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The purpose of this Chapter is to establish regulations to allow for the use of alternative methods from those contained in the Building Code and the One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code of Boise City in order to comply with and conform to those minimum requirements necessary to safeguard the health, safety, property, and public welfare insofar as they are affected by the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition, or relocation of existing buildings. (Ord. 42-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 41-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
All rules, regulations, and ordinances relating to the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use, change of occupancy, or maintenance of existing buildings, established by the 2018 edition of the International Existing Building Code (IEBC), published under the authority of the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Existing Building Code of Boise City as amended, and except to the extent that those rules and regulations are hereby changed, altered, or amended by this code. One copy of the 2018 edition of the International Existing Building Code shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the Office of the City Clerk. All provisions in this Chapter shall be effective as of January 1, 2021. (Ord. 42-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 41-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
101.1 Title. Boise City Code Title 9, Chapter 10 shall be known as the Existing Building Code of Boise City, and hereinafter may be cited or referred to as "this Chapter" and "this code."
(Ord. 42-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 41-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition to, or relocation of existing buildings.
Exception: Detached one-and-two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress, and their accessory structures not more than three stories above grade plane in height, shall comply with either this code or the International Residential Code, as adopted and amended under the One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code of Boise City.
(Ord. 42-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 41-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
101.4 Applicability. This code shall apply to the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing buildings, regardless of occupancy, subject to the criteria set forth in sections 101.4.1 through 101.4.5 herein.
(Ord. 42-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 41-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
101.4.2 Buildings previously occupied. The legal occupancy of any building existing as of the date of adoption of this code shall be permitted to continue without change, except as specifically required by this code, the International Fire Code, the Dangerous Buildings Code of Boise City, or as may be deemed necessary by the code official in order to protect the general safety and welfare of the occupants or the public.
(Ord. 42-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 41-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
101.4.3 Previous codes in effect. Unless specifically evaluated and approved by the code official, this code shall not be interpreted to require less stringent standards than what was required by the applicable building codes in effect when the prior work was performed and completed. Nor shall this code be interpreted or used to support or justify the present condition(s) of any building or structure that does not comply with those codes in effect when the prior work was performed and completed unless such condition or conditions can be justified by the International Building Code, International Residential Code or the International Fire Code, as currently adopted and amended by Boise City.
(Ord. 42-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 41-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
101.4.4 Other compliance. Where items such as life-safety issues are not specifically addressed by this code, the code official shall have the discretion to apply the applicable provisions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code or International Fire Code, as adopted and amended by Boise City, in order to ensure the general safety and welfare of the occupants or the public.
(Ord. 42-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 41-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
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