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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance-1993-0909 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER BROUGHAM ORDINANCE NO. 909 Council Bill No. 27 Series of 1992 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 5-76 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1991 EDITION, COPYRIGHT 1991, 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 Section 5-76 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: The Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition, copyright 1991, by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted by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 Ci ty 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 1, Division I and Division II, Chapter 12, Division I Chapter 23 Divisions I, II, III, Chapter 24, Chapter 25, Chapter 26, Chapter 29, 35 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 Section 5-32 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: "Section 5-76(c). adopted by this Section numbers correspond with Building Code. Amendments. The building code section is amended as follows. referred to herein refer to and the section numbers of the Uniform (a) Section 104(e). Moved Buildings and Temporary Buildings shall be amended as follows: (1) Renumber existing first paragraph as subsection (1); and add the following subsections: ( 2 ) Complete plans and specifications shall be prepared on move-in houses or structures submi tted to the Chief Building Inspector application for permit as required for construction. and with new ORDINANCE NO. 909 Page 2 (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 ($25.00), plus two-way mileage at twenty-two cents (22c) 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. (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 bui 1ding 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 permit may be issued by Community Development. issued, a moving the Department of (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 first paragraph and substituting in its place the following: "Section 202 (a) . General. The building official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of this code. For such purposes, the building official, and designee(s) shall have and possess, and shall be ORDINANCE NO. 909 Page 3 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 1. One story detached accessory buildings, etc. Delete 2. Fences not over 6 feet high. Delete 7. Platforms, walks & driveways not more than 30 inches above grade and not over any basement or story below. (d) Section 304. Fees shall be amended as follows: (1) Section 304(b). Permit Fees, is deleted, and substituted in its place is the following: "Section 304 (b) . permi t Fees. A fee for each building permit shall be paid to the City Treasurer prior to the issuance 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 designee, including the Chief Building Inspector." (2) Sections 304(c), 304(d), 304(e) and Section 305 (g) shall be deleted in their entirety. (3) Section 306(a), shall be amended by adding the following: "when required by the Building Official," after the words special Inspectors. (e) Section 7007 shall be amended as follows: (1) SECTION 7007(b). Plan Review Fees, is deleted in its entirety. ( 2 ) Section 7007(c) No. 70-B, and following: is amended by deleting Table substituting in its place the 50 cubic yards or less....................$lO.OO 51 to 100 cubic yards.....................$15.00 ORDINANCE NO. 909 Page 4 101 to 1,000 cubic yards..................$15.0o 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.oo 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 words "Building Official" are used, said words 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 the 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 used therein. Section 4. Violation and Penal ties. Any person, firm, association or other entity doing any act or omission in violation of this Code shall be subject to prosecution, and subsequent penalty, if any, as provided in Section 5-5 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge. Section 5. Severabi1itv. 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 anyone part or parts be declared invalid. Section 6. Safetv 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 after final publication. 15 days ORDINANCE NO. 909 Page 5 INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 0 on this 2nd day of December 1992; ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage be set for January 11 , 1993; at 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED by a vote of January AND ORDERED of 8 , 1993 . PUBLISHED to on o second and final reading this 11 th day SIGNED by the Mayor on this 1993 . 12th day of January () '1 . R;;/~~ ~~4n~~~ ,(A~~;~}~ ' 'J . ~ ATTEST: ,/ A .....~ --' /._ L ~ t. It'( i _./ I ... Wanda Sang, City ~terk . APPROVED A~~~ B~ ~~TY ATTORNEY' / !! I /~ _______ John HayJs, City Attor~y 1st Publication: 2nd Publication: Wheat Ridge Sentinel: Effective Date: December 10, 1992 January 21. 1993 February 5, 1993 (code/building/92)