[C.C. 1984 § 7-1(A,D); Rev. M.C. 1963 § 13.01; Ord. No. 3140 § 7-1; Ord. No. 3646 § 1, 5-19-1980; Ord.
No. 4036 § 1, 3-4-1985; Ord. No. 4139 § 1, 8-4-1986; Ord.
No. 4201 § 2, 2-1-1988; Ord. No. 4580 §§ 2,4, 4-3-1995; Ord.
No. 4684 § 2, 9-2-1997; Ord. No. 4781 §§ 1—2, 2-5-2001; Ord.
No. 5023 § 2, 6-4-2007; Ord. No. 5192 §§ 1—2, 2-6-2012; Ord. No. 5420, 7-1-2019]
A.
The International Building Code/2018 is hereby adopted and by this
reference made a part of this Chapter as though set out in full herein.
B.
General Administrative Definitions. Throughout the International Building Code, 2018 Edition, whenever the terms "jurisdiction" or "local jurisdiction" appear it shall be deemed to mean "the City of Richmond Heights," likewise whenever the term "department of building safety" appears it shall be deemed to mean "the City of Richmond Heights Building Department," wherever the terms "code official" or "building official" appear it shall mean the "Director of the City of Richmond Heights Building Department or the Director's duly authorized representative" and whenever the terms "code," "this code," or "Building Code" appear it shall be deemed to mean the "International Building Code, 2018 Edition," likewise whenever the terms International Property Maintenance Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code and International Electrical Code appears it shall be deemed to mean, International Property Maintenance Code as adopted in Section 500.030, International Mechanical Code as adopted in Section 500.050, National Electrical Code as adopted in Section 500.060 and Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted in Section 500.070, of the Recompiled City of Richmond Heights, as adopted herein with the additions, deletions and changes as prescribed in this Article.
[Ord. No. 4684 § 3, 9-2-1997; Ord. No. 4781 § 3, 2-5-2001; Ord.
No. 5023 § 3, 6-4-2007; Ord. No. 5192 §§ 1,
3, 2-6-2012; Ord. No.
5420, 7-1-2019
A.
The International Building Code/2018 adopted in Section 500.010(A) above, is hereby amended in the following respects:
1.
Subsection 101.1, (page 1), and Subsection 1612.3 (page 392):
Insert "Richmond Heights, Missouri."
2.
Subsection R105.2, (page 4) Work exempt from Permit. Building:
Is amended to read as follows:
One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage
sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not
exceed one hundred (100) square feet.
3.
Subsection R105.2, (page 4) Work exempt from Permit. Building:
Items #2, 3, 4, and 5 are hereby deleted.
4.
Subsection 105.2 (page 4) Work exempt from Permits. Building:
Item #7 is hereby amended by adding the following after the word work,
"unless otherwise required in this code."
5.
Subsection 107.1. General (page 6) is deleted in its entirety
and replaced with a new Subsection 107.1 to read as follows:
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107.1 General: The construction documents for new construction,
alteration, repairs, expansion, addition or modification for buildings
or structures shall be prepared by a registered design professional.
All construction documents shall be prepared by the appropriate registered
design professional consistent with the professional registration
laws of the State of Missouri. The construction documents shall include
the name and address of the registered design professional and shall
be signed, sealed and dated by the registered design professional
in accordance with Section 107.1.2
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Except:
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(1)
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Miscellaneous structures related to buildings of the "R-3" use
group such as room additions, carports, garages, sheds and other similar
structures unless the code official determines a registered design
professional is needed to assure a safe construction design.
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(2)
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Work of a minor nature approved by the code official in accordance
with Section 105.2.
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6.
Subsection 107.1.2 Application of Seals (page 6) is added to
read as follows:
Application Of Seals: When construction documents are submitted
in accordance with Subsection 107.1, the application of seals and
signatures to those documents shall be required as follows:
All construction documents submitted with an application for
a building permit shall bear an original embossed or wet ink seal
and original signature on the front sheet of each discipline within
each set of construction documents;
Or
The registered design professional for each discipline shall
place his/her original seal and signature upon the cover sheet of
each set of construction documents.
In addition, all other sheets of the construction documents,
other than specifications or calculations, shall bear the original
embossed, wet ink, or mechanically reproduced seals of the registered
design professional. Any addenda or modifications submitted for changes
to the construction documents shall also bear an original seal and
signature by the registered design professional. Such changes shall
be clearly clouded.
7.
Subsection 109.2 Schedule of permit fees (page 8): Is amended
to read as follows:
On buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by Section 505.100 of Ordinance Number 4877.
8.
Subsection 110.1, (page 8) is added at the end to read as follows:
No work shall be done on any part of the building or structure
beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first
obtaining the written approval of the code official or his/her authorized
representative. Written approval shall be given only after an inspection
has been made of each successive step in the construction and all
code requirements or corrections are completed as indicated by each
of the inspections required. There shall be a final inspection and
approval of all buildings to be completed before occupancy as described
in Section 111.0 of the Building Code. Failure to obtain a final inspection
before occupancy will constitute a violation of the Building Code,
subject to the penalties as described in Section 114. Reinforcing
steel or structural framework of any part of a building or structure
shall not be covered or concealed in any manner without first obtaining
the approval of the code official. The code official, upon notification
from the permit holder or his/her agent, in accordance with rules
of procedure posted the office of the code official, and described
on the permit placard, shall make the following inspections and shall
either approve that Section or portion of the construction as completed,
or shall notify the permit holder or his/her agent that he/she has
failed to comply with the code.
9.
Subsection 110.3.1, (page 8) add the following to the end of
Subsection 110.3.1:
A soil inspection is to be made after excavation for the structure
is complete and trenches for footings, column pads, piers, spread
footings, or other types of footings are ready for concrete. No concrete
is to be poured without this inspection.
A pier inspection shall be performed where special foundations
are required such as drilled and poured-in-place concrete piers, caisson
and driven piles of all types, the code official shall make at least
one (1) inspection and more if the size of the job warrants it.
Reinforcing materials required in the above cases shall be placed
to allow adequate inspections.
10.
Subsection 110.3.4, (page 8) add the following to the end of
Subsection 110.3.4:
A framing or rough-in inspection shall be made after all framing,
masonry walls, or fireplace vents and chimneys are completed, including
the roof structure, fire stopping, wall bracing, sheathing, heating
and cooling ductwork, or other appurtenances and accessories which
may be concealed, and after plumbing, electrical, and fire rough-in
inspections have been approved by those inspection departments. No
mechanical, electrical or plumbing systems which are to be concealed
shall be covered before this inspection has been made and approved
by the code official.
11.
Subsection 110.3.11, (page 9) is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following:
110.3.11 Final Building Inspection: A final building inspection
shall be made after the prior inspections required have been completed
and the final mechanical, plumbing, and electrical inspections have
been made and approved.
12.
Subsection 113 Board of Appeals (page 10) is hereby deleted
in its entirety and new Subsection 113 Board of Appeals is added to
read as follows:
113.1 Application For Appeal: Any person shall have the right
to appeal a decision of the code official to the Board of Appeals.
An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true
intent of this code or the rules legally adopted hereunder have been
incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully
apply, or an equivalent form of construction can and should be used.
113.2 Membership Of Board: The Board of Appeals shall consist
of three (3) members, one (1) member appointed by the City, one (1)
member chosen by the appellant, and a third member mutually chosen
by the City and the applicant.
113.3 Qualifications: Each member of the Board must be a design
professional registered with the State of Missouri as an architect
or engineer or as a builder or superintendent of building construction
with at least ten (10) years of experience, five (5) of which will
have been in responsible charge of work. The design professional,
builder or superintendent of construction must have experience in
designing, building or installing the systems, equipment or types
of construction which the appeal concerns.
113.4 Chairperson: The board shall select one (1) of its members
to serve as chairperson.
113.5 Disqualification Of Member: A member shall not hear an
appeal in which that member has any personal, professional or financial
interest.
113.6 Secretary: The chief administrative officer shall designate
a qualified clerk to serve as secretary to the board. The secretary
shall file a detailed record of all proceedings in the office of the
chief administrative officer.
113.7 Compensation Of Members: Compensation of members shall
be determined by law.
113.8 Meetings: The board members shall be appointed within
thirty (30) days of an appeal being filed with the building Administrator.
Credentials of the chosen members shall be exchanged between the City
and the applicant within the thirty-day period. If within the thirty-day
period the City and applicant have been unable to agree upon the third
board member, the two (2) chosen members shall choose a qualified
third member. If the two (2) board members are unable to reach agreement
upon a third member, the City Manager shall appoint the third qualified
member. In the case where the City Manager appoints the third member,
such appointed member must be a registered design professional with
at least ten (10) years experience in the design and construction
of the system, equipment or type of construction upon which the appeal
is based.
113.9 Open Hearings: The applicant, the applicant's representative,
the code official and any person whose interests are affected shall
be given an opportunity to be heard.
113.10 Procedure: The board shall adopt and make available to
the public through the secretary procedures under which a hearing
will be conducted. The procedures shall not require compliance with
strict rules of evidence but shall mandate that only relevant information
be received.
113.11 Postponed Hearing: When three (3) members are not present
to hear an appeal, either the appellant or the appellant's representative
shall have the right to request a postponement of the hearing.
113.12 Board Decision: The board shall only modify or reverse
the decision of the code official by a concurring vote of two (2)
members.
113.13 Decision: Certified copies of the board's decision shall
be furnished to the applicant and code official.
113.14 Administration: The code official shall take immediate
action in accordance with the decision of the board.
113.15 Court Review: Any person, whether or not a previous party
of the appeal, shall have the right to apply to the appropriate court
for a writ of certiorari to correct errors of law. Application for
review shall be made in the manner and time required by law following
the filing of the decision of the chief administrative officer.
13.
Subsection 114.4 Violation penalties (page 10) are hereby deleted
in their entirety and a new Subsection 114.4 is added, to read as
follows:
Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 100.150 of Ordinance No. 4788, the Richmond Heights Municipal Code.
14.
Subsection 115.3 Unlawful continuance (page 10) is amended to
read as follows:
Any person who shall continue to work in or about the structure
after having been served with a stop work order, except such work
as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe
condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100.00), or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
15.
Section 116 Unsafe structures and equipment (page 10) is hereby
deleted in its entirety.
16.
Section 502.1 Address Identification (page 103) is hereby amended
by adding a second paragraph, to read as follows:
If there is an alley accessible by emergency responder vehicles,
whether privately or publicly owned and/or maintained, numbers shall
also be placed on the alley elevation of the premises on which the
house, building or structure is located. If there is a garage or carport
fronting on an alley, house numbers shall also be placed on the alley
elevation of the garage or carport.
17.
Subsection 903.3.1.1 NFPA 13 Sprinkler systems (page 221) is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Where the provisions of this code require that a building or
portion thereof be equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler
system in accordance with this Section, sprinklers shall be installed
throughout in accordance with NFPA 13. In a mixed group building each
tenant shall have their own sprinkler control valve and flow switch
contacted to a fire alarm system as per Section 907.2 of this code.
Subsection 903.3.1.1.1 Exempt locations (page 222) is hereby
amended by deleting #2 and #4.
Subsection 903.4 Sprinkler system supervision and alarms (page
224) is hereby amended by deleting exceptions #3, 4, 5 and 7.
Subsection 903.5 Testing and maintenance (page 224) is hereby
amended by the addition of:
Subsection 903.5.1 Water Flow Tests and Subsection 903.5.2 Water
flow safety factor to read as follows:
Subsection 903.5.1 Water flow tests: (page 224) Water flow tests
for fire sprinkler systems shall be conducted between the hours of
8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday.
Subsection 903.5.2 Water flow safety factor: (page 224) A safety
factor shall be applied to all flow tests for fire sprinkler systems.
A parallel curve shall be drawn to the actual flow test curve that
has been reduced by ten percent (10%) of the static pressure. A sprinkler
system design shall not exceed the ten percent (10%) curve.
18.
Subsection 907.2.1.1 System initiation Group-A occupancies with
an occupant load of one thousand (1,000) or more: (page 232) is hereby
amended by deleting the exception.
19.
Subsection 907.2.7.1 Occupant notification (page 234) is hereby
amended by deleting the words "or from a water flow switch."
20.
Subsection 1010.1.9.4 Locks and Latches: (page 272) is hereby
amended by deleting the first paragraph and inserting the following:
Egress doors shall be readily openable from the egress side without
the use of a key or special knowledge or effort, except as listed
by numbers 1, 3, 4, and 5 below.
21.
Subsection 1013.6.1 (page 281) is hereby amended by adding a
third paragraph, to read as follows:
Exit signs shall have red or green lettering, but shall be uniform
in color throughout each individual building, unless approved by the
code official.
22.
Subsection 1207.2 (page 325) is hereby amended by deleting in
its entirety Section 1208.2 and inserting the following:
Minimum ceiling height: All occupiable spaces other than residential
shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven (7) feet six (6)
inches (2,286 mm) and residential shall have not less than seven (7)
feet (2,134 mm).
23.
Subsection 1207.2.1 (page 325) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
24.
Section 1403.1 General (page 330) is hereby amended by adding
Subsections 1403.14 and 1403.15 to read as follows:
1403.14 Metal Exteriors: Buildings with metal exterior walls
are required to have a minimum of forty-five percent (45%) glazed
area per floor.
Exception: Small storage buildings when used as an accessory
use in residential dwelling districts.
1403.15 Wall finishes: Exposed plain faced unpainted concrete
masonry units or blocks are not permitted for exterior wall finish.
25.
Subsection 1804.4 Site grading (page 431) is amended by inserting
two (2) new Sections to read as follows:
1804.4.1 Erosion protection: Where water impacts the ground
from the edge of the roof, downspout, scupper or other rainwater collection
or diversion device, provisions shall be made to prevent soil erosion
and direct the water away from the foundation.
1804.4.2 Enclosure of surface water runoff: Surface water runoff
concentrated into an enclosed pipe system shall not be discharged
closer than ten (10) feet from a property line without prior approval
of the code official.
Exception: This Section shall not apply to enclosed pipe storm
sewer systems twelve (12) inches or greater in diameter that are under
the jurisdiction of the St. Louis County Department of Highways and
Traffic.
26.
Subsection 1809.5 Frost protection (page 443) is amended by
adding the following wording after #1. For purposes of this code,
the frost depth shall be thirty (30) inches below finished grade.
Subsection 1809.5 Frost protection exceptions (page 443) is
amended by deleting in its entirety all exceptions.
27.
Section 3108.0 Telecommunication and Broadcast Towers (page
602) shall be amended by adding Subsection 3108.3 to read as follows:
3108.3 Except for dish antennas two (2) feet or less in diameter
section all construction documents submitted for application for a
dish antenna structure erected on a roof or attached to any building
or structure shall bear the seal of a registered engineer.
28.
Appendix A is hereby adopted in its entirety and made part of
this code.
29.
Chapter 29 (pages 587-590) Plumbing Systems: is hereby deleted
in its entirety.
