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TITLE V. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

CHAPTER 500: BUILDING CODES AND REGULATIONS

Cross References─As to dangerous buildings, see ch. 505.

ARTICLE I. BUILDING CODES

SECTION 500.010: BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE

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A. That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of La Plata, Missouri, being marked and designated as "The BOCA National Building Code, Fourteenth Edition, 1999" as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of La Plata, in the State of Missouri; for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Building Code, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Subsection (B) of this Section.

B. Additions, Insertions And Changes. The following Sections are hereby revised as follows:

Section 101.1. Insert: (City of La Plata, Missouri)

Section 112.3.1. Insert: (A building permit shall be $15.00 and a permit for water tap shall be $30.00)

Section 116.4. Insert: (Misdemeanor, $500.00, 90).

Section 117.2. Insert: ($0.00; $500.00).

Section 3408.2. Insert: (September 1, 1999).

C. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of the Code hereby adopted shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.

SECTION 500.020: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

A. Adoption Of National Electrical Code. The National Electrical Code, 1999 Edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of this City to the same extent and with like effect as though set forth verbatim in this Section.

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(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.

SECTION 500.030: INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE

A. That certain documents, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk and the City of La Plata, Missouri, being marked and designated as International Plumbing Code, including Appendix Chapters (fill in the applicable Appendix Chapters. [See International Plumbing Code Section 101.2, 1997 edition]), as published by the International Code Council be and is hereby adopted as the code of the City of La Plata, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the City of La Plata, Missouri, and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Plumbing Code, 1997 edition, published by the International Code Council on file in the office of the City of La Plata, Missouri, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section.

B. Additions, Insertions And Changes. The following Sections are hereby revised:

Section 101.1. Insert: (City of La Plata).

Section 106.5.2. Insert: (Appropriate schedule).

Section 106.5.3. Insert: (Percentages in two locations).

Section 108.4. Insert: (Misdemeanor, $500.00, 90).

Section 108.5. Insert: ($0.00; $500.00).

Section 305.6.1. Insert: (42 inches; .025 inch).

Section 904.1. Insert: (96 inches).

Chapter 14, Codes. Insert: (BOCA National Building Code; International Fuel Gas Code; International Mechanical Code).

SECTION 500.040: BOCA NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION CODE

A. That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of La Plata, Missouri, being marked and designated as "The BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, Eleventh Edition, 1999" as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention Code of the City of La Plata, in the State of Missouri; for the control of buildings, structures and premises as herein provided; and

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each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Fire Prevention Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Subsection (B) of this Section.

B. Additions, Insertions And Changes. The following sections are hereby revised as follows:

Section F-101.1. Insert: City of La Plata, Missouri.

Section F-107.2.3. Insert: No is to be inserted on each line in the column headed "Permit required" and $0.00 on each line in the columns headed "Permit fee" and "Inspection fee".

SECTION 500.050: INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE

A. That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of La Plata, Missouri, being marked and designated as "The International Fuel Gas Code, 1997" as published by the International Code Council (ICC), be and is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the City of La Plata, in the State of Missouri; for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare; control of buildings, structures and premises as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Fuel Gas Code, 1997 are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Section.

B. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of the Code hereby adopted shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.

SECTION 500.060: INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE

A. That certain documents, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk and the City of La Plata, Missouri, being marked and designated as the International Energy Conservation Code, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the City of La Plata, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of the building envelope, mechanical, lighting and power systems in the City of La Plata, Missouri, and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Conservation Code, 1998, published by the International Code Council, on file in the office of the City of La Plata, Missouri, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section.

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B. Additions, Insertions And Changes. The following Section is hereby revised:

Section 101.1. Insert: (City of La Plata).

SECTION 500.070: INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE

A. That certain documents, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk and the City of La Plata, Missouri, being marked and designated as the International Mechanical Code, including Appendix Chapters [fill in the applicable Appendix Chapters. (See International Mechanical Code Section 101.2.1, 1998 edition)], as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the City of La Plata, Missouri, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of mechanical systems in the City of La Plata, Missouri, and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Mechanical Code, 1998 edition, published by the International Code Council, on file in the office of the City of La Plata, Missouri, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Section.

B. Additions, Insertions And Changes. The following section is hereby revised:

Section 101.1. Insert: (City of La Plata, Missouri).

ARTICLE II. BUILDING PERMITS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT

SECTION 500.080: POLICY

This Article describes the manner in which the Building Codes of the City are to be enforced. The Codes themselves are found in this Chapter. The fees for inspections, and the manner of inspection in the individual Building Codes are combined into one (1) method of inspection. Insofar as the provisions of Articles I and IV conflict with this Article II, this Article II will prevail.

(CC 1984 §49.010)

SECTION 500.090: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT

Prior to any construction, an application for a building permit shall be filed with the City and a permit obtained. Any person who commences any construction without first obtaining a permit shall

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be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be reported by the Building Inspector to the City Attorney, for such action as may be appropriate.

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.1. The application for the permit shall be on a form provided by the City. Attached to such application will be a simple sketch or drawing indicating the proposed construction, with a general description of the proposed work.

.2. Included with the application shall be an estimate as to the cost of the construction, which estimate shall be used for the initial determination of the fee to be charged for the permit.

(CC 1984 §49.020)

SECTION 500.100: FEE

No permit shall be issued except on payment of the appropriate fee. The initial determination of the fee shall be made upon the application, which will be adjusted as required upon the final inspection. The fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00). (CC 1984 §49.030)

SECTION 500.110: PERMIT

If the proposed construction meets the requirements of the City's zoning and subdivision ordinances (Chapters 400 and 405 of this Code) and the application indicates the likelihood that the construction will be done in a manner consistent with the City's Building Code in this Chapter 500, the City shall issue a building permit upon payment of the fee. (CC 1984 §49.040)

SECTION 500.120: FORM OF PERMIT

The permit shall be in substantially the following form:

APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT

CITY OF LA PLATA, MISSOURI

Date Received , No.

Application is hereby made for a permit to a structure or structures located at

Address or Description of Location

on land zoned as District to be used as a Describe Use and Construction

The applicant hereby agrees to abide and comply with all the conditions and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of La Plata, Missouri.