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ITEM 14

City Council Memorandum Fire Memo No.

Date:

November 4, 2024

To:

Mayor and Council

Thru:

Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Tadd Wille, Assistant City Manager
Thomas Dwiggins, Fire Chief

From:

Haley Bartosik, Senior Management Analyst

Subject:

Introduction and Tentative Adoption of Ordinance No. 5111 Amending the Code of the City of Chandler, Chapter 28, Fire Prevention, by Repealing the International Fire Code, 2021 Edition, and by Adopting the 2024 International Fire Code and by Amending the Exception Provisions to the Code; Providing for the Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances; and Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date

Proposed Motion:

Move that City Council introduce and tentatively adopt Ordinance No. 5111; Declaring the documents known as the "International Fire Code, 2024 Edition" and "2024 Amendments to Chapter 28, Fire Prevention," as Public Records; Amending the Code of the City of Chandler, Chapter 28, Fire Prevention, by Repealing the International Fire Code, 2021 Edition, by Adopting the 2024 International Fire Code, and by Amending and Clarifying the Exception Provisions to the Code; Providing for Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances; Providing for Penalties; Providing for Severability; and Establishing an Effective Date.

Background:

The City of Chandler adopts model codes, with some local amendments, to govern construction, remodeling, renovation and maintenance of structures within the City. These codes provide a base level of safety for the occupants of buildings constructed in the City of Chandler.

The model codes are developed and published by the International Code Council (ICC) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and are adopted by most jurisdictions in the United States of America and internationally. These codes are developed in a public process that includes the participation of many technical experts, regulators, and affected organizations. The codes are updated continuously through committees and public hearings to keep abreast of research on building performance and advances in technology. New editions are published on a three-year cycle and the City previously adopted its current versions of the ICC and NFPA codes in 2021.

The attached change summary outlines the proposed amendments to the 2024 International Fire Code Chapter 28, Fire Prevention, for consideration and adoption by City Council.

Attachments

Ordinance No. 5111

Reason for Changes