[R.O. 1993 § 500.010; Ord. No. 2213 § 1, 10-13-1992; Ord. No. 2352 § 1, 3-10-1998; Ord. No. 2411 § 1, 5-11-1999; Ord. No. 2831 § 1, 7-8-2014]
A. 
That certain document designated as the International Building Code, 2012 Edition, as published by the International Code Council herein referred to as "the code," a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the Building Code for the City of Charleston, Missouri, for regulating and governing the construction, maintenance, and conditions of all property, buildings, and structures within the City as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of the 2012 International Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out herein with the following exceptions and changes:
1. 
Section 101.1 (Title) of the code is hereby amended to insert the City of Charleston, Missouri, as the adopting entity.
2. 
Section 113.3 (Qualifications) of the code is hereby amended to read: "The Board of Appeals shall consist of five members appointed by the City Council."
3. 
Section 903.2.8, Group R, of the code shall be amended to read: "Automatic sprinkler systems shall be required in Use Group R-2 areas of dwellings, where more than two stories in height and more than eight dwelling units per building exist. Automatic sprinkler systems shall not be required in buildings of Use Group R-3."
B. 
The following Sections of the code are also specifically adopted:
1. 
Appendix B (Board of Appeals) is adopted with the amendment indicated in Subsection (A)(2) above.
2. 
Appendix I (Patio Covers) is adopted.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.020; Ord. No. 2217 § 1, 10-13-1992; Ord. No. 2258 § 1, 1-11-1994; Ord. No. 2354 § 1, 3-10-1998; Ord. No. 2831 § 4, 7-8-2014]
A. 
That certain document designated as the National Electrical Code, 2011 Edition, (herein referred to as "the code") as published by the International Code Council, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the Electric Code for the City of Charleston, Missouri, for the control of all buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, terms, conditions, and penalties of the 2011 National Electrical Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the following exceptions and changes:
1. 
In Article 90 (Introduction), page 22, insert:
Powers and Duties: The electrical inspector shall have control of the construction, installation, erection, extension, alteration, or change of any electrical apparatus, machine, appliance, device, fixture, attachment, wire, or wiring on or within any building or structure and for special lighting for power or heat in connection therewith. The electrical inspector shall have the right, during all reasonable hours, to enter any building or structure, in the discharge of his/her official duties or for the purpose of making an inspection or test of the installation or alteration of electrical wiring or devices contained therein and shall have the authority to cause the termination of all electrical currents and wiring where a danger to life or property is believed to exist. No person shall interfere with the electrical inspector in the performance of his/her duties nor shall any person refuse to comply with any lawful order or requirement of said inspector.
2. 
In Article 90 (Introduction), page 22, insert:
Permits Required: No alteration or addition shall be made in the existing wiring of any building or structure nor shall new electrical service of any kind be installed without first securing a permit for said work from the City of Charleston.
3. 
In Article 90 (Introduction), page 22, insert:
Inspections: Upon the completion of any installation, alteration, or expansion of electrical service in any building or structure, it shall be the duty of the person conducting said work to notify the electrical inspector who shall conduct his/her inspection within twenty-four hours. The work to be inspected is not to be covered with drywall or any other materials until the inspection is completed.
4. 
Delete Article 230-70 (a), Location (page 84) in its entirety and insert: "The service disconnecting means shall be installed at a readily accessible location inside a building or structure nearest the point of entrance of the service conductors but shall not be installed in bathrooms, closets, or attics."
[R.O. 1993 § 500.030; Ord. No. 2039 § 1, 5-10-1983; Ord. No. 2113 § 1, 3-10-1987; Ord. No. 2216 § 1, 10-13-1992; Ord. No. 2355 §§ 1 — 2, 3-10-1998; Ord. No. 2831 § 6, 7-8-2014]
A. 
That certain document designated as the International Plumbing Code, 2012 Edition, (herein referred to as "the code") as published by the International Code Council, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code for the City of Charleston, Missouri, for the control of all buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, terms, conditions, and penalties of the 2012 International Plumbing Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the following exceptions and changes:
1. 
Section 101.1 (Title) of the code is hereby amended to insert the City of Charleston, Missouri, as the adopting entity.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.040; Ord. No. 2214 § 1, 10-13-1992; Ord. No. 2831 § 5, 7-8-2014]
A. 
That certain document designated as the International Mechanical Code, 2012 Edition, (herein referred to as "the code") as published by the International Code Council, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code for the City of Charleston, Missouri, for the control of all buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, terms, conditions, made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the following exceptions and changes:
1. 
Section 101.1 (Title) of the code is hereby amended to insert the City of Charleston, Missouri, as the adopting entity.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.050; Ord. No. 2215 § 1, 10-13-1992; Ord. No. 2353 § 1, 3-10-1998; Ord. No. 2383 § 1, 9-15-1998; Ord. No. 2541 § 1, 3-9-2004; Ord. No. 2831 § 3, 7-8-2014]
A. 
That certain document designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, (herein referred to as "the code") as published by the International Code Council, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code for the City of Charleston, Missouri, for the control of all buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, terms, conditions, and penalties of the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the following exceptions and changes:
1. 
Section 101.1 (Title) of the code is hereby amended to insert the City of Charleston, Missouri, as the adopting entity.
B. 
No language contained in the Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, shall overrule or make inapplicable those provisions currently contained in Chapter 505[1] of the Charleston Municipal Code, and any conflict of language or provisions shall be ruled by the language and provisions of Chapter 505 of the Charleston Municipal Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 505, Dangerous Buildings and Structures — Mandatory Demolition or Repair.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.055; Ord. No. 2400 §§ 1 — 2, 1-12-1999; Ord. No. 2831 § 2, 7-8-2014]
A. 
That certain document designated as the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2012 Edition, (herein referred to as "the code") as published by the International Code Council, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the Residential Code for the City of Charleston, 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 and penalties therefor are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the following exceptions and changes:
1. 
Section 101.1 (Title) of the code is hereby amended to insert the City of Charleston, Missouri, as the adopting entity.
2. 
Section R112.3 (Qualifications) of the code is hereby amended to read: "The Board of Appeals shall consist of five members appointed by the City Council."
3. 
Section 309.5 (Fire sprinklers) is deleted in its entirety and, instead, the following language is inserted: "A one-hour fire-rated separation between the dwelling and any attached garage is required."
4. 
Section R313 (Automatic Fire Sprinklers) is deleted.
5. 
Section R403.2 (Footings for wood foundations) is deleted, and the following wording is inserted. "Wood foundations and foundation walls are prohibited."
6. 
Section R404.2 (Wood foundation walls) is deleted, and the following wording is inserted: "Wood foundations and foundation walls are prohibited."
B. 
The following Sections of the code are also specifically adopted:
1. 
Appendix B (Board of Appeals) is adopted with the amendment indicated in Subsection (A)(2) herein.
2. 
Appendix H (Patio Covers) is adopted.
3. 
Appendix M (Home Day Care) is adopted.
4. 
Appendix P (Sizing of Water Piping Systems) is adopted.
[R.O. 1993 § 500.057; Ord. No. 2831 § 7, 7-8-2014]
A. 
That certain document designated as the International Fuel Gas Code, 2012 Edition, (herein referred to as "the code") as published by the International Code Council, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code for the City of Charleston, Missouri, for the control of all buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, terms, conditions, and penalties of the 2012 International Fuel Gas Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the following exceptions and changes:
1. 
Section 101.1 (Title) of the code is hereby amended to insert the City of Charleston, Missouri, as the adopting entity.
2. 
In Section 303.3 (Prohibited locations), delete exceptions 3 and 4 entirely and insert the following language: "No unvented room heater or fireplace logs shall be allowed in sleeping rooms, bathrooms, toilet rooms, storage closets, or surgical rooms."
3. 
In Section 404 (Piping System Installation), insert the following language: "Only rigid steel piping shall be used to penetrate floors, walls, or ceilings. Appliances shall be connected to the building service line by a steel flex connector not exceeding six (6) feet in length and accompanied by an approved shutoff valve on the upstream side of the flex connector. At no time shall the flex connector pass through a floor, ceiling, or wall."
[R.O. 1993 § 500.058; Ord. No. 2831 § 8, 7-8-2014]
Any person who violates the provisions of this Article or any code adopted pursuant to this Article, upon conviction, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation punishable by a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that any such violation exists shall be deemed a separate violation hereunder.