10-1-5: BUILDING PLAN REVIEW:

   A.   The building inspector shall be responsible for the plan review coordination and for issuance of building permits.

   B.   Upon application by any person for a building permit, the building inspector shall review the plans for compliance with the codes adopted in section 10-1-1 of this chapter. The building inspector shall submit the plans to any other affected city department for review and approval by the department before issuance of a permit.

   C.   Building plan review shall be completed by the building inspector within thirty (30) working days of submittal by applicant.

   D.   The building inspector may, in proper cases, request the aid of the building codes division, other state agencies, or professional consultants to aid in coordination of review. In such cases, the building inspector may lengthen the completion time for review by ten (10) working days when necessary. (Ord. 15.03 Amended, 10-3-2005)

10-1-6: INSPECTIONS:

Inspections shall be conducted by the building inspector. Where other departments require inspection, the building inspector shall ensure that they are conducted within the time frame allowed in section 10-1-2 of this chapter. Final inspections and issuance of certificates of occupancy shall be conducted in accordance with the international building code. (Ord. 15.03 Amended, 10-3-2005)

10-1-7: INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES:

   A.   The building inspector shall be the person with adequate knowledge of the building trade and such other qualifications as may be prescribed by the city council from time to time. As building inspector, his duties shall include those set forth in the international building code and in Montana Code Annotated title 50, chapter 60, as now or hereinafter amended.

   B.   The building department staff shall consist of the building inspector and such deputies or representatives as may, from time to time, be appointed by the city council. (Ord. 15.03 Amended, 10-3-2005)

10-1-8: FACTORY BUILT BUILDINGS:

Factory built buildings which are approved by the Montana building codes division, department of labor and industry shall be subject to local government inspection and fees for only foundations and/or any additions to be added to the factory built building. Zoning and utility connections should be applied for through the appropriate departments and not through the building codes department and/or the building inspector. (Ord. 15.03 Amended, 10-3-2005)

10-1-9: SCHOOL PLANS:

Inspection and approval of plans for school buildings shall be in accordance with administrative rules of Montana section 2.2.1(1) - S11050 (I). The building inspector shall notify the building codes division of local approval of site, sewer, water, and other local requirements within five (5) days of such approval before further action is taken. (Ord. 15.03 Amended, 10-3-2005)

10-1-10: PERMIT FEES:

Building permit fees shall be set and established by the city council from time to time by appropriate resolution. (Ord. 15.03 Amended, 10-3-2005)

10-1-11: SURVEYS OF CERTAIN INSTALLATIONS; FEES:

   A.   Surveys And Recommendations: When requested to do so by the owner, tenant, or any person authorized to make such a request by the owner or tenant of any building within the city limits, it shall be the duty of the city building inspector to make a complete survey of all electrical wiring or all plumbing or all gas heating installations and pipes or any other heating installations and pipes in any building within the city limits and to make such recommendations for the alteration, repair or replacement of any such installations or systems, as the circumstances require; and if so requested, the building inspector shall make his recommendation in writing, and furnish copies to the owner of the building and the person making the request, if not the owner, and file one copy in his office.

   B.   Survey Fees: Such requests shall be made in writing and the application shall be accompanied by the following prescribed fees, which shall be deposited with the city clerk and by him paid to the city treasurer:

For a complete survey of a building used for residential purposes and having accommodations for not more than three (3) families, the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per story; and for a complete survey of buildings used for other purposes including buildings used for residential purposes and having accommodations for four (4) or more families and for building used for both residential and other purposes, the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) per story. (Ord. 15.24)

10-1-12: FOUNDATION FOOTINGS:

   A.   Construction Specifications: Foundation footings of all buildings hereafter constructed, altered or repaired within the city shall be made of concrete of at least one part of Portland cement, three (3) parts of clean sand and five (5) parts of gravel passing a two and one-half inch (21/2") screen, and of sufficient thickness and area to safely sustain the weight to be imposed thereon, and shall be not less than that provided in the following table:

 

	Height Of Wall	Width Of Wall	Width Of Footing	Thickness Of Footing
Garage footings	6 inches	6 inches	12 inches	6 inches
Residence	12 inches	8 inches	20 inches	6 inches
Business	12 inches	12 inches	24 inches	8 inches
Business	24 inches	16 inches	28 inches	10 inches
Business	24 inches	20 inches	32 inches	12 inches
Business	24 inches	24 inches	48 inches	16 inches

 

   B.   Additional Width Requirement:

      1.   The footing shall in all cases be a least twelve inches (12") wider on all sides than the piers and columns supported by such footings.

      2.   Provided, however, that if the superimposed load is such as to cause undue transverse strain on any footings projecting twelve inches (12"), the thickness of such footings shall be so increased as to safely support the load to be imposed thereon.

   C.   Reduction In Thickness And Projections: For light buildings or structures, and for small piers to sustain light loads and where soil conditions permit, the building inspector may, at his discretion, allow a reduction in the thickness and projections for footings as above provided. (Ord. 15.04)

10-1-13: BUILDINGS AND FLUES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE FIRE LIMITS:

   A.   Fire Limits And Outer Fire Limits:

      1.   All that portion of the city as described in ordinance 71 of said city shall constitute the fire limits of the city.

      2.   All that portion of the city, excepting that portion specified in ordinance 71 as appearing within the city fire limits of the city, shall be known as the outer fire limits of the city.

   B.   Constructing Or Moving Buildings; Permit Required:

      1.   No person shall, within said outer fire limits, erect or construct any building, or remove any building from one place to another without first obtaining a permit from the city council to do so.

      2.   Said permit may be granted by the city council by an application in writing containing the specification of the dimensions, number of stores, location, number, size and capacity of chimneys, a description of the supports and material to be used in the construction thereof.

      3.   The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply to small outbuildings not closer than twenty feet (20') to any other buildings and in which at no time fire is kept. (Ord. 15.08)

      4.   Any person, whether owner, lessee, contractor or laborer who shall hereafter violate any of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 15.08; amd. 2006 Code)

   C.   Chimneys And Stove Pipes:

      1.   Every building erected within the limits of said city wherein fires shall be intended to be used shall be furnished with at least one substantial brick chimney, or one of stone or other material equally as safe, and fire proof, securely plastered throughout and on the inside and also on the outside where passing through inaccessible places near wood work; and no person shall be allowed in any building hereafter erected within the city limits to run a stove pipe through the roof or side of the same nor in any place where said arrangements now exist within said limits, nor shall the same be allowed to continue after due notice to remove the same. Any violation of any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code, and every day of continued violation after due notice shall be deemed a separate offense punishable with a like fine.

      2.   In all buildings erected, repaired or altered within the city limits, when it shall be desired that a stove pipe shall pass through any partitioned wall of wood, or partly of wood, the same shall be secured by an iron or tin thimble with at least a two inch (2") air chamber; and where any pipe shall enter a chimney the same shall be provided with zinc, iron, tin or other similar material, an iron thimble securely fitted. Every stove, before use, shall be provided with equivalent to protect the wood underneath and around the said stove from taking fire therefrom. (Ord. 15.08)