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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR00-042 amending LUR's re the Building CodeCommissioner moved adoption of the following Resolutio : BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2000 - IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE EAGLE COUNTY LAND USE REGULATION, 1982, AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER III, THE BUILDING CODE WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle,. State of Colorado (hereinafter the "Board "), is authorized, pursuant to State enabling legislation including, but not limited to, C.R.S. 30 -28 -101, et sec. to plan for and regulate the use and development to land and to regulate the building of structures in the unincorporated territory of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, for the purpose of- promoting the health, safety, convenience, order, prosperity, and welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the County of Eagle; and WHEREAS, the Board has adopted such zoning, subdivision and building regulations, which land use regulations have been incorporated into one comprehensive document entitled "Eagle County Land Use Regulations" (hereinafter the "L.U.R."), pursuant to Resolution No. 82 -26, and as subsequently amended; and WHEREAS, C.R.S. 30 -28 -116, and Section 1.16 of the L.U.R., respectively, provide that, from time to time, the Board may amend the number, shape, boundaries, or area of any district, or any regulation of or within such district, or any other provisions of the County's Zoning Resolution; and WHEREAS, C.R.S. 30 -28 -133, and Section 1.16 of the L.U.R., provide for the adoption and amendment of regulations by the Board; and WHEREAS, on the Eagle County Building Department initiated proposed amendments to Chapter III of the L.U.R., in order to provide for updated versions of the uniform codes including, but not limited to, plumbing and electrical codes, and to make amendments to specific provisions of such codes in order that all the provisions are appropriate for use in Eagle County, and such proposed amendments were referred to the Eagle County Planning Commissions for their review and comment; and 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 724883 03/16/2000 10:08A 370 Sara Fisher 1 of 10 R 0.00 D 0.00 N 0.00 Eagle CO Ce WHEREAS, the Eagle & Colorado Valley Planning Commission and the Roaring Fork Valley Planning Commission reviewed the proposed amendments on March 1, 2000 and March 2, 2000, respectively, and certified their comments and recommendations with respect thereto to the Board; and WHEREAS, after public notice was given pursuant to law, the Board held a public hearing to consider comments on such proposed amendments on March 13, 2000, in the Board of County Commissioners' meeting room, in the Eagle County Building, Eagle, Colorado; and WHEREAS, having reviewed all of the evidence, testimony, statements and exhibits submitted at the public hearing, as well as the comments and recommendations of the Eagle County Planning Commission and the Eagle County Building Department, the Board hereby determines that the proposed amendments to Chapter III of the L.U.R., are necessary and proper for the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and best interest of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO: THAT, Chapter III of the Eagle County Land Use Regulations, is hereby amended, effective'March 13, 2000, as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. THAT, this amendment of Chapter III of the L.U.R. shall not constitute nor be construed as a waiver of any violations existing at the time of adoption of this Resolution. THAT, the Director of Community Development is hereby directed to transmit a true and correct copy of the Eagle County Land Use Regulations, as amended, to the Colorado Land Use Commission. THAT, should any section, clause, provision, sentence or word of this Resolution, including the attached Exhibit, be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Resolution as a whole or any parts thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid. For this purpose, this Resolution is declared to be severable. THAT, this Resolution is necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. K MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the _ 3a day of nA.OA . , 1 2000, nunc pro tuns to the day of , 2000. x COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF g COLORADO, By and Through Its ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS U 'A A ( By: Clerk to th Board of County Commissioners Michae'rL. G Commissioner Commissioner seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner Stone dae Commissioner Phillips� Commissioner Gallager This Resolution passed by ( 3. D vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. G: \RAW \BLDGOO.res.wpd, Our File No. 2000 G 18 M C C Exhibit A- Amendments to Chapter III, Eagle County Land Use Regulations 3.02 APPLICATION 3.02.01 The 1994 edition of the uniform plumbing Code, is replaced by the 1997 Edition of the uniform plumbing code, including appendices and IAPMO Installation Standards. The 1996 National Electrical Code is replaced with the 1999 National Electrical Code. Page 1 of 7 - Exhibit A C" UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE AMENDMENTS 3.06 THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1997 EDITION, IS SPECIFICALLY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: 3.06.01 PLUMBING LICENSE REQUIRED Pursuant to 12 -58 -115, C.R.S., only qualified licensed plumbers may install "Plumbing Systems" as defined in 202.0 of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition. 3.06.02 The Uniform Plumbing Code Section 103.4.1 "Permit Fees ", is hereby amended. The amended schedule of Plumbing Permit Fees is contained in Table 5. A. Section 101.4.1.4. Conflicts Between Codes Amend to read: When the requirements withing the jurisdiction of this plumbing cede conflict with the requirements of the mechanical code, the Building Official shall determine which code shall prevail. B. Section 103.4.4.2 Investigation Fees: Work without a Permit. Section 103.4.4 is amended to read: An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, may be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The imvestigation fee shall be equal to four times the arnotint of the permit fee. The minimum investigation fee shall be ibtir times the minimum set forth in Table 5 . The investigation fee shall be four times the amount of the permit fee that would be required by this code if a permit were to be issued. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law. C. Section 203.0 Administrative Authority. Amend to read: The Eagle County Building Official is the Administrative Authority. D. Section 507:2 Combustion Air Amend the first sentence to read: All habitable Buildings shall be considered of unusually tight construction and all combustion air shall be obtained from the outside. E. Section 601.1 Running Water Required Delete the last sentence which reads: In jurisdictions which adopt Appendix J, water closets, urinal, and trap primers in designated non - residential building may be provided with reclaimed water as defined and regulated by Appendix J of this,Code. C" C the system, the discharge must be through a sand interceptor. Construction and Size: Sand interceptors shall be built of brick or concrete and be watertight. The interceptor shall have an interior brick or concrete baffle for the full separation of the interceptor into two sections. The outlet pipe shall be the same size as the inlet size of the oil interceptor, the minimum being 3 inches, and the baffle must have two openings of the same diameter as the outlet pipe and at the same invert as the outlet pipe. These openings must be staggered so that there cannot be a straight line of flow between any inlet pipe and the outlet pipe. The invert of the inlet pipes must be no lower than the invert of the outlet pipe. The sand interceptor shall have a minimum dimension of 2 feet square for the net free opening of the inlet section and a minimum depth under the invert of the outlet pipe of 2 feet. For each 5 gallons per minute flow or fraction thereof over 20 gallons per minute, the area of the sand interceptor inlet section is to be increased by 1 square foot. The outlet section shall have at all times a minimum area of 50 percent of the inlet section. The outlet section must be covered by a solid removable cover set flush with the finished floor, and the inlet section shall have an open grating set flush with the finished floor and suitable for the traffic in the area in which it is located. Alternate Design: Alternate designs for construction or baffling of sand interceptors complying with the intent of this code may be submitted to the Building Official for approval. Discharge: When a sand interceptor is used by itself without also discharging through an oil interceptor, the outlet pipe must be turned down inside the interceptor under the water level to provide a 6 -inch water seal. A cleanout shall be installed to provide access to the outlet line. Oil And Flammable Liquids Separator: Where Required General: All commercial storage or repair garages; gasoline stations with grease racks, grease pits or wash racks; all motor vehicle laundries and all factories which have oily and /or flammable wastes as a result of manufacturing, storage, maintenance, repair or testing processes shall be provided with all necessary floor drains, sand interceptors, catch basins and oil interceptors properly vented through the roof on the sewer side of the diameter with a full -size cleanout to grade and the vent pipe not less than 2- inches. Combination Oil And Sand Interceptor: A combination oil and sand interceptor may be installed when the design is approved in writing by the Building Official. ` ° «_! Design, Overall Requirements: Oil separators shall have a depth of not less than 2 feet below the invert of the discharge drain. The outlet opening of the separator shall have not less than an 18 -inch water seal. Motor Vehicle Garages: On each floor of garages where not more than three motor vehicles are serviced and stored, separators shall have a minimum capacity of 6 cubic feet, and 1 cubic foot capacity shall be added for each vehicle up to 10 vehicles. Above 10 vehicles, the Building Official shall determine the size of the separator required. Service Stations And Repair Shops: Where vehicles are serviced only and not stored, separator capacity shall be based on a net capacity of 1 cubic foot for each 100 square feet of surface to be drained into the separator with a minimum of 6 cubic feet. N. Section 1204.3.1 Rough Piping Inspection. Amend Section 1204.3.1 to add the following sentences: This inspection shall include air, CO or nitrogen pressure test, at which time the gas piping shall stand a pressure of not less than 10 psi for threaded pipe for not less than 15 minutes. O. Section 1209.6 Gas Meter Locations. Amend Section 1209.6 to add the following sentence: Gas meters shall not be located in an area subject to physical damage, i.e. areas subject to snow and /or ice falling from roofs or vehicle damage. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AMENDMENTS 3.08 THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, 1999 EDITION, IS SPECIFICALLY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: Pursuant to 12 -23 -105 C.R.S. only qualified licensed electricians may install "Electrical Work" as defined in 12 -23 -101 (1.7) by Colorado State Electrical Board 1996 Edition. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, an Electrical License will not be required provided all conditions of Section 12 -23- 111(2) C.R.S. have been satisfied. A. Article 210 -8 Ground -Fault Circuit - Interrupter protection for Personnel. Amended to add the following sentence: All G.F.C.I. protection shall be resettable in rooms where protection is required including outside receptacles. (No change from 1996 NEC)