Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 10-20-2015
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Fire Department
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Consideration, discussion and possible adoption of Ordinance No. 3368, an ordinance adopting Chapter 10, Fire Prevention and Protection Code, Article III; Section 10-51, International Fire Code including Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix F, Appendix G, and Appendix I, general regulations of explosives; adopted by reference; conflicts; amendments; Section 10-52 Definitions, specifically adopting the requirements of the 2015 International Fire Code into the City's Code of Ordinances in order to comply with Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission's adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code, to become effective November 1, 2015; repealing all ordinances to the contrary and declaring an emergency
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Background:
Chapter 10 of the Broken Arrow Municipal Code addresses fire prevention. In early 2009, an exploratory committee was formed to the discuss the feasibility of creating an Oklahoma uniform building code following recent inclusions of code items from the International Code Hearings in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Following this ICC hearing, local municipalities, local and State Contractor associations, local and State Homebuilder associations, State Senators and Representatives and the State Fire Marshal Office began holding meetings to discuss the feasibility of forming an Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC). Several States have undergone similar process to control building codes that may adversely impact the construction community and to create uniformity across the State with the codes. Senate Bill 1182, forming the OUBCC was developed, approved and signed by the Governor Brad Henry on June 2, 2009.
The OUBCC chose to utilize the ICC 2009 International Fire Code as the base codes. Technical committees were formed to review each section of...
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