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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-255 Repealing Ordinance No. 74 Providing for a Building CodeBILL NO 256 ORDINANCE NO. 255 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 74 AND PROVIDING FOR A BUILDING CODE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF ITS TERMS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVER- SIDE, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. This ordinance shall be known as the "Building Code", and may be cited as such and will be referred to in this ordinance as "this code." SECTION 2. It is deemed to be for the best interests of the citizens of the City of Riverside and for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare that the following minimum requirements as to the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of buildings and structures in said city be established and set forth. SECTION 3. Ordinance No. 74 of the City of Riverside, Missouri establishing a building code is hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4. This Code shall be deemed to be in addition to the povisions of Ordinance No. 34, as amended and as said ordinance may here- after be amended which ordinance is commonly known as the "Zoning Ordinance," with all provisions of said Zoning Ordinance shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding any provisions of this Code. SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of his Code is, for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Aldermen hereby declares that it would have passedthis ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION 6. All buildings hereafter erected in, or moved into, the City of Riverside, Missouri, shall conform to all requirements of this Code. Additions, alterations, repairs, and changes of use or occupancy in all buildings hereafter erected or moved into the City of Riverside or now existing within the City of Riverside shall comply with the requirements of this Code for new buildings. Minor non-structural alteration, repairs and changes may be made with the same materials of which the building is constructed, provided, that not more than 35 per cent of the roof covering of any building shall be replaced in any period of twelve months unless the new roof covering is made to conform to the requirements of this Code for new buildings. SECTION 7. The requirements contained in this Code, covering the maintenance of buildings, shall apply to all buildings now existing or hereafter erected. All buildings shall be maintained in a safe condition, and all devices or safeguards required by this Code at the time a building is erected, altered, or x epaired shall be maintainedth ereafter in good working order. SECTION 8. No person shall construct any building, excavate for, nor enlarge, alter, repair, move, convert, or demolish any building, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a building permit therefor from the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside as is now provided by the ordinances of the City of Riverside or as such ordinances may here- after be amended. Bill No. 256 Page 2 Ordinance 255 SECTION 9. REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS LOCATED IN RETAIL, BUSINESS ZONE AS DEFINED BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AND AS SAID ORDINANCE MAY HEREAFTER BE AMENDED. All buildings located, or to be located, within the retail business zone as such zone is designated by the zoning ordinance of the City of Riverside and as said ordinance may hereafter be amended shall comply with the following requirements as required by theterms of this ordinance, but such requirements shall not apply to the residential or other zones of the City, except as hereinafter expressly provided. Exterior Walls. All exterior walls shall be of masonry, reinforced concrete or concrete block construction. Any diviation must have approval of Board of Aldermen. Minimum Height. The minimum ceiling height of the first floor of all buildings shall be not less than 8 feet. The minimum exterior height of one-story buildings shall be not less than 10 feet. Walls Fronting on Streets. All walls fronting on streets shall be faced with brick veneer, stone, glazed tile, or such other veneering or finish material as shall be approved by the Board of Aldermen. Foundations. Foundations may be of any recognized foundation materials, masonry, reinforced concrete, steel or iron properly encased, piling of wood, steel, or con_^rote, concrete, or masonry piers or caissons. Any foundation system shall be structurally sound and protected according to recognized engineering practice against deterioration from the action of ground wat er. Structural Fre rn e. The entire structural frame shall be designed and constructed to carry all dead and live loads to which it may be subjected during erection and after completion of the structure. Floor Construction. The type of floor construction used shall provide means to keep the beams and girders from spreading, by installing either tie a or bridging, with ao laterally unsupported lengths of joists being permitted to exceed 8 feet except that steel joists shall be bridged as follows: SPAN | NUMBER OF LINES OF BRIDGING Up to 14 feet One row, near center 14 to 21 feet Two rows approximately 1/4 span apart 21 to 32 feet Three rows The floor and roof panel construction shall be so designed and constructed as to transfer horizontal forces to such parts of the structural frame as are designed to carry the horizontal forces to the foundations, unless such forces are otherwise provided for. (g) Roof Covering. Roof covering shall be any "fire -retardant" roofing meeting the requirements of the specifications of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. for Class A or B roofing. (h) Stair Construction. All stairways, platforms, landings and balconies forming a part of stairways shall be designed to support an assumed live load of not less than 100 ibs. per square foot. The surface material of stair treads and landings shall be such as to not involve danger of slipping. Bill No. 256 Page 3 Ordinance No. 255 (i) Doors. In all buildings or parts of buildings accommodating more than 50 people, all doors providing egress from the building shall open in the direction of exit travel and such doors are to be set back from the property line so as not to swing out over public property. (j) Lighting. Every stairway or other means of exit shall be provided with an adequate system of lighting, either natural or artificial. Lights in exit signs shall be kept burning at all times when the building is being used or occupied. All buildings used for entertainment purposes and accommodating more than 50 people shall have at least two exits and exit signs shall be maintained over said exits. SECTION 10. ELECTRICAL WIRING AND APPARATUS. Except insofar as such recommendations are in conflict with this Code all electrical wiring and apparatus provided for any building in the City of Riverside, Missouri, shall comply with the requirements and recommendations of the National Electric Code as the same now is and may hereafter be changed. SECTION 11. CHIMNEY AND HEATING APPLIANCES. Except in- sofar as such recommendations are in conflict with this Code, the rules and recommendations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters shall be applied as the minimums required for the installation and insulation of heattng appliances and the design and construction of chimneys and metal smokesta.4:s. SECTION 12. LIGHT AND HEAVY INDUSTRY. In the light and heavy industry zones of the City of Riverside as set forth by the zoning ordinances, puildings may be constructed as provided for the retail otsiness zone with the additional right to construct therein metal fabricated buildings. SECTION 13. ROADSIDE STANDS. There shall be no roadside stands or tents or shacks for sales purposes allowed anywhere in the City oi Riverside unless specifically provided for by the ordinances of said City. SECTION 14. BASEMENT HOUSES. No basement houses shall be erected or constructed or reconstructed in any of the zones of said City, nor shall any building consisting only of a basement be constructed for business use in the City of Riverside, Missouri. SECTION 15. TEMPORARY BUILDINGS. No temporary housing or buildings in the retail business zone shall be erected, occupied, or used including, but not limited to, tents, shacks, boxes, trailers (except in a law- fully licensed trailer park), provided, however, that temporary buildings for the purpose of housing tools and equipment and office during the period construction of any building shall be allowed but such temporary building shall be immediately removed upon completion of the house or building being constructed. See Ord. 195 - fully automatic business device. SECTION 16. SEPTIC DISPOSAL SYSTEM. All houses and buildings shall have indoor toilets with running water inside the house or building and such toilets must be connected to a sewage disposal system which has been approved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside, Missouri. SECTION 17. OUTDOOR TOILETS. No outdoor toilets shall be used except during the perod of construction of such house or other building. SECTION 18. RESIDENCE COMPLETION. All new residences shall be finished off on the exterior including final finish thereof within six uaaths from the date constructnn of the residence was begun. No siding of tar -paper or composition tar -brick paper or building paper shall be used and left as the final exterior siding on said structure. SECTION 19. RESIDENCE OCCUPANCY. No residence structure shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall have been completely finished. The inside of residence structures may be finished after occupancy but must be finished within a reasonable period of time insofar as such unfinished condition in any way affects the public health or safety. Bill No. 256 Page 4 Ordinance No. 255 SECTION 20. MINIMUM RESIDENCE SPACE. No residence structure shall be constructed which shall have an enclosed floor space of less than 528 square feet. SECTION 21. CINDER BLOCKS. No building or residence shall be constructed in which cinder blocks form the exterior walls of such building or structure. SECTION 22. HOUSES AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS. On houses or residences intended for not more than two-family dwellings, wood shingle roofs may be used or such roofing as is provided for use on business buildings located in the retail business zone of the City of Riverside, Missouri, but no tar paper roofing may be used as the finished roof on such dwelling house. SECTION 23. WRECKING, DEMGLISHING OR RAIZING OF BUILDINGS OR OTHER STRUCTURES. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall wreck, demolish or raise a building or other structure within the corporate limits of the City of Riverside without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Board of Aldermen. Such permits shall be issued only to a bonded person, firm or corporation as hereinafter provided, except that a permit may be issued to the owner of record of land who desires to wreck, demolish, or raise any building thereon, provided that if such building shall be more than two stories high or shall be less than 10 feet, back from the street property line, such owner shall be required to give bond to the City of Riverside, as hereinafter provided and required from persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of wrecking, demolishing or raising buildings. (b) All applications for permits to wreck, demolish or raise a building or other structure, shall be made to the Board of Aldermen and every such application, shall state the location of the building or structure, to be wrecked, demolished or raised, its length, width, height and the principal materials of its construction, the length of time it will require to wreck, demolish or raise said building or structure and showing the ownership and location thereof, and the proof of permission of the owner to demolish. If such application complies with the terms and provisions of this section, then the Board of Aldermen shall issue such permits; provided, however, that such permit shall expire by li xnitation two months from the date of issue. (c) Every person, firm or corporation shall annually before engaging in the business of wrecking, demolishing or raising of buildings or ctti or structures, obtain a license therefor frorn the Board of Aldermen and he such license shall be granted or issued until the party applying therefor shall have given bond to the City of Riverside in thesum of $5,000.00 with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the City Treasurer and the form thereof to be approved by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney, conditioned among other things that said person, firm or corporation will pay any and all damages which may be caused to any property, public or private within the City of Riverside and any and all claims for personal irjury or death of, when such injury to or death of or damage is caused or inflicted by such person, firm or corporation of their agents, servants, employees, contractors or sub -contractors, and such bond shall be further conditioned that the City of Riverside shall be saved harmless from all cost, loss or expense arising out of the carrying on of such business andthat the person, firm or corporation shall comply with the terms and provisions of this section. In lieu of such bond, the Board of Aldermen may accept a certificate of insurance with approved coverage. Upon the giving of such bond or furnishing of such certificate of insurance coverage and the approval of the form and amount thereof by the City Treasurer and the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney, and the payment of the fee as hereinafter provided, such license shall be issued to the applicant therefor. (d) Notice stating the date upon which work is to begin shall be given to the Board of Aldermen at least 24 hours before beginning the work of wrecking, demolishing or raising any building or structure. Bill No. 256 Page 5 Ordinance No. 255 (e) In the wrecking, demolishing or raising of any building or structure, the work shall begin at the top thereof and each story thereof shall be completely raised or demolished and the material therefrom completely removed from such building or structure before beginning work on the next lower story. (f) No material shall be placed upon the floor of any building or structure in the course of wrecking, demolishing or raising and all material shall be lowered to the ground immediately upon displacement. (g) All material to be removed shall be wet sufficiently to lay the dust incidental to its removal. (h) When any building or structure over 40 feet in height is being wrecked, demolished, or raised, a shed covering shall be provided adjacent to such building for the full frontage of such building on the street and over the area from the building line to the curb line; provided, however, that no shed shall be required when such building or structure is 10 feet or more back of the building line. Such shed shall have a clearance inside not less than 7 feet in height and shall be kept properly lighted at night. (i) Wherever excavations are not completely filled and are within 10 feet of public sidewalks or alleys, substantial barricades or fences shall be provided for the safety of the public. (j) Basements or excavations under demolished buildings in :etail business zone shall not be filled with combustible debris unless such debris is thoroughly and completely covered with incombustible materials. (k) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms or conditions of this section, shall, upon conviction, be fined $25.00 for the first offense thereof and $100.00 for thesecond or any subsequent offense thereof and upon the conviction for the violation of this section for more than two offenses, the permit provide for herein may be revoked within the discretion of the Board of Aldermen; and providing, further, that in the violation of any of the conditions of this section that each day be considered as a separate and distinct offense. SECTION 24. MOVING OF BUILDINGS AND SHORING. No person, firm or corporation shall move a building along or across any street, boulevard or alley without a permit therefor from the Board of Aldermen. No person, firm or corporation shall raise, shore or hold up any building in its entirety, or any major section of a buildng, or any major portion of the structure of a building when such raising or shoring would constitute a hazardous operation, without a specific permit for such raising or shoring from the Board of Aldermen. Such permits shall be issued only to a licensed house mover, or shorer, but no permit for moving a building shall be issued if, in the judgment of the Board of Aldermen, the proposed relocation of the building would seriously increase the fire hazard to the buildings surrounding the new location. (a) Application for permit to move building. All applications for permits to move buildings through the streets of the City or for shoring and raising shall be made to the Board of Aldermen and every such application shall state the location of the building to be moved or shored, its dimensions, and its principal materials, and if it is to be moved, the length of time that will be required to move it, and the proposed new location thereof, Before any permit for such house moving is issued, specific written approval must be obtained from the Board of Aldermen for the partial or complete removal of anv shade tree or for the temporary moving of any lamp post or other public property, and satisfactory arrangements must be made with any public utility whose property will be moved or disturbed during the process of moving. (b) Bond. Every person shall annually, before engaging in the upation of house moving or shoring, obtain a license therefor from the Board Aldermen and no such license shall be granted until the party applying thereior Bill No. 256 Page 6 Ordinance No. 255 shall have given bond to the City of Riverside in the sum of $5,000.00, with good and sufficient securities to be approved by the City Treasurer, conditioned among other things that the holder of such license will pay any and all damages which may be caused to any property, public or private, with the City of Riverside when such injury or damage shall be inflicted by such license holder or by his agents, employees, contractors or sub -contractors, and such bond shall be further conditioned that such license holder will save harmless, indemnify and protect the City of Riverside, Missouri, from all liability and will in all respects comply with this Code in regard to the moving or shoring of buildings. The form of such bond must be approved by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney. Upon the execution of such bond artd its approval by the City Treasurer, a license for house moving and shoring will be issued by the Board of Aldermen. (c) Insurance. In lieu of the bond required under (b) above, the applicant for license for moving or shoring may furnish satisfactory evidence of the carrying of satisfactory liability and property damage insurance. Such liability and property damage insurance shall protect and save harmless the City of Riverside against all liability and property damage to the same extent as the specified required bond. The form and coverage of such policy or policies must be approved by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney. Upon the approval of such policy or policies by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney, a license for house moving or shoring shall be issued by the Board of Aldermen. Moving Safes and Machinery. The Board of Aldermen may grant permits to suitable persons to raise and lower safes, machinery or other heavy articles into and from buildings and to occupy in so doing such pt;rrtions of the streets and sidewalks as the Board of Aldermen may deem necessary, sub- ject to such conditions and regulations they may prescribe for the safety and convenience of the public. SECTION 25. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, enlarge, algalter, repair, move, demolish, equip, use or occupy, or maintain any building or portion thereof contrary to any provisions of this Code or other applicable laws, or to cause or pemit the same to be done, and upon violation of this Code shall be subject to arrest and if found guilty shall be fined not less than $5.00 or more than $100.00, or shall be imprisoned in jail not more than ninety (90) days, or both such fire and imprisonment, and each day in which construction or maintenance of such structure in violation of this Code is continued after notice of the violation shall be deemed to be a separate offense. Further, the terms of this ordinance may be enforced by injunctive or other civil action in a court or competent jurisdiction by the City of Riverside, Missouri. Passed this 4th day of September, 1956. /s/ F.F. Filger Mayor ATTEST: /s/ I. Paulhe I. Paulhe Acting City Clerk Approved this 4th day of September, 1956. /s/ F.F. Filger Mayor