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1 INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL2018 2019 CODE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE Group A (2018)2018 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARINGS ON THE 2018 EDITIONS OF THE GROUP A INTERNATIONAL CODESHELD IN COLUMBUS, OHAPRIL 14 23, 2018 PUBLIC COMMENT DEADLINE: JULY 16, 2018 INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL 2018-2019 CODE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE 2018 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARING ON THE 2018 EDITIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL building CODE Egress Fire Safety General Structural (heard by IBC FS or IBC G) INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL CODE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE building (heard by IRC M or IRC P)

2 Mechanical Plumbing INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND AND URBAN INTERFACE CODE HELD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO APRIL 15 APRIL 23, 2018 PUBLIC COMMENT DEADLINE: JULY 16, 2018 First Printing Publication Date: May 2018 Copyright 2018 By INTERNATIONAL Code COUNCIL , Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This 2018-2019 Code Development Cycle 2018 Report of the Committee Action Hearing on the 2018 Editions of the INTERNATIONAL Codes is a copyrighted work owned by the INTERNATIONAL Code COUNCIL , Inc. Without advanced written permission from the copyright owner, no part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, without limitations, electronic, optical or mechanical means (by way of example and not limitation, photocopying, or recording by or in an information storage retrieval system).

3 For information on permission to copy material exceeding fair use, please contact: Publications, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478 (Phone 1-888-422-7233). Trademarks: INTERNATIONAL Code COUNCIL , the INTERNATIONAL Code COUNCIL logo are trademarks of the INTERNATIONAL Code COUNCIL , Inc. PRINTED IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction .. i Public Comment Deadline July 16, 2018 .. i Submit Public Comments Online .. i ICC Website .. i Errata to the Committee Action Hearing Results .. i Modifications by Public Comment .. i Public Comment Hearing Consideration .. ii cdpACCESS Update .. ii Electronic Voter Validation Reminder .. `ii Call for Adoption Information .. ii Code Change Numbers Not Used.

4 Ii 2018/2019 ICC Code Development Schedule ..iii ICC Code Development Procedures ( COUNCIL Policy CP #28) .. vi Report of the Committee Action Hearing - Table of Contents .. xxix 2018 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARING i INTRODUCTION This publication contains the 2018 Group A Report of the Committee Action Hearing (ROCAH) on the proposed revisions to the INTERNATIONAL building Code (Egress, Fire Safety, General and Structural provisions (heard by either the Fire Safety or General committee)), INTERNATIONAL Fire Code, INTERNATIONAL Fuel Gas Code, INTERNATIONAL Mechanical Code, INTERNATIONAL Plumbing Code, INTERNATIONAL Private Sewage Disposal Code, INTERNATIONAL Property Maintenance Code, INTERNATIONAL Residential Code (Mechanical and Plumbing), INTERNATIONAL Swimming Pool and Spa Code and the INTERNATIONAL Wildland-Urban Interface Code.

5 The hearing was held in Columbus, Ohio, April 15 23, 2018. This report includes the recommendation of the code development committee and the committee s reason on each proposed item. It also includes the results of the Online Assembly Motion Vote via cdpACCESS which occurred subsequent to the hearings during the period of May 9 23, 2018. Where the committee or assembly action was Approved as Modified , the proposed change, or a portion thereof, is included herein with the modification indicated in strikeout/underline format. Where this report indicates Withdrawn by Proponent the proposed change was withdrawn by the proponent and is not subject to any further consideration. Click here for the text of the original code change proposals.

6 Proposals on which there was a successful assembly action will be automatically included on the Public Comment Agenda for Individual Consideration and voting by eligible voting members in accordance with Section (2) of CP28 Code Development (CP28) (see page ii). PUBLIC COMMENT DEADLINE JULY 16, 2018 Persons who wish to recommend an action other than that taken at the Committee Action Hearing may submit a public comment in accordance with Section of the CP28. The deadline for receipt of public comments is July 16, 2018. Public comments must be submitted online via cdpACCESS by 11:59 pm Pacific. Proposals, which receive a public comment, will be included on the Public Comment Hearing Agenda for Individual Consideration and voting by eligible voting members in accordance with Section of CP28.

7 Proposals, which do not receive a public comment or a successful assembly action, will be included in the consent agenda and be voted with a motion to sustain the action taken at the Committee Action Hearing. SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS ONLINE AT THE cdpACCESS WEBSITE: Please note: The word processing software utilized by cdpACCESS, for submittal of public comments, does not permit the use of the cut and paste feature from Word documents. ICC WEBSITE While great care has been exercised in the publication of this document, errata may occur. Errata will be posted on the Current Code Development Cycle Website. ERRATA TO THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARING RESULTS Code change E155-15 is noted in the Committee Action Hearing results as having received an assembly motion for As Submitted.

8 While an assembly motion was made, it did not receive a second. As such, the motion failed and the Assembly Action noted in this report is None . MODIFICATIONS BY PUBLIC COMMENT Section of CP28 allows modifications to be proposed by a public comment to a code change proposal for consideration at the Public Comment Hearing. For the modification to be considered at the Public Comment Hearing, the public comment must request Approval as Modified with the specific modification included in the 2018 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARING ii public comment. In accordance with Section , the modification must be within the scope of the original code change proposal, committee action or successful assembly action.

9 PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING CONSIDERATION In summary, the items that will be on the PCH agenda for Individual Consideration and action are: changes that received a successful Assembly Action (CP28 Section ); changes that received a public comment (CP28 Section ).Following the Public Comment Hearings, the results of the Individual Consideration Agenda will be the basis for the Online Governmental Consensus Vote to determine the final action on these proposals (CP28 Section ). The Online Governmental Consensus Vote is scheduled to start approximately two weeks after the conclusion of the Public Comment Hearings. cdpACCESS UPDATE Current 2018 Group A Cycle Public comment submittal assistance will be provided on the cdpACCESS webpage.

10 We will be posting a video tutorial, which outlines the navigation steps, as well as holding webinars. A webinar schedule will be posted. 20 19 Group B Cycle The deadline for Group B code change proposal submittals is January 7, 2019. When cdpACCESS is open for Group B submittals, a notice will be posted on our website. Be sure to consult the 2018/2019 ICC Code Development Schedule on page iii for the applicable codes and important scoping information. ICC continues to receive feedback from users. Be sure to visit the Support Options on the cdpACCESS webpage for more information. ELECTRONIC VOTER VALIDATION REMINDER (September 24, 2018 deadline) Attention all Governmental Member Voting Representatives: If your Primary Representative has not validated your voting credentials for 2018, there s still time.