HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013 Resolution No. 044• RESOLUT ION NO . 4 lf
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A RESOLUTION REC OMMENDING TO Tiff CffY MANA ,ER OF THE CITY OF ENGLEW OO D,
COLORADO TH E SUSPENSION R MORA TORJUM ON T HE ENFORCEMENT OF SECT ION
IU 14 OF THE [J\'TE RNA TI ONAL RE SID ENT IAL CODE. AS AD PTED , RE LAT ING 1 0
SPRINKLER S FO R A PERIOD OF TIME NOTTO EXC EED JULY 18, 2013
\VHEREAS . Lhc Int ernatio nal ode as adop ted, requires Fi re Sprinkler S;ste ms in one and tw o fom ily
rcs 1d cnccs; and
\VHEREAS , Liu: E11 glcwuud Cit y Cu urn:il wi :,hc::, tu um::n<l thc Cl1Jt: to 1t·111vvc llu::. 1u.J UJc111 c1n 1u Uc
:ons1stc:n t with surrou nd in g junschcl ions. a.nd
\VHER EA~. th e rnoraio nu m wo uld tempornn ly stop c:nforccmclll of Lhose scc uon~ unt il th e ::imc•1din g
ordinance can beco me effect ive.
N W, THEREFO RE , BE rr RES OLV CD BY THE CITY COUNCll.. OF THE CITY OF
EN GLEWOOD, '()f O R.A DO , THAT ·
Sec 11011 I Th e C1t y 'ouncil of the Cuy of Engle "~ood, Co lorad o reeo 1~1 mend& 1.hc Ci ty Manage r cn:tct
a r.1orn tori urn or 1cmporary u:;;pcns :on on the enforceme nt of th e Englc woo C ~vtunic :pal Code :!000
pcrta i.n.ing tu Til t: U11 t:1 ua ti oua\ Res idcnti.\l Cod e as ado pted re l.:t ing to ~prin ·lcrs in one and 1wo-fa m1l y
re sid en ri :1 1 occupancies .
Sect io n 2. Th e Ciry oun c,l find s the prov isions or thi s Reso lu11 011 are temporary rn nat ure and are
intended 10 be rep laced by subsequeUI le gislativ e enac oncnl so th at 1h e mo raton um or temporary
suspen sio n as spec ific ; in tlu s Resoluu on sh ul d 1crmina1 c on Jul y I,, 20 13.
ADOl'TED AN D AP PRO\'£0 rhi< 17,. day nf Ju ne, 201'
I, Loucri ~l,i:t /\, Ei lts. C1t-:,•
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~'jk for th e Cit y of En glewood. Co lorado, hc,cb; certi fy the above jc; :-i
lru e copy of Reso lution No . T_ , Strit:s of 2013 .
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D,1le: \un I i, 20 13 Agenda 11 cm: ~ub1 cct : A r!c so lut1on for a 1V\ora I o num 011 1he
11 C jjj c nfo rcc 1n en t of Rcs1 denti..1 l 11 e Spr ink le r S~1!,l l.'fl1S
lniti,,il'U !J y: Fir e D epar1m en1 /D ivis ,on o r Uuildmg and Sia if So urce : I an ce Smn h, C hi ef
Safety Bu ild wg O ff 10.,I
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COUNC Ii GOAL ANO l'RtVI OUS (CJ NUI. AC II O ,'S
ThP r,-.c;n lt 111nn fn r w r1 \ 111 g lh t"' r("qu u f'm 11 1 fnr Rf's 1den 11a l Fire Snr11,kler Sys lem:, w •. :, rcv 1cw1::d bv
C1 1v Cou nn l at th'? tv1;.1y 7, 20 11 Stud y St:ss10 11
RE CO MMENDED ACTIO N
S1,:1ff rcq ue5 ts City Council ,1ppr ve a mora Ion uI11 un the en fo rcement i l-~es 1cf ·nt1al I-I re ~pnn klt r
Systemi .,s ,equir ed in the 20 I ~ lnt ernau c 11 al Res 1den11 al Co de Sec ,, n i<3 I 3.
BACKG RO U D, ANALYS IS, AN D A I.TE KNAllVfS ID ENT IFIFD
Th e 20 12 IRC w ,1 :, dd u p teU 111 Jul y 20 12. I 1d udtd i1, tl ,1> \'..u d i: \\t:rE-,equire me n tc. 1o r r ht S pn n~ler
S~1s1e 1s 1n c n e anc two-fa m ily res1 d e nt1=1 l 'JlTU p a no e, Ec1d y surv e )S inaicr1 1ed suppo rt fo r th es -,
,eq l w em ents i1 Demer an d o th er ~urroun<1 111g 1uri ~d 1cli'J 1 s c.wsing the Build ing D 1,,1si o , to
recom mend arlop t1n, the 2012 IR C.
As surro unding ju11 >d 1c t1o ns c1d opted codes, fi re ::i p rin klcr rcquir ~ni cnl) w ere rnn 11t cd fr m the 20 12
IR C. By rem ovmg 1h1s req ui rc111e 11t, Iii!.! C lly w 1ll 1c111d tll LOl hl)l cnt w ith ll1t-S~ 1u1 b rlic t1on~ b\lt st ill
provide con trac to rs/hom eowner; guidance st uuld they c h oose to ll'l!tall 11re s1 n n kl ers
C r Ih e J11 1 P 17 , 20 11 (iry Counci l m etttn g ..i ge nd~ c unc il i~ dlt.c bl.'1n g as<Pd to comidcr
Cou nc il Rill '-Jo . 18 which 'Nou ld .1do pt a n a111 endrn cn 1 to the .!O 12 l nterna t1 o n.il Bllild1n g Code to
1cinove tht! 1cquHc 111 e11 1 o f )!J ll n ~l e1 sys t em s 111 res id en tia l ...;om t1 uc 11 c n . A .,~u rnin Cit y Council
approv •· s Co unci l 8111 N o. l 8, this prcpose d m rJtori um · I\ suspe nd 1h c 1equir ern t...1 1H s com ,11 11ed 111
the 20 12 Int erna tional Bu 1ld1n g Co de unti l the excl usion goes into efl rct.
FINAN C IAL IMl'ACT
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