Building Review Board — Naperville, IL
Date: 2018-05-16

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 Building Review Board

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 2:00 PM City Council Chambers




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

E. REPORTS:
1. 18-413 Approve the minutes of the January 17, 2018 Building Review Board
 meeting.

2. 18-414 Approve the minutes of the April 18, 2018 Building Review Board meeting.


F. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 18-412 Provide feedback on significant changes identified through the 2018
 International Building Code Update.

G. NEW BUSINESS:

H. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
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400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Minutes

 Building Review Board


Wednesday, May 16, 2018 2:00 PM City Council Chambers


A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 8 - Brockman, Smith, Jurjovec, Kuhrt, Meyer-Smith, Kronewitter,
 Castagnoli, Russell
 Absent 1 - Ghassan

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

E. REPORTS:

1. Approve the minutes of the January 17, 2018 Building Review Board meeting.

 A motion was made by Brockman, seconded by Kronewitter to approve the
 minutes of the January 17, 2018 Building Review Board meeting.

 Aye 8 - Brockman, Smith, Jurjovec, Kuhrt, Meyer-Smith, Kronewitter,
 Castagnoli, Russell
 Absent 1 - Ghassan

2. Approve the minutes of the April 18, 2018 Building Review Board meeting.

 A motion was made by Jurjovec, seconded by Castagnoli to approve the minutes
 of the April 18, 2018 Building Review Board meeting.

 Aye 8 - Brockman, Smith, Jurjovec, Kuhrt, Meyer-Smith, Kronewitter,
 Castagnoli, Russell
 Absent 1 - Ghassan

F. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Provide feedback on significant changes identified through the 2018 International
 Building Code Update.
 Trevor Dick, Development Manager continued staff’s presentation from last
 month’s meeting where the BRB discussed significant changes to the 2018
 International Building Codes.

 Trevor provided an overview of the purpose for the updates, the establishment

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 of committees, and provided an overview of the 2018 Building Code Update
 schedule and milestones is provided in the packet as Table 1. Although a
 complete list of the significant changes identified by the Committees is provided
 as Attachment 1 that staff has also provided separate memorandums with
 additional information for: 1) the ICC 2018 Code requirements for
 residential fire suppression and 2) how the ICC 2018 Code supports smart
 home technologies.

 Trevor provided an overview of the smart home technologies included in the
 packet as Attachment 2. The memo that summarizes the Code requirements
 for what type of power source is needed, and second, when smart home
 technologies are allowed.

 Trevor also discussed that since the time of the board packets being
 distributed, staff continued to meet to discuss this item.

 o It’s important to note that there is nothing in our current codes, or the 2018
 codes that prevents our residents from using smart smoke alarms.
 o It’s also important to keep in mind how smart smoke detectors need to
 receive their power.
 o We should also keep in mind that Smart Technology is not always fool proof.
 Our phone batteries go dead regularly and our home wi-fis can also go down.
 o In our discussion with home builders - they do not support making smart
 home technology mandatory. Although many residents want it, there are also
 residents who do not like the cost, and not all residents have smart phones.

 While keeping those items in mind, staff also felt that clarity was needed to help
 address the issue of battery smoke alarms. To do that staff has worked on a
 proposed code change. A copy of that code change proposal was provided to
 members of the BRB. Staff’s proposed amendment is that smoke detectors
 installed as part of alterations, repairs or additions cannot be battery powered,
 instead they must be powered by the house domestic 110V power with battery
 backup, but the other areas may remain battery powered. All detectors and
 alarms will still need to be interconnected, and code permits for that
 interconnection to be wireless between the units. Staff believes that the
 proposed code change will be a benefit to staff, our residents, and our builders.

 There were no questions from the BRB on this item.

 Mr. Scott Scheller, Fire Marshal, presented information regarding the 2018 ICC
 Code requirement for Residential Fire Sprinklers. Mr. Scheller began by
 presenting data showing the need for sprinklers, the positives to installation,
 and statistics from other communities, such as Scottsdale Arizona, that have
 required residential sprinklers. Mr. Scheller noted that the contents in a home
 create the biggest fire hazard. Furnishings from just 30-40 years ago would
 cause a room to flash over in about 17 minutes, today rooms flash in just over 3
 minutes. In Naperville, in the past 15 years we have built 3955 new homes, of
 that 2616 were over 5000sqft. (66%). Piping or sprinkler head failure no more
 or less than other water pipes or fixtures in the home

 Mr. Scheller stated that these systems do come at a cost, However, these are

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 not a commercial system and therefore no increase or upsize of domestic
 water hook up is necessary.
 o National average decreased between 2009 to 2013 from $1.61 per sprinklered
 square foot to $1.35
 o Design methods, construction trade-offs, incentives have helped lower costs
 o Local sprinkler contractors have stated on average between $1.70 to $1.80,
 NIFSAB states in northern Illinois the rate is just over $2.00sqft. These averages
 include jurisdictions that nee d storage tanks and mini
 pumps, Naperville does not need any of this.
 o Basically 1-2% of the construction cost
 o NFPA 13D system requirements, no attics, crawl spaces, closets under
 24sq.ft., porches or garages need sprinklers

 Mr. Scheller noted benefits include providing life safety, reducing injuries,
 reducing damage by preventing a fire from ever reaching the flashover stage
 and giving occupants more time to escape the fire

 In summary, Mr. Scheller stated that to delete sections of the code would be to
 reduce the level of safety to our residents and the community. Especially when
 we know that sprinklers reduce property damage, reduce injuries, and save
 lives. We can solve this problem at what we feel is a reasonable cost. People
 have an expectation that a product they buy is going to be safe, similar to when
 smoke detectors were first introduced, or when air bags were installed in
 vehicles, there was a cost associated with it but, the requirement has saved
 lives. Results of this change may not be apparent now but in the future, we can
 reduce injuries, property damage and save lives. We are not asking to make the
 code more stringent. This request is to adopt the model code as written for this
 section.

 The following are questions and discussions that occurred in response to Mr.
 Scheller’s presentation.
 Mr. Brockman asked if this would add to the fixture count? Mr. Scheller
 responded that he is looking only at new homes and not
 remodeling.
 Mr. Brockman asked how the City defines an addition or a remodel? The City of
 Naperville considers a home renovation that is over 50% in home
 value or square footage to be new construction.
 Mr. Smith asked if the 5,000-square foot calculation included basements? Mr.
 Scheller responded that he is not recommending a square footage trigger. But
 if square footage was the direction City Council wanted to go that he
 would use the same calculations that the building department does now. Mr.
 Filippo added that basements would be considered occupiable space, and
 therefore are counted in the square footage.
 Mr. Smith stated that by including a basement a 2,500 above grade house is
 small in Naperville. Mr. Felstrup added that the Fire Department is looking to
 move away from a square footage requirement, and instead looking at all new
 residential dwellings. The last time our Codes were reviewed some
 concessions were made when it was decided to eliminate the requirement for
 residential
 sprinklers including second points of egress, smoke/carbon detectors, etc.…
 Mr. Smith asked if this would be for new homes? Older homes? Where are the

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 fires now? Mr. Scheller responded that over the last ten years that the majority
 were in homes 9-25 years old, primarily because Naperville is a relatively new
 community. The age of a home doesn’t impact the potential fire dangers of
 appliances, cooking, and electronics.
 Mr. Russell asked if there have been studies to show that cold weather
 sprinkler systems don’t freeze? Mr. Scheller stated that he could not find a lot of
 information on that. Believes
 that the emphasis should be on the designer and the installer to make sure the
 pipes don’t freeze.
 Mr. Castagnoli asked if we would allow a self-contained Ansel unit? Mr. Scheller
 answered that it would not be an alternative to a residential sprinkler.
 Mr. Brockman noted there will be significant costs. Mr. Scheller said there is a
 definite concern regarding costs and it is a real challenge.
 Mr. Smith said that there should be a size requirement for the larger homes,
 such as those over 10,000 square feet above grade. Those larger homes
 would also be able to absorb the additional cost of sprinklers. Mr. Scheller
 asked Mr. Smith if there were any trade-offs that could be made? Mr. Smith
 responded he would have to hear what potential trade-offs the City would be
 proposing.
 Mr. Brockman is interested in knowing if the fire system is considered an
 additional system, for example, if the resident would not have to increase the
 size of the water line - does it add to the fixture count? What if pressure is
 lost? Mr. Scheller responded that he believes because this is for new housing
 that all fixtures would be counted at once. He doesn’t believe it will add to the
 fixture count.
 Mr. Smith asked if this is interconnected to the fire station? Mr. Scheller
 answered that it could alert 911, or could have a separate alarm, that would be
 up to the customer.
 Mr. Castagnoli asked if we would allow copper. Mr. Scheller answered yes.
 Mr. Jurjovec stated that cost is a big issue. There is likely going to be push
 back. As the City is approaching buildout what number of homes are we
 looking at for this? There is also a question of reliability - If there is a leak it
 will be bad, especially because these pipes are running in the ceiling without
 drains. Liability is a big issue. Mr. Scheller acknowledged these were big
 issues. There is a lot of education that will be part of this.
 Mr. Russell asked if there are any nearby municipalities that do this. Mr. Scheller
 responded he is aware of some counties as well as Clarendon Hills, Glen Ellyn,
 Barrington and Long Grove.

G. NEW BUSINESS:

H. ADJOURNMENT:

 3:00PM




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