CHAPTER 1421
International Building Code
1421.01   2018 edition adopted.
1421.02   Building permit fees.
1421.03   Effect on pending litigation.
1421.04   Conflict of laws.
1421.05   Jurisdiction.
1421.06   Amendments.
 
1421.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Authority to regulate construction of buildings - see R.S.N. § 16-234
   Adoption of Building Codes by reference - see R.S.N. § 18-132
   Power to make building regulations - see R.S.N. §§ 19-901 et seq.
   Wiring in public buildings - see B. & H. 1462.01
1421.01 2018 EDITION ADOPTED.
   (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 .
   (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 .
   (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.)
1421.02 BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
   (a)   The fee for all permits, including residential and commercial, shall be based on the actual cost value of the work and shall be as follows:
         Cost/Value of Work         Fee
      (1)   $1.00 to $1,000.00         as set out in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Sidney
      (2)   $1,001.00 to $50,000.00      as set out in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Sidney
      (3)   $50,001.00 and up         as set out in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Sidney
   (b)   If a permit is not obtained prior to commencement of the work, a fee of triple the amount provided in division (a) may be charged.
(Ord. 1505. Passed 3-11-03; Ord. 1694. Passed 6-11-13; Ord. 1800. Passed 9-25-18; Ord. 1806. Passed 5-28-19.)
1421.03 EFFECT ON PENDING LITIGATION.
   Nothing in this chapter or in the International Building Code or International Residential Code, as adopted in Section 1421.01 , shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding now pending in any court, or any right acquired, liability incurred or cause of action accrued or existing, under any act or ordinance repealed by this chapter, nor shall any right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
(Ord. 1306. Passed 1-10-95; Ord. 1505. Passed 3-11-03; Ord. 1694. Passed 6-11-13; Ord. 1806. Passed 5-28-19.)
1421.04 CONFLICT OF LAWS.
   In the event of a conflict between any of the provisions of the International Building Code or as adopted in Section 1421.01 , and a provision of these Codified Ordinances or any other local ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, the latter shall control.
(Ord. 1306. Passed 1-10-95; Ord. 1505. Passed 3-11-03; Ord. 1694. Passed 6-11-13; Ord. 1806. Passed 5-28-19.)
1421.05 JURISDICTION.
   As used in Section 101.1 of the International Building Code, and Section R101 of the International Residential Code, as adopted in Section 1421.01 above, "jurisdiction" means the corporate limits of the City and the unincorporated area two miles beyond and adjacent to the corporate boundaries.
(Ord. 1694. Passed 6-11-13; Ord. 1806. Passed 5-28-19.)
1421.06 AMENDMENTS.
   (a)   The following sections of the International Building Code are hereby revised:
      Section 101.1 - Cite as City of Sidney.
      Section 1612. - Delete in its entirety.
   (b)   The following sections of the International Residential Code are hereby revised:
      Section R101.1 - Cite as City of Sidney.
      Section 301.2(1) - Cite as City of Sidney.
      Section P2603.5.1 insert [not less than] thirty-two (32) inches and [not less than] thirty-two (32) inches.
(Ord. 1806. Passed 5-28-19.)
1421.99 PENALTY.
   Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Title Two - Building Code, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, including the provisions of the International Codes adopted in Section 1421.01, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first offense, or three hundred dollars ($300.00) for any second or subsequent offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(Ord. 1034. Passed 4-10-84; Ord. 1505. Passed 3-11-03; Ord. 1694. Passed 6-11-13; Ord. 1806. Passed 5-28-19.)