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The recommendation to send the ordinance to council came after a staff report from Anthony Pomerleau, chief building official for the City of Cheyenne, who told the committee the city’s contractor-code adoption committee reviewed the updates and recommended adoption of the 2024 codes but to remain with the 2018 energy code. Pomerleau said most changes before the committee were grammatical or technical rather than substantive and that the state of Wyoming requires jurisdictions to adopt state‑level code updates within 180 days; the city is slightly behind that timeline because the residential and energy sections were republished later than expected.

The committee packet includes an added appendix BB to the International Residential Code as a way for the city to allow tiny houses; Pomerleau said appendices are not adopted automatically and must be explicitly adopted to take effect. He also told the committee the contractor group reviewed sections of the International Building Code (IBC), existing building code, plumbing, property maintenance and fuel‑gas codes and found no recommended local changes in many of those sections.

Public comment and committee questions focused on several specific items. Michael White, who identified himself during public comment, asked about section R309 of the International Residential Code, which in the packet appears as an optional provision about automatic sprinkler systems. Pomerleau and later City Attorney John Brody confirmed that the state of Wyoming has not adopted the International Residential Code and that municipalities retain local authority under home‑rule to decide whether to require residential fire suppression; the committee’s contractors did not recommend adding a mandatory residential sprinkler requirement at this time.

Council members also asked about drainage plan requirements in section 107.1; Pomerleau said that section was unchanged in the current adoption package and that drainage enforcement sits with the city engineering department. Similarly, roofing language that limits roofing systems to a single layer of asphalt shingles and the local snow‑load value of 30 pounds per square foot remain unchanged.

Members pressed about grading permit fees appearing in the packet. Pomerleau said grading and floodplain reviews and fees are handled by the engineering department and that no fee changes are included in this code adoption; he said the engineering group is evaluating fees and may propose changes later but not as part of this ordinance.

After discussion, Councilwoman Aldridge moved to approve and Councilman White seconded. The committee approved the recommendation by voice vote; the chair said the formal recommendation to City Council would be to approve on Monday night.

What happens next: The ordinance and its appendices will go to the full City Council for final action. Pomerleau and staff indicated they would provide the text of appendix BB and answer outstanding technical questions for council members before that meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Services Committee 02-03-25","oneSentenceSummary","A Cheyenne committee on building and construction voted to forward to Monday night’s City Council meeting an ordinance on second reading to adopt the 2024 International Codes for buildings, with local amendments and technical corrections, and to retain the 2018 energy code for the city.","taxTitle","Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming","taxId",4607,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6351874,"Cheyenne advances 2024 fire‑code updates; adds limited solar‑panel access rule and widens oversight of above‑ground tanks/containers",2512,1264000,3776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2226282-537e94feca8023a6b44812e4188e2661&start=1264&end=3776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2226282-537e94feca8023a6b44812e4188e2661/thumbnail_1264000.jpg","/articles/6351874/Cheyenne/Laramie-County/Wyoming/Cheyenne-advances-2024-firecode-updates-adds-limited-solarpanel-access-rule-and-widens-oversight-of-aboveground-tankscontainers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6351874-06e1a239123e524c5d66191bae89a077/orig.mp4?Expires=1771040330&Signature=Te2nuiedWQmiLkW~HU0XIQYi9UyQEUuzzBv8sbe5JFZwfIOqaL0GOGJEQXi-POzyifZT81BVjjMxrSS3-0GO~fvuwUOgLHxbBWVi5XoR~PI5Jm6WjUxLQVM3F~X-OeNO6rnDC5hGgzM--nviPX~Q5m1Thyu4bhYd0c7NTtkN~fYPovjT~BxGprCMC8QT71YH9Hp43IFE~dpaVK4LGEoFB39ipjdyPxASrLEzR3wKkdNFOlwM41E0JiqL~QlkYOSeHSJv7SoxzvE6495RyoV9yv-pSpZU7XF25tMEtUJKnhfuv8EpeMRaHsEeZdzdPfaV9l-UJWdEW1Tw4MEx1Eg~tQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A City of Cheyenne committee voted to forward to City Council on second reading an ordinance updating the city’s adoption of the 2024 International Fire Code, with local amendments covering cooking operations, rooftop solar access, and the regulation of above‑ground tanks and containers that store class 1 and class 2 flammable liquids.

Bob Mason of Cheyenne Fire Rescue, who participated in the city’s code adoption committee, outlined the proposed fire‑code changes to the committee. Mason described an existing local exception that allows certain day‑care or similar facilities to use cooking equipment only for warming — rather than full cooking — and noted the new 2024 fire code adds section 904.15 addressing residential cooking operations and specific institutional occupancies. Mason said the city amended its ordinance so that the day‑care warming exception would remain in place where it does not conflict with the new section.

A separate change would add language intended to improve firefighter access to roofs with solar panels. The fire‑code packet includes a proposed requirement that roof pathways from ridge to edge remain 36 inches wide and that when obstructions make ladder access difficult, an adjacent 72‑inch by 36‑inch step‑off area be provided at the roof edge. Mason said he and local solar contractors plan to refine that language and proposed alternative wording before the full council meeting to avoid creating undue burdens for existing installations. Travis Spears, an electric and solar specialist who spoke at the meeting, said contractors share the aim of maintaining life‑safety access but urged the city to avoid retroactive requirements that would force homeowners to reengineer or re‑permit existing systems; he asked that any retroactive requirement be explicitly grandfathered.

The ordinance also updates several sections governing storage of flammable liquids, clarifying that the municipal code will regulate both tanks (more than 60 gallons) and containers (60 gallons or less) for class 1 and class 2 fluids and aligning references between the fire code and city ordinances. Mason said the prior language sometimes referenced “containers” while the city ordinance referenced “tanks,” creating ambiguity; the amendment inserts consistent language and cross‑references to the municipal code section 8.240.020.

Committee members raised questions about whether the fire‑code amendments would be retroactive and about ordinary household propane use. Mason and other staff said the rooftop solar access requirement would not be retroactive to currently installed systems, and he said that if a structure burns and is rebuilt it would be subject to the new code when re‑permitted. A city building official present noted that the municipal ordinance currently limits above‑ground residential propane storage to 25 gallons; committee members asked staff to draft explicit grandfathering language so roof replacements or hail damage repairs would not automatically impose new solar‑access requirements on existing homeowners without clear notice.

After public comment and committee discussion, the committee approved the fire‑code ordinance on second reading and voted to forward it to the full City Council. Councilwoman Aldridge announced she would vote no on the fire‑code item at committee, citing the need for additional legal review and corrections to drafting errors; the chair said the motion passed with Aldridge recording a no vote. The related ordinance clarifying tanks/containers was approved on committee vote and will go to City Council as recommended.

What happens next: Mason said he will work with solar contractors and the city attorney to refine the solar access language and proposed grandfathering wording before the ordinance goes to City Council.","The committee voted to send the 2024 fire‑code ordinance to council with amendments covering residential cooking exceptions for some day‑care warming operations, new roof ladder step‑off language for solar installations (to be refined), and expanded city regulation of above‑ground tanks and containers for class 1 and 2 fluids.","actionData","errors"]

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