Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2013-12:  An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Arizona, adopting the "2012 International Family of Codes, and the 2013 Amendments to City Code, Title 4, Building Regulations, and the ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities Standard, 2009 Edition" by reference and fixing the effective date thereof; repealing all sections of said code in conflict with this ordinance; preserving rights and duties that have already matured and proceedings that have already begun thereunder and providing penalties for the violation thereof.

Adoption of Ordinance No. 2013-12 will incorporate the 2012 International Family of Codes, 2009 Addition, the Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities Standard, and the 2013 Building Code Amendments to the Flagstaff City Code, Title 4, Building Regulations into the Flagstaff City Code.

There is a State Legislative House Bill 2404 that has passed the Senate and is currently being considered in the House of Representatives which would prohibit Cities and Towns from requiring a HERS rating greater than 80.

Adoption of an amendment eliminating the requirement for waterless urinals and replacing them with a urinal having a maximum 1 pint flush will reduce costs.

There will be some increased costs due to some of the changes in the building codes. For the energy code, a 30% increase in energy efficiency over the 2006 energy code will incorporate numerous changes. According to an energy report conducted in Salt Lake City by the BCAP, Building Codes Assistance Project, there is an average additional cost of $1,926-$2,215 over the the 2006 energy code for a 2,400 square foot home (see attached).

Coconino County has estimated that the prescriptive attic insulation requirements which would require raised heel trusses would have an increased cost of a minimum 5%.

11. Effective governance

By Adopting the 2012 International Codes and the proposed 2013 amendments to the City Code, Title 4, the life safety of buildings will be retained along with reduced energy consumption in residential and commenrcial buildings. The City will also take advantage of new technical inovations and the cities ISO rating will change remain level.

1) Council could adopt all the proposed 2012 Codes as written and the 2013 Building Code Amendments as amended.
2) Council could elect to adopt the proposed 20I2 Building Codes, and adopt the 2009  Energy Code, and the amended 2013 Building Code Amendments.
3) Council could elect to adopt the 2012 Building Codes, adopt portions of the 2012 Energy Code, and adopt the amended 2013 Building Code Amendments.
4) If no updating of the Codes were to occur by October  of 2013, the ISO would reaise the insurance rating to a classification 9 causing an increase in insurance rates.