Chapter 9.10
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

Sections:

9.10.010    Adopted standards.

9.10.020    Electrical disturbances.

9.10.030    Under-slab rock.

9.10.040    Finished foundations.

9.10.050    Repealed.

9.10.060    Toilet facilities for workers.

9.10.010 Adopted standards.

All persons building within the corporate limits of Syracuse City shall adhere to the construction standards as adopted in SCC Title 8, Subdivisions; SCC Title 10, Land Use; Chapter 9.15 SCC; and standards outlined in this chapter. [Amended 1997; Code 1971 § 9-2-1.]

9.10.020 Electrical disturbances.

Electrical installations, equipment, or other facilities which create electrical disturbances that cause interference with normal radio or television reception beyond the immediate vicinity of such electrical installations are hereby declared to be a nuisance. The owners or operators thereof shall so install and maintain such installations as to avoid or eliminate such interference. The Building Official shall be authorized to withdraw approval of any such electrical installations causing disturbances as stated above. [Amended 1997; Code 1971 § 9-2-2.]

9.10.030 Under-slab rock.

In all occupancies a minimum of four inches of one inch or smaller rock will be required under all basement floors unless otherwise permitted by the Building Official or other designated officers. [Amended 1997; Code 1971 § 9-2-3.]

9.10.040 Finished foundations.

All group R occupancies, as defined by the International Building Code as adopted by the State of Utah, having six inches or more of exposed foundation above finished grade shall be finished plaster or have a finished surface no less than that obtained by the use of plaster. Examples of such finishes include, but are not limited to, decorative finishes using molded forms, aggregate, troweled concrete, etc. [Amended 1997; Code 1971 § 9-2-4.]

9.10.050 Culinary water service.

Repealed by Ord. 06-12. [Amended 1997; Code 1971 § 9-2-5.]

9.10.060 Toilet facilities for workers.

Toilet facilities shall be provided as outlined in the International Plumbing Code for construction workers, and such facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. Construction worker toilet facilities of the nonsewer type shall conform to ANSI Z4.3, which requirements are summarized in the table below:

Minimum Number of Toilet Facilities

Number of Employees

(If serviced once per week)

1 – 10

1

11 – 20

2

More than 20

1 additional facility for each 10 additional employees

Number of Employees

(If serviced more than once per week)

1 – 15

1

16 – 35

2

More than 35

1 additional facility for each 20 additional employees

“Servicing” refers to the emptying of waste and the cleaning of the toilet facility. A camp equipped with flush toilets shall meet the standard for “minimum number of toilet facilities if serviced more than once per week.”

[Ord. 04-09; Code 1971 § 9-2-6.]