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TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Mayor and City Council Terry Zajac, Senior Building Inspector March 24, 2003 Adoption of the Minnesota State Building Code Item 5.1. Attached is an Ordinance amending Chapter 30 "Land Development", Article II "Buildings and Building Regulations", Division 1, Sections 30-61 through 30-83, which deal with the application, administration and enforcement of the Minnesota State Building Code. Sometime in 2003, the State of Minnesota will be converting from the Uniform Building Code to the International Building Code (for industrial, institutional and commercial) and the International Residential Code. The City of Elk River is mandated to switch to the new codes when the state does. Attached to this memorandum is a handout from the International Code Council that explains some of the benefits of the new codes. The attached Ordinance Amendment is worded such that, in the future when the State Building Code changes, the code the city enforces will automatically change (a self- perpetuating ordinance). Fees related to building permits are established through the city's fee resolution and are not affected by this ordinance amendment. There are three optional sections to the new building code: Minnesota Rules Chapter 1306 "Fire Protection Systems" and Chapter 1335 "Floodproofmg Regulations and appendix chapter K "Grading". Staff is only recommending the adoption of 1335 "Floodproofmg" at this time. The Building Department did discuss the Fire Protection Systems section with Bruce West, Elk River Fire Chief. In the future, the Fire Chief will be bringing forward an ordinance amendment on Chapter 22 titled, "Fire Prevention and Protection", which will adopt by reference the International Fire Code. Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance Amendment as submitted. I will be glad to answer any further questions you have at or prior to Monday night's meeting.