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BUILDING REVIEW BOARD
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
BACKGROUND:
The Building Review Board consists of seven members. Meetings are held on the last Thursday of each
month in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The Board may also meet as needed in order to convene
special meetings.
Members who served during 2015 included George Smith, Andrea Dunlap, Torey Lenoch, Justin
Montgomery, Michael Doddridge, Rick Reider, and Tim Johnson. George Smith served as Chairperson
for the year; and Torey Lenoch served as Vice-Chairperson for the year.
Council liaison to the Board was Council Member Cuniff. Staff support was provided by Mike Gebo, Paul
Eckman, Brad Yatabe, Melanie Clark, Lisa Olson and Tara Leman.
2015 YEAR IN REVIEW:
As the appellate body for building codes and contractor licensing regulations, the Board hears appeals
upon request.
1. APPEALS:
• License Approvals: The Board heard two cases from contractors asking for exceptions to
license approvals.
• The appellant was requesting a waiver to the City’s testing requirement that proof of
current testing be submitted at the time of the request for a contractor license. The Board
heard the appellant’s previous license and exam history.
Based on the Board’s findings, as well as the appellant not having taken any course on
the new codes, the Board voted unanimously in favor of the Building Department to deny
the appellant’s request for an exam waiver.
• The appellant was requesting a waiver to the City’s testing requirement that proof of
current testing be submitted at the time of the request for a contractor license. The Board
heard the appellant’s previous license and exam history.
Based on the Board’s findings, as well as the appellant not having taken any current
courses on newer codes, the Board voted 4:1 in favor of the Building Department to deny
the appellant’s request for an exam waiver.
• Exceptions/Upgrades: The Board heard no cases from contractors asking for an exception to
the licensing regulations.
• None.
2. LICENSE HEARINGS:
BRB Annual Report
December 31, 2014
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The Board had the following hearings regarding Contractor licensing:
Fred Cooke (DBA Insignia Homes, Ltd)
The Board heard one case against contractors who had violated the City’s licensing regulations.
• The Board considered alleged violations for work being done by the contractor prior to
issuance of the required building permit and reviewed the applicant’s previous violation
history. Based on their review, the Board made a Finding of Fact confirming the following
violations of Section 15-162(d) of the City’s Municipal Code:
1. Failure to obtain required permit for work performed or to be performed.
Based on the Board’s findings, as well as the respondent having no prior violations, the Board
voted 6:1 in favor of the Building Department proceeding with the respondent’s application for a
specialty license.
3. BUILDING OR RENTAL HOUSING CODE HEARINGS:
The Board heard no cases involving City Codes:
• None
4. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
• Old Town Neighborhoods Plan The Board reviewed the proposed Dust Control Manual as
presented by the Environmental Planner. The purpose of the Dust Control Manual is to
decrease the dust air pollutants and to identify potential reasonable measures to be taken
with regard to the air pollution nuisance ordinance. There were questions on: 1) where the
majority of complaints originate.