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Home My WebLink About1974-04-09 OridnanceOrdinance No.2709. Y 5 repair of which is regulated, permitted or forbidden by this Ordinance` or in the Uniform Building Code adopted hereby, is being erected, con- structed, altered or repaired in violation of the provisions of ,rec:.:re- ments of this Ordinance or said Code or in violation of the provisions or requirements of this Ordinance or said Code or in violation of a detailed statement or of a plan submitted and approved hereunder or of a permit or certificate issued hereunder, the Building _0f ficial jr.a;, serve a -written notice or order upon the person, firm or corporati,u.: owning, operating, constructing or altering said building or structt:re, directing discontinuanceof such violation and the remedying of erection, construction, -alteration or repair that is in violation of the provisions or requirements of this Ordinance or the hni`for;r Code adopted hereby or the statement, plan, _permit or certificate aa - 3 t tom; r -'�tti: _ c�-i ^ .Y"t...."'"� i� r 0I'i1.i.11wit.C. 2709 z - commit-such violation', 'shall each be .guilty of a separate ,offense a-nd upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as herein provided. (b) Abatement. The7 imposition-of-penalties herein prescribed shall not-preclude the City from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection-, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use or to restrain, correct or abate a violation or to prevent the occupancy,of a building, structure or premises, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any-premises. SECTION IV APPLICABILITY. -Nothing in this Ordinance or in the Uniform Building Code hereby adopted `shall` be construed to affect any suit or proceeding not pending in any Court of any rights acquired o _ liability incurred nor any causeor causes-of 'action accrued or existing under any act or ordinance -repealed by this Ordinance, nor shall anv right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected b% t :is Ordinanceorby the Uniform Building Code hereby adopted. SECTION V RECITATION CLAUSE. 1) That copies of the Uniform Building Code and Standards and the adopting -Ordinance setting forth the additions, Ii mitaz ons and modifications thereto are available for inspection and sale at the Office of the City Clerk. 2), That copies of the Uniform Building Code and Standards and the adopting, Ordinance setting forth the addition, limitati.on� and modifications thereto will be furnished to the State Latin Libras , _ the Municipal Library, all newspapers of general circulation, pub is,ed in Iowa City, Iowa, and all commercial radio stations located in I o.,.= City, Iowa.' 3) Table 3-A will be ''adopted as part of the Uniform Buiicia;, Code of the City of Iowa City, -Iowa; subject to periodic changes as provided for in Sections-303(a)' and 423 of the 1973 Edition, Unifor., Building Code, as amended. 4) Section "303(x) is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 303(a) Building Permit Fees., A fee for eaci1 building permit shall be 'paid to the Building` Official as set for,„ Table number 3-A. Valuation Table No. 3-A will be controlled by 303;.; Section 423, as amended. i L in Table No. 3-A shall -be doubled, but the 'payment or such oouole _ee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the require- ments of this Code in -the execution of the 'work.nor from any other nen- alties,prescribed herein. 5) -Section 423 is hereby amended to read as fo11o�-s Section 423 Value or Valuation of a bililding :shall be the cost per square foot based upon current replacement costs as determined by the bimonthly_ publication entitled "Building Standar.}::." Building Valuation Data and Regional -Modifiers as set by UI i;, l_ Standards" shall be utilized in conjunction with Section 303t"j , amended,- to determine valuation, . -- SECTION VI REPEALER. Chapters 9.02 of the 1970 Nitinicipall and Ordinance No. 2578 of the Ordinances of the City of Towa City, Iowa, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with t,e provisions of this Ordinance are hereby reperaled. SECTION VII SAVINGS CLAUSE. In the event any section, prosi or part �of-the Uniform Building Code; or this Ordinance and Staniar is shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction_ to be or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the val of the Code of the Ordinance adopting same as a ti.hole or any sccti��:: , provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutiona�. SECTION VIII MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. The provisions or this shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the proteC,:vn of the health, welfare and safety of the City of Iowa City, Iowa. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to invalidate any exist:4-- ordinances or regulations -of the City of Iowa City or any statutez o- the State of Iowa imposing requirements -higher than the.mininur,, OTiL:nallt E3 1v 0. -_' 2709 --- requirements laid down in this Code and whenever -any requirements of any other ordinance, statute or;- regulation are higher than the require- ments of this Code', those requirements which are higher shall be -applicable., - - SECTION Iii EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in cfi:cct after, its final passage, approval and ,publication as provided by�°� . Itwasmoved by Davi dsen and seconded by 1.1,4t� that the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there _were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT., X __. Brandt X Czarnecki _ Davidsen- X DeProsse X - White t i .. In accordance: with _-the ;provi_sions`of "Section 16.61 of the_, Fire Prevention Code, new.bulk plants -for flammable or combustible liquids shall be constructed in M2 Zones, as established by Chapter 8.10 of the Municipal 'Code of Iowa City, Iowa, and in no other zoningdistrict. SECTION V. STORAGE ZONES -FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM-GAS:.S. In accordance with the provisions of Section 21.6a of the Prevention Code, bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is al -owed in M2 _zones, as established by Chapter 8.10 of the Municipal Cote of Iowa City, Iowa, and is -prohibited in all other zoning dist SECTION VI. NEW MATERIALS PROCESSES OR OCCUDANC?SS. The Building Inspector, the Chief of the Fire-Depart,,ent, the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as to determine and specify, 'after giving affected persons an opport::::].ty to be heard, any new materials, processes, or occupancies which require permits in addition to those now enumerated in said Code. The Chief -`of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such -iii, a conspicuous place in his office and distribute copies thereci �. interested persons.,===, SECTION VII. APPEALS. Whenever the Chief of the Fire I e,. _� -•. •:: shall disapprove an; application or 'refuse to grant a permit ter•;. = for or when it is claimed that the provisions of the Code do no_ apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Code have bei:: apnea misconstrued or wrongly -interpreted, the applicant may i- ---• - the decision of the Chief of the Fire Departmenttothe Board of Adjustment of Iowa City , ` Iowa, within thirty` (30) ' days `_'rom the r-� e - - of the decision. The Board of Adjustment of Iowa City, Iotaa-, s hereby designated the Appeal Board under the-Fire.Preventon SECTION :VIII. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. The provisions of Code shall be held -to be the minimum requirements adopted 10- i.:s° protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens o City of Iowa City, Iowa. Nothing herein contained shall be eeere; to invalidate any 'existing Ordinances -or P,egulations-of the Cit; Iowa City or any Statutues of the -State of Iowa imposing require;.ts higher than the minimum requirements laid down in this Code; and - whenever any requirements of, any other Ordinance, Statute, or Regulation are higher than the requirements of this Code, those 2 _ -1 ' requirements which are higher shall' be 'applicable SECTION IX. PENALTIES. Any person who shall violate any of - the -provisions of the Fire'Prevention Code hereby adopted or the modifications of this Ordinance or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made hereunder' -or who shall build in violaticn Of any detail or -statement of specifications or plans submitted ar.•c approved thereunder or any certificate or permit issued thereunder and from which no appeal has been taken or who -`shall fail to co.p1.1 with such an order as -affirmed or modified by the Board of Adjustmeniz; or by a Court of competent jurisdiction withinthe time fixed s v ORDINANCE NO."" AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL 'CODEOF IOWA CITY, IOWA, BY ADOPTING ,THE 1973, EDITION- OF THE FIRE Pr. EVE, i0.x CODE RECOMMENDEDBY:THE-UNIFORM FIRE CODE; REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 72-26211; PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVER�:l:�u CONDITIONSHAZARDOUS; TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION; ESTABLISHING A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVE-MLA:. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWt% CITY,' IOWA. SECTION I. ``PURPOSE. Thepurposeof this Ordinlance is �o the 1973 Edition of\,the Fire Prevention Code,'recoimaended by e Uniform Fire Code; to,repeal Ordinance No. 72-2624_; to prescr= be reF,ulations governing ~oonditions hazardous to 'life and proper`. _ 1'rir tt�'1'U . '1'U rnU V 1LG r un '1 nL .r wr vni.t ricjry i i nc i:nv: AND 'PENALTIES FOR_THE VIOLATION THEREOF. --_ - BE -IT ENACTED BY -THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to acc:' the Uniform Code -for the.Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 197:; Edition, edited by the International Conference of Building Oi::icir:i to -provide for the protection of the health, welfare and safet- o: the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa. SECTION II. ADOPTION. That except as hereinafter limited cr amended, there is hereby adoptedzthe Uniform Code for the Abateme-l-L --,of-Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, edited by the Internst cna Conference of -Building Officials. SECTION III. AMENDMENTS. Uniform Coderrfor the Abatemer:;:-e: Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, edited by the Internationa Conference, -of Building -Officials' 'is hereby amended as follo'.:s 1. Building Official. The enforcement of the provisio-s Code shall be the responsibility;of-the Building Official and k...:` -the words Health Officer or Fire,Marshall shall be used in this it shall mean -Building Official. 2. City Manager.- Shall mean the City Manager of Iowa Cit , whenever the words Public Works Director--shall-be-,used in this Cc�e., it _shall mean the City Manager.- 3. anager.'3. Board of Appeals. That the Board of Appeals provided .: - Section 205 of the -Uniform -.Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, shall.have the same membership as the Board of -Appeals -established in --Volume I of the Uniform Build r.F, Code adopted by Ordinance No. SECTION IV. REPEALER: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the.provisions__of this Ordinance and Ordinance 71 -2587 -are hereby repealed. 1 5 t a `` ORDINANCE: NO. 1'rir tt�'1'U . '1'U rnU V 1LG r un '1 nL .r wr vni.t ricjry i i nc i:nv: AND 'PENALTIES FOR_THE VIOLATION THEREOF. --_ - BE -IT ENACTED BY -THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to acc:' the Uniform Code -for the.Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 197:; Edition, edited by the International Conference of Building Oi::icir:i to -provide for the protection of the health, welfare and safet- o: the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa. SECTION II. ADOPTION. That except as hereinafter limited cr amended, there is hereby adoptedzthe Uniform Code for the Abateme-l-L --,of-Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, edited by the Internst cna Conference of -Building Officials. SECTION III. AMENDMENTS. Uniform Coderrfor the Abatemer:;:-e: Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, edited by the Internationa Conference, -of Building -Officials' 'is hereby amended as follo'.:s 1. Building Official. The enforcement of the provisio-s Code shall be the responsibility;of-the Building Official and k...:` -the words Health Officer or Fire,Marshall shall be used in this it shall mean -Building Official. 2. City Manager.- Shall mean the City Manager of Iowa Cit , whenever the words Public Works Director--shall-be-,used in this Cc�e., it _shall mean the City Manager.- 3. anager.'3. Board of Appeals. That the Board of Appeals provided .: - Section 205 of the -Uniform -.Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, shall.have the same membership as the Board of -Appeals -established in --Volume I of the Uniform Build r.F, Code adopted by Ordinance No. SECTION IV. REPEALER: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the.provisions__of this Ordinance and Ordinance 71 -2587 -are hereby repealed. 1