[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 1260 §§1 —
2, adopted October 15, 1996, enacted new building code provisions
as set out in §5-3.4. Sections 5-3.6, 5-3.7.1 and 5-3.7.1.1 were
hereby superseded, these sections formerly derived from ord. no. 896
§1, ord. no. 897 §1, ord. no. 899 §2, ord. no. 1094
§§1 — 2, 4-5-1994, and ord. no. 1136 §§1
— 2, 11-1-1994. At the editor's discretion, we have left the
abovementioned sections "reserved" for future use by the city.
Editor's Note — The code enforcement contract with St.
Louis County as last amended by ord. no. 2033 adopted March 5, 2008,
is on file in the city offices.
[Ord. No. 912 §2; Ord. No. 1260 §§1 — 2, 10-15-1996; Ord. No. 1312 §§1 —
2, 10-7-1997; Ord. No. 1449 §1, 4-18-2000; Ord. No. 1491 §1, 10-17-2001; Ord. No. 1515 §§1 —
2, 3-6-2001; Ord. No. 1604 §1, 4-2-2002; Ord. No. 1734 §1, 11-18-2003; Ord. No. 1839 §1, 7-19-2005; Ord.
No. 1866 §1, 10-18-2005; Ord. No. 1944 §1, 9-19-2006; Ord.
No. 2141 §1, 10-19-2010]
(a)
The St. Louis County Existing Building Code as approved on April
1, 2020, by St. Louis County Ordinance Number 27,654, the St. Louis
County Mechanical Code as approved on December 5, 2019, by St. Louis
County Ordinance Number 27,619, the St. Louis County Plumbing Code
as approved on June 5, 2019, by St. Louis County Ordinance Number
27,424, the St. Louis County Electrical Code as approved on October
1, 2019, by St. Louis County Ordinance Number 27,430 and the St. Louis
County Explosives Code as approved on November 6, 1997, by St. Louis
County Ordinance Number 18,693 are hereby adopted as the Existing
Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Explosives Codes of
the City of Eureka, Missouri, under certain conditions as fully set
forth in a contract agreement between the City of Eureka and St. Louis
County. The Mayor or City Administrator is hereby authorized to enter
into a contract agreement with St. Louis County for the provision
of intergovernmental services pursuant to the contract agreement on
file in the City offices and incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
[Ord. No. 2550, 8-4-2020]
(b)
The International Building Code, 2018 Edition, with amendments on
file with the Building Commissioner's office, is hereby adopted as
the Commercial and Industrial Building Code of the City of Eureka.
[Ord. No. 2476, 2-19-2019]
[Ord. No. 1102[1] §1 — 2, 5-17-1994; Ord. No. 1604 §1, 4-2-2002; Ord.
No. 1866 §2, 10-18-2005; Ord. No. 2141 §1, 10-19-2010; Ord. No. 2476, 2-19-2019]
The International Residential Code, 2018 Edition, with amendments
on file with the Building Commissioner's office, is hereby adopted
herein by reference as if fully set forth, and shall regulate the
fabrication, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair,
location and use of one- and two-family dwellings, their appurtenances
and accessory structures in the City.
The International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2018 Edition,
with amendments on file with the Building Commissioner's office, is
hereby adopted as the Swimming Pool and Spa Code of the City of Eureka.
[Ord. No. 1884 §1, 1-3-2006]
No materials may be utilized in the construction of structures within the City that are pervious to gaseous material in such a manner so as to require any continuous or periodic mechanized or pressurized means of introducing any gaseous material into such structure to maintain or restore its designed shape, height, width or function. This Section is not intended to prohibit cold air inflatable promotional devices as may be authorized in Chapter 19A.
Plans and plats submitted to the City for legislative consideration
as well as those depicting any design elements which may require structural
or civil review must be prepared and sealed by a professional engineer.
An exception to this requirement for site plan submittals may be considered
and approved by the Building Commissioner or City Administrator, if
a determination is made that such site plan is prepared to proper
scale, accurately and adequately depicts all required elements and
is otherwise prepared in a manner that allows for proper review.
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. No. 1604 §2, adopted April
2, 2002, repealed sections 5-3.6 — 5.3.7 in their entirety.
Former sections 5-3.6 — 5-3.7 derived from ord. no. 464 §10;
Ord. No. 676 §4; ord. no. 1382 §1, 11-3-1998. Subsequently,
ord. no. 1884, 1887 and 1899 set out the new provisions above.
[1]
Editor's Note — See editor's note to this article.
[1]
Editor's note — See editor's note to this article.
[Ord. No. 981 §§1
— 3, 12-18-1990]
(a)
Any new construction or major structural renovation begun after January
1, 1991, all buildings for which leases are executed by political
subdivisions of the State after January 1, 1994, and all buildings
for which leases are executed by the State or any institution of higher
education after January 1, 1994, shall comply with the "Standards
for Seismic Design and Construction" of the Building Officials and
Code Administrator's Code or of the Uniform Building Code.
(b)
This Section shall not apply to any building owned by the State,
any institution of higher education, any political subdivision upon
which construction was begun or finished before December 18, 1990,
any private structure with less than ten thousand (10,000) square
feet in total area, or any single-family or duplex residence.
(c)
As used in this Section, the term "major structural renovation" means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement
of an existing structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty
percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the start
of construction of the major structural renovation.
