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Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Adopting the 2012 International Fire Code
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MEETING DATE: June 16, 2013
DEPARTMENT: Fire Department
CONTACT: Danny Kistner, Fire Chief
Andrew Barr, Deputy Fire Marshal
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Ordinance
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Every three years, the national building and fire codes are updated. Typically, cities which utilize these codes adopt the new standards approximately one to two years after they are introduced. This allows time for staff, architects and builders to review the new codes, and for local amendments, such as the NCTCOG amendments, to be developed.
* The North Central Texas Council of Governments promotes the standardization of local amendments for its member cities. These are adopted by NCTCOG as model construction codes in an effort to simplify the construction process, advance the safety of building systems, promote common code interpretation, facilitate the mobility of contractors, and reduce training and construction costs.
* The NCTCOG's Regional Codes Coordinating Committee (RCCC) and its four Advisory Boards are comprised of local public and private code professionals (public building officials and inspectors, private architects and engineers, and construction and trades professionals) who review the latest editions of the model construction codes and recommend uniform amendments for the North Central Texas region.
* Staff recommends incorporating a dual transition period upon adoption of the new codes. Some projects are already being designed under the new code, while others are in design with the old code. The dual transition period will allow an applicant to either submit under the new codes upon Council adoption, or until August 1, 2013, they may submit under the previous codes.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The City of McKinney adopted the 2006 International Codes in July of 2008.
* The City of McKinney Fire Department did not consid...
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