A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Sikeston, Missouri, being marked and designated as the "International Code Council," be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Sikeston in the State of Missouri for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the 2018 International Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part thereof, as if fully set out in this Article with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section 500.020 of this Article.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Sections
500.010, Adoption of Building Code, and 500.020, Additions, Insertions
and Changes, adopted 6-4-2001 by Ord. No. 5397.
[Ord. No. 5935 §IV, 11-4-2013; Ord. No. 6250, 12-6-2021]
A.
The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
1.
In Section [A] 101.1, Title (page 1, second line), insert: "City
of Sikeston, Missouri."
2.
Amend Section [A] 107.2, Construction documents, to read: "Construction
documents shall be in accordance with Section [A] 107.2.1 through
Section [A] 107.2.5 and shall be submitted in the following manner:
one (1) hard copy on twenty-four-by-thirty-six-inch paper and one
(1) electronic .pdf version, or flash drive, formatted for large-scale
printing, signed and sealed by the design professional."
3.
Add Section [A] 110.1.1, Reinspection fees, to read: "A reinspection
fee(s) of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) per inspection may be assessed
at the inspector's discretion for each inspection when:
a.
The inspection called for is not ready when the inspector arrives.
b.
No building address or permit card is clearly posted.
c.
Such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete
or when corrections called for are not made.
d.
City-approved plans are not on the job site available to the
inspector.
e.
Any work concealed without first obtaining the required inspection(s).
f.
The building is locked or work otherwise not available for inspection
when called.
g.
The job site is cited as incomplete twice, as noted on the permit,
for the same reason.
h.
The original incomplete citation noted on the permit has been
removed from the job site.
i.
Failure to maintain erosion control, trash control or tree protection.
In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no
additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required
fees have been paid. Reinspection fee(s) shall be an additional sixty-five
dollars ($65.00) per reinspection. (Reason: This fee is not a fine
or penalty but is designed to compensate for time and trips when inspections
are called for when not ready.)"
4.
Add Section [A] 110.1.2, Weekend inspection fees, to read: "An
inspection fee(s) of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) per inspection may
be requested by contractors and/or property owners for weekend inspections
between 7:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon when:
5.
Amend Section [A] 113.3, Qualifications (page 10, first line),
to read: "The Board of Appeals shall consist of nine (9) members appointed
by the City Council."
6.
Amend Section [A] 113.3, Qualifications, (page 10, second line),
to read: "The Board shall consist of at least one (1) professional
engineer, one (1) general contractor, one (1) electrician, one (1)
plumber, one (1) heating and air-conditioning representative, and
the remaining four (4) members must possess a trade similar to the
aforementioned."
7.
In Section [A] 114.4, Violation penalties (page 10, seventh
line), insert: "misdemeanor."
8.
In Section [A] 114.4, Violation penalties (page 10, seventh
line), insert: "five hundred dollars ($500.00)."
9.
In Section [A] 114.4, Violation penalties (page 10, seventh
line), insert: "ninety (90) days."
10.
In Section [A] 115.3 Unlawful continuance (page 10, fifth line),
insert: "ten dollars ($10.00)."
11.
In Section [A] 115.3, Unlawful continuance (page 10, fifth line),
insert: "one hundred dollars ($100.00)."
12.
Amend Section [F] 903.2.8, Group R, to read: "Automatic sprinkler
systems shall be required in Use Group R-2 fire areas of dwellings,
where more than two (2) stories in height, including basements as
a story and where having more than eight (8) dwelling units per building.
Automatic sprinkler systems shall not be required in buildings of
Use Group R-3."
13.
Delete Appendix A, Employee Qualifications.
14.
Delete Appendix B, Board of Appeals.
15.
Delete Appendix C, Group U — Agricultural Buildings.
16.
Delete Appendix D, Fire Districts.
17.
Delete Appendix E, Supplementary Accessibility Requirements.
18.
Delete Appendix F, Rodent Proofing.
19.
Delete Appendix G, Flood-Resistant Construction.
20.
Delete Appendix H, Signs.
21.
Adopt Appendix I, Patio Covers.
22.
Delete Appendix J, Grading.
23.
Delete Appendix L, Earthquake Recording Instrumentation.
24.
Delete Appendix M, Tsunami-Generated Flood Hazard.
25.
Adopt Appendix E, Supplementary Accessibility Requirements (ADA).
26.
Adopt Appendix K, Administrative Provisions For Implementation
and Enforcement of NFPA 70 the National Electric Code.
27.
Adopt Appendix N, Replicable Buildings.
Any person who shall violate any provision of the code adopted
in this Article 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 of or directive of the
Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provision
of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine
of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served
shall be deemed a separate offense.
