CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S R-18-18 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton and Patrick Davis
RESOLUTION
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C/S Directing The Planning Department To Convene A Committee Of Public And Private Entities To Conduct An Analysis Of The 2018 International
Energy Conservation
Code With Intentions To Replace The Currently Adopted 2009
Energy Conservation
Code (Benton, Davis)
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DIRECTING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO CONVENE A COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL
ENERGY CONSERVATION
CODE WITH INTENTIONS TO REPLACE THE CURRENTLY ADOPTED 2009
ENERGY CONSERVATION
CODE.
WHEREAS, the State of New Mexico regularly updates their Uniform Administrative
Code to be consistent with the International
Code; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque regularly updates their Uniform Administrative
Code to be consistent with the State of New Mexico's adopted building
codes; and
WHEREAS, when the City replaced its own
Energy Conservation
Code with the 2009 New Mexico
Energy Conservation
Code via O-11-65, the argument was made that the state
code was more aligned with best practices than the city
code; and
WHEREAS, of all the sections in the City's Uniform Administrative
Code, the
Energy Conservation
Code is the most outdated portion; and
WHEREAS, the City and the State of New Mexico utilize the 2009 International
Energy Conservation
Code; and
WHEREAS, the International
Code Council has now adopted a 2018 International
Energy Conservation
Code; and
WHEREAS, the City has made several policy decisions over the last few years to become a more
energy-efficient city; and
WHEREAS, there was discussion at the April 17, 2017 City Council meeting that a participatory process with various stakeholders would be the best path forward in adopting an updated
energy conservation
code; and
WHEREAS, at the April 17, 2017 City Council meeting ...
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