Pursuant to published notice and public hearing, as required by law, the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted in full except for such portions as may hereinafter be deleted, modified, or amended. The following amendments, modifications, additions, and deletions to the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, are hereby made:
1. Add the following to Section 108.2 Schedule of Permit Fees:
Permit fees will be derived from the City of Waukee Fee Schedule adopted on an annual basis.
2. Add new code Section IEBC 302.7 with the following language:
Section 302.7 Fire Protection. Existing buildings containing R-2 occupancies shall be made to comply with the International Building Code Section 903.2.8 within two years of any of the following situations:
1. Fire damage to three or more dwelling units, not including smoke or water damage or other damage from fire-fighting operations.
2. Issuance of a building permit for a Level III alteration as identified in Chapter 6 of the International Existing Building Code.
3. Delete code Section IEBC 1106 and replace with the following language (Sections 1106.1, 1106.1.2, and 1106.1.3);
Section 1106.1 Addition To A Group E Occupancy. Where an addition is added to an existing Group E occupancy located in an area where the shelter design wind speed for tornadoes in 250 mph in accordance with Figure 304.2(1) of ICC 500 and the occupant load of the addition is 50 or more, the addition shall have a storm shelter constructed in accordance with Chapters 1 through 5 and 8 of ICC 500.
For purposes of this section the installation of portable buildings for utilization on the campus or site for educational purposes shall be considered as an addition.
Exceptions:
1. Group E day care facilities.
2. Group E occupancies accessory to place of religious worship.
3. Additions meeting the requirements for shelter design in ICC 500.
4. Accessory structures and additions to existing Group E sites where the occupancy classification of said structures are classified as Groups A-5 and U.
The aggregate area of all additions within a 10 year period shall be factored when determining the requirements of this section.
4. 1106.1.2 Required Occupant Capacity. The required occupant capacity of the storm shelter shall include all buildings classified as a Group E occupancy on the campus or site, whichever is larger and shall be the greater of the following:
1. The total occupant load of the classrooms, vocational rooms, and offices in the Group E occupancy.
2. The occupant load of any indoor assembly space that is associated with the Group E occupancy.
Exceptions:
1. Where an addition is being added on an existing Group E site, and where the addition is not of sufficient size to accommodate the required occupant capacity of the storm shelter for all of the buildings on-site, the storm shelter shall at a minimum accommodate the required capacity for the addition.
2. Where approved by the code official, the required occupant capacity of the shelter shall be permitted to be reduced by the occupant capacity of any existing storm shelters on the campus or site.
5. 1106.1.3 Location. Storm shelters shall be located within the buildings they serve or shall be located where the maximum distance of travel from not fewer than one exterior door of each building to a door of the shelter serving that building does not exceed 1,000 feet.
Conversion to condominium or multiple housing cooperative.
1. The conversion of any residential building or portion thereof to a horizontal property regime or to a multiple housing cooperative shall be treated as a change of occupancy classification for the building, notwithstanding anything in the building codes to the contrary, and shall conform to the International Building Code.
2. No person shall file or record a declaration in the office of the county recorder to convert an existing structure located within the City to a horizontal property regime unless a Certificate of Occupancy for compliance with the current building codes has been issued by the Administrative Official.
3. No person shall file or record an instrument in the office of the county recorder conveying an interest in real estate located in the City to a multiple housing cooperative unless a Certificate of Occupancy for compliance with the current building codes has been issued by the Administrative Official.
4. At least 60 days before being filed or recorded in the office of the county recorder, the applicant shall file a copy of such declaration or such instrument, together with the following documents with the Administrative Official, and shall also pay a conversion fee in the amount set in the schedule of fees adopted by the City Council by resolution:
a. Two copies of an as-built plan for the entire structure.
b. Building code analysis prepared by a licensed architect or professional engineer demonstrating that the structure conforms with the current building codes, or can be brought into conformance with the current building codes by planned improvements to be made to the structure.
c. Two copies of construction plans for planned improvements to be made to the structure to bring the structure into conformance with the current building codes.
5. Upon receipt of the documents and the conversion fee as provided above, the Administrative Official shall review the building code analysis and conduct such inspections of the structure as may be deemed appropriate by the administrator to determine whether or not the structure conforms with the requirements of Paragraph 1 above. If the Administrative Official determines that the structure has been shown to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Subparagraph (a) above, the administrator shall cause a Certificate of Occupancy to be issued for the use of the structure as a horizontal property regime or a multiple housing cooperative. If the structure has not been shown to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Paragraph 1 above, the administrator shall give written notice to the applicant of any violations of the applicable code requirements discovered to exist in the building.