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Item # 11.

Work Session and Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	04/28/2020
Department:	Development Services
Pillars:	Innovation in Entrepreneurship & Business
Milestones:	Leverage Airport assets to maximize business growth and expansion

AGENDA CAPTION:

Consider Action to Approve an Ordinance Amending Chapter 18 To Add a New Article IV "Residential Code" of the Addison Code of Ordinances, Adopting the 2018 Edition of the International Residential Code With Amendments, Save and Except for the Requirement to Provide an Automatic Fire Sprinkler System In All Buildings of Any Area, Size, or Occupancy Built, Added To or Moved Into the Town Of Addison After December 8, 1992 And Excluding the Noted Exceptions.

BACKGROUND:

The Town regulates the construction, alteration, occupancy and maintenance of buildings through the adoption and enforcement of a series of codes. The Town currently operates under the 2012 International Code Council (ICC) Codes and the 2014 National Electrical Code. These codes regulate commercial and residential structures including elements pertaining to fire protection, plumbing, mechanical and electrical building elements. New versions of these codes are released every three years to account for issues that arise between code cycles, new construction methods, and to clarify existing regulations. Staff is proposing that the Town adopt the 2018 ICC Codes and the 2017 National Electrical Code. Staff presented an overview of the code update process to the City Council during a work session on February 25, 2020.

These codes are codified in Chapter 18 of the Town's Code of Ordinances. This agenda item specifically adopts the 2018 ICC Residential Code with local amendments under Article IV of Chapter 18. Local amendments are intended to fine tune the code to Addison. In most cases, local amendments are developed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments for consideration by each community in this area. The changes from the 2012 Residential Code to the 2018
Residential Code are highly technical construction standards similar to those found in the Building Code, but related specifically to residential construction. These changes were developed by code experts and industry professionals to balance life-safety concerns with industry best practices.

Additionally, an existing local amendment relating to requirements for fire suppression systems in residential buildings is being maintained.

The new code provisions would be effective June 1, 2020 to allow Staff time to communicate with the development community about the updated code.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Ordinance - Chapter 18 Article IV Residential Code