[Adopted 11-14-2023 by Ord. No. 9337[1]]
That certain document, one copy of which is on file with the
Community Development Department, being marked and designated as the
International Building Code, 2018 Edition and subsequent versions
thereof, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., and
as currently and subsequently modified by the Oklahoma Uniform Building
Code Commission, is hereby adopted as governing law for regulating
and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings
and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities
and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential
to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation
and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for
human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures as herein
provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of
fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties,
conditions and terms of said Building Code are hereby referred to,
adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter,
with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed
in this chapter, and except as to such matters as may be provided
for in other ordinances or in the rules and regulations authorized
under provision of this Code.
The International Building Code adopted in § 142-201 is hereby amended as set forth in the following paragraphs:
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Subsection 101.1 is amended by inserting the phrase, "The City
of El Reno, Oklahoma" in lieu of the phrase, "[name of jurisdiction]."
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Section 103 is amended by inserting the phrase, "Community Development
Department" in lieu of the phrase, "Department of Building Safety."
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Subsection 103.1 shall be deleted.
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Subsection 103.2 is amended to read as follows: 103.2 Appointment.
The City Manager or his designee(s) and the Community Development
Director shall be responsible for the enforcement of this Code. To
assist in the performance of the responsibilities and duties placed
upon the City, a building official may be designated by the City Manager
and/or Community Development Director.
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Subsection 103.3 is amended to read as follows: 103.3 Deputies.
The City Manager shall have the authority to appoint deputy building
officials, the related technical officers, inspectors, plan examiners
and other employees. Such employees shall have powers as delegated
by the City Manager or Community Development Director. For the maintenance
of existing properties, see the International Property Maintenance
Code.
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Subsection 105.1 is amended by adding the following language
at the end of the subsection: "No new permits shall be issued to a
permit holder who has unpaid fees on any current permit."
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Subsections 105.1.1 and 105.1.2 shall be deleted.
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Subsection 107.3.4.2 is amended by adding the following language
at the end of the subsection: "Exception: Plans for additions of less
than 500 square feet to existing commercial structures or for any
commercial remodel where the structural design of the building is
not changed shall not be required to be prepared by a registered professional
architect or engineer licensed by the State of Oklahoma.
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Section 113.1 is amended to read as follows: 113.1 General. Appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code shall be heard by the El Reno Board of Adjustment, as established and as prescribed in Article XVIII of Chapter 361 of this Code. The building official and a representative from the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board.
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Section 113.3 shall be deleted.
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Subsection 114.4 is amended to read as follows:
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4.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate any provisions
of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation
of the approved construction documents or directive of the building
official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this
code shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be
punished as provided for by resolution. Each and every day such violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
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Add Section 1106.8 to read as follows: 1106.8 Markings. Accessible
parking spaces shall have a painted square blue field and either a
yellow or white international symbol of access in the field.
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A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business, trade
or occupation of construction, unless the lead or general construction
contractor holds a current and valid certificate of registration issued
by the Community Development Department. Construction shall include
only those contractors engaged in the construction of and/or significant
renovation of residential and/or commercial structures. Subcontractors
do not need to obtain a certificate of registration. The registration
of a business as a contractor shall include all employees of the business.
B.
Each registration shall expire one year from the date of issuance
and shall be renewed by payment of the prescribed fee and compliance
with this section and applicable provisions of state law.
C.
The City Council, by resolution, shall establish fees associated
with first-time registrants and re-registration. Said fees shall be
paid at the Community Development Department and the registration
shall not be valid unless it has attached to it or written on it,
a receipt or statement showing that the required fee has been paid.
Any registration that has lapsed for longer than one year may apply
for a new registration in the same manner and under the same conditions
as a new applicant.
D.
Upon application to the Community Development Department, verification
of compliance with applicable state statutes (including 11 O.S. § 43-109.2)
and agency regulations, submittal of proof of liability insurance,
submittal of proof of workers' compensation of satisfactory coverage
pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act or an affidavit of
exemption or self-insurance as authorized pursuant to the Workers'
Compensation Act, and payment of required fees, the Community Development
Department shall register such applicants and issue certificates of
registration.
All installations hereafter installed within the corporate limits
of the City of El Reno shall be done in a neat, workmanlike manner
in accordance with the codes and ordinances of the City of El Reno.
All materials shall be approved for the purpose. The Building Official
shall have the right to request data and tests on any and all material
and the installation thereof at any time.
