BUILDINGS
Sections:
5-2a Construction development impact fees.
Section 5-1 Utah Uniform Building Standards.
Grantsville City shall adhere to and enforce the provisions of the Utah Uniform Building Standards adopted by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing in collaboration with the Uniform Building Codes Commission, which include a building code, the National Electrical Code, a plumbing code, a mechanical code and such other standards and regulations as may be adopted by rule under the Utah Code. The Specific edition of each code adopted by the State of Utah may be determined by reference to Rule 156-56-701 of the Utah Administrative Code. Every person, firm or corporation shall adhere to these Utah Uniform Building standards in building construction, alteration, remodeling and repair within Grantsville City. Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of the Utah Uniform Building Standards referred to in this Section shall be guilty of a Class "C" misdemeanor.
Except in a residential area, a structure used solely in conjunction with an agriculture use, and not for human occupancy, is exempted from the permit requirements of any building code adopted by the State division of Occupational and Professional licensing. Residential areas in Grantsville City are defined as those areas zoned as RR-5, RR-1, R1-21, R1-12, R1-8, RM-7, RM-15 or RM-30 districts pursuant to the Grantsville Land Use Management and Development Code. Unless otherwise exempted under state law, agriculture structures must be permitted for any plumbing, electrical and mechanical work included in the structure (amended 6-19-91 and 96-09)
Section 5-2 Building permits fees.
Building permit fees and plan check fees will be charged and collected in accordance with the procedures established in the Uniform Building code. The Building Official shall determine valuations for purpose of calculating building permit fees by using for each calendar year the first Building Valuation Data publication issued during that calendar year by the International Conference of Building Officials. The Building Official shall adjust each calculated valuation by the regional modifier listed in said publication for Utah using average grade construction for all valuations. The Building permit fee shall then be determined by reference to the Uniform Building code provisions regarding the calculation of building permit fees. The following information shall be used to calculate valuations for the listed items, which are not specifically indicated in the building valuation data publication:
Hay cover------------------------------------------------------$3.00 per square foot
Storage Shed and Ag building
Wood construction ----------------------------------$6.00 per square foot
Steel construction---------------------------------------------$8.50 per square foot
Masonry construction----------------------------------------$9.90 per square foot
(if without footer and less than 400 sq ft.-----------------$one half of above
Mobile Home pre inspection--------------------------------$47.00
Mobile Home placement ------------------------------------$94.00
Truss roof over flat area-------------------------------------$2.50 per square foot
Patio roof------------------------------------------------------$2.50 per square foot
Patio with covered deck-------------------------------------$same as a house
Green house attached to house---------------------------- $contractors price
Commercial---------------------------------------------------$contractors price
Siding or re-roofing------------------------------------------$contractors price
In addition to the foregoing, Grantsville City shall assess and collect a surcharge equal to one percent of the building permit fee in compliance with R153-56-11 as adopted by the Utah Uniform Building code commission. On April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31 of each year, the City shall file with the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing a report of building fees and surcharges assessed for the immediately preceding calendar quarter; and, shall remit eighty percent of the amount of the surcharge to have been assessed to said division. (amended 6-19-91 91-10)
Section 5-2a Construction development impact fees.
Any proposed developments or building permit applications initiated after May 2, 1996 shall be subject to such impact fees, exactment fees or the like, adopted within the next six months by the Grantsville city Council. Once adopted, said fee schedule shall be retroactive to the effective date of this ordinance. Ann application to develop shall constitute an agreement to pay all reasonable impact fees so imposed.
Section 5-3 Fire zone.
The entire incorporated area of Grantsville City is hereby declared to be and is hereby established as a fire district, for the application of regulations included in the Uniform Building Code.
Section 5-4 Duties of department of inspections
It shall be the duty of the department of inspections to see that all new buildings or remodeling, or removal of any buildings, are carried out in the manner provided in the Building code of the City and to perform such other and further duties as may be prescribed from time to time by ordinance or direction of the Mayor or City Council.
Section 5-5 Building official – additional duties.
The building official shall, in addition to the duties imposed by the Uniform Building Code, is charged with the inspection of all buildings, structures, ditches and fences of whatever nature for the purpose of determining their safety and effect upon pedestrians and vehicles, including, but not limited to obstruction of vision, and encroachment upon streets sidewalks, adjoining property and other property.
Section 5-6 City recorder to assign house numbers; duty to affix.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any dwelling or building to fail to affix a house or street number on the exterior portion of said dwelling or building. Numbers shall be assigned by the City Administration and the city shall keep a record of all numbers assigned. House or street numbers shall be at least four inches high and shall be conspicuously located on the exterior surface of the dwelling or building so that they are readily seen and decipherable from the adjoining street and sidewalk. It shall be unlawful to display a number that has not been assigned by the city.
Section 5-7 Assigned and recorded house number must be used.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, maintain or continue an6y number on any house or building in the city other than the number assigned thereto and which appears of record in the City Recorder’s office.
Section 5-8 Rules governing assignment of house or street numbers:
House or street numbers shall be assigned by the following rules:
Section 5-9 Energy conservation code.
That certain code entitled "Utah Code for Energy Conservation in New Building construction dated 1977 and promulgated by the Utah State Building board pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 63, Utah Code annotated, 1953, as enacted by Chapter 12 of the laws of Utah, 1979, is hereby adopted as the ordinance of Grantsville City, three copies of which have been filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the clerk of Grantsville City.
Section 5-10 Abatement of dangerous buildings code
A certain document, designated as a Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the Grantsville city Hall, being marked and designated as a Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1973 edition, and printed as a code in book form, as adopted by the International conference of building Officials, is hereby adopted as the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code of Grantsville city, for regulating the classification and abatement of dangerous buildings; providing properly the steps in abating dilapidated, defective buildings which endanger life, health, property and public safety within concepts of fair play and justice for all buildings and structures in Grantsville City and such regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such Uniform code for the Abatement of Dangerous buildings, 1973 edition, published by the International conference of buildings Officials, except as herein modified, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out herein.
It is the purpose of the City council of Grantsville City in adopting the uniform code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1973 edition, to adopt any and all amendments and subsequent editions that may, from time to time, be adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials. Effective June 18, 1975.
Section 5-10a Board of Appeals (Added 6/05)
(a) General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by Grantsville City Building Officials relative to the application and interpretation of the building standards adopted by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing as specified in Section 5-1 of this Code or any other building standards adopted by Grantsville City, including the uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, there shall be and is hereby created a three member Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the City Council and shall hold office at its pleasure. The Board shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its business. All three members OF THE Board shall hear each appeal and a majority decision of the Board Members shall constitute the decision of the Board.
(b) Limitations on authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of the building standard or the rules adopted there under have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of the building standards do not fully apply or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The Board of Appeals shall have no authority to waive requirements of the adopted building standards.
(c) Qualifications. The
Board of Appeals shall consist of three members who are qualified by experience
and training to pass on maters pertaining to building construction and may not
be employees of
Section 5-11 Enforcement and penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to perform any act prohibited by this chapter or to fail or refuse to perform any act commanded in this chapter or to aid or abet there in or to fail or refuse to comply with any valid order issued by the Chief Building Inspector or other officer or his designate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. No permits shall be issued to any applicant during the time he shall fail to correct any defective work or non-complying installation or equipment after written notice by the Chief building inspector or other officer or his designate. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and any such person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding two hundred ninety-nine dollars ($299.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not longer than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day that any violation of this chapter if permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 5-12 Separability.
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or provision of this chapter shall not affect the validity of any other part thereof, which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
UPDATED 2/06