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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0395-1978 CITY OF KF. NAI ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR OF THE CODF.. OF THE CITY OF KENAI TO PROVIDE FOR ENACT~EI~,T OF CURRENT EDITION8 OF VARIOUS TECHNICAL UNIFORM CODES. BE IT cf the ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Ken8i, Alaske that the Code City of Kenet, as amended, is hereby fu~her amended as follows: Section 1: entirety. Ordinance No. 269-75 is hereby repealed in its Seetion 2: Title Four, Uniform Codes, attached hereto and inem, po~eted herein by reference, is hereby adopted. Section 3: A.-.:'lcle 8ix, Fire Prevention Code, as emended by Ordinance No. 259-75, is hereby deleted in its entirety from the Uniform Codes, Title Four, end hereby inserted in its entirety into the Fire Prevention Code, Title Eight, Chapter Five. PASSED BY TIlE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 2Sth day of Apt'il, 1978. ATTEST: ~Su~/C. Peter, City Clerk VINCENT O'RE~{~-~, MAYOR FIRST READING: SECOND READING: EFFRCTIVE DATE: April ii, 1978 April 25, 1979 May 25, 1978 TITLE IV UNIFORM CODES Chapters: 05 10 15 20 30 35 40 Uniform Building Code Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Uniform SIL, n Code Uniform Mechanical Code Uniform Plumbing Code National Electrical Code Criteria for Trailer Placement Enforcement 4-1 4.05.010 4.05,020 4.05.030 4.05.040 4.05.050 4.05.060 4.05.070 4.05.010 4.05.020 Chapter 5. Uniform lluildin~ C¢~te Uniform Building (;ode Ados)ted Building Officinl - Inspectors SecHon 303 (a) Amended - Permit Fees Section 2305(d) Amended - Snow Load Section 2311(a) Amended - %;'ind Pressure Section 2517(c) 6 Amended - Foundation Ventilation Section 3302(a) Amended - Exits Uniform Building Code Adopted There is hereby adopted for the purpose of estabZishing rules end regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and ~naintenance of build- ings and structures, including permits e~nd penalties, that certain bound volume known as the "Uniform Building Code", 1976 Edition, of the International Conference of Building Officials, including the appendices, except for such portions as ~e herein deleted, modified, or amended, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as ff set out verbatim herein. Building Official - Inspectors The Building Official of this City shall have the powers, dutics and functions prescribed fo~' ihe "building official" by the Uni- form Building Code, adopted by Section 4.05.010 provided that the said powers, duties and functions may be performed by authoidzed representatives of the Building Official and under his supervision and control. The City Administrator shall be Ex Officio Building Official unless he appoints another person to bc Building Official. The authorized representatives of the Building Official refer- red to above, when and if appointed, shall be appointed by the City Administrator. 4-2 4.05.030 4.06.040 4.06.050 Section 303(a) Amen(~ed ~ Permft Fees The first parflgrnph of See, 303 (a) of the Building Code adopted by this Chapter is a~ended to read as follows: "See. 303 (a) Building Pe~nit Fees. A fee for each building permit shall be paid to the Building Official as set forth in Table No. 3-A, except that fees shall be charged for new construction of Group and Group M-I occupancies, or portion.~ thereof as follows: (1) Group R-3 ............ $0.09 per square foot of foundation area. (2) Group M-I- $0.04 per square foot of foundation area." (Amended by Ord. 97, See. 2, effee. July 6, 1966; Amended by Ord. 162, See. 1, effee. April 2, 1989; Amended by Ord. 269, Sec. 1, effee. Sept. 20, 1975; Repealed by Sec. 1 and enacted by See. 2 of Ord. 395, effee. May 26, 1978) Section 1404 Amended - Exit Facilities I~ection 1404 of the Building Code as adopted by this chapter is amend- ed by e~g the last sentence to read: "{~here windows a~e provided as a means of e~Tess or rescue, they shall have a finished sill height not more than 48 inches above the flom' o" (Added by Ord. 395, Sec. 2, effec. May 26, 1978) 6~ectton 2305(d) Amended - Snow Load See. 2305 (d) of the Building Code adopted by this Chapter is amended by deleting the last sentence in pa~al~'aph 2 and substituting the follow- "The basic design snow load shall be forty poundg per square foot on the horizontal project/on of the roof." (Amended by Ord. 97, See. 3, effec. July 6, 1966; Amended by Ord. 162, See. 1, effeo. Ap~'il 2, 1960; Amended b~, O~'d. 269, S_~. I, effee. Sept. 20, 1976; Repealed by See. 1 and enacted by See. 2 of Ord. 396, effee. May 26, 1978) 6/a/78 4-3 4,05.060 4.05.070 4.05.080 $14179 Corrected Section 2311(a) Amended - WJ~fl Pressure ltee. 2311(a) of the Building Code adopted by this Chapter is amended by deleting the second sentence and substituting the following: "Wind pressure shall be computed from Column 25 in Table 23-F." (Amended by See. I of Ord. 162, Amended by See. 3, Added by See. 4 or Ord. 162, efface April 2, 1969; Amended by Ord. 269, See. I, effee. Sept. 20, 1975; Repealed by See. 1 and enacted by See. 2 of Ord. 395, effec. May 26, 1978) Section 2517(e) 6 Amended- Foundation Vertfllaflcn S~c. 2517(c) 6 of the Building Code adopted by this Chapter ls amended by adding a para~z'aph to read: "In group R-3 occupancies, vent requirements may be met by the installation of two vents, each eight inches by sixteen inches, placed in opposite walls, provided e ground cover of at least four mil polyethylene film or equal is installed." (Repealed by Ord. 97, Sec. 4, effee. July 6, 1966; Amended by See. 1, then emended by Sec. 3 of Ord. 162, effee. April 2, 1969; Amended by Ord. 269, Sec. I, effee. Sept. 20, 1975; Repeated by See. I and enact- ed by Sec. 2 of Ord. 395, effee. May 26, 1978) Section 3302(a~ Amended - Exits See. 3302(a) of *.hs 9ullding Code adopted by this Chapter is amended by adding the following to the first p~ra~raph: "Except that R-3 occupancies shall be provided with a minimum of two exits." (Repealed by Ord. 57, Sec. 4, effec. July 6, 1966; Enacted by Ord. 269, Se~. 1, effec. Sept. 20, 1975; Repealed by See. 1 and enacted by See. 2 of Ord. 395, effee. May 26, 1978) 4-4 ~Chapter 10. Uniform Code for the Abatement of D~,n.lter0~.s B~Jtld._t._n~s 4.10.010 4,10.020 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Adopted Building Official 4,10. O1O 4.10.020 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dongerous l~uildtngs Adopted There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and rellulations for the abatement of dilapidated, defective buildings which ~ndanger life. health, property and public safety, that certain co~ie known as tho "Uniform Code for the Abatemcnt of Dangerous Buildings". 1976 edition, of tho International Conference of Building Ofitcial~, except for such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modi- fied or amended, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if sot out verbatim herein. Buildinl~. Official Tho Building Official of this City shall have the powers, duties and functions prescl'ibed for the "Building Official" by the Uniform Code fo~ the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, adopted by Se~flon 4.10.010 provtdod that the said powers, duties and functions may be pe~ormed by authori~d representatives of the Building Official and under his supervision and control. 4-5 Chapter I5. Uniform Sign Code 4.15.010 4.15.020 4.15.030 Uniform Sign Code Adopted Building Official Section 304 Amended - Fees 4.15.010 4.15.020 4.15.03 0 Uniform. Sign Code Adopted There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations to promote the development of better sign construction and to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, health, prop- e~ and public welfare, by regulating structural requirements for all signs and sign structures located outside of buildings, that certain code known as the "Uniform Sign Code", 1976 edition, of the International Conference of Building Officials, except for such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended; and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out ver- batim herein. Building Official The Building Official of this City shall have the powers, duties and functions prescribed for the "Building Official" by the Uniform Sign Code adopted by Section 4.15.010 provided that the powers, duties and functions may be performed by authorized representatives of the Building Official and under his super vision and control. Section 304 Amended - Fees See. 304 of the Sign Code adopted by this Chapter is amended to read as follows: aPex'mit fees shah be computed aceox'ding to the valuation of construc- tion and erection of each sign in accordance with Table No. 3-A of the Uniform Building Code, adopted by Chepte~ 5." 4-6 Chapter :20. Uniform Mechanical Code 4.20.010 4.20.020 4.20.030 Unlforw Mechanical Code Adopted Building Official Section 304 Amended - Fees 4.20.010 4.20.020 4.20.030 Uniform Mechanical Code Ad. opt, ed There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the installation and maintenance of heating, vent- ilating, cooling and refrigeration systems, that certain code known as the "Uniform Mechanical Code", 1976 edition, of the International Conference of Building Officials, including the appendices, except fox' such portions as are hereafter deleted, modified or amended; and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out verbatim herein. Building Official The Building Official of this City shall have the powers, duties and functions prescribed for the "Building Official" by the Uniform Mechanical Code adopted by Section 4.20.010, provided that the Fowers, duties and functions may be performed by authorized rep- x'esentatives of the Building Official and under his supervision and eontx, ol. Section 304 Amended - Fees See. 304 of the Mechanical Code adopted by this Chapter is amended to add the following: "If a building permit is issued, these fees shall be considered as paid as a part of such permit fee. If no such building permit is issued, then the fee schedule set forth herein shall apply.' 4-7 ,Chapter ,25,:, Uniform Plumbing C. ode 4,25.§10 4.25.020 4.25.030 4.25.040 4.25,050 4,25.060 4.25°070 4.25.080 Uniform Plumbing Code Adopted Section 20.7 Amended - Fees Section 201(c)Amended -Minimum Standards Table A Amended - Plumbing Material Standards Section 303Co) Amended - Sewer Required Section 506 Amended - Vent Termination Section 315 Amended - Protection of Piping Materials Section 1010 Added - Air Chambers 4.25.010 4.25.020 4.25.030 Uniform Plumbing Code Adop_ted There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and re~flations for lhe qualification of persona engaged in the business of plumbing and the installation, alteration or repair of plumbing systems, that certain bound volume known as the "Uniform Plumbing Code", 1976 edition, of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, including the appendices, except for such pot ~ tions as a~e hereinafter deleted, modified or amended; and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out verbatim herein. Section 20.7 Amended - Fees See. 20.7 of the Plumbing Code adopted by this Chapter is amended to add the following: ~lf a building permit is issued, these fees shall be considered as paid as a part of such permit fee. If no such building permit is is- sued, then the fee schedule set forth herein shall apply." Section 201(.-..) Amended - Minimum Standards See. 20I(c) of the Plumbing Code adopted by this Chapter is ~unended to add the following: ~ABS and PVC pipe, commonly refem'ed to as "plastic pipe", shall be used only above the basement floor .' 4-8 4.25,040 4.25.050 4.25.060 .1.~$.070 Table A Amended - Plumbing Material Stsndards Table A of Chapter 2 of the Plumbing Code, ~dol-,ted by this ChapW. r, is amended by deleting therefrom the following: a, "Homogenous bituminized fiber drain and s~wer pipe," b, "Polyethylene building supply (water service lines) (instnlla.- flea) ." e, "Polyethylene pipe (building supply) ." Section 303(b) Amended - 8ewer Required. See. 303 Co) of the Plumbing Code adopted by this Chapter is amended by adding the following: "Besides meeting the requirements of this Code, such private se~ age disposal system shall comply with 18 AAC 72.020 and I8 AAC 72.100". Section 506 Amended - Vent T~mination See. 506 of the Pl,.-~bing Code adopted by this Chapter is amended to add the following: "(f) No vent which extends above a roof shall be smaller than two inches in dt~-:n.,eter". See, ,t~on 31,5, Am,ended - Protection of .Piping Materials and Structures See. 315 of the Plumbing Code adopted by this Chapter is amended to add the following: "(g) Water service pipe shall have the thaw wire connected at the water main, and brought to the surfaco at the curb stop or other convenient lo~ ~.~atlon. Such wire shall not be smaller than 2/0 4-9 4.25.080 Sectfon 1010 Added - Air Chambers The Plumbing Code adopted by this Chapter is amended by adding Sec. 1010, which shall read as follows: "Sec. I010 - Air Chambers. Air chambers or other approved mechan- ical devices shall be provided to reduce water hammer Ix) such an ex- tent that no pressure hazord to the piping exists". 4-10 National Electrical Code 4.30.010 4.30.020 4.30.030 4.30.040 4.30.050 4.30.060 National ElectrieF. l Cod,.~ Adopted Wiring Requirements £1ee~ical Permit Requi~ed ~ AppUeatton Inspections Section 310-5 Amended - Minimum Size of Conduetces Fees 4.30.010 4.30.020 4.30.030 National Electrical Code Adopted There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing standards governing the installation of electrical conductox's, fittings, devices and flxtm, as, hereinafter referred to as "electrical equipment", with- in ce on pubio and private buikiings and premises, that certain code known as the "National Electrical Code", 1978 edition, except for such portions as a~e hereinafter deleted, modified or amended; and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as ff set out verbatim herein. Wiring Require ,re,eh, ts No eleotric wiring for light, heat, or power shall bo installed here- after in a buildinl~ or a structure, or on any premises, nm' shall an alteration or extension of an existing electric wiring system be made, except in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter and the provisions of the National Electrical Code. All eleet~tc wiring and other electrical installations shall be per- fomned by experienced and capable electricians. Eleetrioal Permit Required, - Appliea~on No person, firm or ~orpox'aflon shall commence the installation, alteration, extension or repair of any electric wiring system, without first obtstn!nit a permit for the work from the Building Offiolal. 4-11 4.30.030 4.30.040 4.30.050 4.30.060 Electrical Permit Required - Application (continued) Apolleaflons for permftf; shall state the intent and seope of the work to be performed, the type of building and the pur- pose for which it is to be used. Inspections 1. The Building Official shall, dm'lng the installation of an alee~ Irle wiring system, make the necessary inspections to assure ~omplianee with this Chapter. No work in eonne,ztton with an eisetri(~ wiring system shall be covered or conct,~aled until it has been inspected and approved by the Building Official. The Building Official may order work to be stopped at any time, should it be determined that it is not being carried out in accord* anee with the provisions of this Clmpter or is a menace to the safety and welfare of the public. It is unlaw for any person, firm or ao~oration to proceed with such work afleF a stop-order has been issued unless tho restriction is lifted and authorization to proofed has boon given by tho Building Official. Section $~,~-'% A~.,~dod - Minimum Size of Conductors Tho first sentence of 9ea. 310-5 of tho £1ectrt~al Code adopted by this Chapter is &mended to road as follows,' "Whether solid or stranded, conductors shall not bo smallor than No, 12 copper or No, 6 aluminum ox* copper-clad aluminum**. Fees PeFmft feeo ahall bo considered paid a6 port of tho building permit fee. If no such building permit is issued, then the fees shall bo eem- puted according to Table No. 3-A of tho Uniform Building Code adopted by Chapter 5. 4-12 Chapter .~.5., Criteria For Trailer Placement 4.35,010 4.35.020 4.35.030 4.35.040 4.35.050 Definitions Standards Lean-Tos Building Permits Applicable to Trailers and l,ean-to~ Application of Trailer Regulations 4.35.010 4.35.020 Definitions I. For the purposes of Chapter 35, the term "trail~n shall mean the same as "mobile home*'. Tho tom "lean-to'* shall moan an aceessoi~y structure attached and appurtenant to a trailer. Standards Trailers placed or "set-up" for occupancy within the City of Kenal shall conform to the following: I. Those standards prescribed by AS 45.30. The foundation area upon which the trailer is placed shall be excavating to non-frost susceptible material oz. forty-two inches from tho adjacent su~faee, whichever is the Iosse~' depth. Such excavation shall be back*tiled with non-frost susceptible matei'ial to the same or higher elevation as the su~ounding tel'rain. Trailers shall bo placed upon substantiol blocking. "Substantial" in this context shall mean adequate to support the tmtlei, and its contents and sustain the shooks or vibrations of occupancy in such fashion as to permit all doors or oxite from the trail~ to operate in aocm'danee with their design. 4. The determination of adequate conformance to the standards speci- fied herein shall be made by the Building Inspector. 4-13 4,35,030 Lean-Tos 4.35.040 4.35.050 Structures designed as lean-tos shall coz~form to all applicable codes as adopted by the City of Kcnai, except that lean-tos may be set on foundations as specified in Section 4.35.020 for trailer foundations. 2. If any lean-to covers both exits from a trailer, then the lean-to shall have two exits remote from each other. Bui.l.ding Permits Applicable to Trailers and Lean-Tos 1. A building permit shall be obtained before trailer placement and before starting construction of a lean-to. 2. The fees for a building permit for a trailer shall be computed at the rate of four cents per square foot. The fees for a building permit for a lean-to shall be computed at the rate of four cents per square foot· If work on placemnt of a trailer or construction of a lean-to is com- menced before obtaining a building permit, the fees specified herein shall be doubled. The penalty fee shall not relieve the owner from complying with any other requirements of this chapter. A_.ppHcation of Trailer Regulations The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to trailers set up on indi- vidual lots and to trailers moved from one location to another within the City. Any improvements to existinff trailers or lean-tos shall com- ply with this Chapter. 4-14 Chapter 40. Enforcement 4.40.010 4.40,020 4,40,030 Board of Appeals Penalty Conflicting Provisions 4.40.010 4.40.020 4.40.030 Board of Appeal_s_ The City Council shall sit as a Board of Appeals in order to provide for f/mai interpretation of the provisions of this Title sad to hear appeals provided for hereunder. The Board may adopt .reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its business ~nd shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a copy to the Building Official. Penalty', Any person, fir~ or corporation violating any of the provisions of this TtIle shall be zuilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed ~milty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Title is committed, continued or permitted; and upon convic- tion ~f any such violation, such person shall be subject to punishment by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100). C, onfltcttng provisions If any provisions of the Uniform Codes hereby adopted by reference conflict with any other provisions not so adopted contained in this ordinance, then those provisions not so adopted by reference will prevail. 4-15 I ~v I I ! I I / C) ! !