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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974- 5 An Emergency Ordinance Adopting Codes, Series 1973~ • • ~ ~ ORDINANCE N0. 5 Series of 1974 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, AS AMENDED, THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1973 EDITION, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE 1973 EDITION, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE 1973 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 1971 EDITION, AND UNIFORM FIRE CODE 1973 EDITION, PROVIDING THAT SAID CODES AND AMENDMENTS BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK, AND SETTING FORTH THE PENALTY CLAUSES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SAID CODES. • WHEREAS, the Charter of the Town of Vail, Colorado, Section 4.13, provides that standard codes may through the enact- ment of an ordinance be adopted by reference with or without amend- ments; WHEREAS, the Town Code of Vail adopted by reference as amended the Uniform Building Code 1970 Edition, Uniform Mechanical Code 1970 Edition, Uniform Plumbing Code 1970 Edition, National Electrical Code 1968 Edition, and Uniform Fire Code 1970 Edition; WHEREAS, each of said standard codes has been amended subsequent to their incorporation in the Town Code of Vail, such that the codes now in effect in the Town of Vail, Colorado, herein- after referred to as the "Town", are no longer adequate for the Town; WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado, finds that the adoption of the current editions of said standard codes is necessary for the preservation of the public property, health, welfare, peace, or safety; WHEREAS, the Town Council has enacted Resolution No. 7, Series of 1974, suspending its regular meetings in May 1974 due to the expected lack of a quorum necessary to conduct business; WHEREAS, the principal 1974 building period in the Town will commence by May 1974; WHEREAS, the Town Council considers that the inadequacy of the codes now in effect in the Town creates a situation which is injurious to the public and that an emergency exists in that the current editions of the standard codes must be put into effect before May 1974 in order to properly regulate construction in the Town in 1974; and WHEREAS, inasmuch as there will be no regular meeting of the Town Council after its meeting on the 16th day of April, 1974, until its meeting on the 4th day of June, 1974, and no special meeting is presently contemplated during the interim, an ordinary ordinance, which under the Charter requires two readings for final passage and becomes effective five days after publication following final passage, could not be enacted in sufficient time to control construction in the Town through- out the 1974 building period, which further necessitates the enactment of an emergency ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title. This ordinance shall be known as the "Ordinance Adopting Standard Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, and Fire Codes, as Amended". ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. Section 2. Standard codes adopted by reference, as amended. The following standard codes, as hereinafter amended, are hereby adopted by reference: 1. Uniform Building Code 1973 Edition, published by International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601. 2. Uniform Mechanical Code 1973 Edition, published by International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5032 Alhambra Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90032, and Inter- national Conference of Building Officials. 3. Uniform Plumbing Code 1973 Edition, published by International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. 4. National Electrical Code 1971 Edition, published by National Fire Protection Association, 60 Batterymarch Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. 5. Uniform Fire Code 1973 Edition, published by International Conference of Building Officials and Western Fire Chiefs Association, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601. Section 3. Amendments to Uniform Building Code 1973 Edition. The following sections of the Uniform Building Code 1973 Edition are hereby amended as hereinafter provided: 1. Section 303: The minimum fee of $5.00 set forth in the first line of Table No. 3-A is amended to be $10.00. 2. Section 303: Subparagraph (e) is added as follows: (e) Cleanup Deposits. All construction with a valuation in excess of $2,000.00 shall require a cleanup deposit as set forth in Table No. 3-B. The cleanup deposit shall be paid to the Building Official with the building permit fee. The job site shall be kept clean and orderly at all times. If necessary the Town of Vail, Colorado, will clean the job site and put it in order and deduct a reasonable sum for such services from the deposit. A refund of the deposit or the remaining balance thereof, if any, shall be made after all appropriate cleanup work has been completed and approved by the Building Official. 3. Section 303: Table No. 3-B is added as follows: Table No. 3-B --- Cleanup Deposits TOTAL VALUATION DEPOSIT $2,001.00 to $loo,ooo.oo $loo.oo $100,001.00 to $500,000.00 $200.00 $500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 $300.00 $1,000,001.00 and up $400.00 4. Section 413: A fifth subparagraph is added as follows: Loft. A loft is an intermediate floor placed in any story or room within an "H" or "I" occupancy and which is confined to use as storage, bedroom, and/or bathroom. • ~ 5. Section 1307: • . • Subparagraph (d) is added as follows: (d) See also Section 1407(d). 6. Section 140?: Subparagraph (d) is added as follows: (d) Loft requirements. 1. Lofts shall not exceed 33 1/3 per cent of the total floor area of the room into which the loft projects. 2. Regardless of the fire-resistance requirements, all lofts constructed over kitchen areas shall have a minimum of one- hour fire separation from said kitchen. 3. Any portion of the loft measuring less than 5 feet from the finished floor to the finished ceiling shall be included in any computation of the total floor area. 4. The clear height above or below a loft shall not be less than 7 feet as measured at the leading projecting edge. 5. A winding stairway having a diameter of not less than 5 feet may be used in connection with a loft of less than 180 square feet of floor area; provided, however, that a loft in excess of 180 square feet of floor area shall require a standard stairway in accordance with Section 3305. 6. A minimum of 65 per cent of the projecting edge shall remain open. 7. The room into which the loft will project may be utilized for computing allowable floor area, with the exception that any adjacent room which is 50 per cent or more open into the primary room may be included as basic floor area. 8. In the event a bathroom and/or closet is constructed within the loft area, 40 square feet for one bathroom and 12 square feet for one closet or storage area may be granted as allowable area increase. 7. Section 1705: Subparagraph (d)2 is amended to read as follows: (d)2 Wood veneer of not less than 1 inch nominal thickness or exterior type plywood or particleboard not less than 3/8 inch in nominal thickness may be applied on required fire-resistive rated exterior walls as follows: 1. 100 per cent of the entire wall area of the first floor above grade. 2. 75 per cent of each wall area for each story above the first floor; provided, however, that minor projections may be covered 100 per cent with the approval of the Building Official. Such veneer may be of combustible material provided it is placed directly against non-combustible or fire-resistive surfaces and attached by methods other than adhesive material. Such veneer shall be of non-combustible material when applied over furring. All covering of exterior balcony guardrails shall be of either non-combustible material or fire-treated wood. For the purpose of this section, a wall area is hereby defined as that area from corner to corner, floor level to floor level, of each wall section. • . • . • 8. Section 1716: The second sentence is amended to read as follows: Guardrails shall be not less than 42 inches in height; provided, however, that in the interior of "H" and "I" occupancies where the opening is less than 10 feet above grade, guardrails shall be not less than 38 inches in height. 9. Section 3305: Subparagraph (n) is amended to read as follows: (n) In every building four or more stories in height, a steel ladder, permanently affixed, shall be provided for access from the floor of the top story to the roof surface unless the roof has a slope greater than four in twelve pitch. The written approval of the Fire Chief of the Vail Fire Protection District shall be obtained prior to installation with respect to the size, method of placement, and location of said ladder. 10. Section 3309: Subparagraph (b) is amended to read as follows: (b) In a building 5 or more stories in height one of the required exits shall be a smokeproof enclosure. 11. Section 3803: follows: To subparagraph (d)2 a third subparagraph is added as During construction the extreme base of the standpipe shall have a tee from the horizontal pipe to the vertical pipe. The bottom of the tee shall have a 6 inch minimum stub with threaded end and cap. The cap shall be removed during construction to allow debris to be removed. 12. Section 3804: In subparagraph (b) in the fourth line the word "four" is amended to read "three". 13. Section 3805: Said section is deleted. Section 4. Amendments to Uniform Mechanical Code 1973 Edition. The following sections of the Uniform Mechanical Code 1973 Edition are hereby amended as hereinafter provided: 1. Section 103: The fourth subparagraph is amended to read as follows: Appendix B is adopted as part of this Code. 2. Section 301: Subparagraph 5 is deleted. 3. Section 302: Subparagraph (b)1 is amended to read as follows: 1. Any Group A, B, C, D, E, F, G, or H Occupancy. ~. ~ . • 4. Section 420: • , • Between the first and second subparagraphs are added two subparagraphs as follows: RATING, FUEL INPUT, is the amount of fuel in BTU per hour that can be safely burned in appliances at the altitude the appliance is installed. RATING OUTPUT is the amount of heat in BTU that an appliance will deliver when operating at the correct input. 5. Section 503: In the second paragraph in the first line the word "manual" is inserted between the words "approved" and "shut off". 6. Section 508: A. To the second subparagraph is added a second sentence as follows: If the garage floor level is below the highest level of the driveway leading to the garage, measurement shall be made from such highest level unless adequate openings exist in the garage wall at floor level, and above grade, so as to permit gasoline vapors to drain off garage floor. B. A fifth subparagraph is added as follows: Water heaters shall not be installed in bedrooms, rooms used for sleeping purposes, bathrooms, or occupied rooms normally kept closed, or closets or recesses used for wearing apparel or home cleaning equipment, or under a stairway. 7. Section 705: In the first subparagraph in the first line the word "direct" is amended to read "fuel". 8. Section 706: In subparagraphs (g)5 and (g)7 the word "direct" is amended to read "fuel". 9. Section 801: Said section is amended to read as follows: 801. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 5, every vented decorative appliance, vented wall furnace, unit heater, and room heater shall comply with the applicable requirements of this Chapter. The installation of floor furnaces is prohibited and all references thereto in this Chapter or this Code shall be regarded as having been deleted by this section. 10. Section 906: A. In subparagraph (b) in the third line the number "5" is amended to read "3". B. In subparagraph (d) in the second line the number "1" is amended to read "3". 11. Section 1101: Said section is amended to read as follows: i • • • • Section 1101(a) Every ventilation system which is attached to or is a part of a building shall conform to the requirements of this Chapter, except as provided in subparagraph (b) of this Section. (b) All ventilating and exhaust equipment shall be enclosed in a shaft enclosure and ventilated to the roof for all commercial kitchens and food service facilities; the shaft enclosure shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Section 1706, sub- paragraphs (a) and (b), of the Uniform Building Code 1973 Edition. 12. Section 2206: A. To subparagraph (a) after the second subparagraph an exception is added as follows: Exception: The requirement for inspection prior to covering the pipe shall not apply to underground piping which is to be plowed in or installed by the injection method, provided that the Building Official has been notified 48 hours prior to the start of the installation. B. Subparagraph (b)2 is amended to read as follows: (b)2. Final piping inspection. This inspection shall include an air pressure test, at which time the gas piping shall stand a pressure of not less than 10 pounds per square inch gage pressure, or at the discretion of the Building Official the piping and valves upstream of the appliances may be tested at a pressure of at least 6 inches of mercury measured with a manometer or slope gage. Test pressures shall be held for a length of time satisfactory to the Building Official, but in no case for less than 15 minutes, with no perceptible drop in pressure. For welded piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in excess of 14 inches water column pressure, the test pressure shall not be less than 60 pounds per square inch and shall be continued for a length of time satisfactory to the Building Official, but in no case for less than 30 minutes. These tests shall be made in the presence of the Building Official. All necessary apparatus for conducting tests shall be furnished by the permit holder. 13. Section 2211: Subparagraph (c) is amended to read as follows: (c) Main shutoff. A shutoff valve shall be provided in the main supply line of a gas piping system and shall be placed so as to be readily accessible. If a service shutoff valve is pro- vided by the gas utility and is near the building, an additional valve on the main supply line of a gas piping system is not required. When more than one gas piping system is installed, each system shall be provided with a readily accessible main shutoff valve. 14. Section 2212: A. In the second subparagraph in the first and fourth lines the words "or tube" are inserted after the word "pipe". B. The third subparagraph is amended to read as follows: All fittings used in connection with the above ferrous or non-ferrous pipe shall be of malleable iron or steel, or yellow brass (containing not more than 75 per cent copper), or other ferrous or non-ferrous material approved for the pipe being used. C. A fifth subparagraph is added as follows: All threaded pipe fittings shall be tapped tapered. • , • , a 15. Section 2213: A. To subparagraph (a) a second subparagraph is added as follows: Tubing joints in ferrous and non-ferrous metallic materials shall be flared tubing fittings, welded tubing fittings, or tubing fittings brazed with a material having a melting point in excess of 1000° F. Brazed joints are not permitted inside buildings. All joints shall be of an approved type. Underground joints between dissimilar metals shall be made with an approved dielectric fitting. B. Subparagraph (e) is amended to read as follows: (e) Supporting, backfill, and protection. All gas piping shall be adequately supported by metal straps or hooks at intervals not to exceed that shown in Table No. 22-A. Tubing shall be sub- stantially supported at intervals of not more than 4 feet. Such sup- ports shall not be of aluminum or combustible material. Tubing on new installations, when confined by building structure such as passage through holes in plates, studs, or joists, shall be protected at such points by ferrous shields such as steel conduit or tubing of not less than .035 inches wall thickness. Gas piping installed below grade shall be effectively supported at all points on undisturbed or well-compacted soil. Material used for backfill around the piping shall be free of rocks, building materials, ashes, and trash. C. Subparagraph (g) is amended to read as follows: (g) Unions. Ground-joint unions may be used at exposed fixtures, appliances, or equipment connections, and in exposed ex- terior locations immediately on the discharge side of a building shut- off valve. Heavy duty flanged type unions may be used in special cases when first approved by the Building Official. Bushings or unions shall not be used in concealed locations. 16. Section 2215: Said section is amended to read as follows: 2215. Liquified petroleum installations shall meet the requirements set forth in Section 100-5-5, Colorado Revised Statutes 1963, as amended. Discharge from relief valves shall be into the open air and shall be at least 5 feet away from and below the level of any opening into a building. 17. Section 2218: To subparagraph (b) are added two sentences as follows: When gas-fired appliances are to be operated at elevations above 1,000 feet above sea level, the manufacturer's input rating shall be reduced by 4$ for each 1,000 feet above sea level before determining volume. The reduced input rating shall be divided by the heating value of the gas served to the appliance, to obtain the corresponding gas demand in cubic feet per hour. Section 5. Amendments to Uniform Plumbing Code 1973 Edition. The following sections of the Uniform Plumbing Code 1973 Edition are hereby amended as hereinafter provided: • , • . ~ 1. Section 1004: Subparagraph (a) is amended to read as follows: (a) Water pipe and fittings shall be of brass, copper, cast iron, galvanized malleable iron, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel, lead, or other approved materials. All materials used in the water supply system, except valves and similar devices, shall be of a like material, except where otherwise approved by the Administrative Authority. Provided, however, that laterial water lines up to and including 2 inches in diameter shall be of Type K copper tubing and lateral water lines larger than 2 inches in diameter shall be of ductal iron pipe. 2. Section 1005: Subparagraph (g) is added as follows: (g) A 6 inch gate valve of brass or other approved material shall be installed 3 feet ahead of each fire hydrant. 3. Section 1103: Section 1103 is amended to read as follows: Section 1103. Building Sewer Materials. (a) The building sewer, beginning 5 feet from any building or structure, shall be of vitrified clay pipe, approved cast iron pipe, or approved PVC pipe. (b) Vitrified clay pipe joints shall be the im- proved permajoint type. (c) Cast iron soil pipe joints and PVC pipe joints shall be approved rubber gaskets. (d) All sewer lines 8 inches or larger in diameter shall be tapped into a new or existing manhole. Edition. Section 6. Amendments to National Electrical Code 1971 The following sections of the National Electrical Code 1971 Edition are hereby amended as hereinafter provided: 1. Article 90: Section 90-11 is added as follows: 90-11 Electrical permit fee; electrical inspection fee; computation of electrical valuation. (a) An electrical permit fee shall be paid to the Building Official in accordance with the following schedule: ELECTRICAL VALUATION FEE $0.01 to $5,000.00 $5,OOO.OI to $50,000.00 $50,000.01 to $500,000.00 $500,000.01 and above $20.00 $20.00 plus $4.40 per $1,000.00 valuation or fraction thereof. $218.00 plus $3.30 per $1,000.00 valuation or fraction thereof. $1,485.00 plus $2.20 per $1,000.00 valuation or fraction thereof. s . • , i (b) An electrical inspection fee shall also be paid to the Building Official in accordance with the following schedule: ELECTRICAL VALUATION FEE $0.01 to $300.00 $6.00 $300.01 to $2,000.00 $8.00 $2,000.01 to $50,000.00 $4.00 per each $1,000.00 valuation or fraction thereof. $50,000.01 to $500,000.00 $50.00 plus $3.00 per each $1,000.00 valuation or fraction thereof. $500,000.01 and above $550.00 plus $2.00 per each $1,000.00 valuation or fraction thereof. (c) Computation of electrical valuation with respect to electrical permit fee and electrical inspection fee. The electrical valuation shall be 9.5 per cent of the total structure valuation. 2. Section 331-2: A third subparagraph is added as follows: Aluminum conductors smaller than No. 8 shall not be used within any structure. 3. Section 336-3: Additional subparagraphs are added as follows: (d) Structures which may be wired with either type of nonmetallic sheated cable: 1. Condominium unit. 2. Apartment unit. 3. Efficiency dwelling unit. 4. Any other unit having kitchen facilities to be rented other than on a day-by-day basis. 5. One and two family dwelling structures. (e) Individual distribution panel required. Each individual unit referred to in subparagraph (d) of this section which is wired with nonmetallic sheated cable shall have an individual distribution panel specifically for and installed within said unit. (f) Wiring from main electrical source to individual unit. Electrical service from the main electric source of the building to each individual unit shall be wired in electric metallic tubing. (g) Electric metallic tubing required except as provided in subparagraph (d) of this section. All other structures and uses shall be wired in electric metallic tubing except as provided in subparagraph (d) of this section. Exception: Continuous rigid cable supports may be used in lieu of electrical metallic tubing for horizontal runs provided the supports and cable are in accordance with Article 318 of the National Electrical Code 1971 Edition. 1 ~ • ~ ~ 4. Section 512-1: Said section is amended to read as follows: A residential storage garage is a building or room used primarily for the noncommercial parking or storage of vehicles which do not exceed 9 passenger capacity, and which shall not be used for other than minor service or repair operations on vehicles regularly parked or stored therein. Section 7. Amendments to Uniform Fire Code 1973 Edition. The following section of the Uniform Fire Code 1973 Edition is hereby amended as hereinafter provided: 1. Section 1.210: Additional subparagraphs are added as follows: (c) The Chief or his duly authorized representative upon ascertaining a building or the appliances and systems installed therein to be unsafe so as to create a hazard to life or property for a reason specified in subparagraphs (a) or (b) of this section, shall serve upon the owner or the person having control of the property a written notice stating the hazard and its cause, setting a date and time by which the hazard shall be eliminated, and warning that the failure to comply with the notice shall cause the building or its premises to be closed and remain closed until the hazard has been eliminated. (d) An order that a building or its premises has been closed shall be served by the Chief or his duly authorized representative upon the owner or the person having control of the property, and said order shall state the hazard and its cause which necessitate said closing, indicate that the written notice provided in subparagraph (c) of this section was not complied with, and that the area closed shall remain closed until the further order of the Chief or his duly authorized representative. (e) A closed building or its premises shall not be occupied by any person, except personnel required to eliminate the hazard indicated in the order of closing. (f) The Chief or his duly authorized representative may in his discretion issue an oral order to correct hazards referred to in subparagraphs (a) or (b) of this section in the event said hazards can be corrected within forty-eight hours from the giving of the order to the owner or the person having control of the property; provided, however, that the giving of an oral order shall not abrogate the necessity for the issuance of a written order which is expressly required by this section. Section 8. Standard codes and amendments available for inspection. The standard codes and amendments adopted by this ordinance shall be available for inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Vail, Colorado. Section 9. Ordinance repeals and supersedes Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Title V of the Town Code of Vail. The enactment of this ordinance repeals Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Title V cif the Town Code of Vail and the provisions hereof shall be incorporated into the Town Code and shall supersede the repealed chapters and sections of said title, the ordinance sections becoming Town Code sections in accordance with the following cross-reference index: . ~ ORDINANCE SECTION TOWN CODE SECTION 1 5-1-1 2 5-2-1 3 5-3-1 4 5-3-2 5 5-3-3 6 5-3-4 7 5-3-5 8 5-4-1 9 5-5-1 10 5-6-1 11 5-7-1 12 5-8-1 Section 10. Penalty clauses for violations of adopted standard codes as amended. A. All penalty provisions in the adopted standard codes as amended are hereby abrogated. B. A violation of any provision of the standard codes as amended which are adopted by this ordinance and incorporated into the Town Code of Vail shall be a violation of the Town Code. C. The penalty clauses in the Code of Vail are as follows: 1. Section 1-1-7. Violations and Penalty. Any person violating any provision of the Town Code of Vail shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $300.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, unless otherwise stated by any section of this Code. 2. Section 1-1-8. Separate Violations. Each and every day that any violation continues shall be considered a separate misdemeanor. Section 11. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect upon the passage hereof. Section 12. Repeal of portions of Town Code of Vail and Ordinance No. 7, Series of 1973. Upon enactment of this ordinance, Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Title V of the Town Code of Vail and Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7(b) and 7(c) of Ordinance No. 7, Series of 1973, of the Town of Vail, Colorado, are thereby repealed. INTRODUCED, READ AS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, APPROVED, ENACTED TO TAKE EFFECT UPON FINAL PASSAGE ON THIS DATE, AND 0 DERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER PASSAG OR AS SOODI S POSSIBLE, this 16th day of April, 1974. ~, , /` Mayor ATTEST: /~~+v~ ~~~?r Town Cler`1c ~° '' ~ .. ,,v- • ~. CERTIFICATE Of- DISPOSITION OF ORDINANCE ~. IT 15 NEREQY CERTIFIED purusant to the Charter of the Town of Vail, Colorado, Article IV, Section 4.14, that Or- dinance IJo. -% Series of 1974, to i~he original of which this ceri~ificate is affixed, was duly adopted on second reading by the Town Counci I at i is regu I ar meeti nn on the ~~V day of /;~uif~ 1974, i is adoption was authenticated by the s i gn i tures of the P~layor and the Town Clerk, and sa i d ordinance was duly published in full after said adopti~on~in The Va i I Tra i I newspape r on the ~~ day of ~,r~/ltif~ , 1974, as indicated by the certificate of publicanion of said newspaper veh i ch i s attached to the or i g i na I ~~f sa i d ordinance, ' and accordingly on the date hereof said ordinance was duly re- corded in the official records of ordinances of the Town of Vail, Colorado. DATED: Va i I , Co I orado, th i s /I ''~"" day of i~~ , 1974. Town ClerjC~l~~