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Mechanical and Plumbing Code
Advisory and Appeals Board
Special Meeting Minutes for January 24, 2008
Commission Members
| Terri Risse | Dean Schouweiller | Daniel Yoshpe |
City Staff
Bob Chase, Chief Building Official
Carl Hefner, Deputy Chief Building Official
New City Hall
915 I Street, 3rd Floor
January 24, 2008 – 3:00 P.M.
The Mechanical and Plumbing Code Advisory and Appeals Board was created by the City Council. Its powers and duties include determining the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction and providing reasonable interpretations of the following codes, as they are currently written or as they may be amended in the future: A. 2001 California Mechanical Code; B. 2001 California Plumbing Code.
The board’s powers and duties shall extend to any code or codes duly adopted by the California Building Standards Commission that supersedes the 2001 California Mechanical and Plumbing Codes.
(Ord. 2006-042 § 1 (part))
Notice to the Public
You are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken as noted on the agenda.
Notice to Lobbyists: When addressing the Board you must identify yourself as a lobbyist and announce the client/business/organization you are representing (City Code 2.15.160). Speaker slips are located in the lobby of the hearing room and should be completed and submitted to the Board Secretary.
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The order of agenda items is for reference only; agenda items may be taken in any order deemed appropriate by the government bodies. The agenda provides a general description and staff recommendations; however, the governing body(ies) may take action other than what is recommended. The agenda is available for public review the Friday prior to the meeting. Hard copies of the agenda, minutes, and staff reports are available from the Development Services Department at 915 I Street, New City Hall, 3rd Floor (25 cents per page)during regular business hours or can be downloaded at www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd. Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Development Services Department at (916) 808-8310 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Special Minutes
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Preservation Commission unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order – 3:00 p.m.
Roll Call - began at 3:08pm. All present.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.
- Approval of Minutes for April 27, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve commission Minutes for April 27, 2007.
Contact: Bob Chase, Chief Building Official, (916) 808-8024
Action: No public comment. Moved and seconded (Risse, Yoshpe, 3-0-0) to approve the minutes as submitted.
Public Hearings
Public hearings may be reordered by the Chair at the discretion of the Commission. If you challenge the decision of this Commission you may be limited to raising only those issues that are raised in this hearing or in written correspondence received by the agency prior to the hearing.
- Appeal: Sutter Townhomes (Permit #’s 0602918, 0602920, 0602924, 0602927, 0610248, 0610253, 0610254, 0610255, 0610256, 0610259, 0610260, 0610261, 0610262, 0610263, 0610264, 0610266, 0610267, 0610280, 0610285, 0610286, 0610287, 0610289)
Location: N Street between 26th & 27th Streets
Recommendation: Approve – Staff recommendation and deny appeal.
Contact: Steve Gorman, Chief Plumbing & Mechanical Inspector, (916) 808-8951; Bob Chase, Chief Building Official, (916) 808-8024
Action: Public comment provided by Jeff Juarez of LPA Sacramento, on behalf of Loftworks Sutter Townhomes Partners, LP. Moved and seconded (Yoshpe, Risse, 3-0-0) to deny the appeal and direct staff to prepare an official decision for approval by the board at its next meeting.
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- Nomination of Officers
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:Approve – Nomination and selection of Chair and Vice Chair
Contact: Bob Chase, Chief Building Official, (916) 808-8024
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded (Risse, Yoshpe, 3,0,0) to select Dean Schouweiler as Board Chair. Moved, seconded (Schouweiler, Yoshpe, 3,0,0) to select Terry Risse as Board Vice-Chair.
- Meeting Calendar 2008
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt – Board meeting calendar for 2008
Contact: Bob Chase, Chief Building Official, (916) 808-8024
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded (Risse, Yoshpe, 3,0,0) to select Dean Schouweiler as Board Chair. Moved, seconded (Schouweiler, Yoshpe, 3,0,0) to select Terry Risse as Board Vice-Chair.
- Board Hearing Procedures
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt – Board hearing procedures
Contact: Bob Chase, Chief Building Official, (916) 808-8024
Action: Heard out of order, immediately following Consent Calendar. No public comment. Moved and seconded (Yoshpe, Risse, 3-0-0) to adopt the board hearing procedures as submitted.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members
- Board Member Yoshpe asked staff to schedule a report-back at a future meeting of the board, to discuss proposed amendments to the City’s high-rise codes. Carl Hefner stated that he would work with Jim Tedford of Development Services’ fire plan review unit to bring draft amendments and a staff report to the board as soon as possible.
- Board Members Yoshpe, Risse and Schouweiler encouraged staff to use the board as an advisory body on issues requiring vetting.