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BUILDING & STANDARDS COMMISSION

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

 

Council Chamber

Regular Session

7:00 PM

 

FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL

7008 S. RICE AVENUE

BELLAIRE, TX  77401

 

 

 

 Agenda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair

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Christina Stone

 

 

 

 

Vice Chair

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George Williams

 

Commissioner

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 Dan R. Collins

 

Commissioner

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Nathan Graham

 

 

 

Commissioner

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Stephen Redding

Commissioner

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Mark Sam

Commissioner

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Paul Coselli

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 P.M.

 

 

I.

REGULAR MEETING

 

 

A.

Call to Order - Christina Stone, Chair.

 

 

B.

Announcement of a Quorum - Christina Stone, Chair.

 

 

C.

Public Comment.

 

 

Rules for Public Comment:

 

1. Sign up forms will be available at all Regular and Special meetings for registering the names of members of the Public who wish to either: i) speak on an agenda item, provided such items have not been the subject of a prior public hearing; or ii) make a general comment related to the Commission business. These forms will be given to the Secretary prior to the start of the meeting so that the person's name can be called to address the Commission at the appropriate time.

 

2. Public Comments on agenda items will be made at the time an agenda item appears in the Order of Business and before the Commission's consideration of that item.

 

3. Public Comments of a general nature shall be made at the time designated by the Order of Business.

 

4. All public comments shall be limited to six (6) minutes per speaker with extensions of two (2) minute increments as approved by a majority vote of Commission members present.

 

5. Public Comment at Workshop meetings will be allowed at the discretion of the Chair. Any comments will be limited as described in Article IV Sec 8.

 

 

D.

Approval or Correction of the Minutes.

 

 

 

Consideration of and possible action on the approval of the minutes of the Regular Sessions of the Building and Standards Commission of the City of Bellaire, Texas, held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, and on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Building _ Standards Commission - Feb 02 2022 Minutes

Building _ Standards Commission - Mar 23 2022 Minutes

 

 

E.

Report from the Building Official.

 

 

F.

Reports of Committees, Communications, and Staff Other than the Building Official

 

 

1.

Communications to Commission Members Outside of Posted Meetings.

 

 

2.

Committee Reports.

 

 

3.

Reports from Staff Other than the Building Official.

 

 

G.

New Business:

 

 

 

The Chair shall recognize any Commissioner who wishes to bring New Business to the attention of the Commission. Consideration of New Business shall be for the limited purpose of determining whether the matter is appropriate for inclusion on a future agenda of the Commission or referral to Staff for investigation.

 

 

H.

Announcements and Comments by Commissioners.

 

 

I.

Adjourn.

 

 

II.

WORKSHOP

 

 

A.

Call to Order - Christina Stone, Chair.

 

 

B.

Announcement of a Quorum - Christina Stone, Chair.

 

 

C.

Discuss and consider future proposed amendments and text changes to Chapter 9, Buildings, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bellaire, Texas (City Code), specifically:

 

 

1.

To investigate any potential conflicts between Article II, Building Codes, Division 1, Generally, Section 9-18, Drainage requirements for residential construction, of the City Code and Chapter 9, Buildings, Article II-A, Flood Damage Prevention, Division 5, Provisions for Flood  Hazard Reduction, Section 9-70.17 through 9-70.21, of the City Code.

City of Bellaire - Section 9-18 - Drainage requirements for residential construction

City of Bellaire - Division 5 - Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction - Sections 9-70.17 through 9-70.21

 

 

2.

Possible future adoption of the CIty of Houston's Chapter 9 Infrastructure Design Manual, July 1, 2021, version.

City of Houston - 2021 IDM - Chapter 9

Drainage for Commercial Construction

 

 

3.

Possible future consideration of the City of Houston's Chapter 19 against Chapter 9, Buildings, Article II-A, Flood Damage Prevention, of the City Code.

City of Houston - Chapter 19 - Floodplain

City of Bellaire - Article II-A - Flood Damage Prevention

 

 

4.

Possible future alignment of Chapter 9, Buildings, of the City Code, with the 2021 edition of the International Codes, specifically, the International Residential Code (IRC), Chapter 3, and the International Building Code (IBC), Appendix G.

City of Bellaire - Chapter 9 - Buildings

 

 

D.

Adjourn.

 

 

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