9.
City Council Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 02/26/2018
- From:
- Amy Palmer, Building Official
TITLE
Discussion: Update of Energy Code.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The information is provided to facilitate a discussion.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
City Council provided the Future Agenda Item Request which was supported by the required number of Council members.
INFORMATION:
Information will be presented on updating the energy code as well as adopting all building codes to the current code cycle. Staff will discuss the importance of adopting, in its entirety, the 2018 International Code Council (ICC) suite of building codes. The City of Flagstaff is on a 6-year code cycle where the last code adoption occurred in 2013. We currently operate under 2012 suite of ICC Codes however we are operating under the 2009 Energy Code. When the 2012 codes were adopted, The City Council decided to not adopt the 2012 Energy Code forward.
An adoption schedule will be provided. The schedule will identify a timeline for the adoption process which includes: meeting with the building and safety advisory board, public outreach and presentations, appropriate staff and building professional training and going through the adoption process with City Council. Staff anticipates having all of the 2018 codes adopted in October 2018.
An adoption schedule will be provided. The schedule will identify a timeline for the adoption process which includes: meeting with the building and safety advisory board, public outreach and presentations, appropriate staff and building professional training and going through the adoption process with City Council. Staff anticipates having all of the 2018 codes adopted in October 2018.