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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Building Code Board Of Appeals - 03/25/2010 - Special RECEIVED APR 16 2010 Minutes of the Building Code Board of Appeals Special Meeting CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE Thursday,March 25,2010 Time: 1:30 p.m. Fire Department Conference Room (3rd Floor Development Services Building) 2406 Leopard ❖Corpus Christi,Texas 78405 I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 1:36 p.m. 11. Roll Call Board members: CliffAtnip,John Dykema, Bill Ewing, and Chris Hamilton. Mike Lippincott joined the meeting at 1:38 p.m. Ricardo Martinez joined the meeting at 1:45 p.m.. Staff present: Stephen Draper, Veronica Ocanas, Steve Van Patten, Russ Arney, and Elsa Martinez. III. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting,February 18,2010 Mr. Dykema motioned to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2010, regular meeting;the motion was seconded by Mr. Hamilton. The motion carried unanimously. IV. Review,Discuss,and Act as Appropriate on the 2009 International Building Code and Any Proposed Local Amendments Mr. Draper led a review on the corrections made to the draft of the proposed changes. No additional action was taken since proposed amendments were approved with noted changes during the February 18, 2010, meeting Mr. Draper turned to Steve Van Patten and Russ Arney to lead a discussion on the 2009 International Existing Building Code. Mr.Arney specifically addressed the topic of the fifty percent rule, which had been discussed during the February meeting. After some discussion, the board moved to table further discussion of the 2010 International Existing Building Code until the next meeting, thereby providing the opportunity to thoroughly review the topic. Mr. Arney and Mr. Van Patten noted that the preface contains some notes on the rule and that Chapters 3, 4, and 13 elaborate on such Mr. Atnip inquired of board members if they were in agreement to leave these contents for open forum discussion at the next meeting V. Review, Discuss, and Act as Appropriate on the 2009 International Residential Code(IRC) and Any Proposed Local Amendments Mr. Draper turned to Steve Van Patten and Russ Arney to lead a discussion on the 2009 International Residential Code. Mr. Van Patten informed the board that it would be staff's recommendation to the board to recommend approval of the 2009 International Residential Code with a few code amendments. Mr. Arney addressed the board on the topic of installation of fire suppression systems. He shared that Senate Bill 1410 states that the State of Texas cannot adopt a code requiring fire sprinklers to be installed and mandate the installation of such. Therefore, with these proposed amendments, the City is taking a step back from the 2009 IRC and reducing the ratings for unsprinkled buildings and keeping the benefits for sprinkling building under the requirements of the IRC. Mr. Van Patten proceeded to review the proposed amendments. Mr. Hamilton motioned to approve the proposed amendments, seconded by Mr. Lippincott. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Hamilton motioned to approve the adoption of the 2009 IRC, seconded by Mr. Lippincott. The motion carried unanimously. SCANNED Minutes of the Building Code Board of Appeals Special Meeting March 25,2010 Page 2 VI. Building Official's Report A. Department Updates B. Staffing Mr. Draper informed of the status of a plan reviewer position indicating that the position was approved for filling and has been advertised He added that Building Services is losing an additional inspector as a plumbing/mechanical inspector has resigned Russ Arney informed that Building Services is requiring that architects and engineers are providing the compliance requirements of the TBPD and the Texas Board of Architectural Engineers. VII. Public Comments Board members may not deliberate or make a decision on any matter presented at this time. The Open Meetings Act limits Board response to only two options: 1)a statement of specific factual information given in response to an inquiry; or 2) a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Any deliberation of or decision about the subject shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting. Ms.Jeri Morey shared comments on the topics of work area in the existing building code and the costs of sprinklers for residential buildings. VIII. Identify items to be placed on next agenda International Existing Building Code Building Fees IX. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m. Ii / • Presiding Orr