(A) (1) Pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 31-16-201 et seq., as amended, there is hereby adopted as the Residential Building Code of the town, including Appendix’s list on the Appendix Adoption Table, published by the International Code Conference, to have the same force and effect as if set forth herein in every particular.
(2) The purpose of this code is to provide the minimum regulations regulating the construction, alternation, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location, removal and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate means of egress, and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees in the town.
(Prior Code, § 513.2)
(B) The following amendments to the 2018 edition of the International Residential Code shall apply.
(1) Section R101.1, “Title”, is replaced as follows:
These provisions shall be known as the Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings of the Town of Limon and shall be cited as such and will be referred to herein as “this Code”.
(2) Section R102.4, “Referenced codes and standards”, is amended by adding the following sentence:
All references to the International Existing Building Code and International Property Maintenance Code shall be deleted.
(3) Section R105.2, “Work exempt from permit”, is amended by replacing item Building 1 as follows:
Building:
1. One-story detached accessory structures, provided that the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet.
(4) Section RI08.2, “Schedule of permit fees”, is replaced as follows:
RI08.2 Schedule of permit fees. On buildings, structures, gas, mechanical systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid, as required, in accordance with Table 1A - Building Permit Fees in Section 513.9.1.2 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Limon.
(5) Section R113.4, “Violation penalties”, is replaced as follow:
R113.4 Violation penalties. Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the building official, of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be subject to penalties as described by law and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by a minimum fine of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) and a maximum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each day such violation is committed, or permitted to continue, shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
(6) (a) Table R301.2, “Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria”, is replaced as follows:
Ground Snow Load | Wind Design | Seismic Design Category | Subject To Damage From | Ice Barrier Under- layment Required | Flood Hazards | Air Freezing Index | Mean Annual Temp- erature | |||||
Speed (mph) | Topo- graphic effects | Special Wind Region | Wind- borne Debris Zone
| Weath- ering | Frost Line Depth | Termite
| ||||||
30 psf | 85 mph | None | No | No | - | - | 36” | - | See R905.1.2 | - | - | - |
Manual J Design Criteria2 | ||||||
Elevation | Altitude correction factor | Coinci- dent wet bulb | Indoor winter design relative humidity | Indoor winter design dry- bulb temperature | Outdoor winter design dry-bulb temperature
| Heating temperature difference |
30% | 70º | º | º | |||
Latitude | Daily Range | Indoor summer design relative humidity | Summer design gains | Indoor summer design dry-bulb temperature
| Outdoor summer design dry-bulb temperature
| Cooling temperature difference |
39.64ºN | H | 50% | - | 75º | º | º |
(b) Footnotes not shown and unchanged.
(7) Section R309.6, “Electric vehicle charging systems”, is added as follows:
R309.6 Electric vehicle charging systems. Where provided, electric vehicle charging systems shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 70. Electric vehicle charging system equipment shall be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 2202. Electric vehicle supply equipment shall be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 2594.
(8) New standards for adoption in Chapter 44 include:
(a) 2202—2009 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging System Equipment—with Revisions through February 2018; and
(b) 2594—2016 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment.
(9) Section R313, “Automatic fire sprinkler systems”, is deleted in its entirety.
(10) Section R314.1.2, “Installation”, is added as follows:
R314.1.2 Installation. Smoke alarms and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in accordance with their listing and the manufacturer’s instructions.
(11) Section R314.3.1, “Installation near cooking appliances”, is replaced as follows:
R314.3.1 Installation near cooking appliances. Smoke alarms shall be installed a minimum of 10 ft. (3.0 m) horizontally from a permanently installed cooking appliance.
Exception: Smoke alarms shall be permitted to be installed a minimum of 6 ft. (1.8 m) horizontally from a permanently installed cooking appliance where necessary to comply with Section R314.3
(12) Section R315.1.2, “Installation”, is added as follows:
R315.1.2 Installation. Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in accordance with their listing and the manufacturer’s instructions.
(13) Section R320.1, “Scope”, is amended by adding the following sentence:
In addition to the requirements of this section, the provisions of the Colorado Revised Statute (C.R.S.) Title 9, Article 5, Standards for Accessible Housing, shall be applicable.
(14) Section R905.1.2, “Ice barriers”, is replaced as follows:
R905.1.2 Ice barriers. On roofs with a slope equal to or less than four units vertical in 12 units horizontal (33-percent slope), an ice barrier shall be installed for asphalt shingles, metal roof shingles, mineral-surfaced roll roofing, slate and slate-type shingles, wood shingles and wood shakes. The ice barrier shall consist of not fewer than two layers of underlayment cemented together, or a self-adhering polymer-modified bitumen sheet shall be used in place of normal underlayment and extend from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point not less than 24 inches (610 mm) inside the exterior wall line of the building.
(15) Section RI002.1, “Definition”, is amended by adding the following sentence:
Masonry heaters shall be approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and listed on their currently published list of Colorado Approved Masonry Heaters.
(16) Section R1004.1, “General”, is amended by adding the following sentence:
R1004.1 General. Factory-built fireplaces listed in the EPA Certified Wood Heater Database published by the Environmental Protection Agency as currently EPA Certified under the 2020 rule.
(17) Section R1004.4, “Unvented gas log heaters”, is replaced as follows:
R1004.4 Unvented gas log heaters. Unvented gas log heaters shall be prohibited.
(18) Section M 1410.1, “General”, is amended by adding the following sentence:
Pellet fuel-burning appliances shall be listed in the EPA Certified Wood Heater Database published by the Environmental Protection Agency as currently EPA Certified under the 2020 rule.
(19) Section M1414.1, “General”, is amended by adding the following sentence:
Fireplace stoves and wood heaters shall be listed in the EPA Certified Wood Heater Database published by the Environmental Protection Agency as currently EPA Certified under the 2020 rule.
(20) Section M 1801.1, “Venting required”, is replaced as follows:
M1801.1 Venting required. Fuel-burning appliances shall be vented to the outdoors in accordance with their listing and label and manufacturer’s installation instructions. Venting systems shall consist of approved chimneys or vents, or venting assemblies that are integral parts of labeled appliances. Gas-fired appliances shall be vented in accordance with Chapter 24.
(21) Section G2425.8, “Appliances not required to be vented”, is amended by deleting item 7.
(22) Sections G2445.1, “General,” through G2445.7.1, “Ventless firebox enclosures”, are replaced in their entirety as follows:
G2445.1 Prohibited. Unvented room heaters and unvented decorative room heaters shall not be installed within dwelling units.
(23) International Residential Code Appendix adoption. Appendices are added, adopted, adopted as amended, or not adopted as part of this code, as noted in Appendix Adoption Table of the International Residential Code. Prescriptive design provisions and mandatory requirements from appendices that are added, adopted, or adopted as amended carry the full authority of this code. (Reason: This table provides clear communication of the status of appendix adoption. When an appendix is adopted as amended, the amendments following this table shall be provided.)
Appendix | Title – Subject | Status
|
Appendix | Title – Subject | Status
|
AA | Sizing and Capacities of Gas Piping (IFGC) | Adopted |
AB | Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped with Draft Hoods, Category 1 Appliances, and Appliances Listed for Use with Type B Vents (IFGC) | Adopted |
AC | Exit Terminals of Mechanical Draft and Direct-Vent Ventilating Systems (IFGC) | Adopted |
AD | Recommended Procedures for Safety Inspection of an Existing Appliance Installation (IFGC) | Adopted |
AE | Manufactured Housing Used as Dwellings | Not Adopted |
AF | Radon Control Methods | Not Adopted |
AG | Piping Standards for Various Applications | Not Adopted |
AH | Patio Covers | Adopted |
AI | Private Sewage Disposal | Not Adopted |
AJ | Existing Buildings and Structures | Not Adopted |
AK | Sound Transmission | Not Adopted |
AL | Permit Fees | Not Adopted |
AM | Home Day Care - R-3 Occupancy | Not Adopted |
AN | Venting Methods | Not Adopted |
AO | Automatic Vehicular Gates | Not Adopted |
AP | Sizing of Water Piping System | Not Adopted |
AQ | Tiny Homes | Adopted |
AR | Light Straw-Clay Construction | Not Adopted |
AS | Strawbale Construction | Not Adopted |
AT | Solar-Ready Provisions - Detached One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Multiple Single-Family Dwellings (Townhouses) | Not Adopted |
AU | Cob Construction (Monolithic adobe) | Not Adopted |
AV | Board of Appeals | Not Adopted |
AW | 3D-Printed Building Construction | Not Adopted |
(Prior Code, § 513.11)
(Ord. 344, passed 6-6-1990; Ord. 367, passed 2-4-1993; Ord. 403, passed 8-1-1966; Ord. 411, passed 1-2-1997; Ord. 463, passed 5-3-2001; Ord. 521, passed 1-3-2008; Ord. 584, passed 10-1-2015; Ord. 638, passed 6-8-2023)