[R.O. 1997 § 500.010; Ord. No.
1791 § 1, 12-18-1979]
These regulations shall be known as the "Building Code of the
City of Kennett, Missouri," also referred to in said regulations as
"this code."
[R.O. 1997 § 500.020; Ord. No.
2591 § 1, 6-20-2000; Ord. No. 2882 § 1, 12-6-2011]
A.
Subject
to the provisions hereinafter set forth, a certain document, a copy
of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of Kennett, Missouri,
being marked as the International Building Code, 2012 Edition, as
published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted
as the building code of the City of Kennett, Missouri, with the exceptions
set forth herein, and each and all of the regulations, provisions,
penalties, conditions and terms of the International Building Code,
2012 Edition, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof,
as if fully set out in this Article.
1.
Section 903.2.8, Group R thereof which requires sprinkler systems
in all single-family and multifamily residential structures shall
not apply to any residential structure with less to seven thousand
five hundred (7,500) square feet of area and not higher than two (2)
stories in height, for the control of buildings and structures as
herein provided.
2.
Section 105.5, is amended to change the expiration date of demolition
permits by deleting the number "180" and inserting in its stead the
number "90."
[Ord. No. 3012, 12-5-2017]
3.
Section 107.1 of the 2012 International Building Code as adopted
by the City of Kennett is hereby repealed and in its stead the following
Section 107.1 is adopted, to-wit:
107.1 General. Submittal documents consisting of construction
documents, statement of special inspections, geotechnical report and
other data shall be submitted in two or more sets with each permit
application. The construction documents shall be prepared by a registered
design professional where required by the statutes of the jurisdiction
in which the project is to be constructed. Where special conditions
exist, the building official is authorized to require additional construction
documents to be prepared by a registered design professional.
Exception: The building official is authorized to waive the
submission of construction documents and other data not required to
be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that
the nature of the work applied for is such that review of construction
documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code.
Exception: Construction documents and other data not required
to be prepared by a registered design professional shall not be required
where the result of proposed construction, modification or alteration
does not affect structural beam or load-bearing support or roof of
any building or enlarges a building's capacity.
[Ord. No. 3020, 3-6-2018]
[R.O. 1997 § 500.030; Ord. No.
1791 § 3, 12-18-1979]
Wherever the title "Building Official" is used in said Code,
the same shall be construed to mean the Code Enforcement/Property
Maintenance Officer of the City of Kennett, Missouri. The Code Enforcement/Property
Maintenance Officer, shall be an individual generally informed on
good engineering practice in respect to the design and construction
of buildings, the basic principles of fire prevention, the accepted
requirements for means of egress and the installation of elevators
and other service equipment necessary for the health, safety and general
welfare of the occupants.
[R.O. 1997 § 500.050; Ord. No.
1791 § 5, 12-18-1979]
The last sentence of Section 125.1 shall be amended so as to
read as follows: "Such demand shall be in writing with a statement
of the reasons therefor, and shall be served on the Code Enforcement/Property
Maintenance Officer within three (3) days after service of said order
or notice."
[R.O. 1997 § 500.060; Ord. No.
1791 § 6, 12-18-1979]
The provisions of this code shall not operate or affect any
permits or approvals heretofore created.
[R.O. 1997 § 500.070; Ord. No.
1791 § 7, 12-18-1979]
The fees for inspections and permits shall be the same as specified in Section 500.120 of this Title. The Code Enforcement/Property Maintenance Officer is authorized to establish other fees for inspections and permits which are not covered under said Section.
[R.O. 1997 § 500.080; Ord. No.
1791 § 8, 12-18-1979]
Any person who shall violate a provision of said Code or shall
fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect,
construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of
an approved plan or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit
or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be
punishable by a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00), nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day
that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
[R.O. 1997 § 500.090; Ord. No.
1791 § 9, 12-18-1979]
Any person who shall continue any building work after having
been served with a stop-work order, except such work as he/she is
directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall
be liable to a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00), nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
[R.O. 1997 § 500.100; Ord. No.
1791 § 11, 12-18-1979]
Nothing in this Article or in the building code hereby adopted
shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any
court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause
or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance
hereby repealed, nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any
character be lost, impaired, or affected by this Article.
