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Section 107.2, Schedule of Permit Fees, of the IFC is hereby amended by adding the following exception:
Section 107.2 Schedule of Permit Fees exception:
Persons performing work on exempt projects for the Federal Government, the State of Iowa, Polk County or City of Ankeny may obtain permits for such work without paying permit fees described herein: provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt payment of permit fees by persons performing work under the direction of the City of Ankeny in connection with the abatement of property as prescribed by law.
Persons performing work on exempt projects for the Federal Government, the State of Iowa, Polk County or City of Ankeny may obtain permits for such work without paying permit fees described herein: provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt payment of permit fees by persons performing work under the direction of the City of Ankeny in connection with the abatement of property as prescribed by law.
SECTION 107.4, Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance, of the IFC, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence after said section:
Section 107.4 Work commencing before permit issuance Said fee shall be 100 percent of the usual permit fee in addition to the required permit fees.
Section 111, Means of Appeal, of the IBC, is hereby amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 111 Board of Examiners and Appeals Pursuant to the Ankeny Municipal Code, there is hereby created the Ankeny Board of Examiners and Appeals. Appeals shall be in accordance thereof.
Section 112.4, Violation Penalties, of the IFC, is hereby amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 112.4 Violation Penalties Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law.
Section 113.4, Failure To Comply, of the IFC, is hereby amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 113.4 Failure To Comply Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law.
Section 308.1.4, Open Flame Cooking Devices, of the IFC, is hereby amended by deleting said section and exceptions and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 308.1.4 Open Flame Cooking Devices Charcoal burners and other devices that produce ashes or embers and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on balconies or within 20 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction. Location of LP containers shall comply with Section 6104
Exceptions:
1. One- and two-family dwellings, constructed in accordance with the International Residential Code.
2. LP-gas cooking devices having LP-gas container with a water capacity not greater than 20 pounds.
Section 503.2.1, Dimensions, of the IFC, is hereby amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section 503.2.1 Dimensions Fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), exclusive of shoulders, except for approved security gates in accordance with Section 503.6, and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 14 feet (4268 mm).
Section 505.1, Address Identification, of the IFC, is hereby amended by amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following section and table:
505.1 Address identification.
New and existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall be black or white and shall contrast with their background. Where required by the Code Official, address numbers shall be provided in greater dimension or additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers. Numbers shall be a minimum height and a minimum stroke width as dictated by Table 505.1. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure. Address numbers shall be maintained.
Table 505.1
Minimum Height and Stroke Width
a,b
Distance from the centerline of the Public Way (ft) | Minimum Height (in) | Minimum Stroke Width (in) | |
Less than 100 | 4 | 1/2 | |
100 | 199 | 6 | 3/4 |
200 | 299 | 8 | 1 |
For each additional 100 | Increase 2 | Increase 1/2 | |
a Exterior suite identification, minimum height shall be 4 inches and stroke width shall be ½ inch.
b Interior suite identification, minimum height shall be 2 inches and stroke width shall be ¼ inch.
Section 506, Key Boxes, of the IFC, is hereby amended by adding a new section as follows:
Section 506.3 Key Box Installation Requirements Buildings provided with an alarm system or a sprinkler system shall be provided with a key box at the front of the building typically adjacent to the main front door(s) at a height of five feet above grade or at a location as directed by the Code Official.
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