2015 Building Codes Adopted on August 22, 2017
All adopted code books are available for public viewing at the City Clerk's office in City Hall. THE CODES WERE EFFECTIVE AS OF OCTOBER 21, 2017.
2015 Code Review - The City of Jefferson Council passed a resolution (RS 2015-09) in December 2015 to create an “Ad Hoc Steering Committee” to review building codes and propose updates. The committee first met February 25, 2016. The members are:
Kyle Kittrell – Chair Jim Wisch Dan Klindt
Randy Allen – Vice Chair Paulette Kreter Jim Crabtree
Larry Brandhorst Larry Kolb Jim Dove
Status Report to City Council on May 15, 2017
NOTE:The Plumbing and Electrical Codes are reviewed and recommended by those contractor licensing boards. The versions that are approved by the City Council for those codes are: IPC NEC
The Steering Committee will accept those licensing boards recommendations on their respective codes.
To see the progress of the committee and technical subcommittees, the meeting minutes and agendas are on-line under "Citizen Boards, Commissions and Committees" under AD HOC STEERING COMMITTEE ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CODES. The five (5) technical sub-committees that were formed to help review the various 2015 ICC codes are listed below with their members:
Building and Energy Conservation Codes -This committee’s purpose is to review the 2015 International Building and Energy Conservation Codes. The approved City Council version is: IBC & IRC
Larry Brandhorst – Chair Emad Faddoul Andy Bonderer Corey Falter
Randy Allen – Vice Chair Greg Bowman Carrie Brixey
Existing Building Code - This committee’s purpose is to review the 2015 International Existing Building Code. The approved City Council version is: IEBC
Jim Wisch – Chair Gary Wisch Brian Connell
Larry Kolb – Vice Chair Brad Schaefer Wes Doerhoff
Gary Oberkrom Leslie Backstrom Tracie Siebeneck
Fuel Gas, Energy Conservation, and Mechanical Codes - This committee’s purpose is to review the 2015 International Mechanical, Fuel Gas and Energy Conservation Code. The approved City Council version is: IMC and IFGC
Jim Dove– Chair Ken Sandbothe Rodney Schulte
Bill Luebbert– Vice Chair Shawn Rackers
Residential and Energy Conservation Codes - This committee’s purpose is to review the 2015 International Residential and Energy Conservation Codes. The approved City Council versions are: IBC and IRC ISPSC
Dan Klindt– Chair Bob Scruggs Jude Markway Dan Roling
Paulette Kreter– Vice Chair Dean Holtmeyer Lynn Gastineau
Fire and Property Maintenance - This committee’s purpose is to review the 2015 International Fire and Property Maintenance Codes. The approved City Council versions are: IFC IPMC
Jim Crabtree– Chair Eric West Matt Rimiller
Larry Kolb– Vice Chair Jim Korsmeyer