HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981'ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND AMENDING
TITLE 15 OF THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE
TO BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 1825 and SeCtion 15.04.010 of the
Ashland Municipal Code are hereb7 amended to read as follows:
"Section 15.04.010 Code Adoption. In addition to com-
pliance with this and other ordinances of the City,
building and related activities shall comply with pro-
visions of the State of Oregon Structural Specialty
and Fire and Life Safety Codes [State Code}, 1976 Edit-
ion. No person shall conduct building or related activi-
ties without compliance with these standards."
SECTION 2. Ordinance No. 1825 and Section 15.04.030 of the
Ashland Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as followS:
"Section 15.04.030, Building Official Designated. The
City Administrator shall designate a cityemploye to
carry out the functions and dutie~ of the Building Offic-'
ial as described in the State Code, Unless such individual
is a department head, in which case such designation shall
be by the Mayor with confirmationby the City Council.
Such person shall be state certified as a Building Official
in all the specialty codes administered by the City, and
may delegate portions of his responsibility as he may deem
necessary. Designation by the City Administrator of the
Building Official shall be done in writing in a document filed
with the City Recorder."
SBCTION 3. Ordinance No. 1825 and Section 15.04.050 of the Ashland
Municipal Code FIe hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 15,04.050, Agricultural BVildings. Chapter 15,
Agricultural Buildings, of the_a~pp~/Ld. ixl t~.~be.1926-edi~ion
of the Uniform Building Code published by the International
Conference of Building Officials, shaI1 be in effect in
this City."
SECTION 4. Ordinance No. 1825 and Section 15.04.060 of the AShland
Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
'~xcavation and Grading. Chapter 70, Excavation and. Grading,
of the Appendix to the. 1976 edition of the Uniform Building
Code published by the International Conference of Building
OTirfcials, shall be in effect in this City." '
SECTION 5, Ordinance No, 1825 and Section 15,~4,O8~ of the
Ashland ~{unicipal Code are hereby amend. ed to read as follows:
"Section 15.04.080, Unsafe Buildings. The International
Conference of Building Officials Uniform Code for the Abate-
ment of Dangerous Buildings, 1976 editi,on~ shall he in effect
in this City to provide for tbe abatement of building nuisances."
SECTION 6. Ordinance No. 1825 and Section 15,04.0~0 of the
Ashland Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 15.04,090 Building Permits Generally, Building
permits shall be o~tained as required by the State Code.
General contractors shall obtain all permits for a given
job at one time. No building permit that would result in
the construction of new structures, or the enlargement or
change in use of existing structures shall be issued prior
to the presentation of a zoning permit to the Building
Official by the applicant. Such zoning permit shall be
issued by the Planning Director or his designate and shall
verify that the contemplated project is in accord with all
applicable zoning and planning regulations. It shall also
set forth any special conditions to be met by the applic-
ant prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy or any
other planning and zoning related conditions to be enforced
by the Building Official.
The issuance and continued validity of any building permit
issued by the City of Ashland shall be contingent on
pliance by the applicant with all applicable city, county,
state, or other regulations."
SECTION 7, Ordinance No, 1825 and Section 15.04,100 of the Ash-
lan~~ipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 15.04.100, Inspections ReGalred. Inspections shall
be called for and made as provided in'~State Code. The
general contractor will notify the Building Official when
ready for inspections as listed on the inspection card.
Inspections will be made within 48 hours after notification,
SatUrdays, Sundays and Holidays excepted."
The foregoing ordinance was first read on the ox'-z~ day of
~_~~ 1978 and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this/~~ day
, 1978.
Nan ~ Franklin
City Recorder
Mayor '/