City of Branson West, MO Article II Building Codes

Section 500.020 Adoption of Building Code.

[CC 1997 §5-2; Ord. No. 1300, 10-11-2005; Ord. No. 11-2016, 11-8-2016]

A. The International Building Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use of maintenance of building, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Building Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

With respect to determination of the fees charged by the City for building permits under the International Building Code, 2012 Edition, the building permit fee shall be four dollars ($4.00) per thousand dollars of valuation of improvements, as determined by the greater of the cost estimated by the applicant or the valuation shown on the most recent Building Valuation Data, published by the International Code Council, using a Regional Cost Modifier 0.75.

B. The International Mechanical Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of mechanical systems in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Mechanical Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

C. The International Plumbing Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Plumbing Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

D. The International Residential Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of residential structures in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Residential Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

With respect to determination of the fees charged by the City for building permits under the International Residential Code, 2012 Edition, the building permit fee shall be four dollars ($4.00) per thousand dollars of valuation of improvements, as determined by the greater of the cost estimated by the applicant or the valuation shown on the most recent Building Valuation Data, published by the International Code Council, using a Regional Cost Modifier 0.75

E. The International Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of performance code related items in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

F. The International Fire Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of fire code related items in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Fire Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

G. The International Existing Building Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of existing buildings in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Existing Building Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

H. The International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of property maintenance related items in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

1. Chapter 3, Section 302.4 of the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, as incorporated in the Ordinances of the City of Branson West, shall be amended to read as follows: "All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of eight (8) inches."

[Ord. No. 4-2018, 6-12-2018]

I. The NEC Electrical Code, 2011 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of electrical systems in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said NEC Electrical Code, 2011 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

J. The International Fuel Gas Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of fuel gas related items in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Fuel Gas Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

K. The International Private Sewage Disposal Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of private sewage disposal related items in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Private Sewage Disposal Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

L. The International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2012 Edition, with all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Branson West, Missouri (and has so been the ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this Subsection), is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Branson West, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of swimming pools and spas in the City and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2012 Edition, a copy of which being on file with the City Clerk, is adopted and incorporated herein by the reference as if fully set out herein.

Section 500.030 General Penalty.

A. Whenever in any technical code adopted in this Article or any other ordinance of the City, or in any rule, regulation, notice or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the City under authority duly vested in him/her or it, any act is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful or an offense, misdemeanor or ordinance violation or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an ordinance violation, and no specific penalty is provided for the violation thereof, upon conviction of a violation of any such provision of any technical code adopted in this Article or of any such ordinance, rule, regulation, notice or order, the violator shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that in any case wherein the penalty for an offense is fixed by a Statute of the State, the statutory penalty, and no other, shall be imposed for such offense, except that imprisonments may be in the City prison or workhouse instead of the County Jail.

B. Every day any violation of any technical code adopted in this Article or any other ordinance or any such rule, regulation, notice or order shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

C. Whenever any act is prohibited by any technical code adopted in this Article, by an amendment thereof, or by any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, such prohibition shall extend to and include the causing, securing, aiding or abetting of another person to do said act. Whenever any act is prohibited by any technical code adopted in this Article, an attempt to do the act is likewise prohibited.