HomeMy WebLinkAbout006 - 03/17/1976 - AMENDING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE ADOPTED BY THE ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 38 OF THE CITY CODE ORDINANCE NO 6 1976
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE ADOPTED BY THE ARTICLE
I OF CHAPTER 38 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
That Section 204 of the Uniform Building Code adopted by f
Article I of Chapter 38 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
be , and the same hereby is , amended by adding to said Section
204 at the end thereof the following
" In addition to the power to determine the suit-
ability of alternate materials and methods of
construction and to provide interpretations of
the Code , the Board of Appeals shall have the
power upon application of a property owner to
authorize a variance from the requirements of `
Section 104 of this Code where the Board deter-
mines that the strict application of such require-
ments would result in peculiar and exceptional
practical difficulties or exceptional and undue
hardship upon the owner of the property provided
that the Board further determines that the vari -
ance applied for is reasonable in view of all of
the circumstances considered by the Board and
the construction pursuant to the variance would
not materially increase any hazard to life or
property In considering a request for such a
variance the Board shall consider the feasibility
of following the strict requirements of the Code ,
the use made or proposed to be made of the property,
if applicable , the historic significance of the
property , economic factors relating to the cost
of construction and any other factors which the
Board determines are of significance in connection
with the application for variance The overriding
consideration in all cases shall be the danger to
life or property , and the Board shall not approve
a variance in cases where significant hazards to
life or property will continue or be created "
Introduced considered favorably on first reading , and
ordered published this 2nd day of Marrh , A D 1976 ,
and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of
March , A D 1976
ATTEST
Mayor
C ty Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of k
March A D 1976
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City Clerk
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