11-04 International Building Code

Section 101.1 Title is hereby amended to read:

These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of Pitkin County, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”

Section 101.4 Referenced Codes is hereby amended to read as follows:

The other codes listed in Sections 101.4.1 through 101.4.7 and referenced elsewhere in this code shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference.

Section 101.4.4 Property Maintenance is hereby deleted in it entirety.

Section 101.4.5 Fire Prevention is hereby amended to add the following sentence to the end of the section:

Ad adopted and amended by the fire District having Jurisdictional Authority.

Add Section 101.4.8 Electrical:

The provisions of the most current version of the National Electric Code shall apply to the installation of electrical systems, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances thereto.

Section 104.6 Right of Entry is hereby amended to read as follows:

The section shall remain as is except that the last sentence shall read:] If entry is refused, or no person having charge or control over the building or premises can be located, the building official shall obtain a warrant from the Pitkin County Court authorizing the building official to make entry onto the building or premises.

Section 105.2 Building Item #6 is hereby amended to add the following sentence:

When such work is done as a standalone project and not associated with a required Building Permit.

Section 105.3.2 Time limitation of application is hereby amended to read as follows:

An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned one year after the date of filing unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued. The building official is not authorized to grant further extensions.

Section 105.5 Expiration is hereby amended to read as follows:

A building permit that has been issued shall become invalid if: 1) The work on the structure authorized by such permit is not commenced within 12 months after the date of permit issuance. Evidence of commencement shall be a building inspection of work performed on the structure itself and does not include such peripheral work as infrastructure, grading, access, excavation, etc. 2) The work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of six months after the time the work is commenced. Continuation of work shall be evidenced by a required building inspection. Projects that are not ready for a required inspection shall request a progress inspection to document the performance of significant work in the judgment of the building official. The building official is not authorized to grant an extension.

Add Section 107.2.7 Improvement Survey.

The application shall also be accompanied by a survey that is certified by a surveyor registered in the State of Colorado, is no more than two years old, and that contains or indicates the following:

• a) Original wet stamp and signature of the surveyor,
• b) Standard industry language regarding accuracy of the survey,
• c) Property boundaries,
• d) All structures and buildings located on the site,
• e) Topography indicating two foot contour intervals,

• f) Natural water courses that traverse or are adjacent to the lot or parcel,
• g) Average high water mark for such natural water courses,
• h) 100 year Floodplain and/or delineated wetlands (where relevant),
• i) Lot or parcel size,
• j) Legal description,

• k) Location and dimensions of any easements and rights-of-way either contained on the parcel or adjacent to the parcel,
• l) All development envelopes approved through land use review,
• m) Trees within the building envelope that have a greater than 6 inch DBH,
• n) Location of existing well and/or septic system(s) (where applicable),
• o) Legible vicinity map, and
• p) Surveyor notes.

The above requirements shall not be mandatory for a building permit application to reconstruct or remodel totally within the limits of an existing building or structure.

Section 107.3.3 Phased Approval shall be deleted in its entirety.

109.1 Payment of fees is hereby amended and shall read as follows: A permit shall not be valid until all fees prescribed by the most current Community Development fee ordinance are paid in full, nor shall an amendment to the permit be released until the additional fees, if any, have been paid. A final job cost audit shall be performed and any deficient permit fees shall be paid in full prior to a final Building Inspection.

109.3 Building Permit Valuations A complete Schedule of Values must be submitted at permit application and prior to a final inspection for review. The Schedule of Values shall include the complete project cost including all final finish materials.

109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance is hereby amended and shall read as follows: Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas. mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to an investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, which may be collected whether or not the permit is subsequently issued. The minimum investigation fee in the first instance of violation shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee set forth in the most current adopted Community Development fee ordinance. The second and subsequent times an individual starts work without a permit the minimum fee shall be four times the permit fee.

Add Section 109.7 Reinspections. A reinspection fee may be assessed when an inspection is called for and the work is not complete, required corrections are not made, field copy of approved plans is not readily available to the inspector, work is not accessible or for deviating from approved plans.

Section 110.3.10 Final Inspection is hereby amended to read as follows:

The final inspection shall be made after all work required by the building permit is completed and all applicable referral agencies (i.e., Zoning, Engineering, Fire District, Environmental Health, Water, Sanitation and Historic Preservation) involved in the permit review and issuance have inspected and approved specific permit conditions. It will be the contractor or owner’s responsibility to contact the referral departments to arrange the final inspections for permit conditions.

111.3 Temporary Occupancy is hereby deleted in its entirety.

Section 113 BOARD OF APPEALS is hereby amended and shall read as follows:

113.1 General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals consisting of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to building construction and who are not employees of the jurisdiction. The building official shall be an ex officio member of and shall act as secretary to said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the building official.

113.2 Limitations of Authority. The board of appeals shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative provisions of this code nor shall the board be empowered to waive requirements of this code.

Section 306 Factory Group F

306.2 F-1 add Marijuana and Cannabis Oil Products to the list of uses.

Section [F] 903.2 Where required is hereby amended to read as follows:

Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures shall be provided in the locations described in Section 903.2.1 through 903.2.12 and in all structures 5,000 square feet or greater as defined by fire area (section 902.1). A fire wall, as defined in section 702.1, shall not create separate buildings for this purpose.

Add Section 1504.9 Snow shed design. Roofs shall be designed so that they do not shed ice and snow onto the main path of egress to the public way, upon the public way or upon neighboring property.

Exceptions:

1. Roofs with mechanical snow retention devices secured to roof framing members or to solid blocking in accordance to manufacturers’ instructions or as designed by a licensed structural engineer.
2. Roof areas with a horizontal dimension of no more than 48 inches that will not receive snow shedding from a higher roof are exempt from the requirement of design by a licensed structural engineer. The horizontal projection shall be measured perpendicular to the exterior wall line from the edge of the roof or eave to any intersecting vertical surface.
3. The re-roofing of legally-existing roofs that are not framed to allow effective installation of snow retention devices is exempt from this requirement.
4. Roofs with asphalt shingle roof coverings with a pitch of 6 in 12 or less are exempt from this requirement.

Section 1505 Fire Classification is hereby amended and the last sentence of 1505.1 General shall be replaced with the following sentence: The minimum roof assemblies installed on buildings shall be Class A.

Table 1505.1 Minimum Roof Covering Classification for Types of Construction is hereby eliminated in its entirety.

Section 1507.2.8.2 Ice barrier is hereby amended to read as follows:

An ice dam barrier that consists of at least two layers of underlayment cemented together or of a self-adhering polymer modified bitumen sheet shall be used in lieu of normal underlayment and shall extend from the roof eave edge at least four and one-half feet inside the exterior wall line as measured along the roof surface, twenty-four inches from the centerline of the valley and up twenty-four inches on the vertical wall at a roof and wall juncture.

Section 1608 Ground Snow Loads is hereby deleted and is replaced with the following: The value of roof (or other member) snow load shall be equal to the “recommended basic snow load” as defined in the “2016 Snow Load Design Data for Colorado”, prepared and published by the “Structural Engineers Association of Colorado”.