A. The International Residential Code 2024 edition is hereby adopted for the purposes expressed in said Code with consideration given to any amendments specified in (B) below.
1. In order to establish a safer work environment for a contractor’s work force, authorized city personnel, and permitted others; as well as to reduce the incidence of scattered litter at the construction site and adjoining properties, the City of Alamo hereby mandates that a properly sized debris container or containment area will be provided as part of new construction project for new structures. In regard to remodeling and/or demolition project sites, the Building Official is hereby authorized to discern on whether a debris container or debris containment area shall be required, dependent on the expected quantity and volume of building fragments and remnants from such project sites; the over-riding consideration by the Building Official will be to require such containers if it will result in a safer and healthier construction work environment and thus, minimize hazardous/littering risks. It is further declared that should a professional containment bin be desired by the contractor and/or owner of the project site, that such container shall be privately contracted with the City of Alamo’s solid waste provider. The Building Official is hereby authorized to generally provide a 24-hour notice to the contractor to provide the required debris container or containment area or else the City will impose a ‘Stop Work’ on the project until said containment measures are complied with. Violations to the terms and intent of these debris containment regulations shall be pursuant to Title 1 ‘Administration’, Chapter 4 ‘General Penalty’ provisions; and shall be enforced by the coordinated efforts between the Building Official and the City of Alamo’s Code Enforcement Officer.
B. Amendments: The following sections are hereby revised:
Section AE503.1 ‘Skirting and permanent perimeter enclosures’; the City of Alamo hereby requires that professional type skirting be equipped onto mobile homes, and other similar modular structures, whereby at least one utility access panel will be provided for. Such skirting effect shall also be required for any (wood frame) single-family dwelling that will be placed on the property using a pad/pier stabilization method or any other similar type of elevated effect as the pad/pier method. The owner, tenant, occupant, or assigned other shall also be responsible for the perpetual maintenance of such skirting that would include replacement of skirting panels, as incidentally needed. This skirting requirement shall remain though using subsequent updated editions of the 2012 International Residential Code.
Section R101.1. Insert: city of Alamo
Table R301.2(1). Insert: refer to table for information
Section P2603.5.1. Insert: twelve (12") inches, twelve (12") inches
(Ord. 17-09-12, 9-18-2012; amd. Ord. 55-08-22, 8-16-2022; Ord. 64-09-22, 9-6-2022; Ord. 64-11-23, 11-6-2023; Ord. 105-6-24, 6-4-2024)