HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1982-0507INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER DAVID
ORDINANCE NO. 507
Series of 1982
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, 1982 EDITION, COP`,'?T,HT 1982, 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
THAT:
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hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: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, 1982 Edition, copyright 1982, 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. Appendixes numbered
Chapter 12 and Chapter 53 are not adopted.
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hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: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, 1982 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 Buildinqs shall be
amended as follows:
(1) Renumber existing first oaragraph 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 the pre-permit
inspection.
(4) A pre-permit inspection fee in the amount of twenty-five
dollars, plus two-way mileage at fifteen cents per estimated
mile shall be paid to the City in advance.
(5) After the 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 Building Inspector.
(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.
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(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 following:
"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 powers
of a law enforcement officer, which powers include, not by way of
limitation, 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 301(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 substituted in
its place is the following:
"Section 304(a). Permit Fees. A fee for each building 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) 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 3303(a)fifth paragraph shall be amended by deleting Exception
2 therefrom, and substituting in its place as a new Section 3303(a),
fifth paragraph Exception 2, the following:
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"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.
(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) Throughout Chapter 70, Excavation and Grading, whenever the
"building official" is referrenced, "building official" shall be
changed to read "Director of Public Works".
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, construction, 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.
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Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect I day after final oublication.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on
this 27th day of September
newspaper of general circulation
and consideration on final passa
at 7:30 o'clock p.m., at Council
Colorado.
first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on
, 1982; ordered published in full in a
in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing
ge set for October 11 , 1982
Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge,
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of
8 to 0 this 11th day of October 1982.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this day of 1982.
ATTEST: 41
Frank Stites, Mayor
CarolF[ampf, City Clerk
lst. Publication: Sept. 30, 1982
2nd. Publication Oct. 21, 1982
Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Effective Date Oct. 22, 1982
APPROVED AS TO FORM
BY OFFICE OF CITY TTORNEY:
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