Ordinances-2019-458 - Chapter 106 & Chapter 156

AJ102.4.1 Energy efficiency. Replacement windows or doors shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 11. Section AJ102.4.4 of the IRC. Delete Section AJ102.4.4 of the IRC entirely. Section IV. Amendment. Sections 156.17(6)(A)(6), 156.18(4), and 156.19(7), (10), (11), and (19) of Chapter 156 are hereby replaced with the following: CHAPTER 156 HOUSING CODE 156.17 MINIMUM STRUCTURE STANDARDS FOR ALL DWELLINGS. 1. Exits. A. Every structure containing a dwelling unit or dwelling units or structure containing a rooming unit or rooming units or a combination thereof shall comply with the following exit requirements: (6) Basements and floors above the second story shall have not less than two exits, except when such floors or basements are used exclusively for the service of the building. Dwelling units and/or rooming units in a basement may have access to only one common exit when the occupant load served by that exit does not exceed ten. Escape and rescue windows must be supplied for each sleeping room. Such windows shall comply with the International Building Code specification S2. Existing third floor and attic areas less than 500 square feet may be used as habitable rooms if the following conditions are met: (i) one exit fully meets International Building Code requirements to the outside of the building; (ii) the other exit can be an attic fire escape. If access to the attic fire escape is through a window, such window must meet the International Building Code requirements for escape and rescue windows. 156.18 MINIMUM STRUCTURE STANDARDS FOR ALL RENTAL HOUSING. 1. Early Warning Fire Protection System. All dwelling units and rooming units shall be provided with smoke detectors as approved by the Building Official. Smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Dwelling units shall have smoke detectors located on each floor level, including basements. Multi-family and rooming houses shall have smoke detectors in each dwelling unit or rooming unit and in common corridors, stair towers, and stairways constructed prior to 1978. Smoke detectors shall be operable at all times, and when actuated, the detector shall provide an alarm for the dwelling unit or rooming unit. An owner or owner’s agent of a multiple unit residential building, rooming house, duplex, or single-family dwelling shall supply light-emitting smoke detectors, upon request, for a tenant with a hearing impairment. New construction and remodeling shall be in accordance with the International Building Code. 156.19 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS. 1. Exits.