CHAPTER 3-1: INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
SECTIONS:
3-1-1: ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE:
3-1-1 ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE:
There is hereby adopted by reference, that certain document known as the International Building Code, 2018 Edition, as published by the International Code Council. Said document is hereby amended and adopted as the "International Building Code" for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of the various technical codes and ordinances. Providing procedures for enforcement thereof; providing the severability of each and all conditions and terms of the "International Building Code" are hereby referred to, adopted, and made as part hereof as set forth herein, excepting such portions as are herein deleted, modified or amended. (Ord. 4360, 12-16-2003, eff. 2-1-2004; amd. Ord. 4602, 09-11-2007, eff. 10-15-2007; Ord. 4901-1439, 9-23-2014; Ord. 4929-1467, 4-14-2015; Ord. 2019-1664, 6-11-2019)
3-1-2 AMENDMENTS:
That certain document entitled “International Building Code,” which document amends and supersedes certain designated sections of the 2018 International Building Code and was made a public record by Resolution No. 2019-1696, is hereby adopted by this reference and amends and replaces the existing chapter and Sections 3-1-1 and 3-1-2 of the Prescott City Code.
CHAPTER 1 – SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 101 – GENERAL
SECTION 101.1 – Title, is deleted in its entirety and revised to read as follows:
101.1 - Title. These regulations shall be known as the "International Building Code", herein referred to as "this Code."
SECTIONS 102 through 116, are hereby deleted and replaced with the requirements of "Administrative Building Code" as adopted and as may be amended from time to time.
CHAPTER 2 – DEFINITIONS
SECTION 201 – GENERAL
SECTION 201.4 - Terms not defined, is hereby amended as follows:
201.4 Terms not defined. Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this Chapter, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies. The current edition of Webster’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged, shall be considered as providing ordinarily accepted meanings.
CHAPTER 3 – USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
SECTION 308 – INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I
SECTION 308.2 – Institutional Group I-1, is hereby amended as follows:
308.2 Group I-1. This occupancy shall include buildings, structures or portions thereof for more than 10 persons, excluding staff, who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised environment and receive custodial care. Buildings of Group I-1 shall be classified as one of the occupancy conditions specified in Section 308.2.1 or 308.2.2. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Alcohol and drug abuse centers
Assisted living facilities
Congregate living facilities
Convalescent facilities
Group homes
Halfway houses
Residential board and care facilities
Social rehabilitation facilities
308.2.3 Seven to ten persons receiving care. A facility such as above, housing not fewer than seven and not more than ten (10) persons receiving such care, shall be classified as a group R-4.
308.2.4 Six or fewer persons receiving care. A facility such as above with six (6) or fewer persons receiving such care shall be classified as a Group R-3 or shall comply with the "The City of Prescott 2018 International Residential Code Amendments". Automatic sprinkler and alarm systems as required by City of Prescott Fire Code and Amendments.
SECTION 308.3 – Institutional Group I-2, is hereby amended as follows:
308.3 Group I-2. This occupancy shall include buildings and structures used for medical care, on a 24-hour basis for more than six (6) persons, who are incapable of self-preservation. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Foster care facilities
Detoxification facilities
Hospitals
Nursing homes
Psychiatric hospitals
308.3.2 Six or fewer persons receiving care. A facility such as above with six (6) or fewer persons receiving such care shall be classified as Group R-4. All persons receiving care must be on grade level, staff are allowed on a 2nd floor provided that it meets ADA. Automatic sprinkler and alarm systems as required by City of Prescott Fire Code and Amendments.
SECTION 308.5 – Institutional Group I-4, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 308.5.4 Six (6) or fewer persons receiving care in a dwelling unit. A facility such as the above within a dwelling unit and having six (6) or fewer capable persons receiving custodial care shall be classified as a group R-3 and shall comply with the International Residential Code. A facility such as the above within a dwelling unit and having six (6) or fewer incapable persons receiving custodial care shall be classified as a group R-4. Automatic sprinkler and Alarm systems as required by City of Prescott Fire Code and Amendments.
SECTION 310 – RESIDENTIAL GROUP R
SECTION 310.3 Residential Group R-2, is hereby amended as follows:
Boarding houses (non-transient) with more than ten (10) occupants.
Congregate living facilities (non-transient) with more than twelve (12) occupants.
SECTION 310.4 Residential Group R-3, is hereby amended as follows:
Boarding houses (transient) with ten (10) or fewer occupants.
Boarding houses (non-transient) with ten (10) or fewer occupants.
Congregate living facilities (transient) with ten (10) or fewer occupants.
Congregate living facilities (non-transient) with twelve (12) or fewer occupants.
SECTION 310.4.1 Care facilities within a dwelling, is hereby amended as follows:
310.4.1 Care facilities within a dwelling. Care facilities or facilities licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, for five (5) or fewer persons receiving care that are within a single-family dwelling are permitted to comply with the International Residential Code. Automatic sprinkler and alarm systems as required by City of Prescott Fire Code and Amendments.
SECTION 310.4.3 Congregate living facilities is hereby added as follows:
310.4.3 Congregate living facilities. Congregate living for twelve (12) or fewer persons that are within a building built as a single dwelling unit, are permitted to comply with the International Residential Code. Occupancy will be established as two (2) persons per bedroom, plus one (1) person for every additional 120 sq. ft. after the first 120 sq. ft. per bedroom.
SECTION 310.5 Residential Group R-4, is hereby amended as follows:
310.5 Residential Group R-4. This occupancy shall include buildings, structures or portions thereof for more than six (6) but not more than ten (10) persons, excluding staff, who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised residential environment and receive custodial care. The persons receiving care are capable of self-preservation. This occupancy shall also include residential care/assisted living homes, custodial, personal, or directed care on a 24-hour basis for six (6) persons or less, who are incapable of self-preservation by responding to an emergency situation without physical assistance from staff. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Alcohol and drug abuse centers
Assisted living facilities
Congregate care facilities
Convalescent facilities
Group homes
Halfway houses
Residential board and Custodial care facilities
Social rehabilitation facilities
Group R-4 occupancies shall meet the requirements for construction as defined in group R-3 except as otherwise provided for in this Code.
CHAPTER 7 – FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES
SECTION 706 – FIRE WALLS
SECTION 706.1 – General, is hereby amended by adding a new sub-section to read as follows:
706.1.2 Sprinkler Alternative walls – Fire walls constructed as an alternative to the City of Prescott fire sprinkler requirements shall comply with Section 706.12.
SECTION 706 – Fire Walls, is hereby amended by adding a new section as follows:
Section 706.12 Sprinkler alternative wall. Sprinkler alternative walls are fire-resistive walls constructed to relieve the building of the requirements of the City of Prescott fire sprinkler requirements and shall comply with Sections 706.11 through 706.11.11.
Section 706.12.1 Structural stability. Sprinkler alternative walls shall comply with Section 706.2 for structural stability.
Section 706.12.2 Materials. Sprinkler alternative walls shall be constructed of 8" solid grouted masonry, 8" poured in place or tilt-up concrete.
Section 706.12.3 Horizontal continuity. Sprinkler alternative walls shall be continuous from exterior wall to exterior wall and shall extend at least 18 inches beyond the exterior surface of exterior walls.
Section 706.12.4 Exterior walls. Where the sprinkler alternative wall intersects the exterior wall, the exterior wall shall comply with Section 705.5.1.
Section 706.12.5 Horizontal projecting elements. Sprinkler alternative walls shall extend to the outer edge of horizontal projecting elements such as balconies, roof overhangs, canopies, marquees and architectural projections that are within 4 feet of the sprinkler alternative wall.
Section 706.12.6 Vertical continuity. Sprinkler alternative walls shall extend from the foundation to a termination point at least 30" above both adjacent roofs.
Exception: Stepped buildings in accordance with Section 706.12.6.1.
Section 706.12.6.1 Stepped buildings. Where a sprinkler alternative wall serves as an exterior wall for a building and separates buildings having different roof levels, such wall shall terminate at a point not less than 30" above the upper roof level.
Section 706.12.7 Combustible framing in sprinkler alternative walls. Combustible framing as specified in Section 706.7 is not allowed in sprinkler alternative walls.
Section 706.12.8 Openings. Openings in sprinkler alternative walls shall not be allowed.
Section 706.12.9 Penetrations. Penetrations in sprinkler alternative walls shall not be allowed.
Section 706.12.10 Joints. Joints in sprinkler alternative walls shall comply with Section 715.
Section 706.12.11 Ducts and air transfer openings. Ducts and air transfer openings in sprinkler alternative walls are not allowed.
CHAPTER 9 – FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SECTION 901 – GENERAL
SECTION 901.1 – Scope is hereby amended to read as follows:
901.1 Scope. Fire protection systems and equipment shall be constructed, installed, operated, designed and maintained in accordance with City of Prescott Fire Code and amendments.
CHAPTER 11 – ACCESSIBILITY
SECTION 1102 – COMPLIANCE
Section 1102.1 – Design, is hereby amended to read as follows:
1102.1 Design. Accessibility requirements will be the more restrictive of those stated in, The 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, ANSI A117.1-2009 or Chapter 11 Accessibility, 2018 International Building Code.
CHAPTER 16 – STRUCTURAL DESIGN
SECTION 1607 – LIVE LOADS
TABLE 1607.1 #25 Minimum uniformly distributed live loads, Lo, and minimum concentrated live loads, is hereby amended, to read as follows:
Table 1607.1 Minimum Uniformity Distributed Live Loads, Lo, and minimum concentrated live loads #25. Residential #25 Minimum Uniformity Distributed Live Loads, Lo, and minimum concentrated live loads:
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Uninhabitable equipment and/or limited storage platforms in attic spaces ___________________________________________ |
40 |
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Habitable attics and sleeping areas __________________________ |
40 |
CHAPTER 17 – SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
SECTION 1704 – SPECIAL INSPECTIONS, CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS
SECTION 1704.2 Special Inspections and tests is hereby amended by deleting exception #2.
CHAPTER 21 – MASONRY
CHAPTER 21 – MASONRY, is amended by adding the following section.
SECTION 2115 – CHIMNEYS, FIREPLACES, BARBECUES, WOOD STOVES, AND OTHER SOLID-FUEL-BURNING APPLIANCES.
2115.1 General. Chimneys, flues, fireplaces, barbecues, wood stoves, and other solid-fuel-burning appliances (and their connections) shall conform to the requirements of this section.
2115.1.1 Installation. On or after December 31, 2001 no person, firm or corporation shall install a fireplace, wood stove or other solid-fuel-burning appliance, and the City shall not approve or issue a permit to install same, unless the fireplace, wood stove or solid-fuel-burning appliance complies with at least one of the following:
1. The fireplace has a permanently installed gas or electric log insert.
2. The fireplace, wood stove, or other solid-fuel-burning appliance has been certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as conforming to 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 60, Subpart AAA, effective July 1, 1990.
3. The fireplace, wood stove, or other solid-fuel-burning appliance has been tested and listed by a nationally recognized testing agency as meeting performance standards equivalent to those adopted by 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 60, Subpart AAA, effective July 1, 1990.
4. The fireplace has a permanently-installed wood stove insert that meets the requirements of subparagraph 2 or 3 above.
2115.1.2 Alterations. On or after December 31, 2001, no person, firm or corporation shall alter or remove a gas or electric log insert or wood stove insert from a fireplace for purposes of converting the fireplace to directly burn wood or other solid fuel, nor shall any person, firm or corporation alter a fireplace, wood stove, or other solid-fuel-burning appliance in any manner that would void its certification or compliance with the requirements of this subsection.
CHAPTER 27 – ELECTRICAL
SECTION 2701 GENERAL
SECTION 2701.1 Scope is hereby amended as follows:
2701.1 Scope. This chapter governs the electrical components, equipment and systems used in buildings and structures covered by this code. Electrical components, equipment and systems shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of 2017 National Electric Code and for emergency power the 2017 NEC or NFPA 110 and 111 whichever is more restrictive.
CHAPTER 29 – PLUMBING SYSTEMS
SECTION 2902.1 – MINIMUM PLUMBING FIXTURES
SECTION 2902.1 Minimum number of fixtures is hereby amended by adding new footnotes to Table 2902.1, to read as follows:
g. Water coolers or bottled-water dispensers may be substituted for drinking fountains in A, B, M, and S occupancies with more than 15 but less than 26 occupants. Such water shall be free of charge to the public.
h. A water cooler or bottled-water dispensers or break room sink with a drinking water faucet may be substituted for drinking fountains in A, B, M, and S occupancies with more than 26 but less than 49 occupants. Such water shall be free of charge to the public.
i. Goose neck faucets on a lavatory or a hose bib located within a restroom may be substituted for the required utility sink in A, B, M, and S occupancies with more than 15 and less than 26 occupants. Hose bibs shall comply with section 608.15.4.2 Hose connections. Must provide a floor drain if using a hose bib.
SECTION 2902.2 Separate facilities is hereby amended to read as follows:
Exceptions:
2. Separate employee facilities shall not be required in occupancies in which 25 or less people are employed.
3. Separate facilities shall not be required in structures or tenant spaces with a total occupant load, including both employees and customers, of 25 or less.
5. Facilities from 25 to 49 occupants are allowed to use multiple unisex restrooms, at least one must meet ADA, or one ADA restroom that meets full family restroom requirement, must have an ANSI A117.1-2009 compliant toilet, urinal, lavatory and baby changing station. One family restroom will meet the requirement for 1 male and 1 female minimum restroom numbers.
CHAPTER 30 – ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
SECTION 3001.2 – Emergency elevator communication systems for the deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(Ord. 4360, 12-16-2003, eff. 2-1-2004; Ord. 4602, 09-11-2007, eff. 10-15-2007; Ord. 4675-0918, 12-09-08, eff. 01-08-09; Ord. 4901-1439, 9-23-2014; Ord. 4929-1467, 4-14-2015; Ord. 2019-1664, 6-11-2019)
3-1-3 PENALTY:
(A) PENALTY – CRIMINAL: Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or the codes adopted pursuant to this chapter may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Section 1-3-1, by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the City judge. Each and every day any such violation continues shall be deemed and considered a separate offense.
(B) PENALTY – CIVIL: Upon conviction, any person who violates any provision of this chapter thereof may be punished as provided in Sections 1-3-1 and 1-3-2 and subject to a civil penalty. Each and every day any such violation continues shall be deemed and considered a separate offense. (Ord. 4160, 10-30-2001, eff. 1-1-2002; amd. Ord. 4389, 4-13-2004; amd. Ord. 4602, 09-11-2007, eff. 10-15-2007; amd. Ord. 4676-0919, 12-09-2008, eff. 01-08-2009; Ord. 4901-1439, 9-23-2014; Ord. 4929-1467, 4-14-2015; Ord. 2019-1664, 6-11-2019)