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Approved Minutes

Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals Board Meeting Approved Minutes April 23, 2025 The Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals met in a Regular Called Meeting on April 23, 2025 Board Member, Brasfield called the meeting to order at 1:30 pm. Board Members in Attendance: Ben Abzug, Oren Mitzner, Jim Rumbo, Alison Satt Aubrey Brasfield, Cecilia Paredes Juarez and Chris Gannon Board Members Not in Attendance: Ron Buys and Alan Schumann Staff in Attendance: Rick Arzola (DSD) Ray Chiovaro (DSD) and Steve Leitch (DSD) GENERAL CITIZEN COMMUNICTION- No Citizen Communication APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. The minutes from the January 29, 2025, regular called meeting were approved as written. Board member Rumbo made a motion to accept the minutes as written, board member Satt second the motion. Motion passed 7-0. 2. Summary of the approved 2024 Technical Code update- Development Services staff Steve Leitch and Ray Chiovaro briefly updated the board on the presentation that Todd Wilcox presented to city council members on April 10. After completion of the presentation board and staff members inquired on the motions made by council members to adopt the 2024 Technical codes. In summary: • • • Item 40 of the IRC, council member Madison moved to recommend appendix BL that applies to Hempcrete. Item 41 of the International Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), Mayor Watson directed the city manager to report on the implementation of the 2024 WUI code. The report which will include number of building permits for review and denied for non-compliance, the length of time and cost of reviews on staff resources for compliance. Also, the City Manager will provide a report on an annual basis until the next WUI update to explore options that could increase voluntary retrofitting for existing residential structures to advance mitigation of wildfire risk. Also, to update the WUI map annually until the next code adoption cycle. Item 45 of the International Building Code, motions were made by council members Alter, Ellis, Laine, Vela and Qadri. Highlights included: (a) net floor does not exceed 5000 square feet from 4000. (b) City manager is to provide council, the number of single stair buildings permitted per council districts with breakdown of size of units in single stair by square footage and number of bedrooms. (c) Feasibility of single stairs up to 75ft from lowest level of fire dept. vehicles to the highest occupied floor for future recommendations for consideration of the 2027 IBC. (d) Motion to amend table 1006.3.4(1)- stories with one exit or access to one exit for R-2 occupancies. This will allow single stairs up to 5 stories (e) Motion to recommend the CM for study impacts of borrowed light in housing city wide, with impacts on quality of life, affordability and health and safety. 3. Discussion and Action- Conduct officer elections of Chair and Vice Chair- Board member Rumbo made a motion to recommend Aubrey Brasfield as Chair, board member Gannon second the motion. Motion pass 7-0. Board member Brasfield made a motion to recommend Alan Schumann as Vice Chair; board member Paredes second the motion. Motion pass 7-0 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: • No Future agenda was announced ADJOURN: Board member Mitzner made a motion to adjourn the meeting, board member Satt second the motion. Motion pass at 7-0. Board adjourned at 2:20 pm.  The minutes were approved at the October 22, 2025 Regular scheduled board meeting. Board member Abzug made a motion to approve the minutes, Board member Rumbo second the motion, Motion passed 6-0. Board members Mitzner camera was not operative and was unable to cast a vote. Board member Gannon and Schumann were absent.