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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance No. 2903-2016Sponsored by: Administration CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 2903 -2016 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING CHAPTER 4.10- INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, BY ADOPTING THE 2012 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AND MAKING LOCAL AMENDMENTS. WHEREAS, the City previously adopted the International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 Edition, of the International Code Council, including the appendices with certain local amendments; and, WHEREAS, the International Code Council updated the International Property Maintenance Code in 2012; and, WHEREAS, the City's Building Official accordingly recommends adoption of the 2012 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, with certain amendments; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to adopt the 2012 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code and the updated standards therein, as amended for the City, in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, as follows: Section 1. Form: That this is a Code ordinance. Section 2. Amendment of Chapter 4.10 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That the Kenai Municipal Code, Chapter 4.10, International Property Maintenance Code, is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 4.10 [INTERNATIONAL] PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 4.10.010 Adoption. 4.10.015 Local amendments to the 20[09]12 International Property Maintenance Code. 4.10.010 Adoption. There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the abatement of dilapidated, defective buildings which endanger life, health, property, and public safety, that certain code known as the International Property Maintenance Code, 200[9]12 Edition, of the International Code Council except for such portions as New Text Underlined; ]DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2903 -2016 Page 2 of 3 are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out verbatim herein. 4.10.015 Local [A]Amendments to the 20[09]12 International Property Maintenance Code. The 20109].L2 International Property Maintenance Code is adopted by reference with the following revisions: Section 102.3 Application of other Codes. Amend by deleting the reference "[ICC ELECTRICAL CODE]NFPA 70" and replace it with "Electrical Code as adopted by KMC." Amend by deleting the reference to "International Zoning Code" and replace it with "Title 14 of KMC." Amend by deleting the reference "International Plumbing Code" and replace it with "Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC." Section 201.3 Terms Defined in Other Codes. Amend by deleting the reference "International Plumbing Code" and replace it with "Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC." Amend by deleting the reference "[INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE]NFPA 70" and replace it with "Electrical Code as adopted by KMC." Amend by deleting the reference "International Zoning Code" and replace it with "Title 14 of KMC." Section 111 Means of Appeal. Delete the entire section. Refer to KMC 14.20.290. Section 50[5.1]2_5 General. Amend by deleting the reference "International Plumbing Code" and replace it with "Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC." Section 602.2 Residential occupancies and Section 602.3 Heat supply. Amend by deleting the reference "Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code" and replace it with "Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC." Section 604.2 Services. Amend by deleting the reference "[ICC ELECTRICAL CODE]NFPA 70" and replace it with "Electrical Code as adopted by KMC." Section 3. Severability: If any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares New Text Underlined; ]DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2903 -2016 Page 3 of 3 that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or application. Section 4. Effective Date: Pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f , this ordinance shall take effect one month after adoption. ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 15th day of June, 2016. I PAT PORTER, MAYOR ATTEST: Modigh, 6ity Clerk QvRiD� Introduced: June 1, 2016 Enacted: June 15, 2016 Effective: July 15, 2016 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] '"Villaye with a Past, lC# with a Future" 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -7794 Telephone: 907 - 283 -7535 / FAX: 907 - 283 -3014 www.kenai.city MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Porter and Council Members THROUGH: Rick Koch, City Manager FROM: Bob Springer, Contracted Building Official DATE: April 199 2016 SUBJECT: 2012 International Property Maintenance Code Adoption The City of Kenai has historically adopted the latest edition of the International Property Maintenance Code as the standard for the maintenance of existing structures in the City. The City is adopting the other International Codes that work in conjunction with the Property Maintenance Code for consistency of enforcement. I therefore recommend the adoption of the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code as amended to consistently enforce the International Code standards to include the maintenance of existing properties.