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INTRODUCED BY Mr. Glickert DATE: September 23, 2013 <br /> BILL NO 9205 ORDINANCE NO 6937 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.02 "ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE" <br /> OF TITLE 15 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, <br /> MISSOURI BY PERTAINING TO THE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. <br /> WHEREAS, the International Code Council, Inc. is the organization known to be <br /> an industry standard for codes; and <br /> WHEREAS, the International Code Council, Inc. reviews, proposes, develops <br /> and publishes model codes for adoption by municipalities; and <br /> WHEREAS, the International Energy Conservation Code, 2012 Edition as >. <br /> published by the International Code Council, Inc. is the most widely adopted and utilized <br /> energy code for state and local governments; and <br /> } <br /> WHEREAS, the Insurance Services Organization (ISO) rates municipalities <br /> based on how current the municipality is with the latest model codes and, thus, a better <br /> rating can decrease insurance premiums paid by the citizens of the municipality; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal government, through legislation, requires State <br /> compliance with the International Energy Conservation Code in order to obtain future <br /> Federal funding; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Green Practices Commission of University City, charged with <br /> developing strategies for sustainability including energy efficiency, supports the <br /> adoption of the International Energy Conservation Code; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of University City (the "City") desires to amend Chapter <br /> 15.02 "Energy Conservation Code" of Title 15 of the Municipal Code in compliance with <br /> the requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code in compliance with <br /> State and Federal law as well as in order to attain a higher rating with the ISO and <br /> decreased insurance premiums for citizens of the City. <br /> 1 <br />