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BUILDING CODE
(A) There is hereby adopted for and by the city a standard code known as the International Building Code, 2021 edition, with appendices and amendments thereto, passed and recommended by the International Code Council, Inc., which code is published in book form and which is referred to, incorporated in this section and made a part of this section for all purposes. A copy of such code is filed of record in the office of the City Secretary. Adoption of subsequent amendments, supplement or new edition(s) is automatic upon publication by the International Code Council, Inc.
(B) In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Building Code and the provisions of this code of ordinances, state law or city ordinances, rules or regulations, the provisions of this code of ordinances, state law or city ordinances, rules or regulations shall prevail and be controlling.
(1998 Code, § 22-31) (Ord. 93-52, passed 9-22-1993; Ord. 93-57, passed 9-22-1993; Ord. 98-1, passed 1-7-1998; Ord. 01-65, passed 1-17-2002; Ord. 04-15, passed 5-19-2004; Ord. 07-48, passed 12-19-2007; Ord. 15-42, passed 12-16-2015; Ord. 2023-39, passed 11-15-2023)
The code adopted by this subchapter is amended as provided in this section.
(A) Section 104.4, Issuing Permits, is amended by adding subsection 5., to read as follows:
104.4.5. No permit shall be issued for a construction project in which a trench excavation will exceed a depth of five feet, unless the applicant shall indemnify and hold harmless the city from all claims or causes of actions arising because of property damage, injury or death allegedly sustained by any person as a result of such excavation.
(B) Section 1803.1, Scope, is amended to read as follows:
1803.1 Scope
(a) When excavating for buildings or excavations accessory thereto, such excavations shall be properly assured against any danger to life and property. Permanent excavations shall have retaining walls of sufficient strength, made of steel, masonry or reinforced concrete, to retain embankments, together with any surcharged loads. Excavations for any purpose shall not extend within one foot of the angle of repose or natural slope of the soil under any footing or foundation, unless such footing or foundation is first properly underpinned or protected against settlement.
(b) Within the city limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, on construction projects in which trench excavation will exceed a depth of five feet, the bid documents and the contract must include detailed plans and specifications for trench safety systems that meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, and these plans and specifications must include a pay item for such safety systems; provided, this section does not apply to a contract entered into by a person subject to the safety standards adopted under Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. art. 6053-1, and the administrative penalty provisions of Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. art. 6053-2.
(1998 Code, § 22-32) (Ord. 93-57, passed 9-22-1993; Ord. 98-1, passed 1-7-1998; Ord. 01-65, passed 1-17-2002; Ord. 15-42, passed 12-16-2015)
It shall be the duty of every contractor of builder, who shall make contracts for the erection or construction or repair of buildings for which a permit is required, and every contractor or builder making such contracts and subletting same, or any part thereof, to provide liability insurance (minimum $300,000) with the city as certificate holder or to give good and sufficient bond in the sum of $5,000 to be approved by the City Attorney, conditioned on conformance to the building regulations of the city code and other ordinances or laws of an applicable governing body in reference to buildings.
(1998 Code, § 22-33) (Ord. 04-15, passed 5-19-2004; Ord. 15-42, passed 12-16-2015)
OTHER CODES ADOPTED
(A) There is hereby adopted for and by the city a standard code known as the International Amusement Device Code, 2021 edition, with appendices and amendments thereto, passed and recommended by the International Code Council, Inc., which code is published in book form and which is referred to, incorporated in this section and made a part of this section for all purposes. A copy of such code is filed of record in the office of the City Secretary. Adoption of subsequent amendments, supplement or new edition(s) is automatic upon publication by the International Code Council, Inc.
(B) In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the amusement device code and the provisions of this code of ordinances, state law or city ordinances, rules or regulations, the provisions of this code of ordinances, state law or city ordinances, rules or regulations shall prevail and be controlling.
(1998 Code, § 22-61) (Ord. 93-52, passed 9-22-1993; Ord. 93-60, passed 9-22-1993; Ord. 98-1, passed 1-7-1998; Ord. 01-65, passed 1-17-2002; Ord. 07-48, passed 12-19-2007; Ord. 15-42, passed 12-16-2015; Ord. 2023-39, passed 11-15-2023)
(A) There is hereby adopted for and by the city a standard code known as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 edition, with appendices and amendments thereto, passed and recommended by the International Code Council, Inc., which code is published in book form and which is referred to, incorporated in this section and made a part of this section for all purposes. A copy of such code is filed of record in the office of the City Secretary. Adoption of subsequent amendments, supplement or new edition(s) is automatic upon publication by the International Code Council, Inc.
(1998 Code, § 22-501)
(B) Amendments to International Property Maintenance Code. The Code adopted by this section is amended as set out in this section: Section 111, Means of Appeal, is amended to read as follows:
111.2 Membership of Board. The board of appeals shall be the city’s Board of Adjustment as established and adopted by the Code of Ordinances of the city.
(1998 Code, § 22-502)
(Ord. 04-15, passed 5-19-2004; Ord. 07-48, passed 12-19-2007; Ord. 15-42, passed 12-16-2015; Ord. 2023-39, passed 11-15-2023)
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