[Editor's Note: Former Ch. 506, Existing Building Code, was amended in its entirety, 12-21-2023 by Ord. No. 7912. Prior history includes Ord. No. 6924.]
[Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
A certain document, one (1) copy of which has been on file for at least ninety (90) days in the office of the City Clerk of the City of St. Peters, being marked and designated as "The International Existing Building Code (IEBC), 2021 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, Inc., as amended, and is hereby adopted as the Existing Building Code of the City; and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of the 2021 International Existing Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., are hereby referred to, adopted, and made part thereof, as if fully set out in this Chapter, with additions, insertions, deletions, and changes prescribed in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
Throughout the Existing Building Code adopted in Section 506.010, wherever the term "Code Official" or "Building Code Official" is used, it is deemed to mean the Building Commissioner with the exception of the Property Maintenance Code adopted in Section 525.010 in which wherever the term "Code Official" or "Building Code Official" is used, it shall be deemed to mean the Health and Code Enforcement Manager.
[Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
Throughout the Existing Building Code adopted in Section 506.010, wherever the term "International Residential Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Chapter 504, wherever the term "International Building Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Building Code (Non-Residential), Chapter 505, wherever the term "International Fire Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Fire Prevention Code, Chapter 507, wherever the term "NFPA 70" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Electrical Code, Chapter 510, wherever the term "International Energy Conservation Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Energy Conservation Code, Chapter 513, wherever the term "International Mechanical Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Mechanical Code, Chapter 515, wherever the term "International Fuel Gas Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Fuel Gas Code, Chapter 516, wherever the term "International Plumbing Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Plumbing Code, Chapter 520, wherever the term "International Swimming Pool and Spa Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Swimming Pool and Spa Code, Chapter 523, wherever the term "International Property Maintenance Code" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Property Maintenance Code, Chapter 525, wherever the term "ICC 500" is used, it is deemed to mean St. Peters Design and Construction of Storm Shelters Code, Chapter 527.
[Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
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The code adopted in Section 506.010 is amended as follows:
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101.1 Title. - Delete.
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103.1 Creation Of Agency. - Delete.
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106.1 General
[Amended in its entirety to read as follows] 106.1 Construction Documents. Submittal documents consisting of construction documents, statement of special inspections, geotechnical report, and other data shall be submitted through electronic submission in a digital format with each permit application. The construction documents shall be prepared, signed and sealed by an architect or engineer licensed and registered in the State of Missouri to render this service.
Construction documents shall be drawn to scale and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that the work conforms to the provisions of this code.
Exception: The building official is authorized to waive the submission of construction documents and other data not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that review of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code.
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106.1.90 Electronic Submission. Where design documents, including, but not limited to, plot plans, site plans, design drawings, specifications, etc., are originally created electronically, the building official is authorized to require electronic submittal of documents in a portable document format (PDF) or similar format for review. Where design documents were originally prepared on paper and are submitted in a paper form, the building official is authorized to charge a fee for converting those drawings to PDF equal to the cost incurred by City staff recreating the document and not to exceed more than one dollar ($1.00) per page.
Exception: Where submittal documents were originally prepared by hand and are eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches or less, the fee for document conversion shall not be charged.
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106.2.1 Construction Documents. - Delete.
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106.2.1 Construction Documents. - Delete.
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106.2.2 Fire Protection System(s) Shop Drawings. - Delete.
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106.2.3 Means Of Egress. - Delete.
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106.2.4 Exterior Wall Envelope. - Delete.
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106.2.5 Exterior Balconies And Elevated Walking Surfaces. - Delete.
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106.2.6 Site Plan. - Delete.
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108.2 Schedule Of Permit Fees. Where a permit is required, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with Appendix A, Schedule of Fees, of Title V of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters, Missouri.
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108.6 Amount Due Or Refunds. The Code Official shall authorize the refunding of money. The collection of fees due to the City and the refunding of money shall be as follows:
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Refund the full amount of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.
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Refund ninety percent (90%) or collect ten percent (10%) of the permit fee when no work has been done on the site and no plan review is required; or considered a "same as" permit.
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Refund eighty percent (80%) or collect twenty percent (20%) of the permit fee when no work has been done on the site and application required a plan review to process a permit.
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No refund if permit has been voided; if work has been stopped; or if any work has been done at the site.
The Code Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid, except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of fee payment.
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109.90 Workmanship. Repairs, maintenance work, alterations or installations which are caused directly or indirectly by the enforcement of this code shall be executed and installed in a workmanlike manner in compliance with this code, in accordance with industry standards, and in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions.
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112.1 Application For Appeal. A person shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Code Official to the Board of Appeals as established in Chapters 410 and 505 of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted hereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The application shall be filed on a form obtained from the Code Official within twenty (20) days after the notice was served.
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112.2 Limitations On Authority. - Delete.
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112.3 Qualifications. - Delete.
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112.4 Administration. - Delete.
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113.4 Violation Penalties. - Delete.
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Section 202 General Definitions. Amend to include.
WORKMANLIKE
Executed in a skilled manner; e.g., generally plumb, level, square, in line, undamaged and without marring adjacent work.
[Ord. No. 7912, 12-21-2023]
Any person violating any of the provisions of the code adopted in this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the City or County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.