Form revised February 12March 16, 2004

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Planning and Development	Maureen Traxler/233-3892	Barbara Gangwer/616-0768

Legislation Title:

An ordinance relating to Building Construction Codes; adding a new Chapter 22.420, the Seattle Fuel Gas Code, to the Seattle Municipal Code; adopting Chapters 2 through 8 and amending Chapters 2, Definitions; Chapter 3, General Regulations; Chapter 4, Gas Piping Installations; Chapter 6, Specific Appliances; and Chapter 7, Gaseous Hydrogen Systems of the 2003 International Fuel Gas Code; and adding a new Chapter 1 related to administration, permitting and enforcement.

· Summary of the Legislation:

Adopts the International Fuel Gas Code with Seattle amendments.

· Background: (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

This bill is one of six related ordinances that adopt the International Building, Residential, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, and Fire codes, and Seattle amendments to the Washington State Energy Code. The International Codes are model codes adopted pursuant to RCW 19.27.031. DPD is proposing amendments to the Building, Residential, Mechanical and Fuel Gas codes; the Fire Department is proposing amendments to the Fire Code.

This ordinance has been reviewed by the Construction Codes Advisory Board and other industry experts. Most of the proposed amendments are currently in force as part of the 1997 Seattle Mechanical Code, which will be replaced by this ordinance and the Fuel Gas Code.

Adoption will have minimal fiscal impact on the City, but will have variable impact on the cost of construction for property owners and developers.

·Please check one of the following:

__X__ This legislation does not have any financial implications. (Stop here and delete the remainder of this document prior to saving and printing.)

____ This legislation has financial implications. (Please complete all relevant sections that follow.)

Appropriations: This table should reflect appropriations that are a direct result of this legislation. In the event that the project/ programs associated with this ordinance have appropriations that were, or will be, received because of previous or future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes section below.

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2004 Appropriation	2005 Anticipated Appropriation
TOTAL

*See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.

Notes:

Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement: Resulting From This Legislation: This table should reflect revenues/reimbursements that are a direct result of this legislation. In the event that the issues/projects associated with this ordinance/resolution have revenues or reimbursements that were, or will be, received because of previous or future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes section below the table.

Fund Name and Number	Department	Revenue Source	2004 Revenue	2005 Revenue
TOTAL

Notes:

Total Regular Positions Created Or Abrogated Through This Legislation, Including FTE Impact: This table should only reflect the actual number of positions created by this legislation In the event that positions have been, or will be, created as a result of previous or future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes section below the table.

Position Title and Department*		Fund Name	Fund Number	Part-Time/ Full Time	2004 Positions	2004 FTE	2005 Positions**	2005 FTE**
	TOTAL

* List each position separately

** 2005 positions and FTE are total 2005 position changes resulting from this legislation, not incremental changes. Therefore, under 2005, please be sure to include any continuing positions from 2004

Notes:

·Do positions sunset in the future? (If yes, identify sunset date):

Spending/Cash Flow: This table should be completed only in those cases where part or all of the funds authorized by this legislation will be spent in a different year than when they were appropriated (e.g., as in the case of certain grants and capital projects). Details surrounding spending that will occur in future years should be provided in the Notes section below the table.

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2004 Expenditures	2005 Anticipated Expenditures
TOTAL

* See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.

Notes:

·What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation? (Estimate the costs to the City of not implementing the legislation, including estimated costs to maintain or expand an existing facility or the cost avoidance due to replacement of an existing facility, potential conflicts with regulatory requirements, or other potential costs if the legislation is not implemented.)

·What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives? (Include any potential alternatives to the proposed legislation, such as reducing fee-supported activities, identifying outside funding sources for fee-supported activities, etc.)

·Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements: (If yes, what public hearings have been held to date, and/or what plans are in place to hold a public hearing(s) in the future.)

·Other Issues (including long-term implications of the legislation):

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