7.
City Council Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 05/14/2019
- From:
- Jerry Bills, Deputy Fire Chief
TITLE
2018 International Fire Code Adoption Update
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends the Council approves this item to move forward in the approval of the 2018 International Fire Code and Amendments. However, the City Attorney's Office has yet to review the proposed amendments, therefore, changes to these may be made if it is determined by legal to be necessary. Changes, if any, will be included when the first reading of the Ordinance comes before Council for consideration.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Fire Department in coordination with the Building Department proposes the adoption of the 2018 Edition of the International Fire Code and the local amendments. This new Code will replace the current 2012 edition of the International Fire Code and the local amendments adopted in 2016. It is the intention of the two City departments to be in the same family of codes and to continue to adopt the Code together in the future. This provides the community with a consistent set of codes will assist the builder with interpretation and consistency between agencies
INFORMATION:
Throughout the past year Fire Department has been working hard on public outreach training sessions, open houses, presenting to other Boards and Commissions, advertising on the local radio show and in the newspaper as well as social media. The Fire Department met with the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals and presented the proposed code amendments. We returned two additional times to ensure there were no questions. We also met with Sustainability staff to ensure the proposed codes and amendments align with the Climate Action and Adaption Plan. The City of Flagstaff and Coconino County partnered together to provide 10 public outreach training sessions over the course of 9 months addressing all substantial code changes as well as training on the proposed codes. At the conclusion of the 10 training sessions, we recorded an overall attendance of 257 people. Their professions ranged from internal staff, contractors, design professionals, homeowners, developers and staff from other jurisdictions. The Fire Department accompanied the Building Safety who hosted 2 open houses to allow for as much input as possible.