[R.O. 2011 § 500.040; R.O. 2009
§ 150.015; Ord. No. 88-47, 4-7-1988; Ord. No. 95-149, 6-7-1995; Ord. No. 97-146, 5-8-1997; Ord.
No. 02-21, 2-6-2002; Ord. No. 05-151, 5-27-2005; Ord. No. 10-152 § 5, 7-21-2010; Ord. No. 15-102 § 1, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 22-153, 12-6-2022]
A. The 2021 Edition of the International Building Code, including Appendixes
C, E, F, G and H except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, as
published by the International Code Council, Inc., is adopted by reference
as the Building Code of the City and made a part of this Section as
if fully set forth herein.
B. Wherever the phrase "Name of Jurisdiction" appears in the 2021 Edition
of the International Building Code, it shall be deemed to mean the
City.
C. Nothing in Sections
500.040 and
500.050 in the Building Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby amended by Sections
500.040 and
500.050. No just or legal right or remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by Sections
500.040 and
500.050.
D. One (1) copy of Sections
500.040 and
500.050, the 2021 Edition of the International Building Code, and the proposed amendments have been on file in the City Clerk's office at least ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of Sections
500.040 and
500.050.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.050; R.O. 2009
§ 150.016; CC 1981 § 5-3; Ord. No. 88-47, 4-7-1988; Ord. No. 89-76, 5-4-1989; Ord.
No. 91-22, 2-7-1991; Ord. No. 93-40, 3-3-1993; Ord. No. 94-8, 1-5-1994; Ord. No. 95-149, 6-7-1995; Ord. No. 95-242, 9-20-1995; Ord.
No. 97-146, 5-8-1997; Ord. No. 98-494, 11-19-1998; Ord. No. 98-496, 12-1-1998; Ord. No. 99-135, 5-6-1999; Ord. No. 01-239, 10-19-2001; Ord. No. 02-21, 2-6-2002; Ord. No. 05-151, 5-27-2005; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007; Ord. No. 10-152 § 5, 7-21-2010; Ord. No. 15-102 § 1, 5-19-2015; Ord.
No. 22-153, 12-6-2022]
A. The code adopted by Section
500.040 of this Chapter is hereby amended as follows:
1.
Section 102.4, Referenced codes and standards, is deleted and
the following is inserted in lieu thereof, to read as follows:
Section 102.4 Referenced codes and standards. The
codes and standards referenced in this code shall be considered part
of the requirements of this code to prescribed extent of each such
reference. Where differences occur between provisions of this code
and referenced codes and standards, the provisions of this code shall
apply. If a referenced standard is in conflict with a code independently
and specifically adopted by the City, the standard in the code specifically
adopted by the City shall prevail over the referenced standard.
3.
Section 105.2, Work exempt from
permit, shall have the following Sections amended.
1. One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage
sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not
exceed 144 square feet.
2. Fences not over 6 feet (1,820 mm) high.
4.
Section 105.5 is deleted.
5.
Section 114.4, Violation penalties, is deleted.
6.
Section 310.1, Residential Group R, shall be amended to include
the following use under the R-3 Residential Occupancies heading.
Bed and Breakfast
7.
Section 310.2, Definitions, shall be amended to include the
following definition:
Bed and Breakfast. A building or structure arranged for lodging
of not more than six (6) lodgers or boarders (primarily transient
in nature) for compensation, with or without meals, and occupied as
a single-family dwelling unit.
8.
Section 1110.5.1., Minimum number, shall be amended to read
as follows:
No fewer than one drinking fountain shall comply with the requirements
for people using a wheelchair.
Exception: Occupancies with an occupant load of less than fifty
(50) people shall be permitted to provide an approved bottled water
dispenser in lieu of the required drinking fountain.
9.
Section 2902.2, Separate facilities,
shall have the following exception (2) amended to read as follows:
(2) Separate facilities shall not be required in structures
or tenant spaces with a total occupant load, including both employees
and customers, of thirty (30) or fewer.
10.
Section 2902.3, Required public toilet facilities, shall be
amended to read as follows:
Customers, patrons and visitors shall be provided with public
toilet facilities in structures and tenant spaces intended for public
utilization. Employees shall be provided with toilet facilities in
all occupancies. Employee toilet facilities shall be either separate
or combined employee and public toilet facilities. The number of plumbing
fixtures located within the required toilet facilities shall be provided
in accordance with Section 2902 for all users.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.060; R.O. 2009
§ 150.017; CC 1981 § 5-4; Ord. No. 88-47, 4-7-1988]
Where the Building Code adopted by
this Article imposes a greater restriction or requirement than is
imposed or required by other ordinances, the provisions of the Building
Code shall control. Any provision of this Code of Ordinances or any
other ordinance of the City that imposes a greater restriction or
requirement than the Building Code shall control.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.065]
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 an ordinance
violation, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or both
such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after
due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.