(1) Building Code;
(2) Residential Code, parts I-IV and IX;
(3) Energy Conservation Code;
(4) Fire Code;
(5) Mechanical Code;
(6) Fuel Gas Code;
(7) Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, ICBO;
(8) Uniform Sign Code, ICBO; and
(9) Uniform Building Code Fee Schedule, ICBO.
(B) Successive versions. The adopted versions of the foregoing codes shall be deemed superseded by successive versions of such codes as they are adopted or approved by the state’s Building Code Board effective on the date any such codes are made effective by the Building Code Board.
(C) Exemption. Idaho Code 39-4116(4), agricultural building exemption.
(1) Definitions.
(a) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGRICULTURAL BUILDING. A structure that is designed and constructed for one or more of the following purposes:
a. Livestock shelters or buildings, including shade structures;
b. Poultry buildings or shelter;
c. Barns;
d. Horticultural structures, including detached production greenhouses and crop protection shelters;
e. Grain silos; or
f. Stables.
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY USED EXCLUSIVELY IN AGRICULTURE. Farm implements and other equipment and machinery that are used exclusively on land actively devoted to agriculture and are not used on public highways except as necessary for access to land actively devoted to agriculture.
LAND ACTIVELY DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE. Real property meeting the eligibility criteria for appraisal, assessment and taxation as agricultural property as set forth in Idaho Code 63-604.
(b) The definitions in division (C)(1)(a) above shall supersede any definitions of these terms that are contained in the state’s building code.
(2) Exemption from building code requirements. A building that meets the definition of agricultural building contained in division (C)(1)(a) above shall be exempt from the requirements of the building codes enumerated in Idaho Code 39-4103, and the rules promulgated by the state’s Building Code Board, to the extent such exemption is provided in Idaho Code 39-4116, provided that both of the following criteria are met.
(a) The building is used solely for one or more of the purposes listed in division (c)(1)(a) above; and
(b) The property on which the building is sited has been determined by the County Assessor to be land actively devoted to agriculture.
(3) Requirements applicable to agricultural buildings. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following requirements shall apply to agricultural buildings.
(a) An agricultural building shall not be:
1. Used as a place of human habitation;
2. Used as a place of employment where agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged;
3. Open to use by the public;
4. A shop and/or machinery repair building;
5. A garage or building used for storage of personal use vehicles and/or vehicles licensed for use on public roads; or
6. Sheds that are connected to public utilities and/or on permanent foundations that are used as shop or garages.
(b) All agricultural buildings shall conform to the minimum placement standards established pursuant to the city’s Development Code.
(c) All agricultural buildings shall conform with the minimum snow, wind, frost, seismic and all other engineering requirements of this code for safety reasons.
(d) The owner of and agricultural building shall obtain a site permit for the building from the city’s Building Department.
(D) Copies on file. Three copies, paper or electronic, of these codes, as adopted in division (A) above, shall be and remain on file in the office of the Building Department for use and examination by the public.
(Prior Code, § 10-1-1) (Ord. 15-813, passed 11-19-2015)