Building Code Review Board
Regular MeetingDeKalb, IL · February 19, 2016
Minutes
Glidden Conference Room
200 S. Fourth Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
Minutes
Building Board of Appeals Commission
Subcommittee
February 19, 2016
3:00 PM
A. Roll Call – present were Chairman Whitmore, Commissioners Scholl and Sharp, and
Deputy Building Official Dan Burrows
B. Review of City Municipal Code Chapter 24. Decisions made:
24.01 – Recommended deletion of Municipal code and rewrite all codes
24.01.01 – Delete
24.02 – Add paragraph on IL. State Plumbing Code to Supersede.
103.1 – Code Official Leave this section.
106.1 – Delete
106.3 – Delete
106.3.3 – Delete
108.2 – Change to section 2015 in IBC: 109.2 & 109.3 Fee section
109.3 – Delete
114.3 – Delete
110.3 – Delete, add fines into fees
110.2 – Delete
112.0 –112.7 This section is now in 113.0 of the 2015 code. This section will be rewritten
for a stand-alone chapter for the BBA. Add trades to BBA and delete other boards.
Approved BBA Subcommittee 021916 minutes
502.1 – Delete
903.3.5 – As amended April 24, 2014
907.2.10.2 – Delete, Changed to Section 907.2.11.6
906.0 – Fire Department to review
Chapter 11 Accessibility Leave in 2015 as is.
1104.3.3 – Changed to 1104.4 in the 2015 leave as is.
2308.9.3 – Delete
Elevators – Delete
3410.2 – Delete
3410.2.1 – 3410.2.5 Delete
24.02.1 – Delete and additions to the IRC 2015.
R105.2, R105.2.1, R105.2.2, R105.2.3, R105.2.4, R105.2.5, R105.2, R113.4 – Rewrite
Need a section on pools over 24”, Reroofing Fee’s, Items not exempt include plumbing,
electrical. Fines in charts.
R113.4 Penalty. Add to fines in charts.
R112.5 – Delete
R104.11.2 – Delete
R104.11.3 – Correct References add “State Requirements” Delete part Manufactures of
modular housing.
R104.11.4 – Delete
R104.11.4.1 – Delete
R104.11.4.2 – Delete
R 104.11.4.3 – Delete
R104.11.4 – Delete
R104.11.4.1 – Delete
R104.11.4.2 – Delete
R104.11.4.3 – Delete
R301.2 (1) – Replace with 2015 table R301.2 (1) Values same as Rockford 30 PSF Ground
Snow Etc. Wind Design (S) 115 + 89 (adj.)
R301.3 – Delete
R309.2 – To remain with the wording. In 2015 IRC the new section that relates to this is
R302.6. The garage separation from the house and attic will stay at 5/8 inch fire code gypsum
board.
R309.3 – This section wording will stay the same. New section # in the 2015 IRC. This is
R309.1. BBA wants to keep this sentence, the common wall of garage and living space,
including stairwells, shall have a four (4) inch concrete curb to protect separation wall from
liquids.
Delete Exception: Garage floors with a slope of 1.5% grade that continues to slope from the
garage floor down the driveway are not required to have to have four (4) inch gas curb.
R403.1 – Delete. 2015 IRC same section but wording has changed to where it covers this
addition, which was added in the old 2003 code.
Add this paragraph and BBA will verify Designation.
Review beyond this section not completed thru the BBA. 2/18/16.
C. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM. The next meeting will be the full Board of Appeals
on March 4, 2016 at 9:00 AM.
Agenda
Agenda
BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS
WORK SESSION OF BBA SUBCOMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
1:30 PM
Glidden Conference Room
A. Roll Call
B. Approval of Agenda – Additions / Deletions
C. Public Participation
D. New Business
Discussion of Chapter 24 City of DeKalb City Code
G. Adjournment