plumbing Code
RCCC Recommended Amendments to the Mechanical Code
1997 Uniform Building Code (Vol. 1) e~
1997 Uniform Plumbing Code
1996 Internatio al Mechanical Code with 1997 Supplements
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