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Councilmember Strommen stated she would accept that appointment. 5) Review Building Code Options for Fire Suppression Senior Planner Gladhill and Acting Building Official Gladitsch reviewed the staff report. Mayor Ramsey asked whether the Northern Lights building would have required sprinkling without Chapter 13 06 . Acting Building Official Gladitsch answered in the affirmative. Mayor Ramsey what about storage buildings. Acting Building Official Gladitsch explained storage buildings would require some setbacks to other buildings or there may be firewall design changes but there would be some opportunities for flexibility. Senior Planner Gladhill noted the requirement for sprinkling will depend on the design, occupant load, and square footage, but there would be some opportunities without Chapter 1306. Mayor Ramsey noted Mr. Sharp probably didn't know there were other options. Councilmember McGlone stated he would favor removing Chapter 1306 to give business owners and the Council the greatest amount of flexibility for the future. He noted an estimate from a contractor was one-fourth to one-third the cost of a sprinkling system and coming from a construction background, he would ask, "How tall of a wall?" Acting Building Official Gladitsch agreed and explained that is why the contractor didn't want to provide an answer. Councilmember McGlone noted the Council had issued an Interim Use Permit for Hope Fellowship and he would not support the Council doing the same to circumvent the sprinkling requirement. Councilmember Elvig stated he also supports removing Chapter 1306 to create as much flexibility as possible. He asked what the City would lose by removing it. Senior Planner Gladhill explained that in looking at the Code, there are so many different scenarios that it would take hours to address. He noted the ISO insurance rating may be impacted on the tenant side and providing fire suppression could result in insurance credits. Councilmember Elvig asked whether staff sees a problem in dropping Chapter 1306. Deputy City Administrator Nelson explained there are life safety issues to bring into consideration because having sprinklers reduces the loss of life and structures. She noted it is a City Council Work Session / January 10, 2012 Page 7 of 13