Minutes-07/08/1987

Minutes July 8, 1987 Stratton inquired about cost to applicant. Hart stated that energy audit would cost about $40.00 and structure certification would cost about $50.00. Costs would involve stick-built homes mostly. Hart stated that prefabricated homes usually have blueprints with them. Ted Spivey: Could anyone draw up plans suitable for submittal or do they have to be actual blueprints? Hart: Plans would have to have proper certifications and signatures. Hart: Don't have to require prints for decks and renovations of buildings. It would be likely to require only for new projects. Runge: We need something, but I don't know about the enforcement of it. Ted Spivey: Would the cost of inspection be levied against the builder or would the city have to pick it up and how many people would have to inspect it? Hart: The cost of inspections could be part of the building permit fee. Greenleaf: The city could charge enough for the permit to cover the costs of inspection fees. Hart: One inspector could inspect everything. Glenn Siders is on the Board of Iowa State Building Commission and can inspect everything. I approached him on behalf of the city but he did not know, yet, what he would charge if he did it. It would probably be a percentage of the cost of the building. Stratton: What about enforcement? Mayor Potter appointed Stratton and Runge to a committee to study the C.A.B.O. with Hart and mayor and report back at the next meeting. Motion Runge second Stoner to defer discussion of the State Building Codes to the next regular council meeting. Clerk asked what the city is currently operating under and what she should tell people is required when they ask for building permits. Attorney stated that the city is currently under to ordinance adopted last month which adopted the State Building Code. Mayor stated that he would take care of any requests for building permits. Attorney Greenleaf explained that the City of Iowa City will call for a special election to vote on the question of a one-cent local option tax on October 8th. Since Iowa City has more than one-half of all the county's population, everyone in the county and smaller towns has to vote on the proposition for their individual area. The council needs to specify on the ballot how the money will be used. If Tiffin does not specify wording for use of the money, they will have to follow Iowa City's wording and use 50% for relief of property taxes and 50% for improvement of city services. Clerk reported that an estimated $14,000.00 in revenues would be received by Tiffin annually. Council consensus that there is no need to reduce the property tax asking since it was reduced by $2.00/$1,000.00 valuation this year. Attorney recommended making the language as broad as possible so as to allow for many uses.