[Ord. No. 754 §1]
A.
No permit
shall hereafter be granted or issued for construction of any home
or dwelling place within the City limits of the City of Palmyra, and
no electric heat shall be provided by the City of Palmyra for any
building hereafter constructed unless the plans and specifications
submitted for permit, and the building proposed to be heated shall
be determined to be of energy saving construction equal to or exceeding
the requirements as follows:
1.
Floors over crawl space - Minimum insulation value of R-11
with vapor barrier on cold side.
2.
Slab floor homes - Minimum perimeter insulation value of
R-6.9.
3.
Exterior walls - Minimum insulation value of R-13
4.
Ceiling - Minimum insulation value of R-19.
5.
Vapor
barriers shall be installed on the warm side of all exterior walls.
6.
All
windows and exterior doors in the area to be heated shall be double-glazed
or have storm doors and storm sash.
7.
All
heating and air conditioning duct work installed in crawl space shall
be insulated.
8.
Ventilation
in attics shall be as follows:
a.
With vapor barrier under ceiling insulation - One (1) square
foot of vent opening for every three hundred (300) square feet of
insulated ceiling area. Vapor barrier under ceiling insulation is
not recommended with electric heat.
b.
Without vapor barrier under ceiling insulation - One (1)
square foot of vent opening for every one hundred fifty (150) square
feet of insulated ceiling area.
9.
Attic
vents shall be a combination of eave vents and vents at ridge or gable
ends or a combination of eave vents and power ventilators.
[Ord. No. 754 §2]
The initial determination of whether or not plans and specifications
or building meet the foregoing minimum requirements shall be made
by the superintendent of the Light and Water Department of the City
of Palmyra. His decision may be appealed to the City Council.
