HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-10-11 06-342 ORDINANCEDem No. o 342
Dace: 10-11-06
Item/Subject ordinance- Rmendingthe Codeofthe Cltyof Bangorbv Mtj ng Chayldr8Z
Building Code-Residendal.and Replaces RMIn New Chapter 8I, Building
Code- Residential.
Responsible Department: Code Enforcement
The 2006 International Residential Cade Is a companion code to the International Building Cade.
Fully compatible and coordinated with the IBC, it limits it stupe Mone and tvm family dwellings anti
is written in specification format rather than the prescriptive format used "a IBC. This approach
Is taken In recogntlon that the overwhelming majority of one and two family homes are designed
and constructed without the services of either an architect or an engineer. This ode replaced the
CABO One and Twd Family Code Mich the City formerly adopted by reference In the BOCA Building
Code. This will be the third edition of the IRC adopted by the dry since the merger to the
Intematio nal Codes.
Department Head
This has been reviewed and is recommended by the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee. p, ' `
li/ 0 DO �,�
City Manager
France DlreQpr
Legal Approval:
City Solicitor
Introduced for
Passage
_2L First Reading page_of_
Referral
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Assigned to councilor Crat k October 11. 2006
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Ordinance, Arresting the Code of the City of Bangor by Deleting Chapter 82, Building
Code- Residential, and Replacing It with New Chapter B2, Building Code- Residential.
Be itordavinedbYBre Otyofaangim, as Widus:
Section 1
The Code of the CM of Bangor is hereby amended by deleting and repealing Chapter 82, Building
Code - Residential.
Section 2
The Cade of the City of Bangor is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Chapter, to replace
Chapter 82 hereinabove repealed, to be Chapter 82, Building Code - Residential, as follows:
§82-1. Adoption of Code
In accordance with 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3003, as the same may be amended from time to time, the
International Residential Code for One- and Two -Family Dwellings 2006, published by the International
Code Coundl, Inc., is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference to regulate and control the
design, cunsbuction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation,
replacement addition m, use, or maintenance of one. and two- family dwellings and townhouses
located in the City of Bangor.
§ 82-2, Amendments,
Said Building Code Is adopted in its published form as N fully set forth herein, except as follows:
A. Section R101.1 is deleted and replaced with the following:
R101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known as the " Residential Building Code of the City of
Bangor," hereinafter referred to as "this code."
B. Section R103.1 and R103.2 are deleted and replaced with dne fallowing:
R103.1 Code official: Further references in this code to the "rode othciaf shall be interpreted to
mean the Chief Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Bangor.
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C. Section R105.1 and R105.2 are deleted and replaced with the following:
R305.1 By whom appllca0on I5 made: Application for a permit shall be me& by the owner or
lessee of the building or structure, or ageR, or either, or by the licensed engineer or
architect employed in connection with the proposed work. The full name and address of
the owner or lessee, the applicant, and of the responsible officers, if the owner or lessee
is a corporate body, shall be stated in the application.
D. Section R308.2 is deleted and replaced with the following:
R108.2 Fee schedule: Fees shall be paid te the City of Bangor in accordance with the sdi Jule set
forth in Chapter 10g, Fees, Article I, Code Enforcement Permits, of the Cade of the City of
Bangor.
E. Section R113.4 is deleted and replaced with the folbwing:
R313.4 Violation penalties: penalties for violations of this code shall be imposed in accordance
with 30-A MRSA. 44452, as the same may be amended from time to time. Each day a
violation shall be permitted ro edA after modification by the Chief Code Enforcement
Officer shall constitute a separate offense.
F. Section R114.2 is deleted and replaced with the following:
R114.3 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 he or she is
directed to perform te remove a violation or unsahe conditions, shall be guilty of a
violation of this code.
G. The following sec ions are deleted in their entirety: 112.1 and 112.3.
H. Section 112.2 is deleted and replaced with the follafnng:
112.2 Application for appeal: The owner of a building Or structure or any other person may appeal
to the Board of Appeals, as established by Chapter 23, Article I of the Code of the City of
Bangor, from a decision of the code official refusing to grant a modifica0on to the provisions
of this code covering the manner A construction or materials to be used in the erection,
alteration, or repair of a building or structure. Such appeal shall be commenced by following
the procedures set forth by Chapter 23, Article I of the Cade of the City of Bangor.
IN MW CODRCIL
Octoberll. 2006
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Octobee 23; 2006
Mallon N e and Seconded
for Passage
vote: 8-0 _
Co ilors votog yeai AIIen
Casheell. D'grrleo. Parrington,
GratulcR, Greene. Palcer 6 Stwe
Councilor voting n : Rove
Councilors Absent: no:
Paused
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ORDIRAMCE
(1T1'LEJ Asevdfne the Code of [he Ci[v of
Daogor by Deletiv Chapter 81, Building Code
gasidentf aM Reolaciue it rlth New
Chapter 82, Bulldlug Code