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HomeMy WebLinkAbout051 - 11/07/1974 - RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOV ORDINANCE NO 51, 1974 BEING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COL0RADO, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THERETO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1973 EDITION, OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, TOGETHER WITH THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1973 EDITION, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, IN CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENT THEREWITH AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID BUILDING CODE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 Adoption Pursuant to the power and authority conferred on the City Council of the City of Fort Collins by Chapter 139, Article 34, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1963, as amended, and Article II, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, there is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Fort Collins, by reference thereto, the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition, together with the Uniform Building Code Standards, 1973 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California, 90601, all to have the same force and effect as if set forth herein in every particular The subject matter of the adopted codes includes comprehensive provisions and standards regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings and structures for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and general welfare Section 2 Amendments and Deletions The Uniform Building Code, 1973, hereby adopted is hereby amended and changed in the following ° respects a Section 204 thereof is hereby deleted and the following sub- stituted therefor "Sec 204(a) In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials or alternate methods of con- struction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of the provisions of this Code, there shall be and is hereby created a Building Board of Appeals consisting of five (5) members who are quaiified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction In addition to such five members, the Chief Building Inspector and the Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau shall be ex officio members of the Board without vote The Chief Building Inspector shall act as Secretary of the Board "Sec 204(b) The five (5) members of the Building Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the City Council and shall serve for a term of four years (4) at the pleasure of the Council Members shall serve without pay The appointment of any member may be terminated for non- attendance to duties and for cause The members of the Building Board of Appeals heretofore in existence are hereby appointed as members of the Building Board of Appeals herein created to serve until their terms on the said former Building Board of Appeals would have expired "Sec 204(c) Whenever the Chief Building Inspector or other administrative official of the City charged with the enforcement of building regulations (but specifically not to include the zoning laws of the City of Fort Collins) refuses to issue a building permit for the reason that the proposed building or structure does not comply with the building regulations of the City, the person applying for the permit may file with the Building Board of Appeals a request for relief from the decision of the Chief Building Inspector, stating that the refusal to issue the building permit to him was based on an erroneous interpretation of the building regulations The Building Board of Appeals shall hear and decide all appeals made to it and shall have the duty to authorize and direct the Chief Building Inspector to issue a permit only under the following circumstances " (1) When the Board determines that the interpreta- tion of the building regulations of the City by the Building Inspector was in fact erroneous 11(2) When the Board determines that the alternate design, alternate materials, and/or alternate methods of construction requested by the applicant are in fact equivalent to those prescribed by the Code considering quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, safety and all other pertinent factors "Sec 204(d) The Building Board of Appeals shall require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to substan- tiate my claims that may oe micle regarding the design, alternate materials or alternate methods Unless specifically extended by the Board, the authorization for any variance shall be valid for not more t} an six (6) Months from the -2- date granted "Sec 204(e) Persons desiring to appeal a decision of the Chief Building Inspector to the Building Board of Appeals shall, at the time of making such appeal, pay to the Director of Finance a docket fee in the amount of Ten Dollars ($10 00) Written notice of hearings shall be given to all parties concerned at least three (3) days prior to the hearing or by mailing the same to such party's last known address by regular mail The Board shall from time to time adopt such additional rules and regulations as it deems necessary and advisable for the conduct of its hearings and for carrying out the provisions hereof "Sec 204(f) A quorum of three (3) regularly appointed members shall be necessary for any meeting of the Building Board of Appeals and the affirmative vote of at least three (3) regularly appointed members shall be necessary to authorize any action of the Board The said Board may exercise any power or perform any duty regardless of whether the number of qualified members appointed to the Board shall at any time be less than five (S) " b Table No 3-A entitled Building Permit Fees, contained in Section 303(a) is amended by deleting therefrom the first line of said table which reads as follows " TOTAL VALUATION FEE $1 00 to $500 00 $5 00 " and by substituting therefor the following " TOTAL VALUATION FEE "Less than $20 00 No fee-Permit is required $20 00 to $500 00 $5 00 " c Section 407 is amended by deleting therefrom the definition of family and by substituting therefor the following "FAMILY is an individual or two or more persons related by blood or marriage or an unrelated group of not more than three persons living together in a dwelling unit " (All of the other definitions in Section 407 remain unchanged d Section 1310(a) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following "Whenever practical such detectors shall be operated from the electrical wires of the structure in preference to batteries e Section 1413 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following "Whenever practical such detectors shall be operated from the electrical wires of the structure Ti Pzete, en.e to batteries f Section 1707 is amended by inserting new sections (b) and (c) as follows -3- N "(b) General Mechanical units, ducts, piping or structures shall not be installed, replaced or reset on roofs without being properly supported by curbs, pads, bases, or piers which shall be flashed to the roofing in a watertight manner All unsupported sections of mechanical equipment shall be a minimum of twelve inches (1211) above the plane of the roof so that they will not obstruct the re-roofing process Mechanical units shall mean heating, air handling, refrigeration and ventilating equipment including fans, blowers and similar types of equipment Units shall be so located that proper drainage from the roof will not be blocked or impeded "(c) Weatherproofing Roof Openings Roof openings surrounded by curbs shall be sheathed over solid and covered with a minimum of 26 gauge metal or equal All seams and mitre corners shall be riveted and soldered in a watertight manner Such curbs shall be a minimum of nine (9) inches in height " and b reletterin the existing sections b and c as d and a respectively Y g g ( ) ( ) C ) C ) , p Y g Section 1711 (b) is amended by changing Exception 1 Contained therein to read as follows "1 In Group I and J occupancies the access and clear width of water closet compartments may be 30 inches and the clear space in front of the toilet stool may be 24 inches Grab bars need not be provided in such occupancies nor in Group H occupancy apartment houses " h Section 1716 is changed and amended to read as follows "Sec 1716 All unenclosed floor and roof openings, open and glazed sides of landings and ramps, balconies or porches which are more than 30 inches above grade, and roofs used for other than service of the building shall be protected by a guardrail Guardrails shall be not less than 42 inches in height Open guardrails, stair and ramp railings shall have intermediate rails or an ornamental pattern such that a sphere nine (9) inches in diameter cannot pass through The height of stair railings on the open sides of the stairs may be as specified in Sec 3305(1) in lieu of guardrails Ramps shall, in addition, have handrails as required by Sec 3306(e) "Exceptions 11(1) Guardrails need not be provided on the loading side of loading docks -4- "(2) In group I and J-1 Occupancies handrails may be raised to 36 inches above the nosing of treads 11(3) In group I and J-1 Occupancies guardrails may be lowered to 36 inches in height 11(4) Interior guardrails within individual dwellings or guest units of group H occupancies may be 36 inches in height 1 Section 2305(c) is amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the second paragraph thereof "Design snowloading shall be thirty (30) pounds per square foot " j Table 29-A--entitled Foundations for Stud Bearing Walls-- Minimum Requirements, which follows Section 2909 is amended to read as follows TABLE NO 29-A--FOUNDATIONS FOR STUD BEARING WALLS--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Number of Thickness of Width of Thickness Depth of Foundation Stories Foundation Wall Footing of Footing Below Natural (Inches) (Inches) (Inches) Surface of Ground Concrete- Solid nit and Finish Grade Masonry Inches) 1 8 8 16 8 30 2 8 8 20 10 30 3 10 10 24 12 30 "Note For the jurposes of Table 29-A only, 1 story means 1 roof load plus 1 floor load, 2 stories means 1 roof load plus 2 floor loads, 3 stories means 1 roof load plus 3 floor loads " k Section 3208 is amended by deleting therefrom the figures and letter 111707(b)"and by substituting therefor the figures and letters "1707(d)" 1 Section 6003 and Section 6004 are hereby deleted m Chapter 70 in the Appendix and all tables and figures pertaining thereto are hereby deleted Section 3 Definitions a Wherever the word "municipality" or "city" is used in the Uniform Building Code, it shall be held to mean the City of Fort Collins -5- f b Wherever the word "building official" is used in the Uniform Building Code, the term shall be held to mean the City Building Inspector, which term shall be synonymous with the Chief Building Inspector and shall include all his designated representatives Section 4 The following sections of the Uniform Building Code contain a penalty clause which is herewith set forth in full as required by Chapter 139, Article 34, Section 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, 1963, as amended, and Article II, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to-wit "Sec 205 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code "Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more then Three Hundred Dollars ($300 00) or by imprisonment of not more than Ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment " Section 5 Fire Zones Section 38-6 through 38-8 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins establishing fire zones are hereby made applicable to the Uniform Building Code herein adopted, and the fire zones therein created shall be the fire zones referred to in part IV of said Uniform Building Code Section 6 A public hearing on the adoption, by reference thereto of the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition, of the International Conference of Building Officials along with the amendments thereto and together with the Uniform Building Code Standards, 1973 Edition of the International Conference of Building Officials be, and the same hereby is, scheduled in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, at 5 30 o'clock P M on the 17th day of October, A D 1974, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice of said public meeting in the manner and style pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 139, Article 34, Sectior 3, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1963, as amended, and Article II, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins -6- 1 i Section 7 At least three copies of the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition, Volume 1, and the Uniform Building Code Standards, 1973 Edition, shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, at least fifteen (15) days preceding the date set herein and may be inspected by any interested persons during normal business hours After the public hearing thereon and final reading and adoption by reference, the Building Code as finally adopted shall be available for sale to the public through the office of the City Clerk at a price not to exceed the City's actual costs Section 8 If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or of the Building Code adopted hereby is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this ordinance or of said Building Code, and the City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and adopted said Building Code in each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid Section 9 Section 38-1 through 38-5 inclusive, of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby repealed, provided, however, that the repeal of said ordinance shall not revive any other section of any ordinance or ordinances heretofore repealed or superseded and provided further that such repeal shall not make lawful any violation of the ordinances hereby repealed and provided further that construction under any building permit heretofore taken out under the ordinance herein repealed may be continued in conformance with such repealed ordinance or if the owner thereof elects in conformance with the ordinance herein enacted Introduced, considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 19th day of September, A D 1974, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of November,A D 1974 ATTEST i Ci y Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading is 7th day of vem r A D 1974 ATTEST Assistant Mayor City Clerk -7-