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;.; 3.9 Building Codes I In 2002-2003, the City of San Marcos began the process of updating from the 2000 International Building Code to the Unified Development Code. Currently the City of San Marcos has adopted the 2000 International Building Code Building and Fire Codes and the National Electrical Code ] 999 (NEC ] 999). The City of San Marcos building codes and enforcement policies have not been evaluated by the Insurance Services Office; therefore, there has not been a Building Code Effectiveness Grading System (BCEGS) grade identified for the City of San Marcos. The City has seven (7) full time inspectors that are cross trained for Building and Fire inspections. Hays County has adopted Life Safety 101 but like most Texas Counties, does not have legal authority to adopt building codes. None of the other incorporated communities in Hays County have adopted a building code and therefore have not received a Building ~ode Effectiveness Grading System (BCEGS) grade. The City of San Marcos has an elaborate building permit and inspection process with forms and instructions posted on the city website at www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us. The City requires payment of a $100.00/development acre site development permit fee required to initiate the permit and inspection process. The City of San Marcos administers a $10.00 floodplain permit fee. Based on the City of San Marcos Annual Report for 2002, the City conducted building and fire inspections on new construction valued at $] 32,000,000. The City of San Marcos 2002 I Building Permit breakdowns are: . 74% Apartments and Townhomes ] 4% Residential 6% Commercial 6% Repairs and Maintenance 0.27% Public Buildings 3.10 Floodplain Management Programs Section 2.3.8 and Table 8 identifies the seven (7) Hays County communities that participate in the NFIP. Each of the participating communities has adopted flood damage prevention ordinances that meet FEMA's minimum NFIP requirements. The City of San Marcos, the largest incorporated community in Hays County, has adopted Ordinance 98, "Floods", that contains sections dated from 1970 through June] 5, ] 999. The results of the April 25, 2003 City of San Marcos Community Assistance Visit (CA V), conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, revealed that no variances have been issued by the City in the past four (4) years since Laurie Anderson, PE, Director of Environmental and Engineering and the current Floodplain Manager, assumed her duties. The City of San Marcos has been designated as a Community Rating System (CRS) Class 7 I Community by FEMA. During the CA V, the City of San Marcos pointed out a major problem where the Texas Attorney General has rendered a legal opinion that the City of San Marcos has Ha)'s Counl~', Texas Mitigation Plan 103