Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda and Packet 2018 06 21

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2018 International Building Code • Chapter 15.04 - 2018 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE''' • Sec. 15.04.010. - Adoption. The International Building Code, 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois, 60478, is hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated into and made a part of the city Code. The purpose and subject matter of the International Building Code include regulating construction aspects of building through comprehensive provisions and standards regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, equipping, use, height, area, and maintenance of buildings and structures and providing greater safety to the public by uniformity in building laws. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the 2018 International Building Code is adopted in full, including the outline of contents, index, and appendices as adopted herein and contained therein. Any reference to the International Building Code within this chapter shall be to the 2018 Edition of such code. • Sec. 15.04.020. - Amendments. The following amendments set forth in sections 15.04.030 through 15.04.1 10 are made to the 2018 International Building Code. • Sec. 15.04.030. - Appendices adopted. The following appendices of the 2018 International Building Code are hereby specifically adopted; any appendices not listed are not adopted: Appendix C, Agricultural Buildings; Appendix G, Flood - Resistant Construction; Appendix I, Patio Covers; Appendix J, Grading. • Sec. 15.04.040. - Section 101.1 amended—Title. Section [A]101.1 of the 2018 International Building Code is amended to insert "the City of Louisville" so the section will read: [A] 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the City of Louisville, hereinafter referred to as "this code." • Sec. 15.04.050. - Section [A1109.2 amended—Schedule of permit fees. Section [A]109.2 of the 2018 International Building Code is amended to read as follows: [A] 109.2 Schedule of permit fees. For buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council from time to time. • Sec.15.40.060.- Section 104 is amended to read as follows: 104.1 General. The building official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this code. The building official shall have the authority to render interpretations of this code and other ICC Codes and has the ability to Page 1of5