[HISTORY: Adopted by The Mayor and Council
of New Castle 6-21-2002 by Ord. No. 414; amended in its entirety 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 527. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 102.
Building standards for one- and two-family dwellings — See Ch. 103.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 126.
Housing standards — See Ch. 140.
Dangerous or vacant buildings — See Ch. 141.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 162.
Plumbing — See Ch. 181.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 185.
Fees — See Ch. A239.
Certain documents on file in the office of the Office of Code
Enforcement, being marked and designated as the "International Fuel
Gas Code, 2018 Edition," published by the International Code Council,
Inc., is hereby adopted as the fuel gas code of the City for the control
of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of
the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International
Fuel Gas Code, 2018 Edition, are adopted and made a part of this Chapter,
as if fully set out herein, with the following amendments prescribed
as follows:
A.
The following sections of the International Fuel Gas Code are hereby
revised as follows. Note: Although the International Fuel Gas Code
does not identify sections with an "F" designation, such a designation
is utilized to avoid any confusion as to what Code the amendment relates.
(1)
Section F101.1. Insert: "City of New Castle."
(2)
Section F103 is renamed "Office of Code Enforcement."
(3)
Section F103.1 entitled "General" is deleted and replaced with the
following:
F103.1 General. The Office of Code Enforcement
shall be charged with the enforcement of this code and the executive
official in charge thereof shall be known as the Code Official.
(4)
Section F106.6.2 Insert: "See fee schedule in Ch. A239."
(5)
Section F106.6.3.2. Insert: "50%."
(6)
Section F106.6.3.3. Insert: "75%."
(7)
Section F108.4. Insert: "misdemeanor," "$100," "30 days."
(8)
Section F108.5. Insert: "$100," "$1,000."
(9)
Section 109.1 entitled "Application for appeal" is deleted and replaced
by the following:
F109.1 Application for appeal. Any person aggrieved
by any order, decision, requirement or determination made by the Code
Official relative to the application and interpretation of this code
may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the
provisions of Section 230. The Board of Adjustment shall have jurisdiction
to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any
order, decision, requirement or determination made by the Code Official
in the application and interpretation of this code.
Any conflicts between the provisions of this chapter and the
International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 Edition, shall be resolved by the
Code Official in a manner best designed to ensure the public health
and safety.
No 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 at the time of the adoption of
this chapter shall be affected by the provisions of this chapter.
