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2004-04-08 BBA Meeting SPECIAL BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING APRIL 8, 2004 LOCATION: 667 N. Carroll Avenue, Southlake, TX 76092 D. P. S. East Training Room REGULAR AGENDA: 6:00 P.M. 1. Call to order. 2. Approval of minutes of the November 10, 2003, Regular Building Board of Appeals. 3. Administrative comments. 4. Consideration of the 2003 International Residential Code, 2003 International Building Code, 2003 International Energy Conservation Code, 2003 International Fire Code, 2003 International Mechanical code, 2003 International Fuel Gas Code, 2003 International Plumbing Code, 2003 International Property Maintenance and 2002 National Electrical code as recommended by North Central Texas Council of Governments. Public Hearing. 5. Meeting adjourned. CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards at Town Hall, 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas, on Friday, April 2, 2004, at 5:00 P.M., pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chaptgx,554 nn 'O • • En • (i~ _ • o • rv% Lori A. Farwell, T C • City Secretary If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special needs, please advise the City Secretary's Office 48 hours in advance at (817) 481-1490, and reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you. CITY OF SOUTHLAKE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS APRIL 8, 2004 MINUTES MEMBERS PRESENT: Kosse Maykus, Theresa Lyons, Michael Vassios, Donald Coonan, Jerome Johnson and Bob Lee. MEMBERS ABSENT: None, Bob Lee entered late. STAFF PRESENT: Chief Garland Wilson, Chief of Administrative Services; Paul Ward, Chief Building Official; Charles Bloomberg, Plans Examiner; and D J Green, Secretary. AGENDA ITEM NO. 1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Kosse Maykus, Chairperson at 6:10 p.m. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Approval of Minutes from November 10, 2003 meeting. Motion made to approve November 10, 2003 B. B. A. meeting minutes. Motion: Vassios Second: Coonan Ayes: Lyons, Maykus, Vassios, Coonan and Johnson Nays: None Approved: 5-0 A request made by Theresa Lyons for Board Members to introduce themselves. Introduction of Board Members and Staff was made, also introduction of a single audience member, Butch Coins, superintendent for G. G. F. Company. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Administrative Comments. Chief' Wilson made comments concerning the different International Codes being reviewed for approval by City Council. A summary will be given on the new 2003 codes brought forth from the 2000 codes under which the City is currently operating. It will be impossible to cover all codes in their entirety but changes and new issues will be discussed in the presentation. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Power Point presentation. A Power Point presentation on the International Codes was given by Chuck Bloomberg. Hand outs of the presentation were provided for each Board Member. The members were encouraged to follow along and make notes or write down questions that they may want to address after the presentation. They will be given the opportunity to go back to any slide(s) they may have questions about. 1 Items covered in the presentation: • City of Southlake's involvement • 2003 International Codes updated from the 2000 edition which the City of Southlake Building Services has been following. • Background information on the I.C.C. (International Code Council) • City of Southlake's involvement in the I.C.C. code readings • History of adoption • Ordinance preparation • Changes and additions to the International Building Code • Existing local provisions carried over from previous codes of the I.B.C. • International Residential Code, State mandated code. (building, energy, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas & electrical) • NCTCOG (North Central Texas Council of'Governments) recommended regional amendments to the International Residential Code. • Local provisions to the International Residential Code. • International Energy conservation Code, State mandated. • NCTCOG recommended regional amendments. No changes. Amendments expected later this year regarding better air quality. • NCTCOG recommended regional amendments to the National Electrical Code. • International Plumbing Code, state mandated. • NCTCOG recommended regional amendments to the International Plumbing Code. No significant changes. • International Mechanical Code • NCTCOG recommended regional amendments to the International Mechanical Code. No significant changes. • International Fuel Gas code. • NCTCOG recommended regional amendments. Diaphragm gauges required. • International Property Maintenance Code. This is a new code which replaces several miscellaneous ordinances, the dangerous and substandard Building Code Ordinance No. 697. This will apply to both residential and commercial properties. • The adoption sequence a) Building Board recommendation b) Two readings before the City Council c) NCTCOG recommends adoption of codes with an effective date of July 1, 2004. Summary: Adoption of the 2003 International Codes: 2003 International Building Code, 2003 International Residential Code, 2003 International Energy Conservation Code, 2003 National Electrical Code, 2003 International Plumbing Code, 2003 International Mechanical Code, 2003 International Fuel Gas Code and 2003 International Property Maintenance Code. 2 Note: The International Fire Code listed on the agenda was not discussed at this meeting. Board Members were given the opportunity to ask questions. Question: A question was posed as to the benefits to the homeowner for investing in more efficient energy saving equipment. That is in reference to the Energy code recommendation to increase efficiency by 10 to 15%. Answer: It is at a higher cost to the homeowner at present but as demand goes up prices will decline. The units will be more efficient over time. Question: Do the Code groups (NCTCOG) validate the manufactures' claims concerning these more efficient units. Answer: Yes Questions and discussion concerning the sprinkler issue for houses over 6,000 sq. ft which was determined by the Fire Chief. This is a complex issue which requires researching several determinates. It has been proven that sprinkler systems do save lives. They are 99% effective. Closing comments were made by Chief Wilson. He encouraged the Board Members to review the Codes. Chief Wilson pointed out that there was a reason given for each change made to the codes. A question was asked concerning recommendation or endorsement of the Codes. Is there time for the Members to meet again after reviewing the Codes? The answer given was that there is time to meet again before the Codes go before the City Council. A question was asked if it is possible to recommend part of a code. The answer given was that the Board would be able to recommend any part of a code or all of the code. Another option would be that the Board submits something else that they would like to include. Kosse Maykus, Chairperson addressed the Board with options for adopting the Codes. 1) Adopt all Codes tonight and let them go before the City Council 2) Meet again in a month and adopt all or a portion of the Codes. 3) Explore specific code(s) or portions of'codes(s). The Board may wish to invite industry experts to study any questions that might arise. The Chairperson, K. Maykus was advised that if the B.B.A. meets at any time an agenda must be posted for public notice 72 hours prior to the meeting. Normal schedule is the Friday before the scheduled meeting. Motion requested for the Building Board of Appeals to meet again within 30 days on Monday, May 3, 2004 at 6:00 p.m, Motion: Lyons Second: Vassios Ayes: Maykus, Lyons, Vassios, Coonan, Lee and Johnson 3 Nays: None Approved: 6-0 A call for any other actions was made. No other presentations or actions. Chief Wilson informs the Board Members that the Codes (books, sections or any part of a Code) wil be made available to them at any time. City codes are located on the City Web site however the International Codes are not available on the Web. Specifics issues the Board Members would like to discuss in detail the next meeting: a) The efficiency issue in the Energy Code b) The sprinkler issue for houses over 6,000 square feet They requested to have an industry expert(s) come in or some mechanism to pull information from. AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Meeting Adjourned. Motion requested to adjourn the Board Meeting Motion: Lyons Second: Vassios Ayes: Maykus, Lyons, Vassios, Lee, Coonan & Johnson Nays: None Approved: 6-0 Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. 1 s _ Q(c~,~r Koss Mayk s, Ch person ATTEST: D J G een, Secretary