CHAPTER 2
FALLOUT SHELTERS
SECTION:
9-2-1: Definition
9-2-2: Exemption From Building Code Requirements
9-2-3: Administrative Application Of Building Code
9-2-4: Design
9-2-5: Construction
9-2-1: DEFINITION:
For the purpose of this chapter, a "family fallout shelter" is a structure designed and constructed for emergency use only, to afford minimum protection from nuclear radiation, commonly known as fallout, resulting from a nuclear incident which recently has been or is likely to be of catastrophic proportions. (1976 Code § 9-662)
9-2-2: EXEMPTION FROM BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS:
Due to the specialized purpose of emergency nature for which family fallout shelters are designed, any such shelter which complies with the provisions of this chapter are hereby exempt from the provisions of the building code, except as otherwise provided herein. (1976 Code § 9-661)
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