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Prior to the adoption of Ord. 17500 on 11/04/2002, Section 6-17 read as follows.
Section 104.0 Division of Protective Inspection
104.1 Director: The administration and enforcement of this ordinance shall be the duty of the director of public works, who is hereby authorized to take such action as may be reasonably necessary to enforce the provisions of this code. Such persons may be appointed and authorized as assistants or representatives of the Director as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this code.
104.2 Restriction of Employees: An official or employee connected with the division of protective inspection, except one whose only connection is that of a member of the building construction codes commission established under the provisions of Section 121.0 shall not be engaged in or directly or indirectly connected with the furnishing of labor, materials or appliances for the construction, alteration or maintenance of a building, or the preparation of plans or of specifications therefore, unless he is the owner of the building; nor shall such officer or employee engage in any work which conflicts with his official duties or with the interest of the department.
104.3 Relief from Personal Responsibility: The code official, officer or employee charged with the enforcement of this code, while acting for the jurisdiction, shall not thereby render himself liable personally, and is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage accruing to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of official duties. Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because of an act performed by that officer or employee in the lawful discharge of duties and under the provisions of this code shall be defended by the legal representative of the jurisdiction until the final termination of the proceedings. The code official or any subordinate shall not be liable for costs in any action, suit or proceeding that is instituted in pursuance of the provisions of this code; and any officer of the protective inspection division acting in good faith and without malice, shall be free from liability for acts performed under any of its provisions or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of official duties in connection therewith.
104.4 Official Records: An official record shall be kept of all business and activities of the division specified in the provisions of this code, and all such records shall be open to public inspection at all appropriate times and according to reasonable rules to maintain the integrity and security of such records.
104.5, 104.6 and 104.7: Delete in entirety.
107.5 Construction Documents: The application for the permit shall be accompanied by not less than two (2) sets of construction documents drawn to scale, with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions to show the nature and character of the work to be performed including general construction, structural, mechanical and electrical work. Each sheet of each set of plans and each set of specifications shall be sealed by a registered architect or professional engineer, registered and in good standing in the State of Missouri.
a. One family dwellings
b. Two family dwellings
c. Commercial or industrial buildings not more than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet and which provide for the employment, sleeping, assembly, housing or feeding of less than ten (10) persons
When quality of materials is essential for conformity to this code, specific information shall be given to establish such quality; and this code shall not be cited, or the term "legal" or its equivalent be used, as a substitute for specific information. The code official may waive the requirement for filing plans when the work involved is of a minor nature.
107.6 Site Plan: There shall also be filed a site plan showing to scale the size and location of all the new construction and all existing structures on the site, distances from lot lines, the established street grades and the proposed finished grades; and it shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey and certifying as to date survey was made. In the case of demolition, the site plan shall show all construction to be demolished and the location and size of all existing structures and construction that are to remain on the site or plot.
Exemption: One and two family dwellings are not required to show proposed finished grades.
107.6.1 Private Sewage Disposal System: The site plan shall indicate the location of a private sewage disposal system where a public sewer is not available. All technical data and soil data required by the State of Missouri Regulation 10 CSR 20-3.060, Minimum Construction Standards for On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems, shall be submitted with the site plan.
107.6.2 Location of Utility Easements to be Shown on Building Permit Applications: All applications for building permits shall clearly show the location of all utility easements and all structures, lines or pipes used by the utility and located within such utility easements. No building permit shall be issued with respect to a structure to be located on, over, under or within a utility easement unless and until such time as the city council:
Provided, however, that in lieu of the requirements of subparagraphs A. and B. above, an applicant shall have the option of relocating any and all utility improvements and utility easements at his own expense and upon the written approval of the owner of said improvements and utility easements.
109.1 General: Pursuant to a variance granted by the building construction codes commission under the provisions of Section 121.0, the code official shall issue a permit for temporary construction as approved by the building construction codes commission. Such permits shall be limited as to time of service, but such temporary construction shall not be permitted for more than one year.
109.3 Termination of Approval: The code official is hereby authorized to terminate such special approval and to order the demolition of any such construction at his discretion, or as directed by a decision of the building construction codes commission.
110.1 Service Connections: Before a structure can be demolished or removed, the owner or agent shall notify all utilities having service connections within the structure such as water, electric, gas, sewer, and other connections. A permit to demolish or remove shall not be issued until:
2. A bond or other security is deposited with the city in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), guaranteeing that the building and debris are removed from the lot within ninety (90) days and the lot graded to comply with Section 3310.0.
112.1 General: A permit to begin work for new construction, alteration, removal, demolition or other building operation shall not be issued until the fees prescribed in this section shall have been paid to the division of protective inspection or other authorized agency of the jurisdiction, nor shall an amendment to a permit necessitating an additional fee be approved until the additional fee shall have been paid.
112.2 Special Fees: The payment of the fee for the construction, alteration, removal, or demolition and for all work done in connection with or concurrently with the work contemplated by a building permit, shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law or ordinance for water taps, sewer connections, electrical permits, erection of signs and display structures, marquees or other appurtenant structures, or fees of inspections, certificates of use and occupancy or other privileges or requirements, both within and without the jurisdiction of the division of protective inspection.
112.3.1 Fee Schedule: A fee for each plan examination, building permit and inspection shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
$0.0513 per square foot with minimum $21.60
$153.90 plus $0.0432 per square foot for area over 3,000 square feet
$456.30 plus $0.0351 per square foot for area over 10,000 square feet
For unfinished basements
$0.027 per square foot
Permit fees for new construction (except for one and two family dwellings) shall be based upon the value of the construction as determined by protective inspection division using the BOCA (Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc.) Building Valuation Data Report as published in the BOCA magazine November/December 1991 issue. Remodeling, alterations and repair valuations shall be computed using fifty (50) percent of the value for new construction.
The value determined in accordance with the above is for determining the building permit fee and is not intended to determine actual construction costs.
$ 0.00 to $ 50,000.00
$3.78 per thousand (minimum fee $21.60)
$ 50,000.01 to $100,000.00
$189.00 plus $2.16 per thousand over $50,000.00
$297.00 plus $1.62 per thousand over $100,000.00
$378.00 plus $1.08 per thousand over $150,000.00
Footing & Foundation Only
The permit fee to do only footing and foundation for a building or structure shall be $54.00. This fee is in addition to the normal building permit fee and is not refundable or credited to the normal building permit fee.
Fifty (50) percent of building permit fee. This fee is imposed whenever plans are required.
Elevator Inspection Fee: $50.00
Reinspection: $15.00
Exemption: Residential storage structure under one hundred (100) square feet shall be exempt from permit fees.
112.4 Moving of Buildings: The fee for a building permit for the removal of a building or structure from one (1) lot to another or to a new location on the same lot shall be fifty (50) percent of the fee for new buildings with a minimum fee of forty-five dollars ($45.00). There shall also be an inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) prior to moving the building or structure.
112.5 Demolition: The fee for a permit for the demolition of a building or structure shall be: residential - $25.00, commercial - $50.00.
112.6 Signs: The fee for signs, billboards and other display structures for which permits are required under the provisions of this code shall be $45.00
for not more than fifty (50) square feet. For each sign over fifty (50) square feet - $45.00 plus $0.15 for each square foot over fifty (50).
112.7 Fee for Failure to Obtain Permit: Where work for which a permit is required by this code is started prior to obtaining said permit, the fees specified above shall be doubled. Should any person, firm or corporation commit a second offense by starting work without permit after so doing on a previous occasion, he shall pay three (3) times the customary fee in order to obtain the necessary permit. Any offense shall subject the offender to prosecution under Section 116 of this code.
In the event any person, firm or corporation fails to obtain the necessary permit(s) within five (5) days after being notified in writing to do so by the code official, he shall pay in addition to the fee as provided above, the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for each day in excess of the aforesaid five (5) days that transpires prior to his obtaining the necessary permit. The payment of any or several of the above-stated penalty fees shall not relieve any person, firm or corporation from fully complying with the requirements of this code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.
112.8 Refunds: The code official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows:
116.4 Violation Penalties: Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by, fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
117.2 Unlawful Continuance: Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
Section 119.0 Delete in its entirety.
Section 121.0 Building Construction Codes Commission
121.1 Creation of the Commission: There is hereby created a building construction codes commission consisting of ten (10) members and ten (10) alternates.
121.1.1 Membership of the Commission: The commission shall consist of ten (10) members appointed by the city council. The first three (3) members appointed shall serve for three (3) years, the second three (3) members appointed shall serve for two (2) years and the final four (4) members shall serve for one (1) year. Thereafter, each new member shall be appointed for three (3) years or until a successor has been appointed. Any new member appointed to replace a member who has not served his full term shall serve out the remaining time of the original term before being eligible for appointment to a full three (3) year term.
121.1.2 Qualifications of commission members: The commission shall be composed of individuals with the following qualifications:
121.1.3 Alternates: Whenever possible, the city council shall appoint an alternate commissioner of equal qualifications for each regular commissioner appointed. The alternate shall serve a term contemporaneous to the term of the regular commissioner of equal qualifications.
121.1.4 Commission Chairman: The board shall select one (1) of its members to serve as chairman and the code official shall designate a clerk from the department to serve as secretary to the board, who shall keep a detailed record of all proceedings on file in the protective inspection division.
121.1.5 Meetings: Upon the request of any commissioner or whenever there is any business to transact before the commission, the commission shall meet once each month.
121.1.6 Absence of Commissioners: During the absence of a commissioner, the designated alternate shall sit on the commission. While sitting on the commission, the alternate shall have the full power and authority of the regular commissioner. Wherever any commissioner shall have three (3) unscheduled absences from scheduled meetings in a calendar year, the chairman shall report this fact to the city council. The city council, upon such notice, shall declare the seat open and appoint a new commissioner with equal qualifications to fill the remainder of the original term.
121.2 Application for Appeals: The owner of a building or structure or any person directly affected by a decision of the code official or fire marshal may appeal to the building construction codes commission from a decision of the official refusing to grant a modification, variance or waiver to the provisions of the Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fire Prevention, One and Two Family Dwelling or Property Maintenance Codes covering the manner of construction or materials to be used in the construction, erection, alteration, or repair of a building or structure. Application for appeal may be made when it is claimed that the true intent of the Code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of the Code do not fully apply, an equally good or better form of construction can be used, or undue hardship is created by strict compliance with the letter of the Code but has no significant effect on the health, safety and welfare of the public or any individual.
121.2.1 Notice of Meeting: The commission shall meet upon notice of the chairman within the ten (10) days of filing of an appeal or at stated periodic meetings if warranted by the volume of work.
121.2.2 Public Hearing: All hearings and meetings of the commission shall be public. All hearings considering an appeal of a ruling of the code official or fire marshal shall be on the record and be recorded by a person qualified as a court reporter. At the appeal hearing, the appellant, and appellant's representative, the official of the jurisdiction and any other person whose interests may be affected by the matter on appeal, shall be given an opportunity to be heard. All testimony on matters on appeal shall be given under oath.
121.2.3 Adjourned Meeting: When seven (7) qualified commissioners are not present to consider a specific appeal, either the appellant, the building official or their representative may request a postponement of the hearing.
121.2.4 Action of the Commission: The commission shall affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the building official or fire marshal by a concurring vote of six (6) members. Every action of the commission shall be by motion or resolution and the commission's decision shall be evidenced by certified copies which shall be furnished to the appellant and to the code official.
121.2.5 Exemption of Members: A member of the commission shall not vote on any question in which that member is engaged as contractor, material dealer, or in the preparation of plans or specifications, or in which the board member has any personal interest.
121.2.6 Determining Vote: Failure to secure six (6) concurring votes shall be deemed a confirmation of the decision of the code official except that the appellant shall be entitled to further hearing before a full commission if there were not ten (10) qualified members present when the vote was taken.
121.2.7 Enforcement of Decision: The code official shall take immediate action in accordance with the decision of the board.
121.3 Court Review: Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commission may appeal to the Circuit Court as provided by Chapter 536 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
121.4 Code Revisions: The commission shall, at the request of the city council, review the Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Property Maintenance, Fire Prevention and One and Two Family Dwelling Codes periodically for updating and recommending changes.
421.10.1 Outdoor private swimming pool: An outdoor private swimming pool, including an inground, aboveground or onground pool, hot tub or spa shall be provided with a barrier which shall comply with the following.
1. The top of the barrier shall be at least 72 inches (1836 mm) above finished ground level measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. The maximum vertical clearance between finished ground level and the barrier shall be 2 inches (51 mm) measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. Where the top of the pool structure is above finished ground level, such as an aboveground pool, the barrier shall be at finished ground level, such as the pool structure, or shall be mounted on top of the pool structure. Where the barrier is mounted on the pool structure, the opening between the top surface of the pool frame and the bottom of the barrier shall not allow passage of a 4inch (102 mm) diameter sphere.
Exception: For use groups R3 and R4 the top of the barrier shall be at least 48 inches (1219 mm) above finished ground level measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool provided the swimming pool is equipped with a safety cover as specified in Section 421.10.1, item 9.3.
2 through 10. Same as BOCA Code.
11. All swimming pools, except use groups R3 and R4, shall have an antivortex drain cover installed.
906.2.4 Licensed Plumber Requirements: Systems installed under Sections 906.2.2 and 906.2.3 shall be installed by a plumber licensed in accordance with the plumbing code listed in Chapter 35.
1301.1 Scope: Buildings shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the energy code listed in Chapter
Exception--Use Group R-2, R-3 and R-4 that are in compliance with Section 1302.0.
Section 1302.0 Use group R-2, R-3 and R-4
1302.1 Thermal Insulation: All buildings of Use Group R-2, R-3 and R-4 shall be insulated in accordance with the following: ceiling or roof - R-38; exterior wall - R-15.5 for the assembly; floor above unheated area or crawl space and ducts shall have a value of R-19 for the assembly; finished exterior basement walls shall have insulating batts, blankets, fills or similar types of materials with a value of R-13.
Exception #2. Ducts in heated areas.
1302.2 Air Infiltration: Joints in the building conditioned envelope that are sources of air leakage, such as around window and door frames, between wall cavities and window or door frames, between wall assemblies or their sill plates and foundations, between utility service penetrations through the building envelope, shall be properly sealed with compatible and durable caulking, gasketing, weatherstripping or other materials in an approved manner.
1302.3 Vapor Barrier Requirements: All exterior walls shall have a vapor barrier, capable of reducing vapor transmission to less than one (1) perm, installed on the inside or the warm surface side of the insulated wall or ceiling. Only those ceilings that are attached directly to the underside of the roof rafters, such as flat roofs or cathedral ceilings, are required to install the vapor barrier.
1302.4 Windows: All windows shall have a maximum Thermal Transmittance (U) value of 0.55.
1612.2 Hydrostatic Uplift: All foundation slabs and other footings subjected to water pressure shall be designed to resist a uniformly distributed uplift equal to the full hydrostatic pressure.
1612.3 Delete in its entirety.
1612.4 Delete in its entirety.
2113.4 Wall Construction: Fireplace walls lined with a minimum of two (2) inches (51 mm) of approved low-duty refractory brick shall have a minimum total thickness of eight (8) inches (203 mm) of concrete or solid masonry. Approved medium-duty fire-clay mortar or an equivalent shall be utilized with the low-duty refractory brick.
2305.5 Nonloadbearing Walls: Studs in non-bearing walls and partitions shall not be spaced more than twenty-four (24) inches on center unless otherwise approved as an integrated assembly by testing. A single top plate shall not be used unless such plate is installed in accordance with Section 2305.4.2.
2906.1 General: Private sewage disposal systems shall conform to the regulations referred to in section 107.6.1 of this code.
3004.4.1 Periodic Inspection Intervals: Periodic inspections shall hereafter be made at intervals of not more than twelve (12) months for all manlifts, elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters and moving walks. Miscellaneous hoisting and elevating equipment, conveyors and amusement devices shall be inspected at such intervals as are deemed necessary by the code official to insure safe operation.
Section 3107.0 Delete in its entirety.
3203.11.1 Projection and Clearance: The horizontal clearance between a marquee and the curb line shall be not less than two (2) feet (610 mm). A marquee projecting more than two-thirds (2/3) of the distance from the property line to the curb line shall not be less than ten (10) feet (3048mm) above the ground or pavement below.
Fixed or permanent awnings may be allowed on free standing marquees as authorized under subsection 3203.11.6, provided that the fixed or permanent awnings are of metal construction and are painted the same color as the free standing marquee, and are installed underneath the free standing marquee at a point between the curb line and the building line and extend down to a point not less than nine (9) feet above the ground or pavement below.
3203.11.6 Exceptions: A free standing concrete canopy may be constructed and maintained on issuance of a permit by the city council in the following described area:
The north sixteen (16) feet of Broadway street right-of-way, extending from a line parallel to and fourteen (14) feet west of the east right-of-way line of North Eighth Street to a line parallel to and 216 feet east of the east right-of-way line of North Tenth Street. The south sixteen (16) feet of Broadway Street right-of-way extending from a line parallel to and fourteen (14) feet west of the east right-of way line of South Seventh Street to a line parallel to and fourteen (14) feet east of the west right-of-way line of South Tenth Street. The east fourteen (14) feet of North Ninth Street, the west fourteen (14) feet of North Ninth Street, the west fourteen (14) feet of North Tenth Street, and the east fourteen (14) feet of North Tenth Street, each extending north from the north right-of-way line of Broadway, a distance of 142.5 feet to the south line of the east-west alley. The east fourteen (14) feet of South Seventh Street, the west fourteen (14) feet of South Eighth Street, the east fourteen (14) feet of South Eighth Street, the west fourteen (14) feet of South Ninth Street, the east fourteen (14) feet of South Ninth Street and the west fourteen (14) feet of South Tenth Street, each extending south from the south right-of-way line of Broadway a distance of 142.5 feet to the north line of the east-west alley.
A. Any canopy, awning, or other similar structure maintained in the above described area shall:
1. Be free standing and not supported by any adjacent building or structure;
2. Have a minimum horizontal clearance of two (2) feet from the curb line; and
3. Conform to the design, construction, material and exterior as shown on specifications on file in the Public Works Department.
B. No canopy, awning or other similar structure may be constructed, maintained, altered, substantially modified or removed in the above described area without a permit from the city council.
3407.2 Permit to Move: A permit to move a building or structure shall not be issued until a bond or other security is posted with the city in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), guaranteeing that the building or structure will be made to comply with Section 3407.1 within one hundred eighty (180) days from date of issuance of permit.
3407.4 Not to Stand on Street Longer Than Six Hours: No buildings or structures shall be allowed to stand in the streets of the city in one (1) block for a longer period than six (6) hours, except for the period between sunset and sunrise, when such buildings or structures shall have flares set about them on every side.
3408.2 Applicability: Structures existing prior to October 19, 1959, in which there is work involving additions, alterations or changes of occupancy, shall be made to conform to the requirements of this section or the provisions of Sections 3403.0 through 3407.0.
The provisions in Sections 3408.2.1 through 3408.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be, or are proposed to be, in Use Groups A, B, E, F, M, R and S. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in Use Group H or I.
3408.3.1 Hazards: Where the code official determines that a dangerous building or structure exists, as provided for in the Property Maintenance Code of Columbia Missouri, such dangerous condition shall be abated in accordance with the Property Maintenance Code of Columbia, Missouri.
112.1.6 Absence of commissioners: During the absence of a commissioner, the designated alternate shall sit on the commission. While sitting on the commission, the alternate shall have the full power and authority of the regular commissioner. Wherever any commissioner shall have three (3) unscheduled absences from scheduled meetings in a calendar year, the chairman shall report this fact to the city council. The city council, upon such notice, shall declare the seat open and appoint a new commissioner with equal qualifications to fill the remainder of the original term.
3202.5 A free standing concrete canopy may be constructed and maintained on issuance of a permit by the city council in the following described area:
2. Have a minimum horizontal clearance of two feet from the curb line; and
(Ord. No. 14115 § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 14248 § 1, 10-10-94; Ord. No. 14977, § 1, 9-16-96; Ord. No. 15399, § 1, 10-20-97; Ord. No. 15629, § 1, 6-1-98; Ord. No. 16594, § 1, 9-18-00)