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ORDINANCE NO. 151
Series of 1974
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 84 OF THE CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO, RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS, ADOPTION
OF BUILDING CODES, ESTABLISHING PERMIT VALUES, LICENSE AND PERMIT
FEES, ADOPTING METHODS OF ENFORCEMENT, BY ADOPTING THE FOLLOWING
PRIMARY CODES: (1) THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1973 EDITION;
UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1973 EDITION; UNIFORM CODE FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1973 EDITION; DWELLING
CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1973 EDITION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. The following Articles and Sections of
Ordinance No. 84 of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, be and
hereby are ammended as follows: ARTICLE IV, Section 1-25.
A. 1. a. delete all of the second and third paragraphs in their
entirety and adopt the following:
Residential Construction.
Habitable areas, $17.00 per sq. ft. of floor area;
Basement (unfinished), $2.50 per sq. ft. of floor area;
Basement (finished), $8.00 per sq. ft. of floor area;
Garage & Storage Buildings, $6.00 per sq. ft. of floor
area; Enclosed Porches & Patios, $6.00 per sq. ft. of
floor area; Open Porches & Patios, $2.50 per sq. ft.
of floor area; Finishing of Existing Basements, $5.50
per sq. ft. of floor area.
Commercial Construction.
Masonry, Brick Veneer, Frame or Combination, Sheet
Metal or Sectional Metal, $17.00 per sq. ft. of floor
area; Unfloored Storage Buildings, $8.00 per sq. ft.
of floor area; Swimming Pools, $11.00 per sq. ft. of
water area; Remodeling Only, $8.00 per sq. ft. of
remodeled area.
Section 1-25, A. 1. b. delete the entire fee schedule and sub-
stitute the following:
$1.00 to $500
$501 to $11000
$1,001 to $25,000
$251001 to $509000
$501001 to $100,000
$1007000 an up
$5.00
$10.00
$10.00 for the first $1,000 plus
$3.50 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof
to and including $25,000.
$94.00 for the first $25,000 plus
$3.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof
to and including $50,000.
$169.00 for the first $50,000 plus
$2.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof
to and including $100,000.
$269.00 for the first $1001000 plus
$1.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof.
Section 1-25, 2. Electrical Permit Fees, delete the entire paragraph
and adopt the following: To be as governed by the State Electrical
Board.
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Section 1-26, B. Delete Subdivision Regulations Apply, and insert
Where Subdivision Regulations Apply.
ARTICLE IV. Section 1-24, A. EXCEPTION. Add a new
sentence, "School districts shall not be required to obtain a
permit to erect, construct, enlarge, remodel, alter, repair, or
improve any school buildings they may have jurisdiction over."
Section 1-24, C. Application. Delete in its entirety and insert
the following: To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file
an application in writing on a form furnished by the Building
Department and such application shall include all information and
reflect such qualifications as may be required. The application
for a main building or an addition that exceeds fifty percent (50%)
of the present gross floor area, except as pertains to all Residential-
One (R-1), Residential-Two (R-2), Residential-One-A (R-1-A), Residential-
One-B (R-1-B), Residential-One-C (R-1-C) zoning categories, will be
accompanied by a development plan, including, but not limited to,
landscaping, drainage, traffic flow, parking, and park and street
dedication. Building permits will not be issued unless such develop-
ment plan has received the approval, subject to additional engineering
requirements by Public Works, of the Planning Department.
ARTICLE V. Section 1-29, delete all reference to 1970
Edition and copyright 1970 and substitute 1973 Edition and copyright
1973. Add a new sentence: Chapter 70, Excavation and Grading,
delete all reference to Building Official and substitute Public Works
Director.
Table No. 70-B - Grading Permit Fees, delete the entire Table and
substitute the following (uniform Building Code, Page 659):
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
Section 1-30 delete 1970 Edition and substitute 1973 Edition.
ARTICLE VI. Section 1-31 delete all reference to 1970
Edition, copyright 1970 and substitute 1973 Edition, copyright 1973.
Section 1-32 delete reference to 1970 Edition and substitute 1973
Edition.
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ARTICLE VIII. Section 1-35 delete the entire first and
second sentences and substitute the following: The Uniform Code
for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition is hereby
adopted by reference thereto and incorporated into this Section
as though fully set out herein as the Dangerous Building Code of
the City of Wheat Ridge.
ARTICLE IX. Section 1-36 delete the first and second
sentences and substitute the following: The volume "Dwelling
Construction Under the Uniform Building Code", 1973 Edition is
hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated into this
Section as though fully set out herein as the Dwelling House
Construction Code of the City of Wheat Ridge.
ARTICLE X. SHORT FORM delete the entire ARTICLE.
ARTICLE XII. Section 1-41 delete the entire section.
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days after publication following
final passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED
on first reading by a vote of 5 to 1 this 14th day of March
A. D., 1974.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED on second
and final reading by a vote of 6 to 0 thisp5th day of
April , A. D., 1974.
Plaul Abramson, Ph.D:
Mayor
ATTEST:
Else Brougham, Cil Clerk
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