[Bill No. 110, 2-22-2005]
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the
office of the City Clerk of Merriam Woods, Missouri, being marked
and designated as the International Residential Code, 2003 Edition,
including Appendix Chapters, as published by the International Code
Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Residential Building Code
for Merriam Woods, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction,
quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair,
location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance
of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three
(3) stories in height in the City of Merriam Woods, and providing
for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each
and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such
International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, published by the International
Code Council on file in the office of the City are hereby referred
to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Article.
[Bill No. 110, 2-22-2005]
A. The following Sections are hereby revised:
1.
Section R101.1, insert "Merriam Woods, Missouri"
2.
Section R301.2(1), insert:
a.
Roof Snow Load: twenty (20) lbs.
b.
Wind Speed (mph): ninety (90) mph.
c.
Seismic Design Category: C.
e.
Frost Line Depth: eighteen (18) inches.
g.
Decay: slight to moderate.
h.
Winter Design Temperature: twelve degrees (12°).
3.
Section R703, Exterior Covering, from the International Residential
Code 2003, including Table R703.4, is hereby replaced with Section
R703, Exterior Covering, from the International Residential Code 2006,
including Table R703.4.
[Bill No. 154, 4-10-2007]
4.
Section R105.2, Work Exempt from Permits, of the 2003 International
Residential Building Code is hereby amended as follows:
[Bill No. 181, 10-11-2011]
a. Building:
2. Fences not over six (6) feet high
Shall be deleted from the code.
b. Building:
5. Sidewalks and driveways not more than thirty (30) inches
above adjacent grade and not over any basement or story below.
Shall be amended to read
5. Sidewalks not more than thirty (30) inches above adjacent
grade and not over any basement or story below.
5.
Section R105.3, Application for Permit, of the 2003 International
Residential Building Code is hereby amended as follows:
The opening paragraph of this Section is hereby replaced with
"To obtain a permit, the property owner or his/her authorized
agent shall first file an application thereof in writing on a form
furnished by the department of building safety for that purpose. Such
application shall:"
[Bill No. 181, 10-11-2011]
[Bill No. 110, 2-22-2005]
If any Section, Subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Article is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Article.
The Board of Aldermen hereby declares that it would have passed this
Article, and each Section, Subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one (1) or more Sections,
Subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.