Construction Board of Adjustment Minutes - 06/15/1989 t
MINUTES OF THE BUILDING BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS
Thursday, June 15 , 1989
Board Members Present : City Representatives :
Randall Poteet Earl Potts
Don Johnston Sam Paschal
Bill Duke Michael Lam, Council Liaison
Ralph Perkins
John Glover
Ted Litteken
Board Members Absent :
James Foster
Regular Agenda & Business
The meeting was called to order by Chairman John Glover at 9 : 20 A. M.
Agenda Item #1 - Discussion of the 1988 Standard Existing Buildings
Code. Mr. Glover called on Sam Paschal , City Plans Examiner, to
provide a summary to the Board of the contents and purpose of the
Standard Existing Buildings Code.
Mr. Paschal explained that staff review indicated that the Code
provided written guidelines for rehabilitation of structures that
otherwise would not meet the existing code requirements. Older
structures normally do not provide the same level of safety
requirements as new buildings and therefore there should be some
standard criteria for determining the level of upgrade necessary when
the building is re-occupied and/or rehabilitated. Mr. Paschal stated
that , although the Inspection Division now uses the Code for these
decisions, it is recommended that the City adopt the Code as an
established guide. Mr. Paschal stated that the Code provides
alternate methods of construction and rehabilitation that would
enable the City to preserve existing buildings and encourage the
continued use of existing buildings. Several alternate construction
methods as detailed by the Code were discussed.
After further discussion of the Code, Mr. Glover stated that the
Board should entertain a motion for a recommendation to Council . Mr.
Poteet made the motion that "The Building Board of ' Adjustments and
Appeals recommends that the City Council adopt the 1988 Edition of
the Standard Existing Buildings Code" . The motion was seconded by
Don Johnston. The recommendation was approved by a vote of six ( 6 )
for, and zero (0 ) against.
Agenda Item #2 - Discussion of Building Contractor Licensing Law.
Mr. Potts distributed a copy of the City ' s present contractor
licensing ordinance and explained that this ordinance, although
referred to as a licensing law, was little more than a registration
requirement. Mr. Potts noted that several building contractors had
expressed a desire to upgrade our ordinances in order to better
protect property owners . It was noted that the ordinance required
that contractors obtain a five thousand dollar ( $5 , 000) code
compliance bond and register with the Building Inspection Division .
It was noted that the ordinance contained no criteria for denial or
revocation of a license and therefore anyone could, in effect ,
obtain a license as a building contractor in the City.
Mr. Duke stated that contractors, by advertising that they were
licensed and bonded by the City, may be using the ordinance to
legitimize their business and give the impression to the customer
that the contractor was qualified to do the work.
Mr. Potts noted that, last year , many people acquired contractor
licenses for roofing work that possessed little or no experience in
that field. However, the present ordinance provided no procedure
for denial of the license.
After further discussion, it was recommended that staff contact
other cities in order to see if there were established contractor
licensing programs that we could review. Mr. Potts stated that he
would initiate further study of a proposed program and report back
to the Board at the next meeting .
No other business or agenda items were noted and Mr. Glover called
for a motion to adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 10 : 30 A. M.
Jo n Glover, Chairman
arl Potts, Secretary