HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 29-79ORDINANCE NO.29 —79
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ERECTION,CONSTRUCTION,
ENLARGEMENT,ALTERATION,REPAIR,MOVING,REMOVAL,
DEMOLITION,CONVERSION,OCCUPANCY,EQUIPMENT,USE,
HEIGHT,AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES WITHIN THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO;
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE APPENDIX,1979 EDITION;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH;
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF;AMENDING
SECTIONS 14.12.010,14.12.020,14.12.030,14.12.040
and 14.20.080 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK,COLORADO;AND REPEALING CHAPTER 14.40
OF MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,
COLORADO:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESIES
PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.Adoption.There is hereby adopted by reference
the Uniform Building Code,1979 Edition,and the Uniform Building
Code Appendix,1979 Edition,except the sections and the parts of
sections thereof as are amended by this Ordinance,which Code and
Appendix are issued by the International Conference of Building
Officials,5360 South Workman Mill Road,Whittier,California
90601,of which three (3)true copies thereof,duly certified by
the Mayor and Clerk of Estes Park,Colorado,are open to public
inspection,and which may be inspected during regular business
hours,the same being adopted as if set out at length.
Section 2.That Section 14.12.010 of the Municipal Code of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,is amended to read as follows:
14.12.010.Adoption.The Uniform Building Code,1979
Edition,and Uniform Building Code Appendix,1979 Edition,issued
by the International Conference of Building Officials,5360 South
Workman Mill Road,Whittier,California 90601,except the
sections or parts of sections thereof which are amended by this
Chapter 14.12 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado,referred to in this Title 14 as the Building Code,is
enacted and adopted by this reference and incorporated herein as
if set out at length.Three (3)copies of said Code are now filed
in the office of the Town Clerk and may be inspected during
regular business hours.
Section 3.That Section 14.12.020 of the Municipal Code of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,is amended to read as follows:
14.12.020 Section 303 (a)Amended--Permit Issuance.The
first paragraph of Section 303 (a)of the Uniform Building Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section 303 (a)Issuance.The application,plans and speci
fications filed by an applicant for a permit shall be checked
by the Building Official.Such plans may be reviewed by other
departments of the Town to check compliance with the laws and
ordinances under their jurisdiction.If the Building Official is
satisfied that the work described in an application for permit and
the plans filed therewith conform to the requirements of this code
and other pertinent laws and ordinances;that all provisions of
the ordinances and of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes
Park that pertain to the land,or the use thereof,described in
said application have been complied with;and that the fee
specified in section 304 (a)has been paid,he shall issue a
permit therefore to the applicant.
Section 4.That Section 14.12.030 of the Municipal Code of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,is amended to read as follows:
14.12.030 Section 304 (a)and (b)Amended--Building Permit
Fees.The first paragraph of Subsection (a)of Section 304 and
Subsection (b)of Section 304 of the Uniform Building Code are
amended to read as follows:
Section 304 (a).Building Permit Fees.The fee for each
permit shall be as set forth in Table No.3-a,except for M—1,R-1
and R—3 occupancies,which shall be six and one—half cents (6
1/2ç)per square foot for the work described including basements
located therein.
Section 304 fb).Plan Review Fees.When a plan or other
data is required to be submitted by Subsection (b)of Section 302,
a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans
and specifications for review.Said plan review fee shall be
sixty-five percent (65%)of the building permit fee designated in
Subsection (a)of this Section except for M-1,R-1 and R-3
occupancies,for which occupancies the plan review fee shall be
fifty percent (50%)of the building permit fee set forth in
Subsection (a)of this Section.
All other building permit fees and fees for inspection shall
be as set forth in Table No.3-a.
Section 5.That Section 14.12.040 of the Municipal Code of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado is amended to read as follows:
14.12.040 Violation.
A.It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the
provisions stated or adopted in the Uniform Building Code.
B.Every person convicted of a violation of any provision
stated or adopted in the Uniform Building Code shall be punished
as set forth in Section 1.20.020 of this Code.
Section 6.That Section 14.20.080 of the Municipal Code of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado is amended to read as follows:
14.20.080 Electrical Construction Requirements.All new
structures and existing structures that are altered,added to or
repaired in excess of fifty percent (50%),and which contain,in
whole or in part,commercial uses,shall be entirely wired in
rigid or steel tube conduits or approved metal taceways.
Section 7.Validity.If any part or parts of this Ordinance
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are for any reason held to be invalid,such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 8.Repeal.Chapter 14.40 of the Municipal Code of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,and existing ordinances or parts
of ordinances covering the same matters as embraced in this
Ordinance are hereby repealed and all ordinances or parts of
ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby repealed,except that this repeal shall not affect or
prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act
done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed
prior to the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 9.Effective Date.The Board of Trustees of the
Town of Estes Park,Colorado,herewith finds,determines and
designates that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace,health and safety,for the
regulation of buildings and structures affects the public peace,
health and safety;and whereas,in the opinion of the Board of
Trustees,an emergency exists,this Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force after its final passage,adoption and the approval
and signature of the Mayor.
PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER PUBLIC HEARING THIS
11th DAY OF December ,1979.
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Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS
INTRODUCED AND READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
13th November and
ON THE 11th DAY OF December ,1979,AND PUBLISHED IN
A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,
COLORADO,ON THE 14th DAY OF December ,1979,ALL AS
REQUIRED BY THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
Town Clerk’
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