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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD PROJECT TYPES AND CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLDS ELIGIBLE FOR BUILDING PERMIT EXEMPTIONS AND TO ADD TECHNICAL FOOTNOTES IN AMENDED INTERNATIONAL CODES PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY REFERENCE
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Summary and Background Information:
Administrative provisions of the Building Code, as printed "out of the box" by the International Code Council, list project types and construction thresholds that are exempt from obtaining a building permit. The proposed amendments to the Municipal Code expand and clarify this list. Exemptions are for small and/or temporary projects that, while still required to meet the applicable provisions of the building code, have a successful history of compliance without building department oversight.
This amendment also includes a housekeeping measure to correct an error that occurred in the adoption process in 2019 that omitted an important footnote from the plumbing provisions regarding acceptable materials for underground buried pipes.
Staff Responsible (Department Head): Jason Rogers, Deputy City Manager
Staff Member Presenting: Brian Foley, Chief Building Official
Financial Impact: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Suggested Motions:
- First reading: I move to introduce by council as seated and approve on first reading Ordinance 2348.
- Second reading. I move to approve Ordinance 2348 on second and final reading.