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City of Sikeston, MO
Scott County
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[Ord. No. 5936[1] §II, 11-4-2013; Ord. No. 6250, 12-6-2021]
A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Sikeston, Missouri, being marked and designated as the "International Code Council," be and is hereby adopted as the Residential Building Code of the City of Sikeston in the State of Missouri for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part thereof, as if fully set out in this Article with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section 500.090 of this Article.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Sections 500.080, Adoption of Building Code One- and Two-Family Dwellings, and 500.090, Additions, Insertions and Changes, adopted R.O. 2009 Ch. 15.04, as amended 11-6-2000 by Ord. No. 5359.
[Ord. No. 5936 §IV, 11-4-2013; Ord. No. 6250, 12-6-2021]
A. 
The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
1. 
Delete all seismic sections, references, tables, and charts.
2. 
In Section R101.1, Title (page 1, first line), insert: "City of Sikeston, Missouri."
3. 
In Section R101.1, Title (page 1, fourth line), insert: "The 2017 National Electric Code and its amendments shall govern all electrical requirements."
4. 
Amend Section R106.1 Submittal documents, to read: "Submittal documents consisting of construction documents, and other data shall be submitted in two (2) or more hard-copy sets with one (1) digital set, which shall be to scale, with each application for a permit. The construction documents shall be prepared by the statutes of the jurisdiction in which the project is to be constructed. Where special conditions exist, the building official is authorized to require additional construction documents to be prepared by a registered design professional."
5. 
Add Section R106.1.1.1 Information on construction documents, to read: "All plumbing installed in interior/exterior walls, the walls shall be greater than or equal to two-inch-by-six-inch size, height, and spacing of studs for bearing and non-bearing."
6. 
Amend Section R113.4, Violation penalties (page 9, seventh line), insert: "See Section 500.100 of this Article."
7. 
Amend Section R114.2 Unlawful continuance (page 9, ninth line), insert: "The penalty shall be an additional five hundred dollars ($500.00) added to the property permit fee for first offense and an additional one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per offense thereafter added to property permit fee."
8. 
Amend TABLE R301.2(1), CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA (page 32), insert:
TABLE R301.2(1)
CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA
Ground Snow Loado
Wind Design
Seismic Design Cate-goryg
Subject To Damage From
Winter Design Tempc
Ice Barrier Under-lay-ment Re-quiredb
Flood Haz-ardse
Air Freez-ing Indexl
Mean Annual Tempj
Speedd
Topo-graphic Effectsk
Special Wind Regionl
Wind-born Debris Zonem
Weath-eringa
Front Fine Depthb
Ter-mitec
15PSF
115
NO
NO
NO
E
SEV-ERE
15
MD-HVY
90
YES
P
<1500
57.7
MANUAL J DESIGN CRITERIAn
Elevation
Latitude
Winter heating
Summer cooling
Attitude correction factor
Indoor design temperature
Design temperature cooling
Heating temperature difference
5151
56o
15
95o
1.00
75o
70c
5o
Cooling temperature difference
Wind velocity heating
Wind velocity cooling
Coincident wet bulb
Daily range
Winter humidity
Summer humidity
20o
+3o
-2o
76o
M
50%
40%
For SI: 1 pound per square foot = 0.0479 kPa, 1 mile per hour = 0.447 m/s
a.
Where weathering requires a higher strength concrete or grade of masonry than necessary to satisfy the structural requirements of this code, the frost line depth strength required for weathering shall govern. The weathering column shall be filled in with the weathering index, "negligible," "moderate" or "severe" for concrete as determined from Figure R301.2(4). The grade of masonry units shall be determined from ASTM C34, C55, C62, C73, C90, c129. C145, C216, or C652.
b.
Where the frost line depth requires deeper footings than indicated in Figure R403.10, the frost line depth strength required for weathering shall govern. The jurisdiction shall fill in the frost line depth column with minimum depth of footing below finish grade.
c.
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table to indicate the need for protection depending on whether there has been a history of local subterranean termite damage.
d.
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the wind speed from the basic wind speed map [Figure R301.2(5)A]. Wind exposure category shall be determined on a site-specific basis in accordance with Section R301.2.1.4.
e.
The outdoor design dry-bulb temperature shall be selected from the columns of 97 1/2 - percent values for winter from Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code. Deviations from the Appendix D temperatures shall be permitted to reflect local climates or local weather experience as determined by the building official. [Also see Figure R301.2(1).]
f.
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the seismic design category determined from Section R301.2.2.1.
g.
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with (a) the date of the jurisdiction's entry into the Flood Insurance Program (date of adoption of the first code or ordinance for management of flood hazard areas), (b) the date(s) of the Flood Insurance Study and (c) the panel numbers and dates of the currently effective FIRMs and FBFMs or other flood hazard map adopted by the authority having jurisdiction, as amended.
h.
In accordance with Sections R905.1.2, R905.5.1.1, R905.6.1.1, R905.7.3.1 and R905.8.1.1, where there has been a history of local damage from the effects of ice damming, the jurisdiction shall fill in the part for the table with "YES." Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall fill in the part for the table with "NO."
i.
The jurisdiction shall fill in the part of the table with 100-year return period air freezing index (BF-days) from Figure R403.3(2) or from the 100-year (ninety-nine percent (99%)) value on the National Climatic Data
Center data table "Air Freezing Index-USA Method (Base 32° F.)."
j.
The jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with the mean annual temperature from the National Climatic Data Center data table "Air Freezing Index- USA Method (Base thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32° F.))."
k.
In accordance with Section R301.2.1.5, where there is local historical data documenting structural damage to buildings due to topographic wind speed-up effects, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the requirements. Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall indicate "NO" in this part of the table.
l.
In accordance with Section R301.2(5)A, where there are local historical data documenting unusual wind conditions, the jurisdiction shall fill in this part of the table with "YES" and identify any specific requirements. Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall indicate "NO" in this part of the table.
m.
In accordance with Section R301.2.1.2 the jurisdiction shall indicate the wind-borne debris wind zone(s). Otherwise, the jurisdiction shall indicate "NO" in this part of the table.
n.
The jurisdiction shall fill in these sections of the table to establish the design criteria using Table 1a or lb from ACCA Manual J or established criteria determined by the jurisdiction.
o.
The jurisdiction shall fill in this Section of the table using the Ground Snow Loads in Figure R301.2(6).
p.
See Floodplain Manager of Jurisdiction.
9. 
Amend Section R309.5, Fire sprinklers (page 69), to read: "Section R309.5, Fire Separation. A one-hour fire separation is required between a garage/carport area and a dwelling."
10. 
Delete Section R313.2 One- and two- family dwellings automatic fire sprinkler systems (page 75).
11. 
Delete Section R402.1 Wood foundations (page 89).
12. 
Delete Figure R403.1(2) Permanent Wood Foundation Basement Wall Section (page 96).
13. 
Delete Figure R403.1(3) Permanent Wood Foundation Crawl Space Section (page 97).
14. 
Amend Section R403.1.1 Minimum size (page 91), to read: Remove first sentence in its entirety.
15. 
Delete Section R403.2 Footings for wood foundations (page 101).
16. 
Amend Section R404.1.2.1 Masonry foundation walls (page 111) to remove: all seismic references.
17. 
Delete Section R404.1.5.3 Pier and curtain wall foundations (page 127) No. 7.
18. 
Delete Section R407 Columns (page 132).
19. 
Amend Section R502.7 Lateral restraint at supports (page 135) to remove: exception No. 7.
20. 
Delete Section R602.1.4 Structural log members (page 173).
21. 
Delete Section P2603.5.1 Sewer depth (page 620).
22. 
Delete Appendix A, Sizing and Capacities of Gas Piping.
23. 
Delete Appendix B, Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped with Draft Hoods, Category I Appliances and Appliances Listed for Use with Type B Vents.
24. 
Adopt Appendix C, Exit Terminals of Mechanical Draft and Direct-Vent Venting Systems.
25. 
Delete Appendix D, Recommended Procedure for Safety Inspection of an Existing Appliance Installation.
26. 
Adopt Appendix E, Manufactured Housing used as Dwellings.
27. 
Delete Appendix F, Radon Control Methods.
28. 
Adopt Appendix G, Piping Standards for Various Applications.
29. 
Adopt Appendix H, Patio Covers.
30. 
Delete Appendix I, Private Sewage Disposal.
31. 
Adopt Appendix J, Existing Building and Structures.
32. 
Delete Appendix K, Sound Transmission.
33. 
Delete Appendix L, Permit Fees.
34. 
Delete Appendix M, Home Day Care- R-3 Occupancy.
35. 
Delete Appendix N, Venting Methods.
36. 
Adopt Appendix O, Automatic Vehicular Gates.
37. 
Delete Appendix P, Sizing of Water Piping System.
38. 
Adopt Appendix Q, Tiny Houses.
39. 
Delete Appendix R, Light Straw-Clay Construction.
40. 
Delete Appendix S, Strawbale Construction.
41. 
Adopt Appendix T, Solar-Ready Provisions-Detached One-and Two-Family Dwellings and Townhouses.
42. 
Adopt Appendix N, Replicable Buildings (IBC).
Any person who shall violate any provision of the code adopted in this Article or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan of or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provision of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.