(A) The International Building Code, 2015 Edition, as amended, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as fully as if set out at length in this code of ordinances; and at least three copies of said code shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk and kept available for public use and inspection.
(B) Amendments:
(1) Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be required for occupancy areas of all new structures having a total floor area exceeding seven thousand five hundred (7500) square feet. Automatic sprinkling systems shall be required for occupancy areas within existing structures: when building additions or alterations result in a gross floor of seven thousand five hundred (7500) square feet or more of the total floor area. This provision shall not exempt those structures and occupancies for which the currently adopted edition of the International Building Code requires automatic fire sprinkler systems or automatic fire-extinguishing systems for structures and occupancies with total floor areas less than seven thousand five hundred (7500) square feet.
(2) No building shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, or enlarged which shall exceed forty-five (45) feet from grade to the highest point of the building or which shall exceed thirty (30) feet from grade to top of the highest outside wall.
(3) At Section 101.1 (Title), change to read: These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the Town of Thatcher, hereinafter referred to as “this code”.
(4) Delete Section 110.3.7 (Energy Efficiency Inspections).
(5) At Table 2304.10.1 (Fastening Schedule), insert #43-Connection: Story-to-story tie at 48" o.c. by minimum 18-gauge strap with minimum 9" lap on studs. Fastening: per schedule in manufacturer’s installation instructions, or continuous sheathing with minimum 9" lap on studs.
(1991 Code, § 7-1-1) (Ord. 157-2009, passed 10-13-2009; Ord. 158-2009, passed 12-22-2009; Ord. 181-2017, passed 6-19-2017)