§ 14-19. Uniform Construction Code adopted.

Effective January 1, 2007, pursuant to R.S. 40:1730.21 et seq., there is hereby adopted, for the purpose of regulating the construction, alterations, repair, equipment, use and occupancy and maintenance of every building or structure or any appurtenance connected or attached to such buildings or structures, excluding farm structures and recreational camps, the state Uniform Construction Code. The state Uniform Construction Code is incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the city. The state Uniform Construction Code shall consist of the following:

(1)

International Building Code, 2006 edition, not including chapter 1, Administration, chapter 11, Accessibility, chapter 27, Electrical, and chapter 29, Plumbing Systems. The applicable standards referenced in that code are included for regulations of construction within the state.

(2)

International Existing Building Code, 2006 edition, not including chapter 1, Administration, and the standards referenced in that code for regulations of construction within the state.

(3)

International Residential Code, 2006 edition, not including part I, Administrative, part V, Mechanical, part VII, Plumbing, and part VIII, Electrical. The applicable standards referenced in that code are included for regulation of construction within the state. Appendix J, Existing Buildings and Structures, is also included for mandatory regulation. For the purposes of this Part, IRC R301.2.1.1 (Design Criteria) shall be amended as follows and shall only apply to the International Residential Code, 2006 edition:

a.

Amendment of R301.2.1.1 (Design Criteria).

b.

Item 6, The American Concrete Institute, Guide to Concrete Masonry Residential Construction in High Winds Areas, shall be added.

c.

Item 7, Institute for Business & Home Safety, Optional Code-plus Fortified for Safer Living, shall be added.

d.

Item 8, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Optional Code-plus Blueprint for Safety, shall be added.

(4)

International Mechanical Code, 2006 edition, and the standards referenced in that code for regulation of construction within the state.

(5)

The state Plumbing Code (Part XIV (Plumbing) of the state Sanitary Code) as amended by the state health officer acting through the office of public health of the Department of Health and Hospitals. Nothing in this part shall be construed so as to prevent the state health officer for enforcing part XIV (Plumbing) of the state Sanitary Code, the enforcement of which is his statutory and regulatory responsibility.

(6)

International Fuel Gas Code, 2006 edition, and the standards referenced in that code for regulation of construction within the state.

(7)

National Electrical Code, 2005 edition.

(Ord. No. 212-2006, art. 1, 1-16-2007)