HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1682CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER URBAN
COUNCIL BILL NO. 19
ORDINANCE NO. 1682 Series 2019
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2018
EDITIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE,
INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, INTERNATIONAL
PLUMBING CODE, INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL
CODE, INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, INTERNATIONAL
EXISTING BUILDING CODE, INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE, AND INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, THE 2017 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2018 NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA 99) STANDARD FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; AND THE 1997 UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS; ADOPTING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO SUCH CODES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SAME; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE
WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS ACCORDINGLY
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (the "City"), is a Colorado home rule
municipality, duly organized and existing pursuant to Section 6 of Article XX of the Colorado
Constitution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.16 of the Wheat Ridge Home Rule Charter ("Charter")
and Part 2 of Article 16 of Title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the City, acting through its
City Council (the "Council"), possesses the authority to adopt standard codes by reference; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this authority, the City previously adopted a series of technical
codes by reference, codified under Article III of Chapter 5 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws
("Code"); and
WHEREAS, after due and proper notice and in accordance with C.R.S. § 31-16-203, the
Council conducted a hearing on the adoption of updated versions of said technical codes, as set
forth in this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, based upon recommendations of staff, as informed by the administration and
enforcement of said technical codes over time, and the continuing evolution of said codes by the
issuance of updated editions, the Council finds that it is the best interest of the City to adopt the
2018 editions of the International Building Code, the International Mechanical Code, the
International Plumbing Code, the International Property Maintenance Code, the International
Energy Conservation Code, the International Residential Code, the International Fire Code, the
International Fuel Gas Code, the International Existing Building Code, and the International
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INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of to on
this 25th day of November, 2019, 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 January
13, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a
vote of 7 to 0 , this _lL day of January , 2020.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this _ll_ day of January , 2020.
ATTEST:
Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk
First Publication: November 28, 2019
Second Publication: January 13, 2020
Denver Post
Effective Date: January 31, 2020
Bud Starker, Mayor
Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
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