(A) A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk, being marked and designated as the International Residential Code, 2018 edition, including Appendices G, H, P and Q, as published by the International Code Council, be and is here by adopted as the Residential Code of the town, for regulating and governing the construction, alteration, 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 as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Residential Code on file in the office of the town are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in division (B) below.
(B) The following sections are hereby revised:
(1) Section R101.1 Insert: Town of Quartzsite;
(2) Table R301.2 (1) insert:
Ground Snow Load | Zero |
Wind Speed | 90 |
Seismic Design Category | C |
Weathering | Negligible |
Frost Line Depth | 12” |
Termite | Moderate to Heavy |
Decay | None |
Winter Design Temp | 39 Degrees |
Ice Shield Underlayment Required | No |
Flood Hazards | FEMA Firm Map |
Air Freezing Index | 0 |
Mean Annual Temp | 73 Degrees |
(3) Section P2603.6.1 Insert: 12”, 12”; and
(4) Section P3103.1 Insert: 12”, 6”.
(Prior Code, § 7-9) (Ord. 05-02, passed - -2005; Ord. 09-34, passed - -2009; Ord. 23-06, passed 10-10-2023)