[Ord. No. 02032014 §1, 2-3-2014]
A. Purpose. In order to provide for the safety and
welfare of the citizens of the community during severe windstorm events,
a storm shelter, safe room, or community safe room shall be required
in all Single-Family Dwelling Districts "R-1," Two-Family Dwelling
Districts "R-2" and all Multiple-Family Dwelling Districts "R-3" and
"R-4." Community storm shelters or safe rooms shall be located within
one thousand (1,000) feet of all residential units to be served.
B. Definitions. As used in this Division, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
STORM SHELTER or SAFE ROOM
A reinforced area of a dwelling(s) designed to withstand
severe windstorms and meeting the standards of the International Code
Council/National Storm Shelter Association (ICC/NSSA 500:2008 Standard
for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters) or FEMA Publications
320 or 361.
C. Construction of the storm shelter or safe room shall be as submitted
to, and approved, by the City Building Official.
[Ord. No. 02032014 §1, 2-3-2014]
A. This Division does not apply to the repair, reconstruction, remodeling,
or addition to existing structures unless the reconstruction or addition
totals more than fifty percent (50%) of the current assessed value
as determined by the Cass County Assessor.
B. This Division is not applicable to new development of habitable structures
that are constructed with a basement with walls that are a minimum
of eight (8) feet deep and are located at least seventy-five percent
(75%) below grade as measured by the surface area of the basement
walls that are exposed above grade from the exterior of the habitable
structure.
C. This Division is not applicable to new development of habitable structures
that are constructed within one thousand (1,000) feet of a community
storm shelter or safe room which serves that residential unit(s).
[Ord. No. 02032014 §1, 2-3-2014]
The enforcement of this Division may be waived by the purchaser
for which a single-family structure is being built or by the builder/developer
of the single-family dwelling if no purchase contract exists. The
waiver shall acknowledge that the City of Peculiar is in a high-risk
zone for severe weather, including tornadoes, and request a waiver
of this Division applicable to the construction of the structure.
The waiver must be signed by the proposed purchaser or the builder/developer,
as applicable, and must be presented to the City; a waiver by the
purchaser shall include a copy of a fully executed construction contract
signed by the proposed purchaser.