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ORDINANCE NO.19-74
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING BUILDING IN THE
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO;ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORN BUILDING CODE,
1973 EDITION;AIVIENDING SECTIONS 14.12.010,
14.12.020,14.12.030 AND 14.12.040 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,
COLORADO;AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN
OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.Adoption.--—The Uniform Building Code,
1973 Edition,issued by the International Conference of
Building Officials,5360 South Workman Mill Road,Thittier,
CA 90601,at least three copies of which have been certi
fied as true copies by the mayor and town clerk,Estes Park,
Colorado,and which are now on file in the office of the
town clerk,is hereby enacted,adopted by reference,incorpo
rated herein and made a part of the Municipal Code of the
town of Estes Park,Colorado,as hereinafter provided.The
said Uniform Building Code is a complete code which governs
the construction,alteration,moving,demolition,repair,and
use of any building or structure within the town of Estes
Park,Colorado,except work located primarily in a public way,
public utility towers and poles,mechanical equipment not
specifically regulated in this Code,and hydraulic flood con
trol structures.Its purpose is to provide minimum standards
to safeguard life or limb,health,property,and public wel—
fabe by regulating and controlling the design,construction,
quality of materials,use and occupancy,location and mainte
nance of all buildings and structures within the town and
certain equipment specifically regulated therein.
Section 2.Additions and Modifications.———The said
adopted Code is subject to the following additions or modi
fications:The first paragraphs of Sections 3O2.(a)and
303.(a),and the second paragraph of Section 3O3.(b)are
modified to read as follows:
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Sec.302.(a)Issuance.The application,plans,
and specifications 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 speci
fied in Section 303 (a)has been paid,he shall issue a permit
therefor to the applicant.
Sec.303.(a)Building Permit Fees.A fee for
each building permit shall be paid to the Building Official
as hereinafter set forth:
1.Five and one—half cents (5-Ø)per square
foot for all one (1)or two (2)family dwellings,including
basements located therein,if plumbing and electric lines are
roughed in.
2.Two cents (2)per square foot for all
accessory buildings,including private garages and basements,
located in one (1)or two (2)family dwellings,if electric
service only is roughed in.
3.Definitions.For the purposes of sub-
paragraphs 1 and 2 above,certain words are defined as follows:
ACCESSORY BUILDING:A subordinate building
or portion of main building the use of which is incidental to
that of the main building.
DWELLING:A detached bu±lding designed
for,or occupied by,one or more families.
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GARAGE,PRIVATE:A building designed and
used for the housing of not more than three motor—propelled
vehicles.
4.All other building permit fees shall be
as set forth in Section 303(a).
Sec.305.(5)
Said plan—checking fees for build
ings of Groups I and J Occupancies shall be one—half of the
building permit fees.Plan-checking fees for all other
buildings shall be 65 percent of the building permit fees
as set forth in Section 505(a).
Section 5.That Sections 14.12.010,14.12.020,
14.12.050 and 14.12.040 of the Municipal Code of the Town of
Estes Park,Colorado,are hereby amended to read as follows:
14.12.010 Adoption by reference.The Uniform Building
Code,1973 Edition,issued by the International Conference of
Building Officials,5560 South Workman Mill Road,Whittier,
CA 90601,of which three copies are now filed in the office
of the town clerk,and may be inspected during regular busi
ness hours,is enacted,adopted by reference as a secondary
code and incorporated herein as if set out in length.The
subject matter of the Uniform Building Code,is a complete
code which governs the construction,alteration,moving,
demolition,repair and use of any buildings and structures
within the town.The purpose of this Code is to provide
minimum standards to safeguard life or limb,health,property
and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design,
construction,quality of materials,use and occupancy,loca
tion and maintenance of all buildings and structures within
the town,and certain equipment specifically regulated there
in.
14.12.020 Section 502(a)amended——Permit issuance.
The first paragraph of Section 302(a)of the Uniform Building
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Code,1975 Edition,is amended to read as follows:
“Sec.502.(a)Issuance.The application,plans,
and specifications 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 applica
tion for permit and the plans filed therewith conform to the
requirements of this Code and other pertinent laws and ordi
nances;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
505 (a)has been paid,he shall issue a permit therefor to
the applicant.”
14.12.050 Section 505(a)and (b)amended——Building
permit fees.The first paragraph of Section 505(a)and
second paragraph of Section 505(b)of the Uniform Building
Code,1975 Edition,are amended to read as follows:
“Sec.505.(a)Building Permit Fees.A fee for
each building permit shall be paid to the Building Official
as hereinafter set forth:
1.Five and one—half cents (5ø)per square
foot for all one (1)or two (2)family dwellings,including
basements located therein,if plumbing and electric lines
are roughed in.
2.Two cents (2)per square foot for all
accessory buildings,including private garages and basements,
located in one (1)or two (2)family dwellings,if electric
service only is roughed in.
5.Definitions.For the purposes of sub
paragraphs 1 and 2 above,certain words are defined as fol
lows:
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ACCESSORY BUILDING:A subordinate build
ing or portion of main building the use of which is incidental
to that of the main building.
ThELLISG:A detached building designed
for,or occupied by,one or more families.
GARAGE,PRIVATE:A building designed and
used for the housing of not more than three motor—propelled
vehicles.
4.All other building permit fees shall be
as set forth in Table No.5—A.”
“Sec.305.(b)
Said plan-checking fees for build
ings of Groups I and J Occupancies shall be one—half of the
building permit fees.Plan-checking fees for all other
buildings shall be 65 percent of the building permit fees as
set forth in Section 305(a).”
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,1975 Edition.
(b)Every person convicted of a violation of any
provision stated or adopted in the Uniform Building Code,
1973 Edition,shall be punished as set forth in Section 1.20.
020.
Section 4.Penalties.———The following penalties,
herewith set forth in full,shall apply to this ordinance:
(a)It is unlawful for any person to violate
any of the provisions stated or adopted in this ordinance.
(b)Every person convicted of a violation of
any provision stated or adopted in this ordinance shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars
($soo.oo),or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90)days
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(c)Vhere any violation is a continuing offense,
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each day that the violation continues shall be considered
and held to be a separate and distinct offense.
Section 5.Validity.———If any part or parts of this
ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid,such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance.The board of trustees hereby declares that
it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts
thereof,irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts
be dedred invalid.
Section 6.Repeal.———Existing ordinances or parts of
ordinances covering the same matters as embraced in this ordi
nance are hereby repealed and all ordinances or parts of ordi
nances 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 commited in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed
prior to the taking effect of this ordinance.
Section 7.Interpretation.———This ordinance shall be
so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general pur
pose of providing a just,equitable and practicable method
for the construction,alteration,moving,demolition,repair,
and use of any building or structure within the town of Estes
Park,Colorado.Article and section headings of the Ordinance
and the adopted Uniform Building Code,1975 Edition,shall not
be deemed to govern,limit,modify or in any manner affect the
scope,meaning or extent of the provisions of any article or
or section thereof.
Section 8.Publication.———The town clerk shall certify
to the passage of this ordinance,cause notice of its contents
and passage to be published,and make not less than three copies
of adopted Code available for inspection by the public during
regular business hours.
Section 9.Effective Date.———The board of trustees of
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the town of Estes Park,Colorado,herewith finds,determines
and designates that this ordinance is necessary for the im
mediate preservation of the public peace,health and safety,
for the regulation of the construction,alteration,moving,
demolition,repair and use 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 five (5)days
after its final passage,adoption and publication.
PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER PUBLIC HEARING
AND SIGNED THIS 22ND DAY OF JULY,1974.
TOWN OF ESTE/PARK,COLORADO
(SEAL)
Town Clerk
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