The code adopted herein is hereby modified by the following amendments.
A. Section 101.1 of the adopted code is hereby amended to read as follows:
101.1 General. These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the City of Yuma, and shall be cited as such and will be referred to herein as "this code."
B. Section 110.3.8 of the adopted code is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection 110.3.8.1 to read as follows:
110.3.8.1 Mid-roofing inspections. Mid-roof inspections shall be made to determine compliance with Chapter 15 of this code. These inspections are required after the base felt, flashing and the batten system have been installed, as applicable. Inspections may be made by photographic evidence supplied to the building official electronically or may be made in person by the building official, at the discretion of the permittee. If the inspection is performed remotely and electronically, the photographic evidence must be sufficient for the building official to adequately evaluate the work. Permittees undertaking such roofing work may continue with work after supplying the photographic evidence of the work but prior to the building official's approval; however; if the evidence is not adequate or if the building official determines that correction work may need to be made, the permittee may be required to stop work and/or remove roofing materials as directed by the building official, in order to comply with this requirement.
C. Section 113.1 of the adopted code is hereby amended to read as follows:
113.1 General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. The City Council of the City of Yuma shall serve as the board of appeals.
D. Section 113.3 of the adopted code is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety.
E. Section 1612.3 of the adopted code is hereby amended to read as follows:
1612.3 Establishment of flood hazard areas. To establish flood hazardous areas, the applicable governing authority shall adopt a flood hazard map and supporting data. The flood hazard map shall include, at a minimum, areas of special flood hazard as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as amended or revised with the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) and related supporting data along with any revisions thereto. The adopted flood hazard map and supporting data are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this section.
(Ord. 17-2018, 2018)