[ Building Inspections Upcoming Code Changes on September 8, 2022 (*A portion of this video is without audio*)]
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HEARINGS WHERE CODE OFFICIALS LIKE US, AS WELL AS ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS ACTUALLY VOTE ON WHAT MAKES THE CUT AND WHAT GOES INTO THE NEXT CODE CYCLE.
AFTER THAT THE CODES ARE PUBLISHED AND ON A REGIONAL LEVEL, THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS DIGEST THE NEW CODES AND RECOMMENDS UNIFORM INTERPRETATIONS AND UNIFORM AMENDMENTS FOR USE THROUGHOUT THE NORTH TEXAS REGION.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF LAYERS TO THIS AND A LOT OF REASONS THAT IT TAKES THREE YEARS.
THERE'S USUALLY ONE TO TWO YEAR DELAY IN THE PUBLICATION DATE, IN A CITY ADOPTING A CODE, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVENESS OF THE PROCESS THAT GOES INTO DETERMINING WHAT THE CHANGES ARE, HOW WE'RE GONNA USE, 'EM HOW WE'RE GONNA APPLY 'EM AND HOW WE CAN ALL BE IN STEP IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE USING THE MODEL CODES.
I, I WILL TRY NOT TO KEEP YOU FOR TWO HOURS.
UM, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL CODES TO COVER, BUT STARTING WITH THE CHANGES TO THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, THERE ARE SOME NEW DEFINITIONS.
THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY DEFINITION HAS BEEN CLARIFIED TO INCLUDE ANY CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, PURPOSE, OR ACTIVITY LEVEL, AND GENERALLY INVOLVES SOME KIND OF INCREASE IN SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, FIRE, STRUCTURAL EGRESS VENTILATION, OR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS.
SO IT GENERALLY RESULTS IN SOME FORM OF HIGHER INTENSITY USE THAT REQUIRES MODIFICATION ALSO INCLUDED A DEFINITION FOR SPECIAL AMUSEMENT AREA.
THIS IS YOUR HAUNTED HOUSES AND SIMILAR ATTRACTIONS WHERE PERHAPS THE PATH OF EGRESS IS INTENTIONALLY BLURRED.
THERE'S A NEW DEFINITION OF PUZZLE ROOM TO COVER THE TREND TOWARD ESCAPE ROOMS. SEE THE CODE DOES RISE TO MATCH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD.
AND THEN SECTION 4 11 5 INCLUDE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR PUZZLE ROOM EGRESS.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE DOORS TYPICALLY LOCKED.
IF YOU'VE BEEN IN ONE OF THESE, UM, THIS STIPULATES AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT THE DOOR WILL UNLOCK.
IF THE FIRE ALARM GOES OFF HELPFUL REGULATIONS.
AND SINCE WE'RE HAVING FUN, LET'S TALK ABOUT PLAY STRUCTURES.
THE CODE USED TO SAY, CHILDREN'S PLAY STRUCTURES.
NOW IT STRUCK OUT CHILDREN'S CUZ ADULTS CAN HAVE PLAY STRUCTURES TOO.
A CATEGORY INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SAY A ROCK CLIMBING WALL OR AN OBSTACLE COURSE.
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY INTENDED FOR CHILDREN, BUT STILL HA SHOULD HAVE SOME OF THE SAME REGULATIONS APPLIED.
THIS SECTION ON PLAY STRUCTURES INCLUDES THINGS LIKE MAKING SURE THERE'S A CLEAR PATH OF EGRESS AROUND THE STRUCTURES SEPARATION BETWEEN THE STRUCTURES, FLAME SPREAD RATINGS OF THE STRUCTURES,
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CUZ WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BE CAUGHT UP ON A HIGHLY FLAMMABLE ROCK WALL WITH NO WAY TO GET OUT MORE FUN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.UH, IT USED TO BE THAT IN GENERAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PRODUCTION WAS CONSIDERED A HIGH HAZARD OCCUPANCY.
NOW THE CODE SAYS THAT DISTILLING BREWING AND STORING BEER, WINE AND SPIRITS ISN'T NECESSARILY HIGH HAZARD.
AS LONG AS IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE.
NOW YOU'VE GOTTA STORE YOUR ALCOHOL.
THE CODE NOW CLARIFIES IN SECTION 3 11, 2 AND THREE, THAT 16% ALCOHOL OR LESS IS A LOW HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR STORAGE, BUT THE GOOD STUFF, THE STUFF THAT'S 16% OR MORE, THAT'S A MODERATE HAZARD STORAGE OCCUPANCY.
THERE'S ALSO SOME NEW LANGUAGE ABOUT ATRIUMS. IT ADDED AN EXEMPTION FOR THE SMOKE CONTROL REQUIREMENT.
IF IT'S RATED PER SHAFT REQUIREMENTS, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THIS COME UP ONCE.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF CERTAIN DESIGNS, UH, MECHANICAL ACCESS PARKING GARAGES NOW HAVE THEIR OWN SECTION.
WE DON'T SEE THAT AROUND HERE.
THIS IS FOR THE NEW TYPE OF PARKING GARAGES WHERE YOUR CAR IS BASICALLY PARKED BY A ROBOT LIFT.
AND THERE'S A NEW STIPULATION IN THE STORM SHELTER SECTION 4 23 0.5 0.1, WHICH HAS BEEN AMENDED BY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
IT ALLOWS THE BUILDING OFFICIAL THE FREEDOM TO ACCEPT THE ACTUAL OCCUPANT LOAD OF A BUILDING WHEN CALCULATING THE SIZE OF A STORM SHELTER INSTEAD OF THE CODE BASED OCCUPANT LOAD.
IF YOU GO STRAIGHT CODE BY SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, THE CODE SAYS YOU CAN PACK INTO A BUILDING THAT'S A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN IS ACTUALLY GONNA HAPPEN IN A SCHOOL BECAUSE IF TE REGULATIONS THAT LOWER THE CAPACITY AND LOWER THE OCCUPANT DENSITY, WE CAN NOW ALLOW THEM TO DESIGN THE STORM SHELTER FOR A CAPACITY.
THAT'S MORE ON PAR WITH WHAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA HAPPEN IN THE BUILDING.
THERE'S SOME SIMPLIFICATION TO THE SEPARATION OF OCCUPANCIES.
UH, I WON'T READ THE TABLE TO YOU, BUT IT, IT DOES HELP OUT IN JUST SOME MORE CONSOLIDATED CLARITY ON FIGURING OUT SEPARATION OF OCCUPANCIES.
THERE IS NEW LANGUAGE ON COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AND TYPES ONE AND TWO CONSTRUCTION THAT IS CONSTRUCTION.
THERE IS OTHERWISE INTENDED TO BE NON COMBUSTIBLE.
FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD IS ALLOWED IN WALLS OF TWO HOUR, TWO HOURS OR LESS FIRE RATING, UH, EXCEPT IN SHAFT WALLS IN I TWO AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES.
AND IT IS ALLOWED IN I TWO ROOFS WITH A CLASS, A ROOF COVERING IF THERE'S ONE NEXT BIG THING TO THIS CODE CYCLE.
ONE THING THAT GOT THE MOST DISCUSSION AT THE CONVENTIONS AND EVERYTHING IT'S MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION.
AND THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT WE DON'T REALLY SEE SO MUCH AROUND HERE, BUT THE ALLOWANCES FOR THE USE OF HEAVY TIMBER OF CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXPANDED.
IN FACT, THEY ACTUALLY CREATED SOME SUBTYPES WITHIN THE TYPE FOUR HEAVY TIMBER TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF HOW HEAVY TIMBER IS BEING USED.
UH, NEW REGULATIONS INCLUDE ADDRESSING FIRE SEPARATION FOR THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL, FIRE RESISTANT, STRUCTURAL PROVISIONS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
AGAIN, WE DON'T TRADITIONALLY SEE THAT MUCH IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY, BUT WE COULD, AND IT'S ALLOWED NEW STIPULATION IN 11 0 7 2 FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS WHERE YOU HAVE PUBLIC CHARGING CHARGING STATIONS IN A PARKING LOT, AT LEAST 5% HAVE TO BE VAN ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDICAP ACCESS.
UM, THERE'S ALSO SOME LANGUAGE REGARDING RESTROOM PRIVACY.
MULTI-USER RESTROOM ENTRANCES HAVE TO BE CONFIGURED SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT TO THE STALLS, URINALS OR LABORATORIES.
NOW YOU SEE THAT MOST OF THE TIME ANYWAY, WHERE YOU HAVE TO ENTER AND GO AROUND A CORNER OR THERE'S TWO DOORS OR SOME KIND OF CONFIGURATION, BUT MORE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS ARE LAID OUT IN THE COLD CODE.
NOW SHIPPING CAN CONTAINERS OR ANOTHER NEXT BIG THING.
THE I B, C AND IRC ARE NOW RECOGNIZING SHIPPING CONTAINERS AS BUILDINGS WHEN THEY COMPLY WITH CERTAIN STANDARDS AND ICC HAS ACTUALLY PUBLISHED A SEPARATE MANUAL ADDRESSING REGULATIONS FOR SHIPPING CONTAINER CONSTRUCTION.
AS SOME OF Y'ALL KNOW, WE DO HAVE A NEW SHIPPING CONTAINER SUBDIVISION, THE HABITAT SUBDIVISION OVER ON THE EAST SIDE, THAT'S UTILIZING SOME OF THESE REGULATIONS, THE
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INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, AND I'M NOT SURE THIS IS A WHAT TO DO PICTURE, BUT IT LOOKED COOL.DEFINITION OF WATER DISPENSER.
THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE AMBIGUITY ON WHAT COUNTS AS A WATER DISPENSER.
SO THE CODE IS NOW SPECIFICALLY DEFINING WATER DISPENSER AS SOMETHING THAT'S PLUMBED INTO THE BUILDING.
IT CAN'T BE A STANDALONE DISPENSER LIKE THE SECOND ONE THAT YOU JUST PUT THE JUG ON IN ORDER TO MEET THE WATER FOUNTAIN REQUIREMENT AND BE CALLED A TRUE WATER DISPENSER.
WE NO LONGER HAVE THAT AMBIGUITY OR FREEDOM TO INTERPRET OTHERWISE.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE CODE CATCHING UP WITH SOCIAL TRENDS, MULTI-USER RESTROOM SERVING MULTIPLE GENDERS.
THEY'RE CON THE CODE IS BASICALLY JUST CONTINUING TO TRY TO TRY TO GET A HOLD ON THIS.
SO FOR RESTROOMS SERVE ALL GENDERS, THE REQUIRED FIXTURE COUNT IS BASED ON A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE OCCUPANCY.
THIS IS KIND OF A DUH THING, CUZ THE CODE HAS PROVISIONS TO DIVIDE THE OCCUPANCY IN HALF MALE AND FEMALE.
AND THEN YOU GET THE FIXTURE COUNT FOR EACH OF THOSE RESTROOMS. ACCORDINGLY.
IF YOU'RE SENDING EVERYBODY INTO ONE RESTROOM, WE'RE DOING IT ON A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE OCCUPANT LOAD.
THERE'S ALSO SOME NEW STANDARDS FOR PRIVACY, INCLUDING STALL DESIGN, STIPULATION THAT URINALS EITHER BE PLACED IN STALLS OR BE PLACED IN AN AREA THAT'S REMOVED FROM THE MAIN PART OF THE MULTI-GENDER RESTROOM, ET CETERA, BATHTUB OVERFLOWS.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF COURSE OF THE CODE EVOLVING TO MEET CONSTRUCTION TRENDS BECAUSE OF THE TREND TOWARD BATHTUBS LIKE THIS THAT ARE FREE STANDING, WHERE BUILDING IN AN OVERFLOW IS JUST NOT VERY PRACTICAL.
THAT PROVISION HAS BEEN REMOVED.
BASICALLY IT'S YOUR JOB NOT TO OVERFILL YOUR BATHTUB IN 6 0 6 0.1 REQUIRES THAT IN MULTI-TENANT NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS THAT HAVE A COMMON WATER SUPPLY, THAT THERE BE A SHUTOFF VALVE FOR EACH UNIT ACCESSIBLE TO THAT UNIT.
THERE'S ALSO SOME MORE OPTIONS FOR MEETING THE TEMPERED WATER REQUIREMENT, UH, MORE OPTIONS FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE WATER HEATER CONCERN SERVE AS THE TEMPERATURE LIMITING DEVICE.
AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF WATERS AND NUMBERS HERE OF DIFFERENT, UH, CERTIFIED PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR HOSPITALS, UH, 6 0 9 0.2 GRO GROUP I TWO CONDITION TWO OCCUPANCIES, WHICH IS A HOSPITAL REQUIRES TWO SEPARATE WATER SERVICES.
SO YOU HIT ONE AND THE OTHER IS STILL WORKING.
ALSO REQUIRES TRACER WIRE ON NONMETALLIC UNDERGROUND WATER SERVICE PIPING.
WE WOULD PREFER THAT YOU NOT HIT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO WE'RE GONNA PUT TRACER WIRE ON IT SO YOU CAN DO EASY LOCATES, PUSH FIT JOINTS FOR DWV PIPING IS NEW ON PVC OR A ABS DRAIN WASTE AND DENT PIPING.
WE'RE NOW ALLOWING PUSH FIT JOINTS.
UM, THEY HAVE BEEN IN MANUFACTURED FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW THE CODE IS, IS SPECIFICALLY ALLOWING IT AND DROPPING SOME OF THE OTHER ATTACHMENT REQUIREMENTS.
ANOTHER NEW THING, UH, 7 0 8 0.1 0.6 REMOVABLE FIXTURE TRAPS CAN BE USED AS CLEANOUTS UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, TRAPS AND FIXTURES THAT CAN BE EASILY REMOVED WITHOUT DISTURBING.
THE REST OF THE PLUMBING MAY MEET THE CLEANOUT REQUIREMENT, MORE ADAPTATION TO NEW TECHNOLOGY, SEVEN, 17, AND SEVEN 18 ADDRESS THE RELINING OR REHABILITATION OF BUILDING SEWERS.
THIS IS THAT NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY'RE PUSHING, WHERE THEY CAN JUST LINE YOUR SEWER PIPE.
IF IT'S GOT SOME CRACKS IN IT, INSTEAD OF DIGGING UP YOUR WHOLE YARD TO REPLACE IT.
AND THAT'S GREAT EXCEPT THE CODE HASN'T HAD A REAL HANDLE ON THAT PREVIOUSLY.
SO NOW THE CODE IS REALLY FLUSHED OUT LA FLASHED OUT LANGUAGE, ADDRESSING THOSE THINGS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS NOW THAT GO WITH USING THAT.
FOR INSTANCE, PRE-INSPECTIONS PRE CAMERAING POST.
CAMERAING A LOT OF CLEANING, A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO VERIFY TO THE CITY.
UH, WE UNFORTUNATELY DO SEE PLUMBERS THAT JUST GO OUT AND DO IT SOMETIMES.
SO NOW THERE'S AN ALLOWANCE FOR IT ON OUR TERMS BASICALLY IN THE INTERNATIONAL GAS CODE.
SO NEW DEFINITION FOR POINT OF DELIVERY, THAT WOULD BE THE OUTLET OF THE SERVICE METER ASSEMBLY OR THE OUTLET OF THE REGULATOR, OR SHUT
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OFF IF THERE'S NOT A METER, UH, AND NEW LANGUAGE IN FIVE OH THREE, TEN SEVEN FOR CONNECTOR JUNCTIONS WHERE VENT CONNECTORS ARE JOINED TOGETHER, THE CONNECTION SHOULD BE A TIER WHY, AND THAT'S SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE.THERE ARE MORE ALLOWED TYPES OF GAS, PIPE FITTINGS IN CONCEALED LOCATIONS.
THAT INCLUDES THREADED ELBOWS, TEES, COUPLINGS PLUGS, AND CAPS.
THE PLUGS AND CAPS ARE NEW, UH, BRAISED FITTINGS, WELDED FITTINGS, AND THEN LISTED FITTINGS IN THE MECHANICAL CODE.
THERE'S SOME NEW LANGUAGE ABOUT CONDENSATE DRAINAGE IN 3 0 7 2 1 1.
IT CLARIFIES THE POINT OF DISCHARGE.
AGAIN, AS STATED BEFORE NO DIRECT CONNECTION TO DWV PIPING YOU CAN'T JUST DIRECTLY CONNECT TO THE DRAIN.
ALLOWED LOCATIONS INCLUDE FLOOR SINK, HUB DRAIN, MOY LABORATORY, TAIL PIECE UTILITY OR LAUNDRY SINK, OR OF COURSE THE OUTDOORS AND THE CODE ALSO STIPULATES THAT IT HAS TO TERMINATE WITHIN THE SAME OCCUPANCY UNIT DWELLING UNIT, ET CETERA.
IT CAN'T GO THROUGH THE WALL AND DROP INTO A DRAIN IN YOUR NEIGHBOR'S SUITE.
THE IDEA WITH THESE KIND OF THINGS IS YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IF THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH IT, YOU'RE GONNA WANNA KNOW CUZ SOMETHING'S PROBABLY A LITTLE OFF DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION 4 0 3 3 1 3.
CLARIFIES THAT IF YOU HAVE DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN GO DOWN TO ZERO.
IF IT'S DURING A TIME THAT THE SPACE IS TYPICALLY OCCUPIED, ALSO MANICURE STATIONS AND THE LAST ROUND OF CODE CHANGES, THERE WAS NEW LANGUAGE REQUIRING VENTILATION FOR MANICURE AND PEDICURE STATIONS BECAUSE OF THE FUMES.
NOW IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT THAT VENTILATION HAS TO BE ON ALL THE TIME WHILE THE SPACE IS OCCUPIED.
SO THEY CAN'T JUST SWITCH IT OFF AND NEVER USE IT.
NEW LANGUAGE IN 5 0 4 0.4 0.1 INVOLVING DRYER VENT TERMINATION, THE MINIMUM CLEARANCES BETWEEN THE DRYER, DUCT TERMINATION AND OPENING SUCH AS WINDOWS AND DOORS.
IF THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECS, DON'T STIPULATE SOMETHING, THEN IT'S THREE FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
UH, THERE'S SOME NEW LANGUAGE AND 1105 0.9 ON MACHINE ROOM.
UH, THIS IS NOT UNLIKE, UH, MACHINE AND EQUIPMENT ROOM EGRESS REQUIREMENTS.
IN OTHER CODES, IF IT'S OVER A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, YOU GOTTA HAVE THE TWO DOORS, PANIC HARDWARE AND SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
THE CODE DOES STIPULATE THAT ONE OF THOSE DOORS CAN LEAD TO A LADDER OR A SHIP'S LADDER OR SOMETHING.
BUT ONE OF THEM HAS TO BE A COMPLETELY VALID MEANS OF EGRESS ALSO LANGUAGE AND 5 0 7.
ONE ABOUT SMOKER, EVANS THAT HAVE INTER INTEGRAL EXHAUST.
THIS IS IF, IF THE SMOKER APPLIANCE ITSELF HAS A CONNECTED VENT THAT A SEPARATE TYPE ONE HOOD OVER THAT IS NOT REQUIRED, CUZ IT'S A CLOSED SYSTEM AND IT'S JUST NOT NECESSARY.
THE WHOLE SECTION ON REFRIGERANT PIPING WAS REWRITTEN AND REORGANIZED.
THERE IS SOME NEW CONTENT TO IT, BUT LARGELY IT WAS JUST REORGANIZED FOR CLARITY AND REFORMATTED.
THE 20, 20 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, IT WAS MADE MANDATORY IN TEXAS LAST YEAR AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY HAS BEEN ENFORCING IT SINCE IT BECAME MANDATORY WITH THE STATE.
OFFICIALLY, THE ORDINANCE SAYS 2017.
SO IT IS THE 2020 IS LEGALLY IN EFFECT AND WE ARE FORMALLY ADOPTING IT WITH THIS ROUND OF CODE CHANGES INTO ORDINANCE.
JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT.
I THINK WE DID SOME PUBLICITY ON THIS WHEN WE STARTED ENFORCING IT LAST YEAR, BUT OF NOTE, UH, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE CIRCUIT DIRECTORY OR CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION LIST, WHICH WAS AMENDED BY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE CIRCUIT D CIRCUIT DIRECTORY LIST, MAYBE IN AN APPROVED LOCATION ADJACENT TO THE PANEL BOARD, BUT IT HAS TO BE PERMANENT, NOT A PIECE OF PAPER WITH SOME TAPE ON THE WALL.
THERE'S ALSO LANGUAGE ABOUT THE RECONDITIONING OF EQUIPMENT, UH, SAYS PANEL BOARDS CAN'T BE RECONDITIONED, BUT SWITCHBOARDS AND WHIP SWITCH GEAR CAN UNDER SOME STANCES IN A 5 17 30 B3 THERE'S LANGUAGE ABOUT POWER SOURCE, BACKUP POWER SOURCE FOR HEALTHCARE
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FACILITIES.IT SAYS BATTERY SYSTEMS CAN SERVE AS THE ALTERNATE OR BACKUP POWER SOURCE FOR ESSENTIAL HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, MORE ADAPTATION TO CURRENT TRENDS.
THERE'S ADDED LANGUAGE ON ELECTRICAL VEHICLE, POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS. THERE ARE SOME NEW NATIONAL STANDARDS THAT HAVE COME INTO PLAY SINCE THE LAST CODE CYCLE.
AND THE NEC IS STARTING TO REFERENCE SOME OF THOSE STANDARDS IN LIEU OF SOME OF THE LANGUAGE.
THERE IS NEW LANGUAGE, UM, STATING THAT THE INTERVAL POWER CABLE THAT COMES WITH THE CHARGING STATION CAN MEET CODE INSTEAD OF SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT'S PRESCRIBED BY CODE OUTSIDE THAT IT WOULD BE A PART OF THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCT.
AND THERE ARE NEW TYPES OF RECEPTACLES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO CONNECT TO EV SYSTEMS. THERE ARE A FEW NEW PROVISIONS IN THE POOL SECTION OF THE NEC UH, LIQUIDATE FLEXIBLE METAL CONDUIT IS ALLOWED.
UH, THERE IS ALLOWANCE FOR SHORTER CORDS ON SPA LIGHTS THAT YOU CAN SERVICE THEM FROM INSIDE THE SPA, UH, NUMBER EIGHT COPPER BONDING RING OR GRID.
IF THERE IS NO REBAR TO BOND THE DECK AND SMALL METAL ANCHORS FOR POOL COVERS NO LONGER HAVE TO BE BONDED.
IF THEY'RE UNDER A CERTAIN SIZE, SOME REVISIONS TO THE SOLAR SECTION, UH, SIX 90.9 A OVER CURRENT PROTECTION FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS. IT EXPANDED THE TYPES OF CIRCUITS THAT FALL UNDER THE EXCEPTION TO THE OVER CURRENT PROTECTION REQUIREMENT.
UH, 6 90 13 E UH, DISCONNECTS FOR PHOTO VOLTE VOLTAIC SYSTEMS. IT EXPANDED THE ALLOWED TYPES OF DISCONNECTS, INCLUDING A MANUAL SWITCHER BREAKER LISTED CONNECTOR, PULL OUT, SWITCH, REMOTE CONTROL, SWITCH, OR BREAKER OR OTHER LISTED DEVICES FOR THAT PURPOSE.
THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ON WIRING METHODS FOR FIRE PUMP ROOMS, UH THERE'S UM, SEVEN, 10.15 A SUPPLY OUTLETS.
THIS IS AMENDMENT BY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
THE POWER POWER SUPPLY TO THE PREMISES WIRING SYSTEMS FED BY STANDALONE OR ISOLATED MICROGRID POWER SOURCES.
AND THIS IS ALSO KIND OF A DUH ITEM.
IF YOU'RE GONNA USE THIS ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCE, IT NEEDS TO MEET THE LOAD CALCULATION REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE TO MEET ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS A MOVING TARGET AND WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH CHANGES EVERY YEAR.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THE STATE OF TEXAS IS NOT ADOPTING THE 21 ENERGY CODE THEY'RE SKIPPING.
SO THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS HAS HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE FREEDOM IN HOW WE TAILOR THIS, THIS TIME UPFRONT ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
YOU HAVE TO DECLARE WHAT COMPLIANCE PATH YOU'RE USING.
UH, THE COMMERCIAL COMPLIANCE PATHS THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE WOULD BE PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE, TOTAL BUILDING PERFORMANCE.
AND YOU CAN STILL USE ASHRAY 90.1.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE CLIMATE ZONE BOUNDARIES IN NORTH TEXAS.
UH, THE NORTH TEXAS AREA IS BASICALLY SPLIT BETWEEN CLIMATE ZONES TWO AND THREE NOW WHERE IT USED TO BE THAT PRETTY MUCH ALL OF US WERE CLIMATE ZONE THREE.
WE AREN'T CHANGING CH CLIMATE.
WE'RE STILL CLIMATE ZONE THREE, CUZ EVERYBODY KNOWS IT GETS COOLER WHEN YOU PASS INTO COLIN COUNTY.
RIGHT? UM, IN ADDITION, THE THERMAL ENVELOPE CERTIFICATE, UH, WE'RE NOW ELABORATING ON THAT.
YOU HAVE TO POST A PERMANENT CERTIFICATE WITH ALL OF THE R VALUES.
YOU VALUES SOLAR HEAT, GAIN COEFFICIENT AND AIR LEAKAGE RATINGS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CONSTRUCTION.
THESE ARE A VALUE AND U FACTOR TABLES ARE ALWAYS A MOVING TARGET.
UM, THE REQUIREMENTS DID INCREASE JUST LIKE THEY DO EVERY YEAR, BUT THE CROSSED OUT NUMBERS AND THE NUMBERS NEXT TO IT, THAT THOSE ARE AMENDMENTS BY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, WE DID AMEND OUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR SLAB INSULATION BECAUSE OUR AREA OF TEXAS IS IN A VERY HIGH TERMITE PROBABILITY AREA.
AND THAT TRUMPS THE NEED FOR SLAB INSULATION, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST A GATEWAY INTO YOUR HOUSE, OPERABLE OPENING, INTERLOCKING.
THE, THIS IS AN INTERESTING ONE.
IF YOU'VE BEEN TO A BAR OR A RESTAURANT OR SOMETHING LIKE
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THAT, THEY HAD AN OVERHEAD OVERHEAD DOORS TO OPEN UP ONTO THEIR PATIO.THIS PROVISION IS INTENDED FOR THAT.
SO ANY OPENING GREATER THAN 40 SQUARE FEET LIKE ROLL UP PATIO DOORS MUST INTERLOCK WITH THE H V A C SYSTEM WITHIN 10 MINUTES.
THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS TO RESET TO A THERMOSTAT SETTING OF 90 AND THE HEATING SYSTEM HAS TO DROP TO 55.
NOW THERE EXCEPTIONS FOR THIS, THERE AREAS OF SAY A RESTAURANT OR A BAR LIKE PREP AREAS WHERE THIS WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE.
AND THOSE ARE EXCEPTIONS ALSO SPACES LIKE VESTIBULE THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OPENING AND CLOSING OR OF COURSE, WAREHOUSES THAT TYPICALLY DO LEAVE BAY DOORS OPEN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
THOSE, THOSE DO NOT APPLY TO THIS REGULATION.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS OR SURE.
I'M BUILDING THIS, THAT VERY THING, UH, LATER FOR A RESTAURANT.
SO YOU'RE SEEING LIKE THAT PICTURE THAT IS A GENERAL SEATING AREA LIKE THAT HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO THIS DISCONNECT MM-HMM
THE, THE DINING AREA ADJACENT TO THE SPACE WHERE THE OPENING IS, THAT SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE INTERLOCKED.
UH, SO BASICALLY THAT IF THE DOORS ARE OPEN, ESSENTIALLY, IT'S, UH, THEY'RE JUST GETTING LIKE OUTDOORS AT THE 90.
SO THEY, THE IDEA IS THEY DON'T WANT THE AC RUNNING, RIGHT? WELL, THE DOORS ARE OPEN, RIGHT? AND TYPICALLY THE DOORS WOULDN'T BE OPEN EXCEPT FOR RELATIVELY MILD WEATHER.
BUT WHEN THE INTERLOCK DOES KICK IN, IT'S GONNA MAKE IT WHERE THERE'S PRETTY MINIMAL HEATING AND HEATING AND COOLING, BEING WASTED WITH A LARGE OPENING.
HOW ABOUT RESTAURANTS WHERE THEY HAVE THE INFRARED HEATING AND THAT IN SOMEWHAT OUTDOOR AREAS THAT ISN'T SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN THIS AND REALLY IT ISN'T ADDRESSED TO ANY GREAT EXTENT IN THE ENERGY CODE BECAUSE IT IS KIND OF A WASTE, BUT I'LL, I'LL LOOK INTO THAT.
THE, THERE WASN'T ANY LANGUAGE TYING THE TWO TOGETHER, ACTUALLY IN THIS SECTION, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION THOUGH.
NOT ANOTHER RELATED QUESTION IS MM-HMM
SO I WOULD THINK THERE WOULDN'T BE MUCH POINT IF THE TENANT COULD JUST GO BACK AND CHANGE IT, OCCUPANT, SENSORS, AND WAREHOUSES.
THIS IS EXPANDED A LITTLE BIT, UM, FOR EACH AISLE AND A WAREHOUSE TO HAVE AN OCCUPANT SENSOR WHERE THE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF, UH, IT WOULD HAVE TO REDUCE LIGHTING BY 50% WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THE AREA BEING SENSED AS BEING VACANT.
UM, THE TRICK TO THIS ONE IS THAT WE REALLY DO NEED THE RACK LAYOUT OF A WAREHOUSE FINISH OUT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BEFORE WE DO THE FINAL ELECTRICAL INSPECTION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TEST FOR THIS EN ENERGY MONITORING IS ALSO A BIG ISSUE.
IF THERE'S A CONDITION AREA OVER 25,000 SQUARE FEET, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A WAY OF SEPARATELY METERING THE ENERGY CONSTRU CONSUMPTION GOING TOWARD H V A C LIGHTING AND OTHER STANDARD SYSTEM LOADS.
THIS HAS TO BE TRACKABLE AND REPORTABLE.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME KIND OF AUTOMATION, SOME KIND OF SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
TYPICALLY THAT'S GONNA ATTRACT THIS INFORMATION.
SO LARGE FACILITIES CAN PINPOINT WHERE THEY'RE WASTING ENERGY, THE SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE.
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES THAT AFFECT COMMERCIAL POOLS.
THE BIGGEST THING IS LANGUAGE ABOUT POOL EQUIPMENT ROOMS. UH, THERE'S A NEW DEFINITION FOR CHEMICAL STORAGE AND THERE'S A NEW SECTION DETAILING EQUIPMENT ROOM REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING ROOM SIZE, EGRESS, LIGHTING, VENTILATION FOR CHEMICALS, UH, ELECTRICAL DOOR, HARDWARE SIGNAGE.
AND OF COURSE, SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CHEMICAL STORAGE.
THIS IS, THIS IS A, A NEWLY EXPANDED SESSION, UH, SECTION, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY NEW LANGUAGE.
THE REGULATIONS ARE GONNA SOUND FAMILIAR IN TERMS OF EQUIPMENT ROOMS FOR ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL, UH, FIRE CODE FOR CHEMICAL STORAGE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT JUST BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER INTO A, A SET OF REQUIREMENTS FOR POOL EQUIPMENT ROOMS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
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ALSO INDOOR AIR QUALITY IS ADDRESSED.BASICALLY IT, UH, KICKS IT OVER TO THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE OR ASHRAY 62.1 TO MAINTAIN AIR QUALITY IN INDOOR POOL AREAS.
AND WE HAVE THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE.
THIS IS A CODE THAT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED IN FULL, HOWEVER IT'S REFERENCED IN THE OTHER CODES.
AND IT HAS BEEN UTILIZED BY THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IN MANY RESPECTS ALREADY.
WE'RE SEEKING TO FORMALLY ADOPT THE INTER EXISTING BUILDING CODE IN ITS AMENDMENTS.
THE INTENT AT THIS CODE IS TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF TIMES WHERE MAKING A 40 YEAR OLD BUILDING MEET CURRENT CODES, SIMPLY ISN'T VIABLE, OR IN OUR CASE, MAKING A HUNDRED YEAR OLD BUILDING MEET CURRENT CODES, SIMPLY ISN'T VIABLE.
THIS ALLOWS SOME ALTERNATIVES AND ALLOWS, UH, THE CODE OFFICIAL TO HAVE SOME DISCRETION AND FINDING SOLUTIONS THAT MEET THE INTENT OF CODE WITHOUT DESTROYING AN OLDER BUILDING.
THE DEFINITION OF EXISTING BUILDING WAS AMENDED BY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO SAY IT IS A BUILDING THAT WAS APPROVED UNDER A CODE, AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONS BACK.
IF SOMETHING WAS BUILT LAST YEAR, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA HAVE TROUBLE MEETING OUR CURRENT CODES, BUT IF YOU WERE BUILT SEVERAL CODE CYCLES BACK, THAT'S DIFFERENT.
AND THIS INCLUDES CHANGE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY.
IT ADDRESSES EVERYTHING FROM ACCESSIBILITY MEANS OF EGRESS SANITATION, FIRE SAFETY, AND EXITS.
NOW WE HAVE AN EXPERT ON STAFF OR PLANS, EXAM, SENIOR PLANS, EXAMINER MIKE SMITH.
HE'S GONNA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THIS CODE TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.
I RECENTLY COMPLETED A, UH, 15 HOUR SEMINAR ON THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE, UH, WITH FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
AND, UH, IT'S REALLY HIGH AS FAR AS THE REAL BENEFIT OF HAVING THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE IS PART OF OUR, OUR FAMILY CODES.
UM, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A REAL VALUABLE ASSET FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, OUR, UH, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, UH, A NEW TOOL THAT THEY CAN USE.
UM, AS SUZANNE SAID, IT'S, IT'S INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE USE AND REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS WHILE REQUIRING A REASONABLE, UH, UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO, TO PROTECT THE, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
UM, SO MANY OF OUR BUILDING CODES ARE, UH, BLACK AND WHITE, UM, RIGID, AND WHAT THEY REQUIRE, THIS IS THE ONE CODE THAT HAS FLEXIBILITY BUILT INTO IT.
UM, IT ALLOWS THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO PICK, UH, A WAY TO MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS, UH, TO BECOME COMPLIANT.
UM, SO THERE'S REALLY THREE OPTIONS THAT YOU CAN USE.
UM, ONE IS THE PRESCRIPTIVE, UH, OPTION ONE IS THE WORK AREA OPTION.
AND ONE THAT'S MOST INTRIGUING TO ME IS THE PERFORMANCE OPTION.
AND THEY SPEND QUITE A LOT OF TIME IN THE SEMINAR ON THIS.
WHAT THEY DO IS THEY WILL BASED ON TYPE OF BUILDING AND USE, THEY SET A BASELINE SCORE.
AND LET'S SAY YOU HAVE AN OLDER BUILDING THAT HAS A BEAUTIFUL CEILING IN IT.
AND TRYING TO PUT SPRINKLERS INTO THAT BUILDING IS NOT ONLY GONNA BE COST PROHIBITIVE.
IT MAY DESTROY THE HISTORIC VALUE OF THAT CEILING.
UM, IF THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL CAN SHOW THAT THEY CAN, UM, MEET OR EXCEED THE BASELINE SCORE IN OTHER AREAS, IT MAY LEAD TO THEM NOT HAVING TO DO SPRINKLERS.
THEY HAVE TO OFFSET THAT BY PROVIDING OTHER THINGS, THEY CAN IMPROVE SMOKE DETECTION, COMPARTMENTALIZATION, FIRE, RATING, WALLS, UM, THOSE THINGS.
SO IT, IT ALLOWS YOU TO PICK ACROSS ABOUT 29 DIFFERENT CRITERIA WHERE YOU CAN MEET THOSE CRITERIA AND ULTIMATELY MEET OR EXCEED THE BASELINE
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SCORE THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THAT BUILDING.UM, SO IN BRIEF, IT IS REALLY, LIKE I SAID, A NEAT TOOL THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY OWNERS, ARCHITECTS CAN USE TO, UM, UH, USE TO IMPROVE OLDER BUILDINGS AND ALSO INSTILL A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING INTO A PROJECT AND THE BUDGET IS JUST GONNA BE BLOWN.
CAUSE THEY'RE HAVING TO MEET THE BUILDING CODES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
THEY CAN USE THIS CODE FOR THE EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT GIVES THEM SOME OPTIONS AND MAYBE WILL HELP CONTROL THE COST OF THE PROJECT.
THANK YOU, MIKE SUZANNE, IS THAT ANY THAT SPEAK BUILDING OR IS THAT REMAINING LANE FOR HISTORIC? UH, THE, THE MOST, MOST APPLICABILITY WE HAVE IS FOR A HISTORIC DISTRICT, BUT IT GOES FOR ANY BUILDING THAT WAS COMPLETED AND APPROVED TWO CYCLES OR MORE BACK TWO CODE CYCLES BACK.
IT HAS SOME PROVISIONS THAT HELP RESIDENTIAL TOO.
THERE'S JUST A HANDFUL OF THINGS THAT ARE JUST PRACTICAL APPLICATION THAT, I MEAN, THE CODE AIMS TO TAKE A REALISTIC AND REASONABLE APPROACH TO ENFORCEMENT.
SO THAT KIND OF SUMS UP THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE.
I AM GONNA HAND IT TO MY FRIENDS IN FIRE TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES IN THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE.
APPRECIATE BY COMING OUT TODAY.
UM, SO SIMPLY MENTIONED THE, UH, WAY CODE PROCESS.
ADOPTION COMES DOWN TO LOCAL LEVEL WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE, THE NORTH CENTRAL COUNCIL GOVERNMENT AND YOU HAVE A WORKING GROUP ADVISORY BOARD ON THE BUILDING CODES AND YOU HAVE ADVISORY BOARD, THE FIRE CODES.
ONCE THEY GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER, THEY ACTUALLY MEET, THEY MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GIANTS CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THEY BETWEEN THE TWO CODES.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DEFINITIONS AND SEVERAL CHAPTERS OF CODE, THEY ARE IN FIRE CODE IN BILLING.
SO A LOT OF THOSE CHANGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED.
ONE THING THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES IS STEP FURTHER WHEN THEY LOOK AT THEIR, UH, AMENDMENT IS, UM, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IS WHAT ARE OUR CAPACITIES AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO BE MET BY THE MODEL CODE OR THE, UH, REGIONAL CODES.
UM, EVERY CITY IN, UH, IN THE AREA HAS DIFFERENT SIZE FIRE TRUCKS.
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT STAFFING LEVELS.
UM, SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF LOOK AT, UH, THE WAY WE DO THINGS WITH MCKINNEY.
AND DOES THAT CODE THAT WHAT WE NEED TO, ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS YEAR IS THERE HASN'T BEEN THERE, WASN'T A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE MODEL CODE.
UM, JUST A LOT OF CLEANUP STUFF.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THIS YEAR, UH, TO KIND OF CLEAN UP THE CODE.
UH, LOT OF THE STUFF THAT WE HAD USED AS A REGIONAL CODE ACTUALLY WAS ADOPTED INTO THE MODEL CODE.
SO THOSE COME OUT PART MODEL CODE.
UH, I WANTED TO KIND OF ADDRESS FOUR THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE LOCALLY, UM, TO HELP CLEAN UP THE CODE AND ACTUALLY THREE OF THEM, THREE OF THEM, UM, ACTUALLY MAKE THINGS EASIER ON DEVELOPERS IN, UH, CONTRACTORS WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT, UH, DEVELOPING SITES.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE CHANGING IS THE DEFINITION OR REQUIREMENT FOR HOSE LAKE.
UH, RIGHT NOW HOSE LAKE REQUIREMENTS IS 150 FOOT.
ALL THE SIZE OF BUILDING IS MEASURED FROM THE CENTER.
WE GET A LOT OF VARIANCES AND WE DO APPROVE VARIANCES WHEN THAT BUILDING IS FREE.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE'RE WE CHECKING TO ALLOW THE APPROVAL OPPOSED UP TO 200 FEET, AND THAT WILL BE MAX.
WE'LL BE VARIANCES THAT WE ONLY 200 THAT'S OUR MAX.
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SO THOSE ARE ALL GOOD, POSITIVE THINGS.I THINK, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, THE, UM, THE BUILDERS, THE, UH, OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, WHICH IS GONNA PUT A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMPACT ON EXISTING BUSINESSES IS THE, UH, COMPLIANCE OF THE RETRO COMPLIANCE FOR THE GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS ARE CARBON DIOXIDE SYSTEMS. UH, THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE USED TO PROVIDE THE CARBONATION OF EVERYTHING TO SODAS.
THE CODE REQUIRES ANYTHING OVER A HUNDRED POUNDS OF STORAGE.
UH, CURRENTLY IT DOES REQUIRED THIS, THAT IT BE MONITORED WITH THE GAS DETECTION SYSTEM.
UM, THAT WAS NEW, I BELIEVE IN 2018, UH, IT GOT REALLY, UH, VOCAL DOWN, BUT NONE OF THE LOCAL AREAS HAD REALLY GOOD CODES TO IDENTIFY THE AUDIBLE INVISIBLE, UH, NOTIFICATIONS THAT WERE REQUIRED IN CODE.
AND IF THERE'S A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PRESENT, SHOULD IT BE TYPED THAT OR NOT? SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE GONNA CLARIFY, ARE WE CLARIFYING THOSE REQUIREMENTS, UH, BUT ARE ALSO ASKING FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY, IF, UH, THEY HAVE AN EXISTING SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT MEET THIS CODE TO BRING INTO COMPLIANCE.
SO THAT, THAT WILL BE ONE CODE CHANGE THAT DOES HAVE A, A FINANCIAL IMPACT ON EXISTING.
OTHER THAN THAT, UH, FIRE CODE WAS PRETTY, PRETTY NICE TO THOSE ISSUES.
THAT'S ALL THE CODES TO SUM UP, UH, WANTED TO REITERATE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE CODE IS TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR A REASONABLE LEVEL OF SAFETY, HEALTH, AND GENERAL WELFARE AND A REASONABLE LEVEL OF SAFETY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
SO BUILDING CODES EVOLVE CONTINUOUSLY FOR GOOD REASON.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE EMBRACE THE LATEST EDITIONS OF THE CODES TO STAY CURRENT ON TRENDS AND IN LINE WITH OTHER CITIES IN THE METROPLEX.
MANY OF OUR SISTER CITIES HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED THE 20 ONES, MANY MORE ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL STAY AND STEP WITH EACH OTHER TO HELP FACILITATE DEVELOPER DEVELOPERS MOVING FROM ONE CITY TO THE NEXT.
NOW ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, AND THEN SOME IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE ON BUILDING INSPECTIONS PAGE, GO TO NOTICES AND YOU'LL GET A WHOLE LIST OF ALL OF THE CODES IN THE BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR EACH OF THEM.
EACH OF THOSE DOCUMENTS HAS LINKS TO ACCESS ALL OF THE ICC CODES FOR FREE ONLINE, AND ALSO HAS LINKS TO THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF AMENDMENTS, WHICH WE ARE SEEKING TO ADOPT.
OUR TARGET IS TO GET THIS IN FRONT OF COUNCIL AND GET IT APPROVED TO BE IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST.
SO WE CAN START THE YEAR OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT WITH THE NEW CODES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
UM, WE'D BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU AT ANY POINT THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
ANYTHING THAT YOU DO HAVE READY TO SUBMIT FOR PERMIT PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST WILL BE ON THE 2018 CODES.
BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE GOT COOKING FOR NEXT YEAR, JUST
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BE ADVISED THAT WE NEED TO PLAN TO HAVE IT ON THE 2021 CODES.IS IF THE, IF THE PERMIT IS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, IT'S GONNA BE 18 OR DOES THAT YET TO ISSUE SUBMITTED.
WE WOULDN'T START YOU THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS AND CHANGE THE RULES.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU'ALL COMING OUT AND LISTENING AND I HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL AND HOPEFULLY Y'ALL WILL SEEK OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE SO WE CAN BE PREPARED.