[R.O. 2011 § 500.040; R.O. 2009 § 150.015; Ord. No. 88-47, 4-7-1988; Ord. No. 95-149, 6-7-1995; Ord. No. 97-146, 5-8-1997; Ord. No. 02-21, 2-6-2002; Ord. No. 05-151, 5-27-2005; Ord. No. 10-152 § 5, 7-21-2010; Ord. No. 15-102 § 1, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 22-153, 12-6-2022]
A. 
The 2021 Edition of the International Building Code, including Appendixes C, E, F, G and H except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., is adopted by reference as the Building Code of the City and made a part of this Section as if fully set forth herein.
B. 
Wherever the phrase "Name of Jurisdiction" appears in the 2021 Edition of the International Building Code, it shall be deemed to mean the City.
C. 
Nothing in Sections 500.040 and 500.050 in the Building Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any 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 hereby amended by Sections 500.040 and 500.050. No just or legal right or remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by Sections 500.040 and 500.050.
D. 
One (1) copy of Sections 500.040 and 500.050, the 2021 Edition of the International Building Code, and the proposed amendments have been on file in the City Clerk's office at least ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of Sections 500.040 and 500.050.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.050; R.O. 2009 § 150.016; CC 1981 § 5-3; Ord. No. 88-47, 4-7-1988; Ord. No. 89-76, 5-4-1989; Ord. No. 91-22, 2-7-1991; Ord. No. 93-40, 3-3-1993; Ord. No. 94-8, 1-5-1994; Ord. No. 95-149, 6-7-1995; Ord. No. 95-242, 9-20-1995; Ord. No. 97-146, 5-8-1997; Ord. No. 98-494, 11-19-1998; Ord. No. 98-496, 12-1-1998; Ord. No. 99-135, 5-6-1999; Ord. No. 01-239, 10-19-2001; Ord. No. 02-21, 2-6-2002; Ord. No. 05-151, 5-27-2005; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007; Ord. No. 10-152 § 5, 7-21-2010; Ord. No. 15-102 § 1, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 22-153, 12-6-2022]
A. 
The code adopted by Section 500.040 of this Chapter is hereby amended as follows:
1. 
Section 102.4, Referenced codes and standards, is deleted and the following is inserted in lieu thereof, to read as follows:
Section 102.4 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards referenced in this code shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to prescribed extent of each such reference. Where differences occur between provisions of this code and referenced codes and standards, the provisions of this code shall apply. If a referenced standard is in conflict with a code independently and specifically adopted by the City, the standard in the code specifically adopted by the City shall prevail over the referenced standard.
2. 
Section 103 is deleted.
3. 
Section 105.2, Work exempt from permit, shall have the following Sections amended.
1. 
One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 144 square feet.
2. 
Fences not over 6 feet (1,820 mm) high.
4. 
Section 105.5 is deleted.
5. 
Section 114.4, Violation penalties, is deleted.
6. 
Section 310.1, Residential Group R, shall be amended to include the following use under the R-3 Residential Occupancies heading.
Bed and Breakfast
7. 
Section 310.2, Definitions, shall be amended to include the following definition:
Bed and Breakfast. A building or structure arranged for lodging of not more than six (6) lodgers or boarders (primarily transient in nature) for compensation, with or without meals, and occupied as a single-family dwelling unit.
8. 
Section 1110.5.1., Minimum number, shall be amended to read as follows:
No fewer than one drinking fountain shall comply with the requirements for people using a wheelchair.
Exception: Occupancies with an occupant load of less than fifty (50) people shall be permitted to provide an approved bottled water dispenser in lieu of the required drinking fountain.
9. 
Section 2902.2, Separate facilities, shall have the following exception (2) amended to read as follows:
(2) 
Separate facilities shall not be required in structures or tenant spaces with a total occupant load, including both employees and customers, of thirty (30) or fewer.
10. 
Section 2902.3, Required public toilet facilities, shall be amended to read as follows:
Customers, patrons and visitors shall be provided with public toilet facilities in structures and tenant spaces intended for public utilization. Employees shall be provided with toilet facilities in all occupancies. Employee toilet facilities shall be either separate or combined employee and public toilet facilities. The number of plumbing fixtures located within the required toilet facilities shall be provided in accordance with Section 2902 for all users.
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Cross Reference: As to certificates of occupancy to which above fees apply, see § 400.1350.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.060; R.O. 2009 § 150.017; CC 1981 § 5-4; Ord. No. 88-47, 4-7-1988]
Where the Building Code adopted by this Article imposes a greater restriction or requirement than is imposed or required by other ordinances, the provisions of the Building Code shall control. Any provision of this Code of Ordinances or any other ordinance of the City that imposes a greater restriction or requirement than the Building Code shall control.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.065]
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 an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.