[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
One §§ 1—2, Exh. I § 1, 9-13-2005; Ord. No. 968 §§ 1—3, 6-14-2010; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
A. A certain document, being marked and designated as the "International Building Code, 2015 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of New Haven, be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of New Haven in the State of Missouri for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Building Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of New Haven are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Subsection
(B) of this Section.
B. Amendments to the International Building Code, 2015 Edition, are
given in the following text. Each code Section that corresponds to
one (1) of the following provisions is hereby deleted where so noted
or amended to read as set forth below. Each provision set out below
without a corresponding Section, Subsection or clause number in the
code is hereby enacted and added thereto.
CHAPTER 1
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SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
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1.
101.1 Title. These provisions shall be known as the Building
Code of The City of New Haven, and shall be cited as such and will
be referred to herein as "this code."
2.
101.4.4 Property Maintenance. Delete.
3.
101.4.7 Existing Buildings. The provisions of the International
Existing Buildings Code shall apply to matters governing the repair,
alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing
buildings.
SECTION 104
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DUTIES AND POWERS OF BUILDING OFFICIAL
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4.
104.6.1 Disasters. In the event of a disaster such as a windstorm,
tornado, flood, fire, earthquake, bomb blast or explosion, the building
official is hereby authorized to enter and inspect structures within
the affected areas, subject to constitutional restrictions an unreasonable
searches and seizures. When, in the opinion of the building official,
there is imminent danger due to an unsafe condition, the building
official shall take emergency measures in accordance with this code.
If the building official determines, after inspection, that a structure
is unfit, the building official shall declare it a public nuisance,
cause a report to be prepared and notify the affected parties in accordance
with this code.
5.
104.6.1.1 Post-Disaster Inspections. The building official is
authorized to deputize Missouri Structural Assessment and Visual Evaluation
(SAVE) Volunteer Inspectors certified by the Missouri State Emergency
Management Agency (SEMA) to conduct emergency Post-Disaster Safety
Evaluations of Buildings.
6.
105.2 Work Exempt from permits.
Delete number 2.
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Refer to Section 405.400 Fences, New Haven Municipal Code.
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7.
105.5 Expiration. Change from one hundred eighty (180) days
to three hundred sixty-five (365) days.
SECTION 107
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SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS
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8.
107.3.4.(1) Pre-Engineered Or Pre-Fabricated Building Systems.
The owner is required to engage and designate on the building permit
application a registered design professional who shall act as the
registered design professional in responsible charge of the construction
project. The registered design professional shall prepare plans and
specifications for the project including the building superstructure,
foundation, and building systems and, shall be responsible for reviewing
and coordinating submittal documents prepared by the building fabricator
and others including phased and deferred submittal items, for compatibility
with the design of the building.
CHAPTER 4
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SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
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9.
Section 406.3.4.1 Dwelling Separations.
Change gypsum board from one-half (1/2) to five eighths (5/8)
inch.
CHAPTER 9
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FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
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SECTION 903
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AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
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10.
903.2.6 Group I. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout buildings including all combustible attic spaces with a
Group 1 fire area.
Exceptions: (No changes to exceptions)
11.
903.2.7 Group M or Group B. An automatic sprinkler system shall
be provided throughout buildings containing a Group M or Group B occupancy
where one of the following conditions exists:
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A Group M or Group B fire area exceeds twelve thousand (12,000)
square feet (1,115 m2).
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A Group M or Group B fire area is located more than three (3)
stories above grade plane.
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The combined area of all Group M or Group B fire areas on all
floors, including any mezzanines, exceeds twenty-four thousand (24,000)
square feet (2,230 m2).
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A Group M or Group B occupancy is used for the display and sale
of upholstered Furniture or mattresses exceeding five thousand (5,000)
square feet (464 m2).
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12.
903.2.11.3 Buildings more than thirty-five (35) feet in height.
An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout buildings
thirty-five (35) feet or more above the lowest level of fire department
vehicle access, regardless of occupancy.
Exceptions: (delete #1 and #2)
13.
903.3.1.2 NFPA 13R sprinkler systems. Automatic sprinkler systems
in Group R occupancies up to and including four (4) stories in height
shall be permitted to be installed throughout buildings including
all combustible attic spaces in accordance with NFPA 13R.
SECTION 907
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FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS
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14.
907.2.3 Group E.
Exceptions: Delete exception #1.
15.
907.2.4 Group F.
Exceptions: Delete exception.
16.
907.2.6.1 Group I-1.
Exceptions: Delete exception #1.
17.
907.2.8.1 Manual fire alarm system. A manual fire alarm system
that activates the occupant notification system in accordance with
Section 907.5 shall be installed in Group R-1 occupancies.
Exception:
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#1. A manual fire alarm system is not required in buildings
not more than two (2) stories in height where sleeping units and contiguous
attic or crawl spaces to those units that are separated from each
other and public or common areas by not less than one-hour fire partitions
and each individual sleeping unit has an exit directly to a public
way, egress court or yard.
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#2. Delete.
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18.
907.2.11.1 Group R-1. (Modify as follows.)
#3. In each story within the sleeping unit, including basements.
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19.
907.2.11.2 Groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and I-1. (Modify as follows.)
3. In each story within a dwelling unit, including basements
and cellars but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics.
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CHAPTER 10
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MEANS OF EGRESS
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20.
Section 1004.
OCCUPANT LOAD
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1004.5 Outdoor areas.
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Exceptions: Delete exception #1.
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1004.5.1 Outdoor Area Occupant Load. Outdoor areas with an occupant
load greater than fifty (50) or a Group A occupancy with a yard, patio,
or similar outdoor area shall have at least one (1) direct means to
the public way.
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SECTION 1008
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MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION
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21.
1008.3.1 Power Supply Testing. When means of egress illumination
consist of recessed lighting fixtures, or fixtures more than eight
(8) feet above the finished floor line, the egress lighting shall
be on a labeled dedicated electrical circuit so that when the egress
lighting circuit is turned off the emergency power supply activates.
Any means of egress illumination that does not have an external readily
visible test button, shall have a red dot permanently affixed to the
fixture in visible location as approved by the fire code official.
CHAPTER 16
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STRUCTURAL DESIGN
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22.
Section 1602. Definitions and notations.
SPECIALTY ENGINEER
A professional engineer who provides services for specific
portions of the project within a particular discipline, but does not
have a direct organizational contractual relationship with the corresponding
engineer of record, shall be designated the speciality engineer.
23. Section 1603.2 Delegated Engineered Systems. The engineer of record
for a structure may delegate responsibility for the design of systems
or component parts of the structure to a specialty engineer. The engineer
of record shall review the drawings, specifications, reports, or other
documents submitted by the specialty engineer and confirm in writing
that they conform to his/her written requirements and are consistent
with the intent of his/her drawings, specifications, reports, or other
documents prepared for the project. The following are some examples
of delegated systems.
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Prefabricated wood trusses and components.
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Pre-engineered metal or wood buildings.
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Structural steel connections.
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Open web steel joists and joist girders.
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Precast, pre-stressed concrete components.
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Cold-formed steel joist/stud/truss framing and pre-fabricated
components.
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Cast-in-place post-tensioned concrete structural systems.
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Tilt-up concrete wall systems.
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Foundations systems.
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Seismic anchorage of equipment.
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Proprietary track for under-hung cranes and monorails.
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CHAPTER 18
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SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
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24.
1801.3 Prohibited Foundations And Footing Systems. The below
listed foundation and/or footing systems are prohibited:
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Permanent wood foundation systems as described in Section 1807.1.4.
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Timber footings as described in Section 1809.12.
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Wood pole foundations.
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25.
1801.4 Pole Type Structures. Pole type structures shall have
a concrete foundation. The exterior perimeter foundation shall be
continuous and extend below frost line.
Exceptions: Buildings used for agricultural and storage only.
26.
Section 1807. Foundation walls, retaining walls and embedded
posts and poles.
1807.1.3. Rubble Stone Foundations
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Delete
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27.
SECTION 2702.5
Service disconnect.
The service disconnect means shall be installed at a readily
assessable location outside the building. The service disconnect shall
be protected against over current by device installed at the point
where the conductors receive their supply. Each occupant shall have
access to the disconnect serving the structure.
CHAPTER 29
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PLUMBING SYSTEMS
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28.
2901.1 Scope. Delete last sentence that reads as follows: Private
sewage disposal systems shall conform to the International Private
Sewage Disposal Code.
29.
Section 2902. Minimum plumbing facilities.
2902.2.1 Family or assisted-use toilet facilities serving as
separate facilities. Where a building or tenant space requires a separate
toilet facility for each sex and each toilet facility is required
to have only one (1) water closet, two (2) family/assisted-use toilet
facilities shall be permitted to serve as the required separate facilities.
Family or assisted-use toilet facilities shall not be required to
be identified for exclusive use by either sex as required by Section
2902.4.
2902.3 Required public toilet facilities. (Modify by adding
the following Exception)
Exception: Public toilet facilities shall not be required in
open or enclosed parking garages. Toilet facilities shall not be required
in parking garages where there are no parking attendants.
2902.5 Drinking fountain location. Drinking fountains shall
not be required to be located in individual tenant spaces provided
that public drinking fountains are located within a travel distance
of five hundred (500) feet of the most remote location in the tenant
space and not more than one (1) story above or below the tenant space.
Where the tenant space is in a covered or open mall, such distance
shall not exceed three hundred (300) feet. Drinking fountains shall
be located on an accessible route.
C. Penalties. Any person violating any provision of
this Section or any of the codes adopted in this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
be imprisoned in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation
is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
violation.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Two §§ 1—2, Exh. I § 2, 9-13-2005; Ord. No. 967 §§ 1—3, 6-14-2010; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
A. A certain document, being marked and designated as the "International Residential Code, 2015 Edition," including Appendices A, B, C, D, E, G, I, J, M, and N as published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of New Haven, be and is hereby adopted as the Residential Code of the City of New Haven in the State of Missouri for regulating and governing the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location, removal and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (town houses) not more than three (3) stories in height with separate means of egress as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Residential Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of New Haven are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Subsection
(B) of this Section.
B. Amendments to the International Residential Code, 2015 Edition, are
given in the following text. Each code Section that corresponds to
one (1) of the following provisions is hereby deleted where so noted
or amended to read as set forth below. Each provision set out below
without a corresponding Section, Subsection or clause number in the
code is hereby enacted and added thereto.
CHAPTER 1
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SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
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1.
R101.1 Title. These provisions shall be known as the Residential
Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings of The City of New Haven, Missouri,
and shall be cited as such and will be referred to herein as "this
code."
2.
R105.2 Work Exempt from Permit. Exemption
1.
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Change two hundred (200) square feet to one hundred twenty (120)
square feet.
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6.
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Including replacement or recovering of existing roofing, siding,
exterior doors and normal maintenance.
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10.
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Decks not more than thirty (30) inches above grade at any point.
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11.
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Replacement of windows in existing rough openings. Any change
in the rough opening size will require a permit. If the rough opening
size changes for a bedroom window, it shall meet the code for egress.
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3.
R105.5 Expiration. Every permit issued shall become invalid
unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced within three
hundred sixty-five (365) days after the permit is issued.
SECTION R106
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
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4.
R106.2.1 Scale. The site plan shall be drawn to scale.
5.
R106.2.2 Erosion Control Plan. The construction documents shall
include an erosion control plan.
6.
SECTION R202 DEFINITIONS.
Add the following definitions:
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BALCONY, EXTERIOR — An exterior floor projecting from
and supported by a structure without additional independent supports.
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CONFINED SPACE — A room or space having a volume less
than fifty (50) cubic feet per one thousand (1,000) Btu/h (4.83 L/W)
of aggregate input rating of all fuel burning appliances installed
in that space.
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DECK — An exterior floor system supported on at least
two (2) opposing sides by adjoining structure and/or columns, piers,
or other independent supports.
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UNCONFINED SPACE — A room or space having a volume less
than fifty (50) cubic feet per one thousand (1,000) Btu/h (4.83 L/W)
of aggregate input rating of all fuel burning appliances installed
in that space. Rooms communicating directly with this space in which
the appliance is installed, through openings not furnished with doors,
are considered a part of the unconfined space.
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CHAPTER 3
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BUILDING PLANNING
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7.
SECTION R301 DESIGN CRITERIA.
Table R301.2(1) Climate and Geographic Design Criteria: Add
the following values:
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Climatic And Geographic Design Criteria
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Ground Snow Load
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20 psf
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Wind Design
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Speed
(mph)
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110 mph (3 second gust) 90 mph (fastest mile)
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Topographic effects
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No
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Seismic Design Category
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C
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Subject to Damage From
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Weathering
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Severe
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Frost line depth
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30-inches
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Termites
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Moderate to Heavy
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Winter Design Temperature
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0 to 10° F.
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Ice Barrier Underlayment Required
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No
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Flood Hazards
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Ordinance flood plain
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Air Freezing Index
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767
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Mean Annual Temperature
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55.3° F.
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SECTION R302 FIRE-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
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8.
R302.1 Exterior Walls. Exception 4. Detached garages accessory
to a dwelling located within six (6) feet of a lot line are permitted
to have roof eave projections not exceeding four (4) inches.
9.
TABLE R302.1(1). Change all Minimum Fire Separation Distances
to six (6) feet.
10.
R302.5.1 Opening protection. Openings from a private garage
directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted.
Other openings between the garage and habitable space shall be equipped
with solid wood doors not less than one and three-fourth (1 3/4)
inch in thickness, solid or honeycomb-core steel doors not less than
one and three-fourth (1 3/4) inch in thickness or 20-minute fire-rated
doors.
11.
Table R302.6 Dwelling/Garage Separation. Five eighths (5/8)
inches Type X Gypsum board throughout Table.
12.
R302.7 Under-Stair Protection. All under-stair framing shall
be protected with a minimum of one-half (1/2) inch gypsum board with
one (1) layer of gypsum compound and tape.
13.
R302.11 Fire blocking. Add the following Subsection.
7.
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Fire blocking is required in common wall between the living
space and the garage at the midpoint.
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14.
R302.11.1 Fire Blocking Materials. Change #7 Batts or blankets
of mineral wool or other approved materials installed in such a manner
as to be securely retained in place.
SECTION R303 LIGHT, VENTILATION AND HEATING
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15.
R303.3 Bathrooms. The exception shall read as follows: Exception:
The glazed areas shall not be required where artificial light and
a mechanical ventilation system are provided. The minimum ventilation
rates shall be fifty (50) cubic feet per minute (24 L/s) for intermittent
ventilation or twenty (20) cubic feet per minute (10 L/s) for continuous
ventilation. Ventilation air from the space shall be exhausted directly
to the outside. A soffit vent, gable vent, or other exterior louver
vent is considered outside. The ridge vent-is not considered outside.
SECTION R304 MINIMUM ROOM AREAS
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16.
304.1 Minimum Area. A minimum of one (1) habitable room shall
have a floor area not less than one hundred twenty (120) square feet
with a minimum horizontal dimension of ten (10) feet. All other habitable
rooms shall have a floor area of not less than seventy (70) square
feet with a minimum horizontal dimension of seven (7) feet.
Exception: Kitchens, bathrooms, storage rooms and closets.
SECTION R305 CEILING HEIGHT
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17.
305.1 Exception 3. Beams, girders, ducts, or other obstructions
shall be a minimum of six (6) feet eight (8) inches above the finished
floor.
18.
308.4.2 Glazing adjacent to doors.
#2. Where the glazing on a wall perpendicular to the plane of
the door in a closed position and is within twenty-four (24) inches.
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SECTION R309 GARAGES AND CARPORTS
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19.
R309.1 Floor surface. Garage floor surfaces shall be of approved
non-combustible material, and shall set a minimum of one (1) inch
below the level of combustible framing materials such as a wall sill
plate. The area of floor used for parking of automobiles or other
vehicles shall be sloped a minimum of one percent (1%) to facilitate
the movement of liquids to a drain or toward the main vehicle entry
doorway. Floor drains may be day lighted a minimum distance of five
(5) feet from any property line and within five (5) feet of the garage
entry may be permitted.
20.
R309.2 Carport.
Exception: Asphalt surfaces shall not be permitted at ground
level in carports. The area of floor used for parking of automobiles
or other vehicles shall be sloped a minimum of one percent (1%) to
facilitate the movement of liquids or toward the main vehicle entry.
Floor drains are not permitted.
SECTION R311 MEANS OF EGRESS
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21.
R311.2 Egress Door. Change clear width to thirty-four (34) inches.
22.
R311.7.8 Handrails. Handrails shall be provided on at least
one (1) side of each continuous run of treads or flight with three
(3) or more risers.
SECTION R313 AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
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23.
Delete Section R313 and replace with:
R313.1 Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Right to Choose. As per
Section 67.281 of the Missouri Revised Statutes every owner of a new
One-Family, Two-Family dwelling, or Townhouse shall have the right
to choose or decline to install a fire sprinkler system in their dwelling.
If an Owner chooses to install a fire sprinkler system in accordance
with section R313 of this code in their dwelling, the dwelling will
be required to comply with the provisions of Section P2904 or NFPA
13D of the 2015 International Residential Code.
R313.2 Fire Sprinkler Option Form. Every applicant for a building
permit to construct a new Townhouse, One Family, or Two Family Dwelling
shall complete the City of New Haven Fire Sprinkler Option Form (Attachment
A) prior to the issuance of a building permit.
SECTION R315 CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
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24.
R315.6.5 Responsibility. It is the responsibility of the owner
of the dwelling unit to supply and install all required carbon monoxide
detectors and smoke detectors to manufacturer's specifications. It
is the responsibility of the owner/occupant to test and provide general
maintenance for detector(s).
SECTION R317 PROTECTION OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS AGAINST
DECAY
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25.
R317.1 Location Required. Modify Item 3 as follows:
3.
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Sills, plates and sleepers on a concrete or masonry slab that
is in direct contact with the ground.
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SECTION R318 PROTECTION AGAINST SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES
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26.
R318.2 Chemical termiticide treatment. Chemical termiticide
treatment shall include soil treatment and/or field applied wood treatment.
When treating soil with chemicals a certification will be require
from a licensed exterminator.
CHAPTER 4
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FOUNDATIONS
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*Delete Wood Foundations from all Sections and Tables of Chapter
4 as an approved material or method.
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27.
Table R403.1 Minimum Width and Thickness of Concrete or Masonry
Footings. Delete Table R403.1 (1), (2), (3), and replace with the
following:
Table 403.1
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Minimum Width of Concrete, Precast or Masonry Footings
(inches)
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Load-Bearing Value Of Soil 1,500 psf to 4,000 psf
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1-story
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20" wide x 8" thick
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2-story
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20" wide x 8" thick
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3-story
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24" wide x 10" thick
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28.
R403.1.4.1 Frost Protection. Modify exceptions as follows:
Exceptions:
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1.
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Protection of freestanding accessory structures with an area
of less than two hundred (200) square feet of light framed construction,
with an eave height of ten (10) feet or less shall not be required.
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2.
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Delete exception.
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3.
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Delete exception.
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29.
R403.1.4.3 Cold Weather Requirement. No Concrete shall be poured
or installed when air temperatures are twenty-five degrees Fahrenheit
(25° F.) or less.
30.
R403.1.4.4 Hot Weather Requirement. During hot weather, proper
attention shall be given to ingredients, production methods, handling
and placing, protection during curing, to prevent excessive concrete
temperatures or water evaporation that could impair the required strength
or serviceability of the member or structure. No concrete shall be
poured or installed when the air temperature is one hundred five degrees
Fahrenheit (105° F.) or higher.
SECTION R404 FOUNDATION AND RETAINING WALLS
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31.
R404.1.1 Design Required. 3. Walls supporting suspended reinforced
concrete floors, pre-stressed concrete floor planks, or other floor
framing systems not addressed by Chapter 5 of this code.
32.
Table 404.1.1(1) Plain Masonry Foundation Walls. Delete Table
404.1.1(2).
33.
Table 404.1.1(2) eight (8) inches Masonry Foundation Walls with
Reinforcing. Delete Table 404.1.1(2).
34.
Table 404.1.1(3) ten (10) inches Masonry Foundation Walls with
Reinforcing. Delete Table 404.1.1(3).
35.
Table 404.1.1(4) twelve (12) inches Masonry Foundation Walls
with Reinforcing. Delete Table 404.1.1(4).
36.
Table 404.1.2(1) Minimum Horizontal Reinforcement for Concrete
Basement Walls. Delete Table 404.1.2(1), and replace with the following
Table R404.1.2(1).
Table R404.1.2(1)
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Reinforcement For Concrete Foundation Walls
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Maximum Wall Height
(feet)
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Minimum Reinforcement Size And Spacing For 8", 10" and 12"Walls
In all Soil Classes
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Vertical
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Horizontal
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4
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#4@ 48"
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#4 @ 24"
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8
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#4@ 24"
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#4 @ 24" (4 bars minimum)
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9
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#4@ 24"
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#4 @ 24"
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10
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Design Required
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Notes
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a.
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Reinforcement shall be Grade 60 minimum. Reinforcement shall
be placed 3" from the inside face.
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b.
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Vertical reinforcement shall extend to within 6" from the top
of the foundation wall.
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c.
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Wall height is measured from the top of balance fill to the
top of the wall.
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d.
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Where walls will retain four (4) feet or more of unbalanced
backfill, they shall be laterally supported at the top and bottom
before backfilling.
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37.
R408.4 Access. Access shall be provided to all under-floor spaces.
Access openings through the floor shall be a minimum of eighteen (18)
inches by twenty-four (24) inches (457 mm x 610 mm). Openings through
a perimeter wall shall not be less than twenty-two (22) inches by
thirty (30) inches. When any portion of the through wall access is
below grade, an areaway not less than twenty-two (22) inches by twenty-four
(24) inches shall be provided. The bottom of the areaway shall be
below the threshold of the access opening. Through wall access openings
shall not be located under a door to the residence. See Section M1305.1.4
for access requirements where the mechanical equipment is located
under the floor.
38.
R501.1.1. Design Required. A design in accordance with accepted
engineering practice shall be provided for suspended reinforced concrete
floors and other floor framing systems not addressed in Chapter 5
of this code. Construction documents prepared by a licensed design
professional shall be submitted. The construction documents shall
show the design requirements for the floor system and all supporting
elements.
Exception, Engineered pre-stressed concrete plank floor systems
from an approved manufacturer.
SECTION R503 FLOOR SHEATHING
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39.
Table R503.2.1.1(1) Allowable Spans and Loads for Wood Structural
Panels for Roofs, Sub-floors, and Combination Sub-floor Underlayment.
Delete minimum nominal panel thickness 3/8-inch for sheathing, roof
and sub-floors.
40.
Table R503.2.1.1(1) Allowable Spans and Loads for Wood Structural
Panels for Roofs, Sub-floors, and Combination Sub-floor Underlayment.
Delete minimum nominal panel thickness 19/32-inch and 5/8-inch for
underlayment, C-C plugged, Single Floor, Roof, and Combination Sub-floor
underlayment.
SECTION R504 PRESSURE PRESERVATIVE-TREATED WOOD FLOORS (ON GROUND)
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41.
R504 Pressure Preservative-Treated Wood Floors (On-Ground).
Delete Section R504 in entirety.
SECTION R506 CONCRETE FLOORS (ON GROUND)
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42.
R506.2.3 Concrete Floors (on Ground) - Vapor Retarder. Delete
the following exception
1.
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Garages, Utility Buildings, and other unheated accessory structures.
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43.
R506.3 Suspended Concrete Floors. Minimum requirements for suspended
concrete floors not needing a sealed design. Maximum clear span width
of seven (7) feet four (4) inches or less. Number four (4) steel rebars,
installed twelve (12) inches on center each way with an inch and a
half (1 1/2) clearance from the bottom. Note: all laps of rebar must
be twenty-four (24) inches minimum. Number four (4) dowels, twelve
(12) inches on center, poured into the top of the foundation that
supports the floor, a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches and bent
into the slab a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches so they can be
tied to the reinforcing rebar mat. Minimum four (4) inch bearing ledge
on foundation. Six (6) inch thick concrete slab minimum, using six
(6) sack, four thousand (4,000) p.s.i. concrete minimum.
44.
R506.4 Other Suspended Floors. All suspended floors that exceed
the seven (7) foot, four (4) inch clear span width will require a
sealed design stamped by a Registered Design Professional.
SECTION R507 EXTERIOR DECKS
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45.
R507.8 Deck Post. Delete Table R507.8 Deck post height. For
single-level wood-framed decks with beams sized in accordance with
Table R507.6, deck post size shall be:
1.
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4" x 4" post permitted up to a finished floor height of forty-eight
(48) inches above finish grade and up to forty (40) square feet for
a landing.
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2.
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6" x 6" post at all other locations with maximum height of fourteen
(14) feet.
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CHAPTER 6
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WALL CONSTRUCTION
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SECTION R602 WOOD WALL FRAMING
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46.
Figure R602.10.6.4 Portal Frame for garage door openings. Exception,
Steel Tension Strap may be substituted by a continuous 2x6 from top
of double plate to top of foundation, using #16d nails, beginning
a minimum of one (1) inch from top, two (2) inches in from the edge
and spaced every six (6) inches on center vertically ending with two
(2) nails into bottom plate.
47.
R602.10.9 Braced wall panel support. Revise Exception 4. Concrete
stem wall with a length of forty-eight (48) inches or less, greater
than twelve (12) inches in height shall have reinforcement sized and
located in accordance with Figure R602.10.9
CHAPTER 11
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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48.
N1101.1 Table N1101.1.1 may be use as alternative to Chapter
11 in its entirety.
Table N 1101.1.1
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Minimum Thermal Values
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Area or Space
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R or U Values
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Attics
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R 38
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Ceilings without attic space
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R 30
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Walls enclosing conditioned space above grade
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R 13
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Crawl spaces
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R 19
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Ductwork in unconditioned space or exterior walls
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R 8
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Exterior Doors
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U .50
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Windows
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U .32
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Skylights
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U .50
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CHAPTER 13
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GENERAL MECHANICAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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SECTION M1307 APPLIANCE INSTALLATION
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49.
M1307.1.1 Location. Water heaters, boilers, and other appliances
producing condensate shall be installed in a room or space containing
a trapped two (2) inch minimum drain piped to an approved disposal
location or system. The drain inlet shall be within fifteen (15) feet
of the appliance and in the same room or space.
CHAPTER 15
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EXHAUST SYSTEMS
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SECTION M1506 EXHAUST DUCTS AND EXHAUST OPENINGS
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50.
M1506.1.1 Duct Material. All single wall ventilation ducts serving
toilet rooms and bathrooms shall be constructed of an approved rigid
or flexible metal material. Vinyl duct is not allowed
51.
M1602.2 Return air openings.
1.
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Openings shall not be located less than ten (10) feet (3,048
mm) measured in any direction from a fireplace, an open combustion
chamber or draft hood of another appliance located in or transferring
air to the same room or space.
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52.
G2415.12 (404.12) Minimum Burial Depth. Underground piping system
shall be installed a minimum depth of eighteen (18) inches below grade.
53.
G2415.12.1 (404.12.1) Individual Outside Appliances. Individual
lines to outdoor lights, grills and other appliances shall be installed
not less than twelve (12) inches below finished grade, provided that
such installation is approved and is installed in locations not susceptible
to physical damage.
54.
G2415.13.1 (404.13.1) Trenches — Shared. Fuel gas piping
buried in trenches with electric, water supply, sewers or other utilities
shall have a minimum of eighteen (18) inches separation from all other
pipe or power supply systems.
55.
G2420.5.1 (409.5.1). Delete "located in the firebox of a fire
place."
56.
G2420.5.1.1 Gas Fireplace Service Valve. Each gas fireplace
shall be provided with a shutoff valve separate from the appliance,
and shall be placed in a location protected from being damaged and
accessible for operation of the valve.
57.
G2420.5.3 (409.5.3) Located at Manifold. Delete Section.
58.
G2427.10.2.2 (503.10.2.2). Vent Connectors Located in Unconditioned
Areas. Delete the exception.
59.
SECTION G2433 (603) LOG LIGHTERS G2433.1 (603.1) Log Lighters.
Log lighters are not permitted.
CHAPTER 27
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PLUMBING FIXTURES
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60.
P2708.2 Shower drain. Shower drains shall have an outlet size
of not less than two (2) inches in diameter.
61.
P2801.1.1 Minimum Water Heater Size. Storage type heaters serving
individual dwelling units shall be sized in accordance with Table
P2804.1.
Table P2801.1, Minimum Water Heater Capacities, is set out as
Attachment 1 to this Chapter.
CHAPTER 30
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SANITARY DRAINAGE
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62.
Table 3002.1(1) Above Ground Drainage and Vent Piping. Delete
the following materials from the table:
ABS pipe Schedule 40, solid, or cellular core, or composite
wall, Polyolefin pipe, PVC Schedule 40, DR 22 (PS 200) and DR 24 (PS
140) cellular core or composite wall.
63.
Table 3002.1(2) Underground Building Drainage and Vent Pipe.
Delete the following materials from the Table:
ABS pipe Schedule 40, DR 22 (PS 200) and DR 24 (PS 140) with
a solid, or cellular core, or composite wall, Polyolefin pipe. Asbestos
cement pipe, PVC Schedule 40, DR 22 (PS 200) and DR 24 (PS 140) cellular
core or composite wall.
64.
Table 3002.2 Building Sewer Pipe. Delete the following materials
from the table:
ABS pipe Schedule 40, DR 22 (PS 200) and DR 24 (PS 140) with
a solid, or cellular core, or composite wall, PE plastic pipe, SDR-PR,
Polyolefin pipe, PVC 3.25 O.D. cellular core or composite wall, vitrified
clay pipe.
65.
Table 3002.3 Pipe Fittings. Delete the following materials from
the table:
ABS plastic pipe, Asbestos Cement, Polyolefin, Vitrified Clay.
66.
P3003.9.2 Solvent cementing.
Delete exception #2
67.
P3005.2.2 Building Sewers. Building sewers shall have a minimum
of one (1) clean out capable of cabling both up and down stream, and
at intervals not more than one hundred (100) feet (30,480 mm) thereafter.
Building sewers eight (8) inches (203 mm) and larger shall have a
manhole located more than two hundred (200) feet (60,960 mm) from
the junction of the building drain and building sewer and at intervals
of not more than four hundred (400) feet (122 m). The interval length
shall be measured from the cleanout or manhole opening, along the
developed length of the piping to the next drainage fitting providing
access for cleaning, a manhole or the end of the building sewer.
68.
P3005.4.1 Branch and Stack Sizing. Branches and stacks shall
be sized in accordance with Table P3005.4.1. Below grade drain pipe
shall not be less than two (2) inch diameter. Drain stacks shall not
be smaller than the largest horizontal branch drained.
69.
P3102.1 Stack Vent Required. Every building shall have a stack
vent, a minimum of three (3) in diameter. Such vent shall run undiminished
in size and as directly as possible from the building drain through
to the open air above the roof. All other vent extensions to the outside
shall not be less than two (2) inch in diameter.
70.
P3103.1 Roof Extension. Open vent pipes that extend through
a roof shall be terminated at least twelve (12) inches above the roof
or twelve (12) inches above the anticipated snow accumulation, whichever
is greater. Where a roof is to be used for assembly, as a promenade,
observation deck or sunbathing deck or for similar purposes, open
vent pipes shall terminate not less than eight (8) feet above the
roof.
71.
P3112.1.1 Pipe Size. Pipe for island fixture vent and drain
shall be shall be a minimum pipe size of two (2) in diameter, the
P trap and connection may be one and one-half (1 1/2) inches
in diameter.
72.
P3113.1.1 Vents Serving Water Closets And Toilets. Vents serving
water closets and toilets shall be a minimum pipe size of two (2)
inches in diameter. This vent shall run undiminished in size and through
to the open air above the roof.
73.
P-3114.1.1 Air Admittance Valves. Air admittance valves may
not be used in new construction, in rehab, or remodeling except when
vent termination to the exterior is not possible, and when the use
of the valve is approved by the Building Official.
CHAPTER 33
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STORM DRAINAGE
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74.
P3303.2 Discharge. Sump pump discharge and roof drainage shall
be piped to a private storm drain or to approved water course. Discharge
into the sanitary sewer is prohibited. Discharging to or within five
(5) feet of a sidewalk, driveway property line, street or to create
a nuisance to adjoin properties is prohibited.
75.
P3303.2.1 Discharge Piping Location. All sump pump piping shall
be discharged to the exterior, outside, and diverted to a storm sewer
conveyance or other approved collection point acceptable to the code
official. Discharge into the sanitary sewer is prohibited.
CHAPTER 34
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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76.
E3406.2 Conductor Material. Conductors used to conduct current
shall be of copper. Where the conductor material is not specified,
the material and sizes given in the Chapters shall apply to copper
conductors. Exception, Service entrance equipment cable conductors.
77.
E3406.3 Minimum Size of Conductors. The minimum size of conductors
for feeders and branch circuits shall be 14 AWG copper. The minimum
size of service conductors shall be as specified in Chapter 36. The
minimum size of Class 2 remote control, signaling and power-limited
circuits conductors shall be as specified in Chapter 43.
78.
E3601.6.2 Service disconnect location. Replace with the following:
The service disconnect means shall be installed at a readily
accessible location outside the building. The service disconnect shall
be protected against over current by device installed at the point
where the conductors receive their supply. Each occupant shall have
access to the disconnect serving the dwelling unit in which they reside.
The installation shall comply with amended Section E3705.7.
79.
Table 3603.4 Service Conductor and Grounding Electrode Conductor
Sizing. Change Table as follows:
1.
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Delete 250, 300 and 350 service or feeder rating (Amperes).
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2.
|
Change the conductor types and sizes for the 400 amp service
rating to the following:
|
|
a.
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Copper (AWG): 400 copper kcmil or two sets of 2/0
|
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b.
|
Aluminum and copper-clad aluminum (AWG): Aluminum and copper
clad aluminum 500 kcmil, or two sets of 4/0.
|
80.
E3605.5 Protection of Service Cables Against Damage and all
other service cables. Above ground service-entrance cables shall be
protected by one (1) or more of the following: rigid metal conduit,
intermediate metal conduit, Schedule 40 or 80 PVC conduit, electrical
metallic tubing, or other approved means.
CHAPTER 37
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BRANCH CIRCUITS AND FEEDER REQUIREMENTS
|
81.
E-3705.4.4 Conductors of NM Cable. Delete text and replace with
the following:
Conductors of NM Cable shall be rated at 90 C. Type NM Cable
identified by the marking NM-B, MNC-B, NMS-B, meet this requirement.
All NM cables ran through a wood framing member shall have only one
(1) cable per hole or opening and that hole or opening shall be fire
or draft stopped using thermal insulation or fire caulk.
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CHAPTER 38
|
WIRING METHODS
|
82.
E3802.2.3 Bored Holes. Bored holes in framing members may contain
a maximum of one (1) cable per hole.
83.
E3802.4 In Unfinished Basements & Crawl Spaces. Where type
SE or NM cables are run at angles with joists in unfinished basements
and crawl spaces, cable assemblies containing two (2) or more conductors
of sizes six (6) AWG and larger and assemblies containing three (3)
or more conductors of sizes eight (8) AWG and larger shall not require
additional protection where attached directly to the bottom of the
joists. Smaller cables shall be run either through bored holes in
the joist NM cable installed on the wall of an unfinished basement
shall be permitted to be installed in a listed conduit or tubing or
shall be protected in accordance with Table E3802.1 Conduit or tubing
shall be provided with a suitable insulating bushing or adapter at
the point where the cable enters the raceway. The NM or SE cable sheath
shall extend through the conduit or tubing and into the outlet or
device box not less than one-fourth (1/4) inches. The cable shall
be secured within twelve (12) inches of the point where the cable
enters the conduit or tubing. Metal conduit, tubing, and metal outlet
boxes shall be connected to an equipment grounding conductor.
CHAPTER 39
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POWER AND LIGHTING DISTRIBUTION
|
84.
E3902.2 Garage and Accessory Building Receptacles. Add the following
exception:
Exception 1. Dedicated single receptacle used for major appliances.
85.
E3902.5 Unfinished Basement Receptacle. Add the following exception:
Exception 2. Dedicated single receptacle used for major appliances.
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86.
E3902.16 Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter Protection. Delete this
Section.
CHAPTER 40
|
DEVICES AND LUMINARIES
|
87.
E4002.9, 15- and 20-Ampere Receptacles in Wet Locations. Where
installed in a wet location, 15- and 20-ampere, 125- and 250-volt
receptacles shall have an enclosure that is waterproof whether or
not the attachment plug cap is inserted. An outlet box hood installed
for this purpose shall be listed and identified as 'extra-duty.' 15-
and 20-ampere, 125- and 250-volt non-locking receptacles installed
in wet locations shall be listed weather resistant type. Other approved
metal weatherproof covers shall be accepted as approved by the Building
Official.
88.
E4002.14 Tamper Resistant Receptacles. Delete Section.
89.
E4003.11 Bathtub & Shower Areas. Cord connected luminaries,
chain, cable, or chord suspended luminaries, lighting track, pendants,
and ceiling suspended (paddle) fans shall not have any parts located
within a zone measured three (3) feet horizontally and eight (8) feet
vertically from the top of a bathtub rim or a shower stall threshold.
This zone is all encompassing and includes the space directly over
the tub or shower. Luminaries within the actual outside dimension
of the bathtub or shower to a height of eight (8) feet vertically
from the top of the bathtub rim or shower threshold shall be marked
for damp locations and where subject to shower spray, shall be marked
for wet locations, and shall be ground fault interrupter protected.
C. Penalties. Any person violating any provision of
this Section or any of the codes adopted in this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
be imprisoned in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation
is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
violation.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Three §§ 1—2, 9-13-2005; Ord. No. 1002 §§ 1—2, 5-9-2011; Ord.
No. 1040 § 1, 7-9-2012; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
A. A certain document, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 Edition," including Appendices E, F, and G, published by the International Code Council, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of New Haven, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of New Haven in the State of Missouri for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of New Haven are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Subsection
(B) of this Section.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Four §§ 1—2, Exh. I § 3, 9-13-2005; Ord. No. 990 §§ 1—3, 1-11-2011; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
A. A certain document, being marked and designated as the "International
Plumbing Code, 2015 Edition," including Appendices B, C, D, and E,
one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of
the City of New Haven, be and is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code
of the City of New Haven in the State of Missouri regulating and governing
the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation,
alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to,
use or maintenance of plumbing systems as herein provided; providing
for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each
and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and
terms of said Plumbing Code on file in the office of the City Clerk
of the City of New Haven are hereby referred to, adopted, and made
a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the additions,
insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section (B) of this
Section.
B. Amendments to the International Plumbing Code, 2015 Edition, are
given in the following text. Each code Section that corresponds to
one (1) of the following provisions is hereby deleted where so noted
or amended to read as set forth below. Each provision set out below
without a corresponding Section, Subsection or clause number in the
code is hereby enacted and added thereto.
CHAPTER 1
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SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
|
1.
101.1. Title. These regulations shall be known as the International
Plumbing Code of the City of New Haven, County of Franklin, and State
of Missouri, herein referred to as "this code."
CHAPTER 4
|
FIXTURES, FAUCETS AND FIXTURE FITTINGS
|
2.
417.3 Shower Waste Outlet. Change to two (2) inches in diameter.
3.
502.6 Prohibited Location. Gas-fired water heaters shall not
be installed in a sleeping room, bathroom or a closet accessed through
a sleeping room or bathroom.
SECTION 605
|
MATERIALS, JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
|
4.
TABLE 605.4 WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE.
DELETE — CPVC PLASTIC PIPE
|
DELETE — GALVANIZED PIPE
|
CHAPTER 7
|
SANITARY DRAINAGE
|
5.
TABLE 702.1 ABOVE-GROUND DRAINAGE AND VENT PIPE. Delete the
following materials from the table:
•
|
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic pipe in IPS diameters,
including Schedule 40; DR 22 (PS 200) and DR 24 (PS 140); with a solid,
cellular core or composite wall.
|
6.
TABLE 702.2 UNDERGROUND BUILDING DRAINAGE AND VENT PIPE. Replace
Table 702.2 with the following.
Table 702.2
|
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Underground Building Drainage and Vent Pipe
|
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Material
|
Standard
|
---|
Cast-iron pipe
|
ASTM A 74; ASTM A 888, CISPI 301
|
Copper or copper alloy tubing (Type K, L, M or DWV)
|
ASTM B 75; ASTM B 88; ASTM B 251; ASTM B 306
|
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe in IPS diameters, including
Schedule 40, DR 22 (PS200) and DR 24 (PS) 140; with a solid core.
|
ASTM D 2665; ASTM F 891, ASTM F 1488, CSA B181.2
|
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe with a 3.25-inch O.D.
and a solid wall.
|
ASTM D 2949, ASTM F 1488
|
7.
Table 702.3.
Table 702.3
|
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Building Sewer Pipe
|
---|
Material
|
Standard
|
---|
Cast-iron pipe
|
ASTM A 74; ASTM A888; CISPI 301
|
Concrete Pipe
|
ASTM C14; ASTM C76; CAN/CSA A257.1M; CAN/CSA A257.2M
|
Copper or copper-alloy tubing (Type K or L)
|
ASTM B 75; ASTM B 88; ASTM B 251
|
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe in IPS diameters, including
Schedule 40, DR 22 (PS200) and DR 24 (PS 140); with a solid-wall.
|
ASTM D 2665; ASTM F 891; ASTM F 1488
|
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe in sewer and drain diameters,
including PS 25, SDR 41 (PS28), PS 35, SDR 35 (PS 46), PS 50, PS 100,
SDR 26 (PS 115), PS 140 AND PS 200; with a solid wall.
|
ASTM F 891; ASTM F 1488; ASTM D 3034; CSA B182.2; CAS B182.4
|
8.
708.1.2 Building Sewers. Sewers shall have a minimum of one
(1) clean out capable of cabling both up and down stream, and at intervals
not more than one hundred (100) feet (30,480 mm) thereafter. Building
sewers eight (8) inches (203 mm) and larger shall have a manhole not
located more than two hundred (200) feet (60,960 mm) from the junction
of the building drain and building sewer and at intervals of not more
than four hundred (400) feet (122 m). The interval length shall be
measured from the cleanout or manhole opening, along the developed
length of the piping to the next drainage fitting providing access
for cleaning, a manhole or the end of the building sewer.
9.
708.1.5 Cleanout Size. Cleanouts shall be the same size as the
piping served by the cleanout.
SECTION 903
|
VENT TERMINALS
|
10.
903.1 Roof Extension. Replace [NUMBER] with twelve (12) inches.
SECTION 918
|
AIR ADMITTANCE VALVES
|
11.
918.3 Permitted Use. Air admittance valves may not be used except
when termination to the exterior is not possible, or approved by code
official.
CHAPTER 11
|
STORM DRAINAGE
|
SECTION 1113
|
SUMPS AND PUMPING SYSTEMS
|
12.
1113.1.4.1 Discharge Piping Location. All sump pump piping shall
be discharged to the exterior, and diverted to a storm sewer conveyance
or other approved collection point acceptable to the code official.
Discharge into the sanitary sewer is prohibited.
13.
1113.1.5 Discharge. (IPMC 304.7) Sump pump discharge and roof
drainage shall be piped to a storm drain or to approved water course.
Discharge into the sanitary sewer is prohibited. Discharging to or
within five (5) feet of a sidewalk, driveway, street or to create
a nuisance to adjoin properties is prohibited.
C. Penalties. Any person violating any provision of
this Section or any of the codes adopted in this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
be imprisoned in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that such
violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a
separate violation.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Five §§ 1—2, Exh. I § 4, 9-13-2005; Ord. No. 991 §§ 1—3, 1-11-2011; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
A. A certain document, being marked and designated as the "International
Fire Code, 2015 Edition," including Appendices E, F, and G, one (1)
copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City
of New Haven, be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City
of New Haven in the State of Missouri regulating and governing the
safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards
arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances,
materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property
in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; providing
for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each
and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and
terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of
the City of New Haven are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a
part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section, with the additions,
insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section (B) of this
Section.
B. Amendments to the International Fire Code, 2015 Edition, are given
in the following text. Each code Section that corresponds to one (1)
of the following provisions is hereby deleted where so noted or amended
to read as set forth below. Each provision set out below without a
corresponding Section, Subsection or clause number in the code is
hereby enacted and added thereto.
Chapter 1
|
SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
|
SECTION 101
|
SCOPE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
|
1.
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code
of the City of New Haven, County of Franklin, State of Missouri, hereinafter
referred to as "this code."
SECTION 102
|
APPLICABILITY
|
2.
SECTION 102.6 Historic Buildings. The construction, alteration,
repair, enlargement, restoration, relocation or movement of existing
buildings or structures that are designated as historic buildings
shall be in accordance with the provisions of this code as adopted.
Chapter 3
|
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
|
SECTION 307
|
OPEN BURNING, RECREATIONAL FIRES AND PORTABLE OUTDOOR FIREPLACES
|
3.
307.1.2 Violation of Open Burning. Any person, business or organization
willfully open burning trade waste, debris, trash, etc., and causes
a fire department response shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars
($150.00) per hour per unit responding. In addition, a one hundred
fifty dollars ($150.00) per hour per every fire unit committed shall
be assessed including responses to any exposure fires caused.
4.
307.6 Burning of Landscape or Land Clearance Waste.
5.
307.6.1 Burn Permit Required. Open burning of landscape or land
clearance waste disposal shall be allowed after obtaining a burn permit
and proper authorization from the Fire Code Official and Missouri
Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Such burn permit shall be valid
for thirty (30) days and shall only apply to the original burn pit.
Any relocation of the burn pit will require and additional burn permit.
6.
307.6.1.1 Materials Permitted. Materials permitted to be burned
shall be limited to natural vegetation including trees, limbs, shrubs,
bushes and the like.
7.
307.6.1.2 Prohibited Materials. The burning of processed or
milled wood, construction material or waste, garbage, rubbish of any
kind, rubber, plastic or any synthetic material, flammable or combustible
liquids shall be prohibited.
Exception: Combustible liquids only used as fuel to ignite the
fire.
8.
307.6.1.3 Weather Conditions. The fire code official shall have
the authority to prohibit burning at any time due to adverse weather
or climatic conditions.
9.
307.6.2 Application. An application for a burn permit shall
be submitted at least ten (10) days before burning is planned to begin,
and shall be in such form and contain such information as required
by the fire code official. The application shall be accompanied by
MO DNR approval for burning, a locator map or site plan showing the
general location of the burn pit, and a deposit as required by Section
307.6.2.1.
10.
307.6.3 Violation. The first violation of Section 307.6 causing
a fire department response shall cost the offender or property owner
fifty dollars ($150.00) per hour per unit responding. This amount
will be deducted for the original deposit.
A second violation shall cost the offender or property owner
the forfeiture of the deposit moneys and shall void the burn permit.
For this Section, violations, shall include, but are not limited
to: burning without a permit, burning outside of the time restrictions,
relocation and use of a pit without a separate burn permit, failure
to notify dispatch agency, failure to attend the fire, failure to
property extinguish fire, excessive smoke, off-site embers or ashes,
and the burning of prohibited materials.
11.
307.6.4 Hours Of Operation. Burning shall be conducted during
the hours stipulated in the MO DNR requirements. Each day, the permittee
shall notify the New Haven Communication Center by telephone prior
to starting the burn and again contact at the conclusion of the burning.
12.
307.6.6 Inspection Prior To Burning. Prior to the issuance of
the burn permit, the fire code official shall inspect the burning
site to ensure compliance with provisions of this Chapter.
13.
307.6.7 Attendance. The permittee shall designate a responsible
person in charge to conduct and attend the burning. The responsible
person in charge shall be required to have the necessary equipment,
material and personnel to extinguish the fire at any time, and shall
have a means of communication to call the fire department to respond
to an emergency. The responsible person in charge shall attend the
burning until it is completely extinguished each day.
14.
307.6.8 Final Inspection. The permittee shall request, in writing,
a final inspection of the burn pit and the return of deposit. The
fire code official shall inspect the burn site to ensure the pit has
been property filled in with dirt. Upon approval of the final inspection
by the fire code official the deposit money minus any deductions authorized
in Section 307.6.3 shall be returned to the permittee.
SECTION 316
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HAZARDS TO FIRST RESPONDERS
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15.
316.3 Pitfalls. The intentional design or alteration of buildings
to disable, injure, maim or kill intruders is prohibited. No person
shall install and use firearms, sharp or pointed objects, razor wire,
explosives, flammable or combustible liquid containers or dispensers
containing highly toxic, toxic, irritant or other hazardous materials
in a manner which may passively or actively disable, injure, maim
or kill a first responder who forcibly enters a building for the purpose
of controlling or extinguishing a fire, rescuing trapped occupants
or rendering other emergency assistance.
Chapter 9
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FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
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SECTION 903
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AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
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16.
903.2.6 Group I. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
throughout buildings including all combustible attic spaces with a
Group I fire area.
Exception: An automatic fire sprinkler system installed in accordance
with Section 903.3.1.2 or 903.34.3 — shall be allowed in Group-1-facilities.
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17.
903.2.7 Group M or Group B. An automatic sprinkler system shall
be provided throughout buildings containing a Group M or Group B occupancy
where one (1) of the following conditions exists:
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A Group M or Group B fire area exceeds twelve thousand (12,000)
square feet (1,115 m2).
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A Group M or Group B fire area is located more than three (3)
stories above grade plane.
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The combined area of all Group M or Group B fire areas on all
floors, including any mezzanines, exceeds twenty four thousand (24,000)
square feet (2,230 m2).
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A Group M or Group B occupancy is used for the display and sale
of upholstered furniture or mattresses exceeding five thousand (5,000)
square feet (464 m2).
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18.
903.2.11.3 Buildings more than thirty five (35) feet in height.
An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout buildings
that have one (1) or more stories thirty five (35) feet or more above
the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, measured to the
finished floor, regardless of occupancy.
19.
903.3.1.2 NFPA 13R sprinkler systems. Automatic sprinkler systems
in Group R occupancies up to and including four (4) stories in height
in buildings not exceeding sixty (60) feet in height above grade plane
shall be permitted to be installed throughout buildings including
all combustible attic spaces in accordance with NFPA 13R.
SECTION 907
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FIRE ALARM DETECTION SYSTEMS
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20.
907.2.3 Group E.
Exceptions: Delete exception #1.
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21.
907.2.4 Group F.
Exceptions: Delete exception.
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22.
907.2.6.1 Group I-1.
Exceptions: Delete exception #1.
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23.
907.2.8.1 Manual Fire Alarm System. A manual fire alarm system
that activates the occupant notification system in accordance with
Section 907.5 shall be installed in Group R-1 occupancies.
Exceptions: Delete exception #1, #2.
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CHAPTER 10
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MEANS OF EGRESS
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SECTION 1004
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OCCUPANT LOAD
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24.
1004.5.1 Outdoor Area Occupant Load. Outdoor areas with an occupant
load greater than fifty (50) or a Group A occupancy with a yard, patio,
or similar outdoor area shall have at least one direct means to the
public way.
C. Penalties. Any person violating any provision of
this Section or any of the codes adopted in this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
be imprisoned in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation
is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
violation.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Six §§ 1—2, Exh. I § 5, 9-13-2005; Ord. No. 989 §§ 1—3, 1-11-2011; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
A. A certain document, being marked and designated as the International
Mechanical Code, 2015 Edition, including Appendix A, one (1) copy
of which is on filet in the office of the City Clerk of the City of
New Haven be and is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of the City
of New Haven in the State of Missouri, regulating and governing the
design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation,
alteration, repair, location, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance
of mechanical systems as herein provided; providing for the issuance
of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the
regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Mechanical
Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of New Haven
are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully
set out in this Section, with the additions, insertions, deletions
and changes prescribed in Section (B) of this Section.
B. Amendments to the International Mechanical Code, 2015 Edition, are
given in the following text. Each code Section that corresponds to
one (1) of the following provisions is hereby deleted where so noted
or amended to read as set forth below. Each provision set out below
without a corresponding Section, Subsection or clause number in the
code is hereby enacted and added thereto.
CHAPTER 1
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SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
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1.
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical
Code of the City of New Haven, County of Franklin, State of Missouri,
herein referred to as "this code."
SECTION 500
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DOMESTIC KITCHEN EXHAUST EQUIPMENT
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2.
505.1 Domestic Systems. Range hoods or other approved kitchen
exhaust systems shall terminate and discharge to the outdoors through
a duct. This duct shall have a smooth interior surface, shall be air
tight, shall be equipped with a back-draft damper and shall be independent
of all other exhaust systems. A range hood located above an electric
range need not discharge to the exterior.
SECTION 404 (IFGC)
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PIPING SYSTEM INSTALLATION
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3.
404.13.1 Trenches — Shared. Fuel gas piping buried in
trenches with electric, water supply, sewers or other utilities shall
have a minimum of eighteen (18) inches separation from all other pipe
or power supply systems.
C. Penalties. Any person violating any provision of
this Section or any of the codes adopted in this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
be imprisoned in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that such
violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a
separate violation.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Seven §§ 1—2, Exh. I § 6, 9-13-2005; Ord.
No. 988 §§ 1—3, 1-11-2011; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
A. A certain document, being marked and designated as the "International
Fuel Gas Code, 2015 Edition," including Appendices A, B, and C, one
(1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the
City of New Haven, be and is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of
the City of New Haven in the State of Missouri regulating and governing
fuel gas systems and gas-fired appliances as herein provided; providing
for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each
and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and
terms of said Fuel Gas Code on file in the office of the City Clerk
of the City of New Haven are hereby referred to, adopted, and made
a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section, with the additions,
insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section (B) of this
Section.
B. Amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 Edition, are
given in the following text. Each code Section that corresponds to
one (1) of the following provisions is hereby deleted where so noted
or amended to read as set forth below. Each provision set out below
without a corresponding Section, Subsection or clause number in the
code is hereby enacted and added thereto.
CHAPTER 1
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SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
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1.
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fuel Gas
Code of the City of New Haven, County of Franklin, State of Missouri,
herein referred to as "this code."
SECTION 403
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PIPING MATERIALS
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2.
403.4 Metallic pipe — delete.
3.
403.4.3 Copper and copper alloy — delete.
4.
403.4.4 Aluminum — delete.
5.
403.5 Metal Tubing — delete.
6.
403.5.2 Copper and copper alloy tubing — delete.
7.
403.5.3 Aluminum Tubing — delete.
8.
403.6 Plastic pipe, Tubing, Fittings — delete.
SECTION 404
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PIPING SYSTEM INSTALLATION
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9.
(404.12) Minimum Burial Depth. Underground piping system shall
be installed a minimum depth of eighteen (18) inches below grade.
10.
(404.12.1) Individual Outside Appliances. Individual lines to
outdoor lights, grills and other appliances shall be installed not
less than twelve (12) inches below finished grade, provided that such
installations is approved and is installed in locations not susceptible
to physical damage.
11.
(404.13.1) Trenches — Shared. Fuel gas piping buried in
trenches with electric, water supply, sewers or other utilities shall
have a minimum of eighteen (18) inches separation from all other pipe
systems.
SECTION 409 (IFGC)
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SHUTOFF VALVES
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12.
(409.5.1) Delete "located in the firebox of a fire place."
13.
409.5.1.1 Gas Fireplace Service Valve. Each gas fireplace shall
be provided with a shutoff valve separate from the appliance, and
shall be placed in a location protected from being damaged and accessible
for operation of the valve.
14.
(409.5.3) Located at Manifold. Delete Section.
SECTION 503
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CHIMNEYS AND VENTS
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15.
(503.10.2.2) Vent Connectors Located in Unconditioned Areas.
Delete the exception.
16.
(603.1) Delete and replace with: Log Lighters: Log lighters
are not permitted.
C. Penalties. Any person violating any provision of
this Section or any of the codes adopted in this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
be imprisoned in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that such
violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a
separate violation.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Eight § 1, Exh. I § 7, 9-13-2005; Ord. No. 987 §§ 1—3, 1-11-2011; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
A. A certain document, being marked and designated as "NFPA 70, National
Electrical Code, 2014 Edition", as published by the National Fire
Protection Association, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office
of the City Clerk of the City of New Haven, be and is hereby adopted
as the Electrical Code of the City of New Haven in the State of Missouri,
and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions
and terms of said Electrical Code on file in the office of the City
Clerk of the City of New Haven are hereby referred to, adopted, and
made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section, with the
additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section
(B) of this Section.
C. Penalties. Any person violating any provision of this Section or
any of the codes adopted in this Section shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount
not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the
County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both
such fine and imprisonment. Each day that such violation is committed
or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate violation.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Ten § 1, 9-13-2005; Ord. No. 1259, 1-14-2019]
Any person violating any provision of this Chapter or any of
the codes adopted in this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the County Jail
for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and
imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to
continue shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 833 Ch.
Eleven §§ 1—2, 9-13-2005]
A. If any Section, Subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Chapter
is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Chapter.
The Board of Aldermen hereby declares that it would have passed this
Chapter and each Section, Subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one (1) or more Sections, Subsections, sentences,
clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
B. Nothing in this Chapter or in the Building Codes hereby adopted shall
be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court,
or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes
of actions acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby
repealed by this Chapter nor shall any just or legal right or remedy
of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this Chapter.