(a) Except
as hereinafter provided, the following standard codes are hereby adopted
by the city as the standard codes for their various subject matters
and all buildings, structures, and the components and systems thereof
that are within the jurisdiction of the city shall comply with each
code applicable to that structure:
(1) International
Building Code, 2015 edition, International Code Council.
(2) International
Residential Code, 2015 edition, International Code Council.
(3) International
Plumbing Code, 2015 edition, International Code Council.
(4) International
Fuel Gas Code, 2015 edition, International Code Council.
(5) International
Mechanical Code, 2015 edition, International Code Council.
(6) International
Energy Conservation Code, 2009 edition, International Code Council.
(7) International
Property Maintenance Code, 2015 edition, International Code Council.
(8) Life
Safety Code, 2015 edition, National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
(9) International
Fire Code, 2015 edition, International Code Council.
(10) National Electrical Code, 2014 edition, National Fire Protection
Association.
(11) International Existing Building Code, 2015 edition, International
Code Council.
(b) Concerning
each standard code adopted, the nonsubstantive, procedural, and administrative
provisions are not adopted, to the extent that they are incompatible
with the nonsubstantive, procedural and administrative provisions
set forth in the code of ordinances.
(Ordinance 1001 adopted 4/25/16)
(a) The
2015 International Residential Code is amended in part as follows.
(b) The
2014 National Electrical Code is amended as follows:
VI. Service Equipments, “Disconnection
means,” amend (1) readily accessible location.
The service disconnecting means shall be installed at a readily
accessible location ether outside the building or structure or inside
the nearest the point of entrance to a maximum of 30 inches horizontal
of the service conductor.
The code is hereby further amended to provide: A number 14 conductor
that is used as a switch leg shall be protected with a maximum circuit
breaker size of 15 amps.
(c) The
2015 International Building Code is amended as follows:
Chapter 24 Fuel gas. Amend section G2414
(403), piping materials.
G2414.5.3 Corrugated stainless steel tubing and fittings shall
not be used to supply fuel gas.
No high pressure gas over 8 ounces will be allowed on any residential
fuel gas installation. Gas regulators shall not be installed inside
any building or structure.
(Exemptions)
1. An appliance
with a factory installed regulator.
2. A gas
fixture or appliance that calls for a regulator to be installed per
manufacturer guidelines.
(d) The
2015 International Fuel Gas Code is amended as follows:
Section 403 (IFGS) piping materials. Amend
403.5.4 corrugated stainless steel tubing and fittings shall not be
used to supply fuel gas.
(e) The
2015 International Mechanical Code is amended as follows: Delete section
1101.10, locking access port caps.
(Ordinance 1001 adopted 4/25/16)