HomeMy WebLinkAbout017 - 06/13/1925 - AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 030, 1924, RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE AND PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 1925,
BEING AN ENIERGMY ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 30, 1924, REIA TING TO
BUILDING COIE FUR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AND PROVIDING RULES
AND REGUTA TIONS THEREUNDER.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
Section 1. The first paragraph of Section 3 of Part I of Ordinance
No, 30, 1924, entitled: "Permits - For Construction or Alteration" shall be
amended by adding thereto, at the conclusion thereof, the following-
"Permits for residence and private garages may be issued upon information
furnished to the Building Inspector, upon application blanks or other
suitable blank forms, without plans and specifications being submitted
therefor."
The s9cond paragraph of Section 3 of Part I of Ordinance No. 30,
1924, entitled "Notice to Demolish," shall be amended by adding thereto,
at the conclusion thereof, the following: "Provided, however, small
buildings on residence property outside the fire district, not used for
habitation, may be demolished by the owner or any person authorized by him,
without notice to the Building Inspector."
The last paragraph of Section 3 of Part I of Ordinance No, 30, 1924,
entitled: "Revocation" is hereby repealed, and the following substituted
therefor-, "The Building Inspector may revoke any permit or approval
issued under the provisions of this code, on finding improper construction
or workmanship being carried on, in violation of the code, or any false
statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application on
which the permit or approval was bafed4
Section 2. Section 4 of Part I of Ordinance No. 30, 1924, entitled.-
"Certificate of Occupancy" is hereby repealed.
of Ordinance No. 30, 1924,
Section 3. Section 6 of Part I/entitled: "The Building Inspector"
is hereby amended by adding thereto paragraph 3 as follows- "The Building
Inspector under this code shall not engage in the designing, planning or
construction of buildings, with or without profit, and shall give his
whole and undivided time to the duties of the office of Building Inspector
as set forth in this code."
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Section 4. Paragraph A of Section 8 of Part I of Ordinance No. 30,
1924, entitled: "Peas for Permits" is hereby amended to read as follows* "or
moving habitable buildings or structures within the area of any one lot, $1.00.P
Paragraph D of Section 8 of Part I of Ordinance No. 30, 1924, is
hereby amended to read as follows! "For the raising, lowering or underpinning
of any habitable building or structure, $1.00."
Paragraph R of section 8 of Part I of Ordinance No. 30, 1924, is hereby
amended to read as follows*, "For permits to wreck habitable buildings or
structures outside the fire limits, or any building or structure inside the
fire limits, the fee shall be $1,00 plus 5 cents per 1000 cubic feet of the
contents of the building or structure."
Section 5. section 16 of Part II of Ordinance No. 30, 1924, is
hereby amended by adding thereto, at the conclusion thereof, the following
paragraph to ba known as 16A: "No frame building shall be hereafter erected to
be used for habitation unless it be covered with boxing over the studding,
either of shiplap or sheeting securely nailed at each bearing, than rosin
sized building paper or tar felt, and than siding* If walls are to receive
stucco, tbay shall either be treated as above stated, witjl metal lath over the
paper, or if patent lath board is used, No. 2 tar felt is first to be used,
securely fastened to the studding, and than the patent lath board applied.
If patent stuccos are need, it shall not be less than ' Inch over the lath, and
if cement stucco is used, over metal lath, its thickness shall be 314 inch."
Section 6. Section 28 of Part III of Ordinance No. 30, 1924, entitled:
"Buildings permitted of frame construction outside of the fire limits" is ha`reby
amended by adding thereto at the conclusion thereof, the following: "Office
buildings and warehouses in class N under 40 feet in height, may be built
fire resistivd inside of the fire limits."
Section 7. section 35 of Part V of Ordinance No. 30, 1924, entitled
"Foundation Wells" is hereby amended by adding thereto, at the conclusion
thereof the following paragraph to be ]mown as 5: "Six inch poured concrete
walls with footings 12 inches wide and 6 inches thick may be used for one
Story residences with 7 foot basements. The length of this well to be
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determined by the BL ding Inspector, upon the conditions of the location in
which it is used "
Section 8 Section 42 of Part VI of Ordinance No 30, 1924 is hereby
repealed and the following substituted therefor "Mortar for Rally Footings,
foundatioze and all walls shall be laid in lime cement mortar Columns and
pilasters, where heavy loads occur, shall be laid in cement mortar Curtain
walls may be laid in lime mortar Where walls are required to be water proof,
they shall be laid in cement mortar, with 15 per cent of hydrated lime •
Section 9 Paragraph 4 of Section 43 of Part VI of Ordinance No 30,
1924s, is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor
DWELLING HOUSE CLASS
Brick Bearing Malls
Stories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 /33 v
B 13 3 9
3 13 13 9
4 17 13 13 9
d 17 17 13 13 9
6 17 17 17 13 1$ 9
7 21 17 17 17 13 13 9
8 21 21 17 17 17 13 13 9
Section 10 Paragraph 1 of Section 152 of Part %VIII of Ordinance No
30, 1924, entitled "Chimney and Flues" is hereby repealed, and the following
substituted therefor "All chimneys hereafter erected shall be of brick or stone
laid in lime cement mortar with not more than 15 per cent hydrated lime,
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reinforced concrete or other approved/combustible material, extending at least 3
feet above the point of contact with a flat roof or 2 feet above the ridge of
a pitch roof and shall be properly capped with terra Gotta'� stone, cast iron or
other approved incombustible weather proof material No chimneir shall be
supported by combustible material No chimney shall be leaned more than
4 inches in attic space "
Paragraphs four and five of Section 152 of Part %PIII of Ordinance No
30, 1924, entitled "Chimneys and Flues" use hereby repealed and the following
substituted therefor "Every smoke flue contained in a chimney hereafter
erected shall have an area of at least 64 gquare inches, and unless required to
be lined with fire brick, shall be plastered smooth its entire height with
lime cement mortar
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The eleventh pv-zgraph of Section 152 of Part x I of Ordinance No 30,
1924, is"herebp reps aled,TaudL'the foilo*i.njo substfbu(ted47lthereToriintterior
metal smoke flues for boilers, large cooking ranges, and similar heating devices,
.APhaA1L1Jbe of approveAlp axis truoticmn andf suppo"rtedalon approved mr bofiry aduadations,
and shall have a clearance of at least 4 inches from an outside incombustible
wa 1 „J1 Such,,fluesa sha}ll be constructedvof metals %1veaviMtheb.followingdtables
according to size Diameter 29 to 27 inches Nat 10 U S Geugs
.e ?A-W's "A-t n 26 to 22 M 'ONo tr12 Larutv,, "
"t,lio 21 to'"16 'I" asN0 %4 " -sa "
112-1 t'V 17 ton 15 ),A lA Nd 1`6 " n it "
"r too ' 114 tofi12 Tim No ls�"
ll to-110 -at" a6No 29 "
All furnace flue connections..•and flues under 110 inches to be No 24 U S Gauge "
a A Z r - y t ,rye-d W 49 AA, ... lw .+ tvi t w )s` -It7 F -4 Ji� �
Section 11 Section 155 of Part XVIII of Ordinance No 30, 1924, is
hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor "Hot Air Pipes and
Registers All stone or brick hot air flues shall be lined with tin or other
suitable sheet metal, or burnt clay pipe Horizontal hot air furnace pipes
shall be placed and run in a nt=er that will give the most efficient service,
and shall be covered with one layer of 12 pound asbestos paper, and where
passing through combustible partitions shall be covered vAth three layers
of 12 pound asbestos paper, or a metal sleeve constructed to maintain a quarter
inch air space on all sides of the pipe Where the hot air pipe comes in
contact with combustible floor and ceiling joists they shall be protected in
the s ame manner or by other methods approved by the Building Inspector Cold
air ducts for hot air furnaces shall be made of incombustible material, and
where run under the surface of the floor surrounded by masonry Ovalle, the floor
of the cold air ducts shall be finished with a 2 inch cement f;oor Hot air
pipes where passing through combustible partitions or floors shall be double
tin pipes, standard practice, or covered with 2 layers of 12 pound asbestos
paper No hot air pipe shall be placed in a wooden stud partition or in a wood
enclosure that is a direct connection A portion of the pipe shall be made
horizontal either by taking the pipe off the opposite side of the furnace or by
using elbows Hot air pipes in closets shall be the double standard practice
pipe, or covered with 3 layers of 12 pound asbestos paper Where double tin
pipes are used, they shall be open at the bottom, and closed at the top Every
furnace shall have one hot air pipe without valve or louvers A register
located over a brick furnace shall be supported by a brick abaft built up from
the cover of the hot air chamber Said shaft shall be lined with a metal pipe
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and no woodwork shall be within 2 inches of the outer face of the shaft The
register boxes shall be of metal and be of double tin standard practice, or
covered with 2 layers of 12 pound asbestos paper All hot air furnace pipes
horizontal or vertical shall be securely fastened together by riveting, seaming
or other method approved by the Building Inspector "
Section 12 Section 156 of Part %9III of Ordinance No 30, 1924, is
hereby repealed, and the following substituted therefor "Steam and Hot BBter
Pipes/ No steam or hot water pipe shall be run through walls, partitions or
floors without provisions made for expansion Where passing through partitions,
metal expansion sleeves shall be used, provided wLth a close fitting metal
cap, on either side of the floor or partition All wooden boxes or casings
enclosing a steam or hot water heating pipe or wooden covers to recesses in
walls in which steam or hot water heating pipes are placed shall be lined
with metal Steam and hot water pipe covering shall be of incombustible
material "
Section 13 Section 158A of Part %VIII of Ordinance No 300 1924,
is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor "Applications -
Permits Before any heating work is started, except in case of minor repairs
or leaks, the parson, firm or corporation, responsible for such work shall file
with the Building Inspector an application for a permit for each separate job,
giving street, number and the name of the owner of the premises Such permit
shall be issued only on the order of the Building Inspector, who shall be
furnished with plans, drawings, specifications or description of the proposed
work The applicant shall pay the sum of fifty cents upon the issuing of any
such permit, authorising work upon not more than six registers or radiators,
and the sum of five cents for each additional fixture The Building Inspector
must be notified by the person doing such work when the work is ready for
inspection and all work must be left uncovered and convenient for examination
until inspected and approved In case of any violation of this regulation
the permit granted for the work may Is revoked upon the order of the Building
Inspector, and upon notice of said revocation being given, all heating work on
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said building must cease Any person violating any of the provisions of this
section shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars
for each offense
Section 14 Section 158B of Part XVIII of Ordinance No 30, 1924s,
entitled "Licenses" is hereby repealed.
Section 15 Section 158C of Part %PIII of Ordinance No 30, 1924,
entitled "License Fee - Bond" is hereby repealed
Section 16 The first paragraph of Group II of Section 174 of Ordinance
No 30, 1924, entitled "Spans for Roof Rafters, Uniformly Loaded" is hereby
repealed, and the following substituted therefor
SPANS FOR ROOF RAFS, UNIFORMLY LOADED
Inclination of 1/5 pitch to 1/2 pitch
Roof covering 8 lbs per eq f t (OVU4 11)
Mazimum allowable lengths
betwe§n6supports determined by bending
For extreme For extreme
Fibre stress Fibre stress
Spacing of of 900 lbs of 1000 The
Size of '',-t rz Rafters Determined per sq in in per sq in in
Rafters center to by Deflection Bending Bending
(nominal) center in of 1/360 of Use this Use this
in inches inches span Column Column
Ft In Ft In Ft In
2x4 12 6 6 7 2 7 6
16 5 11 6 2 6 6
2z6 12 10 0 10 11 11 6
16 9 1 9 7 10 1
24 7 6 8 0 8 5
US 12 13 3 14 5 15 3
16 12 1 12 8 13 3
2x10 12 16 8 18 1 19 1
16 15 10 15 10 16 8
Section 174 of Part MI of Ordinance No 30, 1924, is hereby amended by
adding thereto at the conclusion thereof "25 per cent increase may be made to
all tables for spans in residence work onlyt, and 10 per cent increase may be made
to other buildings, under certain conditionsp with the approval of the Building
InsISector
Section 17 Paragraph 3 of Section 175 of Part M III of Ordinance No
30, 1924, is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor "The
National Electrical Code as now existing, and with all future modifications
thereof, is hereby made a part of this ordinance, except that concealed atting
know as the "knob and tube" system, shall be permitted in residences and in
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private garages Meters, house services, and meter connections shall be located,
installed and connected satisfactorily to the Building Inspector a
Section 18 Section 176 of Part MaII of Ordinance No 30, 1924, is
hereby repealed, and the following substituted therefor ",applications - Permits
Before any electrical sons truction work is started, si tber the ins tallation of
new apparatus or the repairing of apparatus already in use, the person or
corporation responsible for such work shall file with the Building Inspector an
application for a permit describing in detail the material and appliances
Intended to be used Such application shall give the location of the work
by street and number and shall be countersigned by the person Hadar whose
supervision the work is to be done and if found proper and conforming to the
rules and regulations contained herein, a permit shall be issued by the
Building Inspector No such work shall be done unless under the supervision
of a duly qualified person "
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Section 19 Section 176/of Part XXIII of Ordinance No 30, 1924,
entitled "Licenses - Bonde" is hereby repealed, and the following substituted
therefor "Licenses 0 Bonds No person, firm or corporation shall be granted
a permit or engage in the business of installing electrical wires or appliances
or electrical apparatus of any nature, kind or description, inside of or on arW
building or buildings within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Collins
(except central stations, power houses, substations or car barnst for the
purpose of transmitting or utilizing electrical current for light, heat or
power or electrical signal systems or other purposes, unless such person, firm
or corporation shall have given bond and received license as herein provided
Amy person, firm or corporation desiring to obtain such license shall make
application in writing to the City Cou*o&1, stating his name, place of
business, and asking to become a licensed electrician, which application shall
be accompanied by good and sufficient bond in the penal sum of $1000 oo with
a surety company as surety, conditioned that all electrica} work installed by
said person, firm or corporation or his or its employees shall be in accordance
with the requirements of the ordinance of the City of Fort Collins, and such
application shall be accompanied by an annual licenser fee of $100 oo, and upon
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the granting of such license by the City Council the same may be issued to the
person entitled thereto "
Section 201 Section 177 of Part M II of Ordinance No 303, 1924,
entitled "Registered Electricians" is hereby repealed
Section 21 Section 180 of Part XXIII of Ordinance No 30, 1924,
entitled "Fees for Permits and Inspection," is hereby repealed and the
following substituted therefor- "Fees for Permits and Inspection The fees
for the inspection of the wiring or equipment of any building or of any
electrical apparatus to be paid to the City Clerk by the owner, agent or
person in control thereof, for the use of said City, shall be as follows
Permits for all electrical work except electric signs and electric fixtures $ 50
Wiring for incandescent lighting, for first 5 outlets . 1 00
(plus 5 cents per additional outlet,switches to be ircluded as outlets)
Wiring for are lighting, motion picture or stereopticon 1 00
(plus 25 cents per outlet, switches to be included as outlets)
Motors 50
(plus 5 cents per H P or 746 watts or fraction thereof)
Fixture hanging 50
(plus 5 cents per fixture)
Electric signs, exceeding 1 globe 3 00
(plus $1 00 payable in advance annually thereafter)
Fbr inspection of all electrical apparatus or equipment for Which no fee is
herein specifically prescribed, the charge for inspection shall be $1 00 plus
not to exceed 75 cents per hour for the time actually consumed by each
inspector engaged in making the test or inspection "
Section 22 Section 209 of Part 7M0 of Ordinance No 30 1924,
entitled "License fee for Master Plumbers - Bond" is hereby repealed and
the following substituted therefor "Before any master plumber's license shall
be granted by said City Clerk, there shall be deposited with the City Clerk an
annual license fee of $25 00 and every person so applying for such license shall
file with the City Clerk, a petition, in writing, stating his name, place of
business, and wing to become a licensed master plumber and said petition
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shall be accompanied.by a bond to, the City in the sum of $1,000 00 with a
surety company as surety to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties required by ordinance, rule or regulation
of the Building Inspector, and that he will suitably guard and protect any
excavations, or obstructions, and defend, save and keep harmless the City of
and from all actions, suits, costs, damages, and edpenses which shall or =a may
at any time happen or come to it for or on account of any injury or damage
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received or sustained by achy person, oaused/tbe negligence or from any
unfaithful or inadequate work done under his license "
Section 23 Section 210 of Pest SXIV of Ordinance No 30, 1924,
entitled "License fee for Journeyman Plwnber," is hereby repealed
Section 24 The provisions of this ordinance shall appear in their
proper places in Ordinance No 30, 1924, when the same is printed and
published in the Code of the City of Fort Collins
Section 25 Wherever herein reference is made to Ordinance No 30,
1924, it shall be understood to mean Ordinance No 30 of the Series d 1924
Section 26 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict v4 th
this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided that this repeal shall not
apply to any ordinance or part of ordinance not necessarily in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance, and provided further, that this repeal
shall not be construed to affect any suit or proceeding now pending, or
causes of action now accrued or existing
Section 27 In the opinion of the City Council an emergency exists
for the preservation of the public health, peace and safety and this ordinance
shall take effect upon its passage and publication under and by virtue of the
authority contained in Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Char t-r
Introduced, read at length d adopted b the unanimous vote of all
members of the City Council this /3 day of A D 1925
ATTEST Commissioner of Safety d Ex-Offic Mayor
City Clark
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF LARI0ER )
I, A J ROSENOW, City Clerk of the City of Fort
Collins, do hereby certify and declare that the foregoing ordinance consisting
of twenty-seven (27) sections was duly proposed and read at length at a
ragular meeting of the City Council bold on the 13 day of
A D 1925, and was duly adopted and ordered published in the Fort Collins
Express-Courier, a daily newspaper, by the unanimous vote of all the members
of the City Council, as an emergency ordinance, in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of Article IP of the City Charter, and
thereafter and on to-wit the 17 day of / z S , said
Ordinance No / 7 was duly published in t Fort Collins Expreas-
Couriar, a daily newspaper published in the City of Fort Collins,
Colorado
IN WITNESS WMREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and affimad the seal of said City this day of
A D 1925
City Clerk
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