(a) That certain documents, one copy of which are on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, being marked and designated as the International Building Code, 2018 Edition, hereinafter referred to as the IBC, including Appendix Chapters C Group U- Agricultural Buildings, Appendix E- Supplementary Accessibility Requirements, Appendix F- Rodent Proofing, Appendix G- Flood Resistant Construction, and Appendix J- Grading, as published by the International Code Council, are hereby adopted for the purpose of regulating and governing the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing buildings, including historic buildings, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of all buildings, except one and two family residences which are covered under the International Residential Code, including Appendix F- Radon Control Methods, and excluding Section R313 concerning Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems; providing for the issuance of permits and collections of fees therefor; and each and all regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such International Building Code on file in the office of the City are referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any prescribed in Section 1421.06
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(b) That certain documents, one copy of which is on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, being marked and designated in total as the International Residential Code, 2018 Edition, hereinafter referred to as the IRC, published by the International Code Council, including the generic resistive assembles listed in the Fire Residence Design Manual, published by the Gypsum Association, as referred by the IBC and the IRC, are hereby adopted for the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of all one and two family dwellings; providing for the issuance of permits and collections of fees therefor; and each and all regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such International Residential Code on file in the office of the City are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any prescribed in Section 1421.06
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(c) The International Building Code and the International Residential Code are applicable to the incorporated area of the City and the unincorporated area two miles beyond and adjacent to its corporate boundaries.
(d) Subsequently published amendments or supplements to the International Building Code and the International Residential Code as adopted in divisions (a) and (b) hereof, or revisions of the same, are hereby adopted and the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the City without further action of Council, provided, however, that the copy of such codes on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer shall be kept current by the integration of all such amendments, supplements or revisions.
(Ord. 1375. Passed 2-24-98; Ord. 1505. Passed 3-11-03; Ord. 1577. Passed 12-5-06; Ord. 1694. Passed 6-11-13; Ord. 1806. Passed 5-28-19.)