The International Building Code (“Building Code”), 2015 edition, is hereby adopted by reference. A copy shall be kept on file in the office of the City Secretary. Unless deleted, amended, expanded or otherwise changed herein, all provisions of the Building Code shall be fully applicable, binding, of full force and effect within the city.
(Ordinance 4306, sec. 1, adopted 2/21/89; Ordinance 4558, sec. 1, adopted 2/4/92; Ordinance 4847, sec. 1, adopted 3/7/95; Ordinance 5371, sec. 1, adopted 6/1/99; Ordinance 5628, sec. 1, adopted 2/19/02; Ordinance 5977, sec. 1, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6506, sec. 1, adopted 12/6/11; Ordinance 6850, sec. 1, adopted 8/16/16)
The following sections of the International Building Code, as adopted in section 30.01 above, are amended as described below.[1]
(Ordinance 4306, sec. 1, adopted 2/21/89; Ordinance 4558, sec. 1, adopted 2/4/92; Ordinance 4619, sec. 11, adopted 8/25/92; Ordinance 4847, sec. 1, adopted 3/7/95; Ordinance 4883, sec. 1, adopted 7/11/95; Ordinance 5010, sec. 4, adopted 9/17/96; Ordinance 5209, sec. 6, adopted 9/15/98; Ordinance 5371, sec. 1, adopted 6/1/99; Ordinance 5422, sec. 1, adopted 11/16/99; Ordinance 5576, sec. 1, adopted 7/3/01; Ordinance 5595, sec. 2, adopted 9/4/01; Ordinance 5628, sec. 3, adopted 2/19/02; Ordinance 5700, sec. 1, adopted 1/21/03; Ordinance 5725, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/03; Ordinance 5730, sec. 1, adopted 5/6/03; Ordinance 5977, sec. 3, adopted 3/7/06; Ordinance 6506, sec. 2, adopted 12/6/11; Ordinance 6850, sec. 2, adopted 8/16/16; Ordinance 6952, sec. 5, adopted 1/16/18; Ordinance 7079, sec. 1, adopted 8/20/19)
Temporary buildings may be used under the following conditions:
(1) 
Plans for the permanent structure must have been submitted to the Building Official for approval and the building permit must be issued within sixty (60) days from the date that the temporary building is permitted.
(2) 
The Building Official may approve temporary buildings for time periods of one year or less, and a three-month extension may be approved if need is demonstrated. Any further extensions must be approved by the Unified Building Standards Commission.
(3) 
An applicant for a temporary building permit and the property owner shall submit in writing a statement that he will remove the temporary building at the end of the permit period or sooner if so ordered by the Building Official. The Building Official may cancel the temporary building permit and cause the temporary building to be removed:
(a) 
For violations of any City ordinance or code;
(b) 
If work does not start within thirty (30) days of issuance of the building permit (simple lot grading does not constitute work); or
(c) 
If work ceases for thirty (30) consecutive days.
(4) 
The temporary building must be of the type of construction that is allowed for a permanent building at that location.
(5) 
Classroom buildings may be used temporarily for a period not to exceed two (2) years by any public, private or parochial school.
(Ordinance 4306, sec. 1, adopted 2/21/89; Ordinance 4558, sec. 1, adopted 2/4/92; Ordinance 4883, sec. 1, adopted 7/11/95; Ordinance 6952, sec. 6, adopted 1/16/18)
Removal of structures such as fences, uncovered decks not over 30 inches in height abovegrade, and landscape features in common maintenance or access easements shall be a civil matter between the property owners.
(Ordinance 4847, sec. 1, adopted 3/7/95)
Unpainted materials such as wood, tin, plain concrete block or similar materials shall not be used as exterior wall or roof covering on residential or commercial buildings.
(Ordinance 4847, sec. 1, adopted 3/7/95; Ordinance 5371, sec. 1, adopted 6/1/99; Ordinance 7079, sec. 2, adopted 8/20/19)
Portable structures, prefabricated buildings, and similar buildings, structures, and containers shall not be used for permanent buildings unless approved by the state under the Industrialized Housing and Building Act. Structures built on site and available for all construction inspections are not included in this requirement. Shipping containers shall only be used as temporary structures and shall meet requirements of chapter 30 article XII.
(Ordinance 4847, sec. 1, adopted 3/7/95; Ordinance 5371, sec. 1, adopted 6/1/99)
(A) 
A general contractor is any person who or that erects, constructs, enlarges, alter, repairs, moves, improves, removes, converts, or demolishes any building or structure except as specifically exempted by section 105.2 of the International Building Code as amended. This section includes, but is not limited to, modular or prefabricated structures built off site and delivered to the construction site for installation.
(B) 
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not registered by the City as a general contractor to secure building permits as provided herein. Each applicant for registration as a general contractor shall have an established place of business or shop, the location of which complies, if within the City, with the requirement of the City zoning ordinance. Homeowners may obtain permits to perform work at a residence owned by the homeowner, without the requirement of hiring a registered general contractor.
(C) 
To register with the City as a general contractor, application shall be made in writing on forms furnished for that purpose along with a registration fee as required by section 30.301 to cover administrative costs, and filed with the Building Official. The application shall show the contractor’s name, address, telephone number and such other information which the Building Official may reasonably require.
(D) 
A general contractor registration shall expire one (1) year, following the date of its issuance, and shall be renewed by the Building Official upon application and upon the payment to the City of the required renewal fee; provided, however, that if during the preceding year the applicant’s general contractor registration has been revoked, it will be necessary for the general contractor to be reinstated by the Unified Building Standards Commission.
(E) 
Upon presentation to the Unified Building Standards Commission that the holder of any general contractor registration has willfully or persistently violated any provisions of the Code or is unable to comply with such provisions, or such person has been found guilty of violating any such ordinances, the Building and Fire Codes Board shall fix a time and place for a meeting of the board to consider such charges and shall notify the holder of the general contractor registration to be present at such meeting. After providing the holder an opportunity to be heard, the Building and Fire Codes Board may suspend or revoke the general contractor registration of that holder.
(Ordinance 5371, sec. 1, adopted 6/1/99; Ordinance 5628, sec. 4, adopted 2/19/02; Ordinance 6952, sec. 7, adopted 1/16/18)