[Ord. No. 585, 11-5-1973; Ord. No. 848, 12-18-1978; Ord. No. 1336, 1-20-1986; Res. No. 1689, 9-9-1991; Ord. No. 182-95, 8-21-1995; Ord. No. 929-08, 10-3-2008; Ord. No. 1588-18, 11-5-2018; Ord. No. 1845-23, 2-6-2023; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
The City of Albertville adopts the following regulations with attached exclusions:[1]
(1) 
The International Building Code, 2021 edition, with the exception of Appendices A, B, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and M.
(2) 
The NEC Electric Codes, 2020 edition.
(3) 
The International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition.
(4) 
The International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 edition.
(5) 
The International Mechanical Code, 2021 edition.
(6) 
The International Plumbing Code, 2021 edition.
(7) 
The International Residential Code, 2021 edition, with the exception of Appendices F, I, and J and Section P2904.
(8) 
The International Fire Code, 2021 edition, with the exceptions as attached.
(9) 
The NFPA Fire Codes, 2021 edition, with the exceptions as attached.
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Editor's Note: The attachments referenced in this section are on file at the City offices.
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Editor's Note: Former § 6-2, Amendments to building code, adopted 2-21-1962 by Ord. No. 339 and amended 10-7-1971 by Ord. No. 481, was repealed 10-7-1985 by Ord. No. 1316.
[Ord. No. 1311, 10-7-1985; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
The fee for obtaining a building permit and the fee for the demolition of all buildings or structures shall be as provided on the current fee schedule on file with the Building Department.
[Ord. No. 433, 6-1-1970; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
No plumbing permit shall be issued for the installation of plumbing facilities unless it shall be affirmatively shown in the application for the permit that such installation shall be performed upon the premises by plumbers certified by the State Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board.
[Ord. No. 433, 6-1-1970; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
No electrical permit shall be issued unless it affirmatively appears in the application therefor that such electrical installation is to be performed upon the premises by an electrician licensed by the State Board of Electrical Contractors.
[Ord. No. 433, 6-1-1970; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
The Building Inspector, after the issuing of a plumbing and electrical permit in compliance with this article, shall immediately revoke the same if it appears that the installation for which the permit is granted is not proceeding as represented in the application and in compliance with §§ 6-3 and 6-4, respectively.
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Editor's Note: Former § 6-5.1, Subcontractors required to hold City business licenses, adopted 4-21-1980 by Ord. No. 920, was repealed 6-2-2026 by Ord. No. 2040-26. See now § 7-39.2(2), Builders, contractors and subcontractors.
[Ord. No. 589, 12-3-1973]
As used in §§ 6-7 through 6-9:
FAMILY POOL
Is a swimming pool used or intended to be used solely by the owner, operator, or lessee thereof and his or her family and by friends invited to use it without payment of any fee, and is considered a body of water in an artificial or semi-artificial receptacle or other container, whether located indoors or outdoors.
[Ord. No. 589, 12-3-1973; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
Every outdoor family swimming pool shall be completely surrounded by a fence or wall not less than five feet in height, which shall be so constructed as not to have openings, holes, or gaps larger than four inches in any dimension except for doors and gates, and if a picket fence is erected or maintained, the horizontal dimension shall not exceed four inches. The enclosure should be stable, durable, and structural. A dwelling house or accessory building may be used as part of such enclosure. All gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device located at the top of said gate in a manner so as to be as inaccessible to small children as possible, for keeping the gate or door securely closed at all times when not in actual use, except that the door of any dwelling which forms a part of the enclosure need not be so equipped.
[Ord. No. 589, 12-3-1973]
The requirements of § 6-7 shall be applicable to all new family pools hereafter constructed, other than indoor pools, and shall apply to all existing pools which have a depth of 18 inches or more of water at any point therein. No person in possession of land within the City, either as owner, purchaser, lessee, tenant or licensee, upon which is situated a family swimming pool having a minimum depth of 18 inches shall fail to provide and maintain such fence or wall as therein provided.
[Ord. No. 589, 12-3-1973]
The City Council may make modifications in individual cases, upon a showing of good cause, with respect to the height, nature or location of the fence, wall, gates, or latches or the necessity therefor, provided the protection as sought thereunder is not reduced thereby. The City Council may permit other protective devices or structures to be used so long as the degree of protection afforded by the substitute devices or structures is not less than the protection afforded by the wall, fence, gate and latch described herein.
[Ord. No. 1031, 6-1-1981; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
(a) 
Barbed wire, spiked and electrical fences. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, maintain or permit to remain upon any property, either owned or occupied by such person as owner or tenant, any fence or barrier constructed in whole or in part of barbed wire, spikes or any similar device or of any electrically charged wire or electrically charged conductor of electricity sufficient to cause shock within six feet of the ground level.
(b) 
Exception. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any property within the City zoned agricultural or to fences around tower sites as required by § 6-129.
(c) 
Chief of Police may exempt property. The provisions of this section shall also not apply to any property within the City as to which the Chief of Police within one year next preceding has issued a certificate that in his or her best judgment the erection of such fence or barrier does not constitute an unreasonable danger to human health or safety due to its nature, location and use.
(d) 
Removal of fences in violation of section. The City Building Inspector or any police officer of the City of Albertville shall have the authority to order the removal of such fence or barrier that violates this section. Each day's failure to remove such fence or barrier after such notice to remove shall constitute a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Former § 6-11, Electrical requirements on new construction or remodeling of residential or light commercial buildings, adopted 3-17-1992 by Ord. No. 1701, was repealed 6-2-2026 by Ord. No. 2040-26.