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INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTIONS OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
(A) All construction shall be subject to periodic inspections by the Building Commissioner irrespective of whether a building permit has been or is required to be obtained.
(B) The Building Commissioner may at any reasonable time go in, upon, around or about the premises where any structure subject to the provisions of this Building Code or to the rules of the Fire Prevention And Building Safety Commission is located for the purposes of inspection and investigation of such structure. Such inspection and investigation may be made before and/or after construction on the project is completed for the purposes of determining whether the structure meets building standards and procedures, and ascertaining whether the construction and procedures have been accomplished in a manner consistent with this Building Code and the rules of the Fire Prevention And Building Safety Commission.
(Ord. 565, passed 8-14-06)
The Building Commissioner and the Fire Department shall work cooperatively to conduct inspections and investigations to promote compliance with fire safety laws. (The Fire Department has independent authority to conduct inspections and take enforcement actions under I.C. 36-8-17.)
(A) Appeal to the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission.
(1) A person aggrieved by an order issued under this Building Code may appeal to the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission, in accordance with I.C. 22-13-2-7.
(2) The Commission may modify or reverse any order issued by the city that covers a subject governed by I.C. 22-12, I.C. 22-13, I.C. 22-14, I.C. 22-15, a fire safety, or a building rule.
(3) The Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission must review orders that concern a Class 2 structure if the person aggrieved by the order petitions for review under I.C. 4-21.5-3-7 within 30 days after the issuance of the order.
(4) The Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission may review all other orders issued under this Building Code.
(5) The review of an order by the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission does not suspend the running of the time period under any statute in which a person must petition a court for judicial review of the order.
(B) Appeal to an established local administrative body or court. If, pursuant to I.C. 36-1-6-9, the city has established by ordinance to hear appeals of orders issued under ordinances, then a person aggrieved by an order may petition for review with this administrative body in accordance with said ordinance. If no such administrative body exists, then the person may petition a court for judicial review of the order.
(Ord. 565, passed 8-14-06)
MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
(A) Pursuant to I.C. 22-13-2-3(b), the rules of the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission as set out in the following Articles of Title 675 of the Indiana Administrative Code are hereby incorporated by reference in this chapter and shall include any later amendments to those rules.
(1) Article 13 – Building Codes.
(a) Fire and Building Safety Standards.
(b) Indiana Building Code.
(2) Article 14 – Indiana Residential Code.
(3) Article 16 – Indiana Plumbing Code.
(4) Article 17 – Indiana Electrical Code.
(5) Article 18 – Indiana Mechanical Code.
(6) Article 19 – Indiana Energy Conservation Code.
(7) Article 20 – Indiana Swimming Pool Code.
(8) Article 22 – Indiana Fire Code.
(9) Article 24 – Migrant Day Care Nursery Fire Safety Code.
(10) Article 25 – Indiana Fuel Gas Code.
(B) Two copies of the above building rules incorporated by reference are on file in the office of the clerk for the legislative body for public inspection as required by I.C. 36-1-5-4.
(C) The Building Commissioner and the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission may grant a variance to the fire safety laws and building laws adopted in this Building Code. Pursuant to I.C. 22-13-2-7(b), a variance granted by the Building Commissioner is not effective until it has been approved by Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission.
(Ord. 565, passed 8-14-06)
(A) Pursuant to I.C. 22-12-1-22(b)(12), lifting devices, such as elevators and wheelchair lifts, located within a private residence are not regulated lifting devices. Therefore, the following standards applicable to lifting devices located within a private residence are incorporated by reference:
(1) Part 5.3, Private Residence Elevators: ANSI/ASME A17.1-2000, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10016.
(2) Part 5.4, Private Residence Inclined Elevators, ANSI/ASME A17.1-2000, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10016.
(3) Section 5, Private Residence Vertical Platform Lifts, ASME A18.1a, 2001 (Addenda to
ASME 18.1-1999), Safety Standard for Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
(4) Section 6, Private Residence Inclined Platform Lifts, ASME A 18.1a, 2001 (Addenda to ASME 18.1-1999), Safety Standard for Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
(5) Section 7, Private Inclined Stairway Lifts, ASME A 18.1a, 2001 (Addenda to ASME 18.1-1999), Safety Standard for Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
(B) Two copies of the above lifting device standards incorporated by reference are on file in the office of the clerk for the legislative body for public inspection as required by IC 36-1-5-4.
(Ord. 565, passed 8-14-06)