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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City. Iowa S2240-1826
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
BOARD OF APPEALS
Monday, June 5, 2023
4:00 PM
Dale Helling Conference Room
410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa
AGENDA
1. Call to order
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2. Consider the minutes from the May 1, 2023 meeting.
3. Adjournment
Next meeting schedule date: Monday July 10, 2023
If you will need disability -related accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact Tim Hennes,
Building inspection Services, at 319-356-5122 or thennes@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly
encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
Final
MINUTES
IOWACITY BOARD OF APPEALS
May 1, 2023 -4 PM
HELLING CONFERENCE ROOM,CITYHALL
410 E. WASHINGTON STREET
IOWA CITY. IA 52240
MEMBERSPRESENT: Andrea French, Andrew Martin, Thomas McInerney, GT Karr
MEMBERS ABSENT: Jim Walker
STAFF PRESENT: Tim Hennes (Sr. Building Inspector), Sarah Homing (Development
Services Assistant), Troy Roth (Fire Marshal), Sue Dulek (Assistant City
attorney)
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL:
Adoption of 2021 International Building and Fire Codes
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Andrew Martin called the meeting to order at 4 PM
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES: April 5, 2023 Board of Appeals minutes
MOTION: McInerney moved to approve the minutes from the April 5, 2023 Board of Appeals
meeting. Seconded by French.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0.
Discussion and possible recommendation to Council regarding the adoption of the
2021 International Building and Fire Codes.
DISCUSSION: Martin commented that the new code seems to have been amended to keep
it the way it is now. Tim Hennes agreed and stated that the main difference between the 2018
and 2021 codes is that the new code allows for mass timber construction, which allows for
up to 18 stories be constructed of wood. Hennes also noted that the city's delay in adopting
the new code was due to the discussion of the state legislatures adopting a state building
code, which would have taken building codes out of the hands of the city all together and
since that did not happen, the staff chose to move forward with the adoption of the 2021
codes.
Hennes stated that the city has worked with neighboring jurisdictions (Johnson County, North
Liberty, Coralville & Tiffin) to be consistent with code enforcement and Roth shared that the four
communities are near identical when it comes to the fire code.
MOTION: McInerney moved to recommend to Council to adopt the 2021 International Building
and Fire Codes as amended. Seconded by Karr.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0.
ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: McInerney moved to adjourn meeting, French seconded.
VOTE: Motion passed 4-0.
Meeting adjourned at 4:10 PM.
Chairperson, Board of Appeals Date