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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-03-10 99-122 ORDINANCECouncil Action Date March 3d'....L999 Item No, 99-122 ItemlBYbject Amending the Building Code -Chapter 81 § 81-1, to adopt the 1999 Edition of the BOCA National Building Code Responsible Department Community and Economic Development— Code Enforcement DWision Commentary: The BOCA National Building Code, now in its 491" year, provides minimum standards to insure the public safety, health and welfare insofar as Noy are affected by building construction and to secure safely to life and property from all hazards incident to the occupancy of buildings, structures or premises. The code states regulations in terms of measured performance rather than in rigid specification of materials whenever possible aml. in this way, makes possible the acceptance of new materials and methods of construction which can be evaluated by national standards, without the necessity of adopting cumbersome amendments for each variable condition By presenting the purposes to be accomplished rather than the method to be followed, the BOCA National Building Code allows the code user the widest possible freedom and does not hamper development. The code adepts nationally recognized standards as the criteria for evaluation of minimum safe practice, or for determining the performance or materials or systems of construction. The application of these standards is stated in the not of the code requirements, and the standards are listed and identified in Chapter 35, making h practical and convenient to update any standard as it is revised or reissued by the sponsoring agency. This fourteenth edition presents the code as originally issued, with changes approved through 1998, and with certain editorial changes made to maintain the sequence of tha code and to update the references to standards. This code, as are the other codes published by Building Officials and Code Administrators International, is kept up to date through the review of charges proposed by code enforcement Officials, industry and design professionals, and what interested persons and organizations. Proposed changes are discussed In a Wblic hearing, carefully reviewed by committees, and acted upon by code enforcement officials in an open meeting of the organization. A new edition such as this is then prepared every three years, and contains all approved changes since the previous edition. Department ea ' Manager's Comments: CtivuL iVva[+w-cbm+rv. Associated IMormaBon:QA�nnsw., 99-122 Budget Approval: g! Finance Dweaor Legal Approval:[ad 6PllMafjv vv1' W le�df,ma( Or line( 9®yppuq(- %til5 zzz I G � folt Ca iknri 14310-1AV 91i¢a III7W.- :-.IY- passage First Reading m Referralrral�o1-0£y C Aeeipied to Cam for Vainer March 10, 1999 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE,) (Orlb[it Anne"''n9do BuildingCode-Chapter 8l,§81-1, m adopt the 1999 Edition of the BOCA National Building Code. Be it ordafaed 6Y the CUM C fleg Of GiN ofBooyor," YZAMe: TIIAT the Building Code, Chapter 81, § 81-1 be ameMed as follows: § 81-1 In accordance with 30-A MRSA. It 3003, as the same may be amended 6om time in time, the BOCA National Building 6e9e'1996 Com9 , Thi6eend Fouttecnth Edition, published by the Building Officials and Cade Administrators International, Inc., is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein as the minimum starMmds for the construction, alienation, addition, repair removal, demolition, use location occupancy and maintenance of all buildings and striations and thein service equipment, both existing and proposed, located within the City of Bangor. STATEMENTOFFACTS: New text is underlined and deleted text is senekon. IN CITY COONCIL North 10, 1999 First Reading Referredto 1/Cdam® 1Committee IN an COONCIL March 22, 1999 Notion for Passage Mede and Seconded Passed Vote: ]yea, 2 absent C Cilora vaHag yes: Aabe. Naldacci, Blonchetre. Parolee, Palmer, Tyler 8 Vardaeis Councilors absent: Crowley a Robman 99-122 ONOINANCE TITLE.)dmendiae the BuildiaN Code - Chapter 01. 9 81-1, to adept the 1999 Edition of the BOLA Natloael Buildin6 Code