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Committee approves minor code amendment correcting adopted International Fire Code edition
Summary
Deputy Chief Cavallo presented and the committee approved a minor amendment to Title 15 to correct an inadvertent reference to the 2015 International Fire Code and confirm adoption of the 2021 edition as intended by ordinance 2022-M-26.
Deputy Chief Cavallo presented an ordinance to correct a reference in municipal code that inadvertently cited the 2015 edition of the ICC International Fire Code instead of the 2021 edition adopted by the city. Cavallo said the amendment to Section 15.28.50, Title 15, clarifies that the city intended to adopt the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code per Ordinance 2022-M-26. He recommended approval of the minor amendment to align the code text with the prior ordinance. An alderman moved and a second carried the motion to approve the ordinance amendment (moved by Worball, seconded by Petrillo); the ayes carried. The committee recorded approval by voice vote and no further conditions were stated. The ordinance, as described in the presentation, updates the municipal code text to reflect the 2021 ICC International Fire Code rather than the 2015 edition. Staff did not list further changes to fire-code provisions beyond correcting the edition reference.
