03-10-86 Public Works & Residential Neighborhood

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• enitomn Erpnrt Ms the Munn= fQOunal ,of t P CV s£i3tutt4 $rnd: JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEES The joint committee of the Public Works and Residential Neighborhoods Committees were called to order by the Residential Neighborhood' s Chairman, Councilman Thomas Zakrzewski at '4 :20 p.m. on March 10, 1986 in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included: -Councilmen Barcome, Zakrzewski, Voorde, Braboy, Paszek, and Puzzello; Kathy Barnard, Jack Matthews, Ann Kolata, Eugenia Schwartz, Marva Leonard, Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, and the news media. Councilman Zakrzewski noted that the purpose of the meeting was to review Bill No. 22-86 which would amend Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code addressing buildings. Kathy Barnard then gave a presentation regarding the proposed ordinance. She noted that the State is currently adopting updated rules and regulations addressing various building codes. She noted that the current ordinance proposed would adopt by reference the following: Indiana Building Code, Indiana Swimming Pool Regulations, Indiana Administrative Rules, and the Indiana Handicap Accessibility Code. She noted that the Building Commissioner would take over the role of Plan Review at the local level and also would issue certificates of occupancy. It was also noted that fire limits and fire districts would be addressed by this ordinance. It would also redefine "vacant structures and would change the time period from ten days to five days in the bill. The exception to this would be structures destroyed by fire which would require immediate boarding. Mr. Jack Matthews then reviewed some of the details of the various regulations incorporated within the proposed bill. It was noted in response to questions raised by the Council Attorney that the copies of the codes adopted by reference would be housed in the Department of Code Enforcement because of the many questions that are raised by the public. It was further noted that the Redevelopment had reviewed the proposed bill and Ann Kolata stated that both she and Mr. Hunt and the staff were very much in favor of the bill as it is currently proposed. Mr. Jack Matthews further noted that the fire department had been involved with the drafting of the bill and was in agreement with the fire limits and fire district terminology. In response to a question from Councilman Voorde he noted the sprinkling requirements. Councilman Braboy questioned whether fire lanes were addressed by the various codes and she was assured that they were. rut PRESS .tlefou PUBLISHING CO.