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J t stated that they wanted the guidelines to be subjective to allow a developer to be creative when meeting the intent of the guidelines. Policies and Programs The City has policies and programs that can attract businesses to Hugo. These are items that the City wants businesses to know when they are searching for a place to locate. In addition to the items outlined above, staff shares these items during meetings with business owners. • One stop shop for stormwater management and wetland requirements (LGU) • Downtown Hugo TIF District • Willingness to discuss economic incentives • Grant opportunities • BR&E Program • Location from airports and interstates • Rail spur access • Low Taxes • Fiscal shape of the City • Rebuilding downtown • City owned property in downtown • Infrastructure improvements • Fastest growing city • Demographics • Good public schools • City amenities—Parks Programs • Quality developments 1306 Building Code Option The 1306 building code option requires can require all buildings in the City to be sprinkled for fire suppression. The City per a recommendation from the EDA opted out of adopting the 1306 building code option. The State building code still requires buildings of a certain size and occupancy to be fully sprinkled. This allows the businesses to have the option to sprinkler their building or not based on size and type of business. Continued Efforts The City continues to review and revise ordinances with the ORC as a continued effort to keep the City Code up to date. Below are the ordinances that are on the list to be reviewed and revised. Some of these regulations effect businesses and businesses will be taken into consideration as they are created and revised. Others will be added over time. • Parking • Landscaping Page 13