The following sections of the foregoing adopted codes are amended as stated herein:
A. International building code, 2012 edition: The following sections are hereby amended:
1. Section 101.1. Insert Owyhee County.
2. Section 101.4.1, "Gas", is deleted and repealed in its entirety.
3. Section 101.4.2, "Mechanical", is deleted and repealed in its entirety.
4. Section 101.4.3, "Plumbing", is deleted and repealed in its entirety.
5. Section 103.3, "Deputies", delete last sentence.
6. Section 105 Permits: "105.1.1 Annual Permit", is deleted and repealed in its entirety.
7. Section 105 Permits: "105.1.2 Annual Permit Records", is deleted and repealed in its entirety.
8. Section 105 Permits: "105.2 Work Exempt From Permit", to amend the list under "Building" as follows:
1. One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area is not greater than 200 square feet.
9. Section 105 Permits: "105.2 Work Exempt From Permit", will add to list under "Building" as follows:
14. Agricultural building as defined in this article.
10. Section 105 Permits: "105.3 Application For Permit", will add the following sentence:
No building permit may be issued, and no person may enter into occupancy or begin the proposed use, until a certificate of compliance from the zoning official has been issued as required by Owyhee County ordinance 09-09.
11. Section 105 Permits: "105.5 Expiration", add a second paragraph:
If work has not been completed, the final inspection performed and the project approved for occupancy or use within two (2) years from the date of such permit being issued, that Owyhee County permit shall expire by limitation and become null and void. Prior to work recommencing after the permit has expired, a new permit shall be obtained.
12. Section 107 Submittal Documents: "107.1 General", delete the first two (2) sentences and replace with the following:
Construction documents, special inspection and structural observation programs, and any other data including deferred submittals, shall be submitted in two (2) sets with each application for a permit. The construction documents shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of an Idaho registered architect or Idaho registered engineer and are required to be stamped or sealed with that Idaho registered design professional's stamp or seal.
13. Section 112 Service Utilities: "112.1 Connection To Service Utilities", add a second paragraph to read as follows:
A final inspection and approval is required upon completion and prior to occupancy and use of all buildings and structures. Lack of building official approval may result in the termination of utility services to said building or structure and prosecution under international building code section 114.3.
14. Section 1608 Snow Loads: "1608.1 General", is amended to read as follows:
Design snow loads shall be determined in accordance with section 7 of ASCE 7-98, but the design roof load shall not be less than a uniform snow load of twenty five (25) psf below six thousand feet (6,000') and thirty-five (35) psf above six thousand feet (6,000'). The minimum roof snow load for Owyhee County shall be twenty-five (25) pounds per square foot.
15. Section 1608 Snow Loads: "1608.2 Ground Snow Loads", is amended to read as follows:
The ground snow load to be used in determining the design snow loads for Owyhee County shall be twenty (20) psf.
16. Section 3410 Moved Structures: "3410.1 Conformance", amend the section to add a second paragraph as follows:
Any building or structure, excluding manufactured homes moved into or within Owyhee County, shall be inspected by a state of Idaho licensed/registered architect or engineer. This inspection shall be followed by a report bearing the stamp/seal of the licensed/registered architect/engineer accompanying the Owyhee County building permit application. The report shall contain the following information:
i. Identifies the particular building.
ii. States that the licensed/registered architect/engineer does not find any structural condition indicating a deficiency that would preclude the continued use of the building.
iii. States that the roof cover meets the requirements of the 2012 IBC, chapter 15.
iv. If the building is a dwelling, provide an energy code analysis of the specific dwelling showing that the dwelling meets the requirements of the 2012 international energy conservation code. If the dwelling does not comply with the 2012 international energy conservation code, a plan shall be submitted for the modifications needed to attain that compliance.
v. This report shall be accompanied by an Idaho licensed/registered architect/engineer foundation design for that specific building.
17. Section 3412 Compliance Alternatives: "3412.2 Applicability", insert August 9, 1993.
B. International residential code for one- and two-family dwellings, 2012 edition: The following sections are hereby amended:
1. Section R101.1. Insert Owyhee County.
2. Section R105 Permits: "R105.3 Application For Permit", will add the following sentence:
No building permit may be issued, and no person may enter into occupancy or begin the proposed use, until a certificate of compliance from the zoning official has been issued as required by Owyhee County ordinance 09-09.
3. Section R105 Permits: "R105.5 Expiration", add a second paragraph:
If work has not been completed, the final inspection performed and the project approved for occupancy or use within two (2) years from the date of such permit being issued, that Owyhee County permit shall expire by limitation and become null and void. Prior to work recommencing after the permit has expired, a new permit shall be obtained.
4. Section R111 Service Utilities: "R111.1 Connection To Service Utilities", add a second paragraph to read as follows:
A final inspection and approval is required upon completion and prior to occupancy and use of all buildings and structures. Lack of building official approval may result in the termination of utility services to said building or structure and prosecution under international residential code section R113.3.
5. Section R301.2, "Climatic And Geographic Design Criteria", table R301.2(1) shall be changed to read as follows:
TABLE R301.2(1) CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA
Ground Snow Load | Wind Design | Seismic Design Categoryf | Subject To Damage From | Winter Design Tempe | Ice Barrier Underlay- ment Requiredh | Flood Hazardsg | Air Freezing Indexi | Mean Annual Tempj | |||
Speedd (mph) | Topographic Effectsk | Weatheringa | Frost Line Depthb | Termitec | |||||||
20 psf Roof snow load below 6,000 feet: 25 psf Roof snow load above 6,000 feet: 35 psf | 90 | No | B | Severe | 24" | Slight to moderate | 10° F | Not required | FIRM maps as currently adopted | 980 | 51° F |
1. For S1: 1 pound per square foot -0.0479kN/m2, 1 mile per hour = 1.609 km/h.
2. Language explaining the letters (a) through (k), inclusively, found in the above table, is included with the table in the international residential code and is incorporated by reference as if fully written herein.
C. International energy conservation code, 2012 edition: The following section(s) are hereby amended:
1. Section 101.1. Insert Owyhee County.
D. International existing building code, 2012 edition: The following section(s) are hereby amended:
1. Section 101.1. Insert Owyhee County.
2. Section 1401 Performance Compliance Methods: "1401.2 Applicability", insert March 21, 2005.
(Ord. 2015-01, 2-9-2015)