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, premiums. For high-hazard uses, recovery of costs may occur within two to . three years. For low-hazard office and retail uses, recovery of costs may take seven to ten years. Mayor Obie asked about the impact of the ordinance. Mr. Reed said it would build additional fire protection into private buildings in the form of either more compartmentalization or fire-sprinkling in smaller buildings than required by the current ordinance. Mr. Reed said the size of building affected by this new ordinance will vary according to construction type and the occupancy classification. For most retail uses, buildings over 5,000 square feet will be required to comply with the new standards. Multi-family residential uses will be required to comply as well. Mr. Reed said multi-family dwellings over 15 units will be required to meet these standard under the new State Building Code in January 1989. Mr. Holmer asked how much construction costs would increase for buildings subject to the ordinance. Mr. Reed said building costs will increase by one to two percent. Mayor Obie asked Bill Johnston of BCAC to tell the council about the dialogue the committee had regarding this ordinance and how he views the ordinance as a member of the construction business. Mr. Johnston said members of BCAC felt the additional costs created by complying with the ordinance could be reimbursed over a period of time. He said the ordinance would apply mainly to buildings between 5,000 and 10,000 square feet. e Ms. Wooten asked what impact sprinklers would have on the attempt to construct new low-income housing. Mr. Cleland said in most cases to which the new ordinance would apply, the State Building Code will require sprinklering. Mr. Gleason added that because this is a Uniform Building Code issue, the Federal government typically requires that the current standards be met. For this reason, he felt new low-income housing would be required to have fire sprinklers whether or not the City adopts this ordinance. Mayor Obie asked whether existing uses would be required to meet the new standards when making modifications. Mr. Reed said if the use hazard classification of a building were changed, it would have to comply with the ordinance. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. There were no requests for recognition. Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. CB 3071--An ordinance for the adoption of Chapter 38 of the Oregon State Structural Specialty Code. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Council Bill 3071 was read the second time by council bill number only. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 26, 1988 Page 4