Committee recommends renaming building-code appeals board to cover fire code; no new authority added
The committee reviewed a resolution to rename the Board of Building Code Appeals as the Code of Appeals to include the fire code; staff said the change is housekeeping to align with codes already adopted and will not transfer new powers to the board.
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The Rules and Legislative Committee reviewed a proposed resolution that would change the name and scope of the existing board that hears code appeals so it covers both building and fire codes. Committee members were told the board already exists (established February 2007) and performs appeals and advisory roles for the county’s adopted codes; the proposed amendment updates the board’s title and scope to comply with fire-code requirements.
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