Effective July 1, 2022, there is herewith adopted, by reference, The International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, adopted as a public record by Resolution No. R2022-03 of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Cave Creek by reference thereto, as fully and completely as if the terms thereof were fully set forth herein, in total, except as modified or changed as follows:
(A) Chapter 1 [CE], “Scope and Administration”, is hereby amended as follows:
(1) C101.1 Title. Shall be amended to read as follows:
This code shall be known as the Energy Conservation code of the Town of Cave Creek, and shall be cited as such. It is referred to herein as “this code”. When there is a conflict between these provisions and those of another technical code, these provisions shall apply. Where there is an administrative provision contained in another technical code and not in this code, then the administrative provision of the technical code shall apply.
(2) C104.3 Work commencing before permit issuance. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee that shall be in addition to the required permit fees. This fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit and plan review fee required by the approved fees. The payment of such fee shall not exempt an applicant from compliance with all other provisions of either this code or other requirements, nor from the penalty prescribed by law.
(3) C104.5 Refunds. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
1. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of a fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
2. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of not more than 80% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
3. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of not more than 80% of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any examination time has been expended.
(4) C109.4 Failure to comply. Shall be amended to read as follows:
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 liable under Title XV, Section 151.99, Penalty, of the town code.
(B) Chapter 1 [RE], “Scope and Administration”, is hereby amended as follows:
(1) R101.1 Title. Shall be amended to read as follows:
This code shall be known as the Energy Conservation Code of the town of Cave Creek and shall be cited as such. It is referred to herein as “this code”. When there is a conflict between these provisions and those of another technical code, these provisions shall apply. Where there is an administrative provision contained in another technical code and not in this code, then the administrative provision of the technical code shall apply.
(2) R104.3 Work commencing before permit issuance. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee that shall be in addition to the required permit fees. This fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit and plan review fee required by the approved fees. The payment of such fee shall not exempt an applicant from compliance with all other provisions of either this code or other requirements, nor from the penalty prescribed by law.
(3) R104.5 Refunds. Shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
1. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of a fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
2. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of not more than 80% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
3. The building official shall be permitted to authorize refunding of not more than 80% of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any examination time has been expended.
(4) R109.4 Failure to comply. Shall be amended to read as follows:
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 liable under Title XV, Section 151.99, Penalty, of the town code.
(C) Chapter 4 [RE], “Residential Energy Efficiency”, is hereby amended as follows:
(1) R401.2.5 Additional energy efficiency. Shall be deleted in its entirety.
(2) R408 Additional efficiency package options. Shall be deleted in its entirety.
(Ord. O2011-14, passed 11-21-11; Am. Ord. O2018-08, passed 11-19-18; Am. Ord. O2022-01, passed 3-21-22)