21-Move to approve an ordiance amending Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordiances of the City of Paris

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: OS/04/09 Council Date: Fire Department Ronnie Grooms, Fire Chief 21. 06/22/09 RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve an ordinance amending Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris by repealing Article III, Fire Reserve Unit, Sections 12-51 through 12-66; repealing Article IV, Fire Prevention Code, Sections 12-86 through 12-89; establishing a new Article III, entitled Fire Code; adopting the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code; establishing local amendments to the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code and providing for enforcement. POLICY ISSUE(S): Public safety BACKGROUND: The last fire code the City officially adopted was the 1994 Standard Fire Code. The State of Texas has mandated the use of certain 2003 International Building Codes and staff is in the process of preparing for adoption various 2006 International Building Codes with the first code proposed for adoption being the 2006 International Fire Code (IFC). City staff, including the City Attorney, City Manager, Fire Department, and Bureau Veritas, have spent many hours reviewing the proposed code and resulting changes required in our Code of Ordinances. A summary of the IFC and changes to the Code of Ordinances accompany this briefing sheet. Since the first reading of this ordinance, there have been three people who have written to the City about concerns with adopting the 2006 IFC and all have been primarily focused on the perception that the 2006 IFC is the first to require fire sprinkler systems. It is important to note that criteria mandating when fire sprinklers are required primarily in the 2003 International Building Code (IBC), which the State of Texas has required all cities to follow for the last four years. In other words, we are already required under the 2003 IBC to follow sprinkler requirements and adoption of the 2006 IFC will not change the basic sprinkler requirements. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: EXHIBITS: Ordinance; Summary of IFC and Changes to Code of Ordinances ACTION: BUDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order Expense ❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution Budgeted Amt. ❑ Presentation ~ Ordinance y'I'D Actual ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other Acct. Name Acct. Number FISCAL NOTES: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Z Administration Z City Clerk ❑ Communiry Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance Z Fire ❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities City of Paris } Revised 2/04/08 ~U0 lti 1~,E~