HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-06-23 03-221 ORDINANCEItem No. 03-221
Date: 06-23-03
Item/Subject: Ordinance - Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Deleting
Chapter 82, Building Code- Residential, and Replacing It with New
Chapter 82, Building Code- Residential.
Responsible Department Code Enforcement
Commentary:
The 2003 Interna0onal Residential Otle is a monsoon mesa to the International Building Code. FOO mnpatible am
coordinated with the IBC, R limes a scene to one antl two (amity dwellings and Is Milan in specifcadon format rather
than the prescrlpthre format used by me IBC. This approach Is taken in recripNon that the overwhelming majority of
ohe and two family homes are desigrced am constructed without the services of either an architect or an engineer. This
mtle replaces the CAB) One am Two Family Cotle whkh the Ory formerly selected by reference In the BOLA Buik irg
Code. This will be the second edition of the IRC adopted by the Cay since the merger to the International Codes.
James D. Ring
Department Head
Mdndgei r:tel:fa:
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Ory Manager
Associated Information: Order
Legal Approval
Finance Director
City Solicitor
Inthaducedfor
Passage
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending the Code of the CRy of Bangor by Deleting Chapter
82, Building Code- Residential, and Replacing It with Rew
Chapter 82, Building Corte- Residential.
Be it ofdmi dbYthe City of Bangor, astaAam.
Section 1
The Cade of the City 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Chapter 82 hereinabove repealed, to be Chapter 82, Building Corte- Residential, as follows: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 2003, published by the International
Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted and incorporated by resonance to regulate and central the
design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation,
replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of are, 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 if fully set forth herein, except as follows:
A. Section 8101.1 is deleted and replaced with the following:
R101.1 Title; These regulations shall be known as the " Residentlal Building Code of the City of
Bani bereinaRer referred to as "this cede."
B. Section R103.1 and R103.2 are deleted and replaced with the following:
R103.1 Code official: Further references in this code to the "code official" shall be interpreted to
mean the Chief Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Bangor.
C. Section R105.1 and R105.2 are deleted and replaced with the fallowing:
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R105.1 By whom application is made: Application for a permit shall be made by the owner or
lessee of the building or structure, or agent or either, or by the licensed engineer or architect
employed in connection with the proposed work. The full more 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 R106.2 is deleted and replaced with the following:
R108.2 Fee schedule: Fees shall be paid W the City of Bangor in accordance with the schedule set
forth in Chapter 109, Fees, Article 1, Code Enforcement Permits, of the Code of the City of Bangor.
E. Section R113.4 Is deleted and replaced with the following:
R113.4 Violation penalties: Penalties for violations of this code shall be imposed In accordance
with 3PA M.R.S.A. § 4452, as the same may be amended from time to time. Each day a violation
shall be permitted to exist after notification by the Chief Code Enforcement Officer shall constitute
a separate offense.
F. Section 8114.3 is deleted and replaced with the following:
R114.3 Unlawful continuance: Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure
after hating been served with a stop -work order, except such work as he or she is directed fo
perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be guilty of a violation of this code.
G. The following sections are deleted in their entirely: 112.1 and 112.3.
H. Section 112.2 is deleted and replaced with the following:
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 1 of the Code of the City of Bangor,
from a decision of the code official refusing to grant a modification fo the provisions of this code
covering the manner of 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 n, Article I of the Code of the City of Bangor.
lli CITY WIMIL
June 23. 2003
Flnt Readtv8
Referred to Infr stnectuce
Co®lttee /1 _
IS CITY CORRCIL
July 16. 2003
section Made send Seconded for Passage
Vote: 8 yea. 1 sunset
Councilor voting yea: Allen. Caoaley.
Fatnbem. Farrie6tw. G[eme. paLcr.
Raiment d Tremble
Councilor absent: Greene
passed
( C[1Y CLERK
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