HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 01-19ORDINANCE NO.01-19
AMENDING THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE TO REVISE APPLICATION
AND COMPLIANCE DEADLINES TO R327 AS IT RELATES TO VACATION HOMES
AND LARGE VACATION HOMES
WHEREAS,on December 6,2018,the Estes Park Board of Appeals conducted a
public meeting on a proposed text amendment to the International Residential Code,
revising the deadlines for Compliance to the Vacation Home Life Safety Survey Code
R327;and
WHEREAS,on December 6,2018,the Estes Park Board of Appeals voted to
recommend approval of the text amendment;and
WHEREAS,on December 17,2018,the Larimer County Board of Commissioners
adopted partial code amendments and intends to adopt additional code amendments in
June 2019,maintaining consistency within the jurisdictions;and
WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park finds the text
amendment complies with International Residential Code and the intent of R327,and has
determined that it is in the best interest of the Town that the amendment to the
International Residential Code,as set forth on Exhibit A,be approved;and
WHEREAS,said amendment to the International Residential Code is set forth on
Exhibit A,attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference:
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1:The International Residential Code R327 shall be amended as more
fully set forth on Exhibit A.
Section 2:This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30)days after
its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado,this ‘day of rlnii ry 2019.
TOWNI?TES PARK,COLORADO
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By:
_______________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
Town yrk
I hereby certify that the above Ordinancp was introduced and read at a regular meeting
of the Board of Trustees on the &&“day of
________________,
2019 and
published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,on
the 25’day of
____________________
2019,all as required by the Statutes of
the State of Colorado.
•L—flTjCIerk
EXHIBIT A
SECTION R327
VACATION HOME AND LARGE VACATION HOME
LIFE SAFETY SURVEY
R327.1 General.Vacation homes and large vacation homes shall comply with Section R327.
Vacation home or large vacation home registrations issued after March 31,2019 shall have no
more than sixty (60)days from the effective registration date to submit a complete application for
a Life Safety Survey building permit to convert the home to a vacation home,and shall complete
the life safety initial inspection within one hundred eighty (180)days of issuance of permit.
Vacation home or large vacation home shall he approved for occupancy if the Certificate of
Occupancy in accordance with R327.3 has been issued within twelve (12)months from initial
inspection date,and provided all other regulatory requirements have been completed and
approved.Failure to compiy shall result in revocation of registration.
R327.2 Life safety survey.After March 31,2019,a vacation home or a large vacation home with
a current registration,shall not be approved for occupancy unless the vacation home owner has
made a full and complete application for a Life Safety Survey building permit to convert the home
to a vacation home or large vacation home.After March 31,2020,a vacation home or large
vacation home with registration prior to March31,2019,shall not be approved for occupancy until
the Chief Building Official or designee performs a life safety survey.After March 3!,202!.a
vacation home or large vacation home with registration prior to March 31,2019 that has not
obtained Certificate of Occupancy in accordance with R327.3 shall not be approved for occupancy.
Failure to comply shall result in revocation of registration.At minimum,vacation home and large
vacation home life safety surveys shall include the provisions of R327.2.l through R327.2.20.
Subsequent life safety surveys,if provided,shall use the same compliance criteria as the initial
survey,unless this code is otherwise amended.