Section 10-17-1. Title. This ordinance shall be known and cited as the International Existing Building Code.

[Source: Ord. 1799, 2020]

Section 10-17-2. Adoption of the International Existing Building Code. The International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001, is adopted by reference as a primary code to have the same force and effect as though set forth in this chapter in every particular, as amended by Section 10-17-5 below.

[Source: Ord. 1799, 2020]

Section 10-17-3. Copies on File. At least one certified copy of the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, as adopted, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

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Section 10-17-4. Scope. The purpose of the code is not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of the Code.

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Section 10-17-5. Amendments to the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition. The following sections are hereby amended:

Section 101.1 "Title" is amended by the addition of the term "City of Northglenn" where indicated.

Section 107.3 "Temporary power" is hereby amended to read as follows:

The Building Official is authorized to give permission to temporarily supply and use power in part of an electrical installation before such installation has been fully completed and the final certificate of completion has been issued. The part covered by the temporary certificate of completion shall comply with the requirements specified for temporary lighting, heat and power in the 2020 NEC (or currently adopted code).

Section 108.2 "Schedule of permit fees"

See IBC Section 109.2 "Schedule of permit fees"

Section 108.4 "Work commencing before permit issuance" is amended by deleting the section in its entirety and hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 108.4 Double fee. Where a licensed contractor or an individual who starts or proceeds with work for which a permit is required by this code prior to obtaining said permit, the fees specified in Section 109.2 "Schedule of permit fees" of the City of Northglenn Building Code shall be doubled. Such fee shall be paid whether or not such permit is obtained, but the payment of such fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this code.

Section 108.6 "Refunds" is amended by deleting the section in its entirety and hereby amended to read as follows:

See IBC Section 109.6 "Refunds"

Section 112 "Board of Appeals" is amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Section 112 "Board of Adjustment"

112.1 General

Appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of this code may be made to the Northglenn Board of Adjustment. Appeals shall be in accordance with Chapter 11 of the Northglenn Municipal Code.

Section 113.4 "Violation penalties" is deleted in its entirety and hereby amended to read as follows:

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, as adopted, or the provisions of this ordinance.

Any violation of the provisions of this ordinance and any violation of any of the provisions of the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, as adopted, shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Section 1-1-10(a)(2) of Northglenn Municipal Code.

Each and every day on which any violation of the ordinances of the City, or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to such ordinances, is committed, exists or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

Section 114.2 "Issuance" is deleted in its entirety and hereby amended to read as follows:

The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner's agent, or to the person doing the work or posted in a conspicuous location on the property involved. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order, and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume.

Section 1301.2 "Applicability" is deleted in its entirety and hereby amended to read as follows:

Structures existing prior to the date of adoption, in which there is work involving additions, alterations, or changes of occupancy shall be made to conform to the requirements of this chapter or the provisions of Chapters 6 through 10. The provisions of Sections 1301.2.1 through 1301.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be, or are proposed to be, in groups A, B, E, F, I-2 M, R, and S. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in group H or I-1, I-3 or I-4.

Section 202 "General Definitions" is hereby amended to include a definition to read as follows:

COLD WEATHER CARE HOUSING. Places of religious worship within the City that allow the temporary housing of homeless persons during the months of October through March.

Section 1011.2.1 "Fire sprinkler system" is hereby amended to read as follows:

1011.2.1 Fire sprinkler system. Where a change in occupancy classification occurs or where there is a change of occupancy within a space where there is a different fire protection system threshold requirement in Chapter 9 of the International Building Code that requires an automatic fire sprinkler system to be provided based on the new occupancy in accordance with Chapter 9 of the International Building Code, such system shall be provided throughout the area where the change of occupancy occurs.

Exception: Group A-3 places of religious worship participating in Cold Weather Care Housing, which allow temporary housing of homeless persons during the months of October through March, in which the aggregate occupant load of all sleeping areas is less than 25 persons for each story that is being used as a sleeping area.

[Source: Ord. 1799, 2020; 1820, 2021]

Section 10-17-6. Application. The provisions of this article and the provisions of the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, adopted by reference shall apply to every building or structure located either within or without the corporate limits of the City of Northglenn, the use of which the City has jurisdiction and authority to regulate.

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Section 10-17-7. Violations--Penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of the International Existing Building Code, as adopted, or the provisions of this ordinance.

Any violation of the provisions of this ordinance and any violation of any of the provisions of the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition, as adopted, shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Section 1-1-10(a)(2) of the Northglenn Municipal Code.

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Section 10-17-8. Conflicts. If the provisions of this code, as adopted in this article, conflict with any other provisions of the Northglenn Municipal Code then the more restrictive of the two shall govern. Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement shall be applicable.

[Source: Ord. 1799, 2020]