Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 09-20-2016
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Development Services Department
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Consideration, discussion, and possible preview of an ordinance amending the Broken Arrow Code, Chapter 6, for the adoption of the 2015 International Residential Code
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Background:
Chapter 6 of the Broken Arrow Municipal Code addresses buildings and building regulations. 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 Senator 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 2009 International Residential Code as the base code. Technical committees were formed to review each section of the residential code. Several City inspectors were involved in these committee code reviews. The committee's recommendations were reviewed and approved by the Board and the Board set out for adoption of the 2009 OUBCC Residential Code. The Code went into effect on July 15, 2011. The requirement for residential sprinklers to be installed in one and two family dwellings was taken out of the body of the code and placed in Appendix R.
The OUBCC chos...
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