Building and Fire Code Board of AppealsAug. 28, 2024

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TITLE 25. - LAND DEVELOPMENT. CHAPTER 25-12. - TECHNICAL CODES. ARTICLE 10. EXISTING BUILDING CODE ARTICLE 10. EXISTING BUILDING CODE 103 plus subsections (C) § 25-12-231 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE. (A) The International Existing Building Code, 20241 Edition, published by the International Code Council ("20241 International Existing Building Code") is adopted and incorporated by reference into this section with the deletions in Subsection (B) and the amendments in Section 25-12-233 (Local Amendments to the International Existing Building Code). (B) The following provisions of the 20241 International Existing Building Code are deleted. 105.1.1 105.5 106.2.6 111.3 112 The city clerk shall file a copy of the 20241 International Existing Building Code with the official ordinances of the City. Source: Ord. No. 20170928-096, Pt. 2, 1-1-18; Ord. No. 20210603-059, Pt. 2, 9-1-21. § 25-12-232 CITATIONS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE. In the City Code, "Existing Building Code" means the 20241 International Existing Building Code adopted in Section 25-12-231 (International Existing Building Code) as amended by Section 25-12-233 (Local Amendments to the International Existing Building Code). In this article, "this code" means the Existing Building Code. Source: Ord. No. 20170928-096, Pt. 2, 1-1-18; Ord. No. 20210603-059, Pt. 2, 9-1-21. § 25-12-233 LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE. Each provision in this section is a substitute for the identically numbered provision deleted in Section 25-12- 231 (B) (International Existing Building Code) or is an addition to the 20241 International Existing Building Code. SECTION 103 BUILDING OFFICIAL. [A] 103.1 Authority. The building official administers, enforces, and interprets this code. The building official may designate one or more deputy building officials. 105.1.1 Annual permit. Instead of an individual permit for each alteration to an already approved electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing installation, and minor building alterations and repairs, the building official is authorized to issue an annual permit upon application therefor to any person, firm or corporation regularly employing one or more qualified trade persons in the building, structure or on the premises owned or operated by the applicant for the permit. The facility shall maintain records on all work performed under the annual permit in accordance with Section 105.1.2 (Annual Permit Records). 105.1.1.1 Authorized Scope of Work. See Building Criteria Manual, Section 1.1.2 (Building Inspection Processes) for authorized work under the annual permit. Austin, Texas, Land Development Code (Supp. No. 165) Created: 2024-07-01 11:04:36 [EST] Page 1 of 2 105.5 Time Limits. Article 13 (Administration of Technical Codes) of this chapter establishes permit application time limits and requirements applicable to permit expiration and reactivation, including a review fee for expired permits. 106.2.6 Site plan. The construction documents submitted with the application for permit shall be accompanied by a site plan showing to scale the size and location of new construction and existing structures on the site, distances from lot lines, the established street grades and the proposed finished grades and, as applicable, flood hazard areas, floodways, and design flood elevations; and it shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey. In the case of demolition, the site plan shall show construction to be demolished and the location and size of existing structures and construction that are to remain on the site or plot. For a building or structure involving below-grade construction, the site plan shall show the location of proposed earth retention system components allowed under Section 3202.1.4 (Earth Retention System Components) of the Building Code. The building official is authorized to waive or modify the requirement of the site plan when the application for permit is for alteration, repair or change of occupancy when otherwise warranted. 111.3 Authority to Disconnect Service Utilities. The building official shall have the authority to authorize disconnection of utility service to the building, structure or system regulated by this code and the referenced codes and standards in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property, where one or more circumstances listed in Section 15-9-101(A)(2) (Basis for Termination of Service) exist, or where such utility connection has been made without the approval required by Section 112.1 or 112.2. The building official shall provide notice in accordance with Section 15-9-106 (Notice of Service Disconnection) of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action. If not notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or the owner's authorized agent or occupant of the building, structure or service system shall be notified in writing, as soon as practical thereafter in accordance with Section 15-9-106 (Notice of Service Disconnection). SECTION 112 BUILDING AND FIRE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS. The Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals shall comply with Chapter 2-1 (Boards and Commissions). Source: Ord. No. 20170928-096, Pt. 2 , 1-1-18; Ord. No. 20210603-059, Pt. 2, 9-1-21. (Supp. No. 165) Created: 2024-07-01 11:04:36 [EST] Page 2 of 2