HomeMy WebLinkAbout099 - 09/21/2010 - AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2, OF THE CITY CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPEALING THE 2006 I ORDINANCE NO. 099, 2010,
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2, OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REPEALING THE 20061NTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSER VA TION CODE
AND ADOPTING THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL
ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC), WITH AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, since 1924, the City has reviewed, amended and adopted the latest
nationally recognized building standards available for the times; and
WHEREAS, upon recommendation of City staff, the City Council has determined
that it is in the best interests of the City to align the five interconnected basic construction
codes under one publication year; and
WHEREAS, the five interconnected basic construction codes are the International
Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code,
International Fuel Gas Code, and International Energy Conservation Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the 2009 publication year of
the five interconnected basic construction codes ought to be adopted and that their
counterpart codes previously adopted should be repealed both in order to align the
publication years of the codes and also because the 2009 publications contain
improvements in construction code regulation; and
WHEREAS, City staff has conducted a significant public outreach program,
working with the regulated construction industry and building professionals; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the five interconnected basic construction codes has
been presented to and recommended by the Affordable Housing Board, the Commission
on Disability, the Air Quality Advisory Board, the Natural Resources Advisory Board,
the Building Review Board, the Electric Board, the Landmark Preservation Commission
and the Water Board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the
citizens of the City that more stringent insulation rating requirements should be
established in order to conserve energy and reduce monthly utility bills; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the
health, safety and welfare of the City and its citizens that the 2006 INTERNATIONAL
ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, as amended be repealed and that in its place, the
2009 International Energy Conservation Code be adopted, with amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS as follows:
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Section 1. That Section 5-26(c) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) Pursuant to the power and authority conferred on the City Council by Section 31-
16-202, C.R.S., and Article II, Section 7 of the Charter, the City Council hereby repeals
the 2006International Energy Conservation Code (2006IECQ, and adopts as the energy
conservation code of the City the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (2009
IECQ published by the International Code Council, as amended by the City, which shall
have the same force and effect as though set forth in full herein and which shall apply
exclusively to the design and construction of all buildings that are classified as residential
buildings not more than three (3) stories above grade and their systems; new portions of
such existing buildings and their systems; and new systems and equipment in such
existing buildings, exclusive of detached one- and two-family dwellings, multiple single-
family dwellings (townhouses), for the purpose of establishing minimum requirements
for minimum energy efficiency.
Section 2. That Section 5-31 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-31 Amendments and deletions to code.
The 2009 International Energy Conservation Code adopted herein is hereby
amended in the following respects:
(1) Section 101.1 Title is amended to read as follows:
"101.1 Title. This code shall be known as the International Energy Conservation
Code of the City of Fort Collins and shall be cited as such. It is referred to herein as
`this code'.
(2) Section 103.6 Permits is added to read as follows:
"103.6 Permits. Procedures related to permits, required inspections, payment of fees
and obtaining required approvals shall be as set forth in Section 105, entitled
`Permits' of the adopted International Building Code."
(3)Section 109 Board of Appeals is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
11109.1 General. Appeals of decisions, determinations and interpretations of this code
shall be made pursuant to applicable provisions as set forth in Section 113, entitled
`Board of Appeals' of the adopted International Building Code."
(4)Section 110 Violations is added to read as follows:
11110.1 General. Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to
comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or
repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents
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or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the
provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor subject to the penalties
and fines pursuant to Section 1-15 of the Code of the City, punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000.00 dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding 180 days, or
both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due
notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense."
(5) Section 110.2 Work commencing before permit issuance is hereby added to read as
follows:
"110.2 Work commencing before permit issuance. In addition to penalties set forth
in 110.1 any person or firm who, before obtaining the necessary permit(s),
commences any construction of, or work on, a building, structure, electrical, gas,
mechanical or plumbing system that is not otherwise exempted from obtaining a
permit, shall be subject to a processing and penalty fee in addition to the standard
prescribed permit fee. Such additional fee shall be equal to the permit fee, except that
such fee shall not be less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for the first such violation.
A person or firm committing the same such violation repeatedly is subject to
processing and penalty fees equal to double the amount of the permit fee or double
the amount of the preceding violation, whichever is greater, for every same such
subsequent violation committed thereafter within any 180-day period. The foregoing
fees may be appealed to the City Manager pursuant to Chapter 2, Article VI of the
Code of the City."
(6)Section 301.4 Local Design Temperatures is added to read as follows:
"Exterior and interior local design parameters.
Winter Outdoor, Design Dry-bulb (OF) = 4
Winter Indoor, Design Dry-bulb ff) = 72
Summer, Outdoor Design Dry-bulb = 89 "
(OF)
Summer, Indoor, Design Dry-bulb (OF) = 75
Summer, Design Wet-bulb (OF) = 62
Degree days heating = 6368
Degree days cooling = 479
{For SI: °C= [(°F)-32]/1.8.)
Fort Collins is in Climate Zone 5."
(7) Section 403.2.1 Insulation is amended to read as follows:
"403.2.1 Insulation. (Mandatory) Supply ducts in attics shall be insulated to a
minimum of R-8. All other ducts shall be insulated to a minimum of R-6.
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EXCEPTION:
Ducts or portions thereof located completely inside the building thermal envelope."
(8)Section 502.2.4 Below grade walls is amended to read as follows:
"502.2.4 Below-grade walls. The minimum thermal resistance (R-value) of the
insulating material installed in, or continuously on, the below-grade walls shall R-10
and shall extend to a depth of 10 feet (3,048 mm) below the outside finish ground
level, or to the level of the floor, whichever is less."
(9)Section 502.2.6 Slabs on grade is amended to read as follows:
"502.2.6 Slabs on grade. The minimum thermal resistance (R-value) of the insulation
around the perimeter of unheated slab-on-grade floors shall be R-10 for 24 inches
below. The minimum thermal resistance (R-value) of the insulation around the
perimeter of heated slab-on-grade floors shall be as specified in Table 502.2(1). The
insulation shall be placed on the outside of the foundation or on the inside of a
foundation wall. The insulation shall extend downward from the top of the slab for a
minimum distance as shown in the table or to the top of the footing, whichever is less,
or downward to at least the bottom of the slab and then horizontally to the interior or
exterior for the total distance shown in the table.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th
day of September, A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final ge on the 21st day of
September, A.D. 2010.
Mayo
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21 st day of ptember, A.D. 2010.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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