(A) (1) The Kentucky Standards of Safety Fire Prevention Code as revised and updated effective September 11, 1990, by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction and the Office of the State Fire Marshall, together with the standards and codes incorporated therein, shall be and the same is hereby approved and adopted by the city and shall be applicable to the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of buildings or structures within the city.
(2) All subsequent amendments or revisions to the Kentucky Standards of Safety Fire Prevention Code adopted in this division (A) and the codes and standards incorporated therein which are approved by the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction and the Office of the Kentucky State Fire Marshall, or their successors in office, shall be as the date of such approval, automatically adopted and applicable and enforceable in the city.
(B) The National Building Code adopted in division (A) is amended to provide that in instances where wood frame construction is used in the construction, reconstruction, and repair of buildings or structures within the city, all load-bearing partitions and nonload-bearing partitions which are a part of the construction, reconstruction, or repair shall conform to the following standards of construction:
(1) Studs in one- and two-story buildings shall be not less than 2 by 4 inches with the wide face perpendicular to the partitions. In three-story buildings, studs in the first story shall be not less than 3 by 4 inches or 2 by 6 inches.
(2) Studs supporting floors shall be spaced not more than 16 inches, and those supporting ceilings and roofs shall be spaced not more than 16 inches.
(3) Double studs (or cripples) shall be provided on each side of openings exceeding six feet in width.
(4) Headers shall be provided over each opening in all partitions. Each header shall be supported by single studs (or cripples) on each side of the opening.
(5) Studs shall be capped with double top plates installed to provide overlapping at corners on exterior walls. End plates in double top plates shall be lapped at least 48 inches. The interior wall may be capped with a single plate if it is not a load bearing wall.
(6) All ceiling systems shall be at least two inches by six inches, spaced no more than 16 inches apart. Any conventional cut roof shall be at least two inches by six inches, spaced no more than 16 inches apart.
(C) The provisions of § 151.01(B) shall apply to the construction, reconstruction, or repair of all structures to which the Kentucky State Uniform Building Code does not apply. In any case where a provision of § 151.01 (B) is found to be in conflict with any applicable existing code, ordinance, or regulation of the city or of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the provision which establishes the higher and more restrictive standard shall prevail.
(Ord. O-171-63, passed 12-17-63; Am. Ord. O-26-77, passed 8-23-77; Am. Ord. O-15-78, passed 4-25-78; Am. Ord. O-8-80, passed 4-8-80; Am. Ord. O-18-91, passed 9-10-91)
Cross-reference:
Standards of Safety, see Chapter 152
Standards of Safety, see Chapter 152
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate buildings and structures, see KRS 85.190
Authority to regulate buildings and structures, see KRS 85.190
Fire prevention and protection, see KRS 227.200 through 227.410