9-1A-102: FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PERMITS, PLAN REVIEW, INSPECTIONS, AND FEES:

   A.   Approval Required: Fire alarm system plans and associated submittals, as required by the International Fire Code and alarm system design standard(s), shall be permitted and approved by Planning and Development Services and the Fire Department, with fees assessed and paid for, before any related work begins.

   B.   Fees Assessed: The plan review and inspection fee shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of the Boise City Building Code Fee Schedule as adopted by the City Council, which will be kept on file at the Planning and Development Services permit counter, Boise City Clerk's office, or on the Planning and Development Services website. All permit fees shall be reviewed by the Building Code Board prior to adoption by City Council.

   C.   Work Requiring Permit: Permits shall be issued for the following work:

      1.   New fire alarm systems in buildings;

      2.   Additions, modifications, and changes to existing fire alarm systems, fire suppression connections, related supplies, and/or equipment.

      3.   All fees shall be paid in full when the permit is issued.

   D.   Other Inspection, Plan Review, And Administrative Fees: The permit fee shall cover the cost of three (3) plan reviews and two (2) field inspections for each inspection category. An additional hourly rate fee in an amount established by the Boise City Building Code Fee Schedule as adopted by the City Council may be assessed beginning after the third review, on re-submittals of denied plans and/or calculations. An additional fee or hourly rate fee in an amount established by the Boise City Building Code Fee Schedule as adopted by the City Council may be assessed for reinspections, after hours inspections, or other additional field inspections performed.

   E.   Plan Modifications: Plan modification revisions submitted for approval after a permit and approved plans have been issued, shall be assessed the additional plan review hourly rate fee, plus the fee based on the number of fire alarm initiating devices affected by the modification.

   F.   Application Submittal Documents: Project plans and other data as required by Boise City submittal checklists shall be submitted with a completed fire alarm permit application, available from Boise City's Planning and Development Services Department. (Ord. 44-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. 2019 Code; Ord. 39-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)

ARTICLE B. ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLING BUILDING CODE

SECTION:

9-1B-1: Purpose

9-1B-2: Code Adopted

9-1B-3: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R101.1, Title

9-1B-4: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R101.2, Scope, Repeal The Exception And Replace

9-1B-5: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R102.7, Existing Structures

9-1B-6: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R103, Division Of Building Safety

9-1B-7: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R104.10.1, Flood Hazard Areas

9-1B-8: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R105.2, Work Exempt From Permit

9-1B-9: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R105.2.1, Emergency Repairs

9-1B-10: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R105.2.2, Repairs

9-1B-11: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R105.3.1.1, Determination Of Substantially Improved Or Substantially Damaged Existing Buildings In Flood Hazard Areas

9-1B-12: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R105.3.2, Time Limitation Of Application

9-1B-13: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R105.5, Expiration

9-1B-14: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Add Section R105.10, Permit Transfer

9-1B-15: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R106.1, Submittal Documents

9-1B-16: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R107.1, Temporary Structures - General

9-1B-17: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R107.3, Temporary Power

9-1B-18: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R108.2, Schedule Of Permit Fees

9-1B-19: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R108.3, Building Permit Valuations

9-1B-20: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R108.5, Fee Refunds

9-1B-21: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R108.6, Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance

9-1B-22: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R109.1.3, Floodplain Inspections

9-1B-23: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R109.4, Approval Required

9-1B-24: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Add Section R110.1.1, Certificate Of Completion

9-1B-25: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R110.4, Temporary Occupancy

9-1B-26: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R111.1, Connection Of Service Utilities

9-1B-27: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Add Section R111.4, Authority To Disconnect Utilities For Occupancy Violations

9-1B-28: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R112.1, Building Code Board Of Appeals, Add Section R112.1.1, Appeals To The Building Code Board Of Appeals And Add Section R112.1.2, Appeal Procedure

9-1B-29: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R113.4, Criminal Penalties and Noncompliance

9-1B-30: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R114, Stop Work Order

9-1B-31: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Add Section R115, Unsafe Structures And Equipment And Section R115.1, Conditions

9-1B-32: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R202, Definition For Townhouse

9-1B-33: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Table R301.2(1), Climatic And Geographic Design Criteria

9-1B-34: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R301.2.1.2, Protection Of Openings, Is Deleted

9-1B-35: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Table R302.1(1), Exterior Walls

9-1B-36: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Table R302.6, Dwelling-Garage Separation

9-1B-37: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R303.4, Mechanical Ventilation

9-1B-38: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R309.3, Flood Hazard Areas

9-1B-39: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R313.1, Townhouse Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems Exception

9-1B-40: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R313.2, One- And Two-Family Dwellings Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems, Is Deleted

9-1B-41: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R314.2.2, Alterations, Repairs And Additions, Delete Exception #2

9-1B-42: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Add Section R314.7.5, Heat Detector Within Garages

9-1B-43: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R315.2.2, Alterations, Repairs And Additions, Delete Exception #2

9-1B-44: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R322.1, Flood-Resistant Construction, General

9-1B-45: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R322.1.10, As-Built Elevation Documentation

9-1B-46: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R322.2.1, Elevation Requirements

9-1B-47: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R322.2.2, Enclosed Area Below Design Flood Elevation, Subparagraph 2.1

9-1B-48: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Table R403.1(1) Minimum Width And Thickness For Concrete Footings For Light-Frame Construction, Table R403.1(2) Minimum Width And Thickness For Concrete Footings For Light-Frame Construction With Brick Veneer, Table R403.1(3) Minimum Width And Thickness For Concrete Footings With Cast-In-Place Or Fully Grouted Masonry Wall Construction, And Table R403.4 Minimum Depth (D) And Width (W) Of Crushed Stone Footings, Are Deleted.

9-1B-49: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Add Table R403.1, Minimum Width Of Concrete, Precast, Or Masonry Footings

9-1B-50: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R403.1.1, Minimum Size

9-1B-51: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R602.10, Wall Bracing

9-1B-52: IRC One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code Amendment, Section R903.1, General Roof Covering

9-1B-53: Addition Of Grading Provisions Related to One-And-Two-Family Dwellings

9-1B-54: Addition Of Minimum Standards For Modular Non-HUD Structures And Manufactured Pre-HUD Structures

9-1B-55: Fire Sprinkler And Alternative Extinguishing System Permits, Plan Review, Inspections, And Fees

9-1B-56: Fire Alarm System Permits, Plan Review, Inspections, And Fees

9-1B-1: PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide certain minimum standards and requirements to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and the public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, erection, alteration, moving, demolition, quality of materials, use, occupancy, location, and maintenance of all buildings and structures, where not regulated by the Building Code or the Existing Building Code, in the city of Boise City. (Ord. 44-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 40-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)

9-1B-2: CODE ADOPTED:

All the rules, regulations, and ordinances relating and applying to the regulation of the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of one-and-two-family dwelling buildings or structures, and their accessory buildings or structures, established by the " 2018 International Residential Code" (IRC) parts I through III and IX, including Appendix Q (Tiny Houses) and Appendix S, (Strawbale Construction), published under the authority of the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as the One-And-Two-Family Dwelling 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, shall be the rules, regulations, and ordinances governing the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of one-and-two-family dwelling buildings or structures, and their accessory buildings or structures, at and within the City. One copy of the 2018 International Residential Code shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the Office of the Clerk. It shall be unlawful to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, remove, convert, demolish, or maintain buildings or structures in violation of, or without complying with the rules, regulations, and ordinances set forth by the One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code of Boise City as adopted and as may be changed, altered, or amended by the One-And-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code of Boise City. All provisions in this Chapter shall be effective January 1, 2021.

(Ord. 44-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 40-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021; Ord. 3-25, 2-4-2025)

9-1B-3: IRC ONE-AND-TWO-FAMILY DWELLING BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT, SECTION R101.1, TITLE:

   R101.1 Title. Boise City Code Title 9, Chapter 1B shall be known as the One-and-Two-Family Dwelling Building Code of Boise City, and hereinafter may be cited or referred to as "this Chapter" and "this code".

(Ord. 44-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 40-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)

9-1B-4: IRC ONE-AND-TWO-FAMILY DWELLING BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT, SECTION R101.2, SCOPE, REPEAL THE EXCEPTION AND REPLACE:

Repeal the exception and replace with the following:

      Exception: The following shall also be permitted to be constructed in accordance with this code:

      1.   Owner-occupied lodging houses with five (5) or fewer guestrooms and ten (10) of fewer total occupants.

      2.   A care facility with five (5) or fewer persons receiving custodial care within a dwelling unit or single-family dwelling.

      3.   A care facility for five (5) or fewer persons receiving personal care that are within a dwelling unit or single-family dwelling.

      4.   A care facility with twelve (12) of fewer children receiving day care within a dwelling unit or single-family dwelling.

(Ord. 44-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 40-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)