ARTICLE IV.
INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE
Sec. 8-400. Adopted;
where filed; amendments.
(a) That certain document known as the
"International Existing Building Code, 2003 Edition," which has been
published as a code in book form by the International Code Council, chapters
two through fourteen and appendix chapters A and B, three (3) copies with
amendments of which are on file in the office of the city clerk, and this same
code and appendices are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as
if fully set out in this article.
(b) The provisions of this article, other than
subsections (a) and (b) of this section, are amendments to the International
Existing Building Code as now or hereafter adopted in subsection (a). All sections in this article, other than
subsections (a) and (b) of this section, shall be considered to be both a part
of this code and a part of the International Existing Building Code.
(Ord. No. 2005.89, 12-1-05)
Charter
reference—Adoption
by reference, § 2.14.
State law reference—Adoption by
reference, A.R.S. § 9-801 et seq.
Sec. 202. General definitions.
Section 202 is hereby amended as follows:
EXISTING BUILDING. A building for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued.
(Ord. No. 2005.89, 12-1-05)
Sec. 306. Change of occupancy.
Section 306.1 is hereby amended as follows:
306.1. Scope. Change of occupancy provisions apply where the activity is classified as a change of occupancy as defined in Chapter 2 and where the building has been legally occupied for at least one year.
(Ord. No. 2005.89, 12-1-05)
Sec. 901. General.
Section 901.1 is hereby amended as follows:
901.1. Scope. An addition to a building or structure shall comply with the building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical codes and all other codes and standards for new construction, without requiring the existing building or structure to comply with any requirements of those codes or of these provisions.
EXCEPTION: In flood hazard areas, the existing building is subject to the requirements of Section 903.5.
All additions to existing buildings or structures and all buildings or structures that are expanded by an addition(s) shall be provided with an automatic fire protection system complying with Section 903.3 as applicable.
EXCEPTION: An existing non-sprinklered building or structure and additions to such existing building, provided the occupancy of the existing building is not changed, the addition is the same occupancy, and the total area of all such additions to the building do not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet.
(Ord. No. 2005.89, 12-1-05)
Sec. 1201. General.
Section 1201.2 is hereby amended as follows:
1201.2.
Applicability. Structures
existing prior to
(Ord. No. 2005.89, 12-1-05)
Chapter 14. Referenced Standards.
Chapter 14 Referenced Standards - NFPA is hereby amended as follows:
NFPA National Fire Protection
Agency
1 Batterymarch
Park
Standard Referenced
Referenced in
code
Number Title section
number
NFPA 13R—02 Installation of sprinkler Systems in
Residential Occupancies upto and Including Four Stories in Height 604.2.5
NFPA 70—02 National Electric Code........................................................................................................................... 408.1
NFPA 72—02 National Fire Alarm Code........................................................................................................ 604.2.5,
604.4
NFPA 99—02 Health Care Facilities............................................................................................................................. 408.1
NFPA 101—03 Life Safety Code.................................................................................................................................... 605.2
(Ord. No. 2005.89, 12-1-05)
Secs.
8-401—8-499. Reserved.