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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance-1980-0394INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMUIRER h!ERKL ORDINANCE NO. 394 Series of 1980 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTIONS 5-30 AND 5-32 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1979 EDITION, COPYRIGHT 1979, PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 5-30 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: The Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, copyright 1979, by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated into this article as though fully set forth herein as the Building Construction Code of the City of Wheat Ridge. Three (3) copies of said Uniform Building Code shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours. Except as otherwise provided hereafter, such Code is adopted in full, including the outline of contents, index and appendixes contained therein. Section 2. Section 5-32 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: "Section 5-32. Amendments. The Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, adopted by Section 5-30 hereof, is amended as follows (section numbers referred to herein refer to and correspond with the section numbers of the Uniform Building Code): (a) Section 104(e). Moved Buildings and Temporary Buildings shall be amended as follows: (1) Renumber existinq first paragraph as subsection (1); and add the following subsections: (2) Complete plans and specifications shall be prepared on move-in houses or structures and submitted to the Chief Building Inspector with application for permit as required for new construction. (3) Before acting on such application, the Chief Building Inspector shall make or cause to be made an inspection of the structure to be moved. This inspection shall be known as pre-permit inspection. (4) A pre-permit inspection fee in the amount of twenty- five dollars, plus two-way mileace at fifteen cents per estimated mile shall be paid to the City in advance. (5) After inspection, if the structure to be moved meets the regulations of the Building Code or can be made to conform to the Code, the application for permit may then be accepted by the Chief BuiJding Inspector. ORDINANCE NO. 394 (6) After the pre-inspection, the Chief Building Inspector shall transmit to the applicant a letter, setting forth the respects, if any, in which the structure fails to meet the Code, and the corrections deemed necessary to bring the building into conformity with the Building Code. (7) When the above requirements have been met, insofar as the plans and specifications, the pre-inspection, and the application for building permit, the Chief Building Inspector may issue the building permit. The permit fee shall be the same as that required for new construction with no credit allowable for pre- permit inspection fee paid. (8) After the building permit is issued,a moving permit may be issued by the Department of Community Development. (9) To insure compliance with all applicable sections of the Building Code, all required inspections shall be made, and a Certificate of occupancy issued, before occupancy is permitted,. as is required for new construction." (b) Section 202(a). General shall be amended by deleting the existing paragraph and substituting in its place the follow- ing: "Section 202(a). General. The building official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the provisions of this code. For such purposes, the building official, and his designee(s) shall have and possess, and shall be entitled to exercise, the powc..rs of a law enforement officer, which powers include, not by way of limitatior, the authority to issue and serve summons or other legal process, to initiate, file, and prosecute complaints with the appropriate judicial bodies, and all other powers and authority necessary to enforce, or to aid in enforcement of this Code." (c) Section 302(b) Delete 2. Fences not over 6 feet high. (d) Section 304. Fees shall be amended as follows: (1) Section 304(a). Permit Fees, is deleted,and sub- stituted in its place is the following: "Section 304(a). Permit Fees. A fee for each build- ing permit shall be paid to the City Treasurer prior to the issue of any such permit. The amount of said fee shall be established by Ordinance, and said fee may be collected by the City Treasurer or his designee, including the Chief Building Inspector." (2) Sections 304(b), 304(c), and 304(d) are deleted in their entirety. (e) Section 1204. Exit Facilities, shall be amended as follows: (1) The last paragraph of said Section 1204 is deleted, and in its place is substituted the following: "All egress or rescue windows from sleeping rooms shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet. The minimum net clear opening height dimension shall be 24 inches. The minimum net clear opening width dimension shall be 20 inches. Where windows are provided as a means of egress or rescue they shall have a finished sill height not more than 48 inches above the floor." - 2 - ORDINANCE NO. 394 (2) Section 1204 shall be amended by the addition of the following paragraph: "Group R, Division 3. occupancies described above shall have two means of egress from a basement, at least one being a standard exit. The other required means of egress may be a window of not less than twelve square feet with no dimension less than thirty- six inches. The sill height shall not be over forty- eight inches above the floor. Windows located below grade shall provide a masonry, concrete or metal (minimum 20 gauge) enclosing wall, the full depth of such window and four inches above the surrounding ground level. A four-inch well below the bottom level of the window shall be provided and such shall be filled with washed gravel. The minimum distance from the window, measured perpendicular to the wall shall be 30 inches. (f) Section 3302(a) shall be amended by deleting Exception 2 therefrom, and substituting in its place as a new Section 3302(a), Exception 2, the following: "Group R, Division 3 occupancies described above shall have two means of egress from a basement, at least one being a standard exit. The other required means of egress may be a window of not less than twelve square feet with no dimension less than thirty-six inches. The sill height shall not be over forty-eight inches above the floor. Windows located below grade shall pro- vide a masonry, concrete or metal (minimum 20 gauge) enclosing wall, the full depth of such window and four inches above the surrounding ground level. A four-inch well below the bottom level of the window shall be pro- vided and such shall be filled with washed gravel. The minimum distance from the window, measured perpendicular to the wall shall he 30 inches. (g) Section 7007 shall be amended as follows: (1) Section 7707(a). Plan-Checking Fee, is deleted. (2) Section 7007(b) is amended by deleting Table No. 70-B, and substituting in its place the following: 50 cubic yards or less ......................$10.00 51 to 100 cubic yards ........................$15.00 101 to 1,000 cubic yards ....................$15,00 for the first 100 cubic yards, plus $5.00 for each additional 100 cubic yards or fraction thereof. 1,001 to 10,000 cubic yards ...........$60.00 for the first 1,000 cubic yards, plus $4.45 for each additional 1,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof. 10,000 cubic yards and over .................$100,00 - 3 - ORDINANCE No. 394 Section 3. Purpose. The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life and limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, con- struction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the City and certain equipment specifically regulated herein. Section 4. Violation and Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to wreck, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to, or in violation of any of the provisions of the Uniform Building Code. Section 5. Severability. If any part or parts of this ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared invalid. Section 6. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the police power of the City of Wheat Ridge; that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to these objectives. Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect 14 days after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to _0 on this 17th day of March _ 1980; ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for Monday, April 14 , 1980, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of 8 to 0 this 14th day of April 1980. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 15th day of April 1980. Frank Sties, Mayor ATTEST: Carol Hamp , Ci y Clerk 1st Publication < Mar. 20, 1980 2nd Publication Apr. 17, 1980 4~eatRidge Sentinel - Effective Date May-1,--198J0-_ APPROVED AS TO FORM BY OFFICE AF CITY ATTORNEY: Qa 0 x> ro ro c.n cc> v N 0 , n.• >r o i ri - 4 -