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Title 15
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Chapters:
15.01 Model Technical Codes and Administrative Rules
15.04 Building Code
15.05 Family Dwelling Code
15.07 Housing Code
15.08 Electrical Code
15.12 Mechanical Code
15.14 Energy Code
15.16 Plumbing Code
15.20 Building Moving Code
15.24 Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code
15.28 Demolition Code
15.30 Building Conservation
15.32 Sign Code
15.36 Fire Code
15.37 Fire Code Board of Appeals
15.40 Fire Zones
15.44 Excavations
15.48 Overhead Electrical Lines
15.52 Trailer Camps and Auto Courts
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Chapter 15.01
MODEL TECHNICAL CODES AND
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Sections:
15.01.010
Adoption of the model technical
codes and administrative rules.
Violation-Penalty.
15.01.020
15.01.010 Adoption ofthe model technical
codes and administrative rules.
A. The current editions of the following model
listed technical codes and all accompanying appen-
dices, amendments and modifications adopted or
required to be adopted by the Building Codes Bu.
reau, Montana Department of Commerce (or its
successor), as set out in the Administrative Rules of
Montana, as amended from time to time by the
Building Codes Bureau, are adopted by reference and
incorporated in this title as if set forth in full, except
for any exceptions noted in this chapter or any
regulations not applicable to local government
jurisdictions:
1. The CABO One and Two Family Dwelling
Code published by the Council of American Building
Officials;
2. The Model Energy Code published by the
Council of American Building Officials;
3. The National Electrical Code published by the
National Fire Protection Association;
4. The Uniform Building Code and the Uniform
Building Code Standards published by the Interna-
tional Conference of Building Officials, applicable to
all buildings unless exempted by Section 106.2 ofthe
Uniform Building Code;
S. The Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings published by the International
Conference of Building Officials;
6. The Uniform Code for Building Conservation
published by the International Conference of Build-
ing Officials;
7. The Uniform Housing Code published by the
International Conference of Building Officials;
15.01.010-15.01.020
8. The Part II of the Uniform Federal Accessi-
bility Standards published by the General Services
Administration, Washington, D.C.;
9. The Uniform Mechanical Code published by
the International Conference of Building Officials;
Gas piping systems installed in accordance with the
Uniform Mechanical Code shall include water
heaters and boilers installed per the Uniform
Plumbing Code.
10. The Uniform Plumbing Code published by the
International Association of Plumbing and Me-
chanical Officials.
B. One copy of each code shall be kept on file in
the office of the clerk of commission of the city, 4 I I
East Main Street, Bozeman, Montana and one copy
shall be kept on file in the offices of the building and
planning office of the city.
C. Any amendments adopted by the Building
Codes Bureau which apply to local government
jurisdictions including the adoption of the latest
editions of the model technical codes or applicable
Administrative Rules of Montana, shall become
effective in the city ninety days after the date the
bureau notifies the city of the amendments.
D. A copy ofthe amendment notification will be
kept in the office of the clerk of commission.
E. The Model Technical Codes and Administra-
tive Rules of Montana as adopted above, and the
other provisions of Title 15 are applicable within the
city and within its extraterritorial building juris-
diction. (Ord. 1528 S 1,2000: Ord. 1389 S 1, 1994)
15.01.020 Violation-Penalty.
Violation of the Model Technical Codes or Ad-
ministrative Rules of Montana, as adopted in Sec-
tion 15.01.010, or violation of any other provision
ofthis title is a misdemeanor. Any person
convicted of a violation shall be subject to the
penalties of Section 1.16.010. Each day that the
violation continues is a separate offense, and shall
be punished accordingly. (Ord. 1389 S 2,1994)
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Chapter 15.04
BUILDING CODE
Sections:
15.04.010
Uniform BUilding Code and the
Uniform Building Code
Standards.
15.04.010 Unifonn Building Code and the
Uniform Building Code Standards.
The Uniform Building Code, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials, and
the Uniform Building Code Standards, published by
the International Conference of Building Officials,
regulates the erection, construction, enlargement,
alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition,
conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area
and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures in
the jurisdiction of the city; and provides for the
issuance of penn its and collection of fees therefor.
(Ord. 1528 ~2, 2000: Ord. 1389 ~ 3, 1994: Ord. 1348
~ 1, 1992: Ord. 1285 ~ 1, 1989)
Chapter 15.05
FAMILY DWELLING CODE
Sections:
15.05.010
CABO One and Two Family
Dwelling Code.
15.05.010 CABO One and Two Family
Dwelling Code.
The CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code
regulates minimum standards and requirements for
the construction, prefabrication, alteration, repair,
use, occupancy and maintenance of detached one-
family and two~family dwellings not more than three
stories in height and their accessory structures. (Ord.
1389 ~ 4, 1994: Ord. 1290 ~ 1, 1989)
(Bozeman 11-01)
Sections:
15.07.010
Chapter 15.07
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HOUSING CODE
Uniform Housing Code.
15.07.010 Uniform Housing Code.
The Uniform Housing Code as published by the
International Conference of Building Officials regu-
lates the use and occupancy, location and mainte-
nance of all residential buildings and structures. (Ord.
1389 ~ 6, 1994: Ord. 1287 S 1, 1989)
Sections:
15.08.010
15.08.020
15.08.030
15.08.040
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Chapter 15.08
ELECTRICAL CODE
National Electrical Code.
Municipality and city defined.
Electrical inspector defined.
Permit-Required.
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15.08.050
15.08.060
15.08.070
15.08.080
15.08.090
15.08.120
15.08.130
15.08.140
15.08.150
15.08.160
15.08.170
15.08.180
15.08.190
Permit-Fee schedule-Period
of validity.
Permit-Plans required with
application.
Contractor's bond
requirements.
Wiring-Home owner rights
and restrictions.
Wiring-8ign company
restrictions.
Right of entry for inspection.
Discontinuance of service-
Conditions-Electrical
inspector authority.
Inspection requirements for
completed work.
Reinspection and correction of
installations.
Approval-Conformity with
specifications required.
Condemnation of instaUation-
Petition for review.
Connections unlawful until
wiring approved.
Liability limitations.
15.08.010 National Electrical Code.
The National Electrical Code, published by the
National Fire Protection Association, serves as mini-
mum electrical installation, repair and maintenance
standards and requirements. (Ord. 1389 ~ 7, 1994:
Ord. 1286 ~ 1, 1989; Ord. 1259 ~ 1, 1988: Ord.
1167 (part), 1984: Ord. 1084 ~ 1, 1981)
15.08.020 Municipality and city defined.
Whenever the words "municipality" or "city" are
used in the code adopted by this chapter, they shall
mean the city of Bozeman. (Ord. 1084 ~ 2, 1981)
15.08.030 Electrical inspector defined.
The office of the electrical inspector shall be
made a part of the department of public safety and
the electrical inspector shall be appointed by the city
manager. Whenever the term "electrical inspector"
15.08.010-15.08.030
is used in the code adopted by this chapter, it shall
be construed to mean
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the electrical inspector or his authorized repre-
sentative. (Ord. 1 084 ~ 3, 1981)
15.08.040 Permit-Required.
No alteration shall be made in the existing
wiring of any building, nor shall any building
be wired for the placing of any electrical cur-
rent, nor shall any alterations be made in the
wiring in any building after inspection, with-
out first notifying the electrical inspector and
securing a permit therefor. Where work for
which a permit is required by this chapter is
started or proceeded with prior to obtaining
said permits, the fees specified shall be doubled,
but the payment of such fee shall not relieve
any person from fully complying with the
requirements of this chapter in the execution
of the work, nor from the other penalties pre-
scribed in this chapter. (Ord. 1084 9 4 (a),
1981 )
15.08.050 Permit-Fee schedule-Period of
validity.
A. At the time the application for a permit
is made, the applicant shall pay to the electrical
inspector the following fees:
Type of Installation
Permit Fee
I. Single-family dwellings (includes
garage wired at the same time as
the house)
100 to 200 amp service
201 to 300 amp service
30 I or more amp service
2. Private property accessory buildings
(garages, barns, sheds, etc.)
Up to a 200 amp panel
201 to 300 amp panel
301 or more amp panel
3. Residential temporary construction
service: no separate fee; it is included
in the above fees for the service of
panel which must be paid prior to
the wiring of a building or setting of
a construction pole.
$ 43.00
66.00
83.00
$ 20.00
50.00
66.00
15.08.040-15.08.050
Type of Installation
(Continued)
4. Interior rewire only, or new addition
to a home
S. Change of service
6. Mobile home installation: in a court
or park
other than a court or park
7. Modular homes: no basement or
garage
with a basement and/or garage
8. Multifamily dwellings (duplex
through twelve units)
Permit Fee
$ 23.00
14.00
14.00
20.00
$20.00
33.00
15.00 per
dwelling unit
Note: For buildings containing more than
twelve units, use the commercial
schedule that follows.
9. Mobile home courts and/or rec-
reational vehicle parks (new,
rewire, or addition): first three
spaces
$ 7.00 per
space
additional spaces over three
spaces
2.50 per
space
10. New service (livestock well, ir-
rigation well, etc.)
11. Irrigation pumps or machines, per
unit (one pump and/or one pivot)
12. Hot tubs and spas
13. All other installations-Commercial,
industrial, institutional, or for public
use. (Fees listed in this section shall
apply to any and all electrical instal-
lations not mentioned elsewhere in
this schedule. The wiring cost shall
be the cost to the owner of all labor
charges and all wiring materials and
equipment installed as part of the
wiring system. The value of factory-
installed wiring, switches and controls,
or equipment, shall be included in
wiring costs. Value of motors and
appliances need not be included.)
20.00
16.50
10.00
$] to $1,000
$20.00
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15.08.060-15.08.080
Type of Installation Permit Fee
(Continued)
$1,000 to $1 0.000 ~ $20 for
the first $1,000 plus $8.50 for each
additional $1,000 or fraction
thereof to and including $10,000
$10,000 $ 96.50
$10,000 to $50,000 - $96.50 for
the first $10,000 plus $3.50 per
thousand for each additional $1.000
or fraction thereof to and including
$50,000
$50,000 236.50
$50,000 and up - $236.50 for
the first $50,000 plus $1.50 per
thousand for each additional thousand
or fraction thereof
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
311.50
461. 5 0
611.50
14. Temporary construction service (for
commercial, industrial, institutionaL
of public-use jobs only) 20.00
Note: This additional $20.00 fee is reo
quired in addition to the above
job cost inspection fees only if
a temporary service will be used,
and is to be paid at the same
time as the regular job cost per-
mit fee before construction begins.
B. Electrical permits on which the fees are
under one hundred dollars are valid for a period
of one year from the date of issuance. (Ord.
1167 (part), 1984: Ord. 1084 ~ 4(b), 1981)
15,08.060 Permit-Plans required with
application.
Accompanying the application for permit,
there shall be filed with the inspector plans of
(Bozeman 10-89)
the work to be undertaken on all nonresidential
construction and, if deemed necessary by the
electrical inspector, plans may be required for
residence-type work. The abovementioned plans
shall show the character and precise location
of the premises. The permit shall not be held
to allow cutting of any structural features of
any buildings. The permit shall cover the work
set forth in the plans only, and if additional
work is to be undertaken, a new permit to
cover such additional work shall be secured
in the usual manner. (Ord. I 084 ~ 4 (c), 1981)
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15.08.070 Contractor's bond requirements.
A. No person, firm or corporation shall
engage in installing, repairing, or altering elec.
trical wiring or conductors within the corporate
limits of the city for the purpose of transmitting
electrical energy for light, heat or power, ex-
cluding any public electric utility, without
first filing a five-thousand-dollar bond and con-
ditioned that he or they will in good faith
perform all of the things required by the ordi-
nances of the city, and that if any injury to any
person or damage to any property results by
reason of his or their failure or neglect to con-
form with any ordinance relating to the instal-
lation of electric wiring and equipment, he or
they shall save harmless and indemnify such
person injured or the owner of such property
damaged. Said bond shall be filed in the office
of the building official for approval. (Ord. 1084
~ 7 (part), 1981)
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15.08.080 Wiring-Home owner rights and
restrictions.
If an owner desires to do wiring in his own
home (single-family residence), he may do so
without a license, but he must first obtain a
permit required by this chapter; provided,
however, the electrical inspector may refuse to
issue a permit to any person who, in his esti-
mation, is not competent to install the electrical
work in accordance with the regulations of this
chapter. (Ord. I 084 ~ 7 (part), 1981)
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15.08.090 Wiring-Sign company
restrictions.
Sign companies shall be permitted to do wiring
in signs and outline lighting on the secondary side
of the transformers only. (Ord. 1084 ~ 7 (part),
1981 )
15.08.120 Right of entry for inspection.
The electrical inspector and assistants shall carry
proper credentials of their respective offices, upon
exhibition of which they shall have the right of
entry, during usual business hours, to inspect any
and all building and premises in the performance of
their duties. However, should the owner or occupant
disapprove entry, the inspector shall produce a
search warrant signed by the proper authority. (Ord.
1084 ~ 5(a), 1981)
15.08.130 Discontinuance of service-
Conditions-Electrical inspector
authority.
The electrical inspector shall have supervision
over all wires, materials, apparatus and fittings used
for the transmission, distribution or consumption of
electrical current for light, heat or power, or for any
other purposes, whether new or old; and whenever
any such wires, materials, apparatus or appurtenanc-
es are, or may become, dangerous to life or prop-
erty, or liable to cause fire, accident or injury, he is
empowered to order the owner, agent or user to
remove or repair such within forty-eight hours after
receipt of the notice. In case the order is not com-
plied with, the electrical inspector shall order the
current to be disconnected, from the installation or
the part of it which is considered hazardous, and all
owners, agents, users, light and power companies
and others shall not have the current or circuit con-
nected again until the electrical inspector has given
a written permit to do so. All firms, corporations or
individuals, whether operating under a regular fran-
chise granted by the city or not, shall, upon written
notice from the electrical inspector, disconnect from
any building the service on any circuit as designated
by the notice, and shall not reconnect the building
15.08.090-15.08.150
service or circuit, except upon written notice from
the electrical inspector. (Ord. 1084 ~ 5(b), 1981)
15.08.140 Inspection requirements for
completed work.
Upon the completion of the wiring or alterations
or additions to the wiring of any building, it shall
be the duty of the person, firm or corporation in-
stalling the same to notify the electrical inspector,
who shall inspect the installation within twenty-four
hours of the time such notice is given, Sundays and
holidays excepted, and if it is found to be fully in
compliance with this chapter and does not constitute
a hazard to life and property he will authorize con-
nection to the electrical service and the turning on
of the current; provided however, that the inspector
may give temporary permission to furnish electric
current to or the use of the electric current, through
any wires, or other equipment for a length of time
not exceeding thirty days, if it appears that such
wires, etc., may be used safely and that there exists
an urgent necessity for such use and special permis-
sion. All wires that are to be hidden from view shall
be inspected before concealment and any person,
finn or corporation installing such wires shall notify
the electrical inspector, giving him twenty-four
hours in which to make the required inspection
before such wires are concealed; provided, that on
large installations where concealment of parts of the
wiring proceeds continuously, the person, firm or
corporation installing the wiring shall give the elec-
trical inspector due notice and inspection shall be
made periodically during the progress of the work.
(Ord. 1084 ~ 5(c), 1981)
15.08.150 Reinspection and correction of
installations.
When considered advisable by the electrical in-
spector or upon request by the fire chief, light and
power company or the owner or tenant of any build-
ing, the electrical inspector shall make a thorough
reinspection of the installation in any buildings of
all electric wiring, electrical devices and electrical
material now installed or that may hereafter be
installed within the city. When the installation of
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any such wiring, devices or materials is found to be
in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the person, firm
or corporation owning, using or operating the same
shall be notified and shall make the necessary re-
pairs or changes required to place such wiring,
devices and materials in a safe condition and have
such work completed within four days, or any lon-
ger period specified by the electrical inspector in
said notice. The electrical inspector is empowered
to order the discontinuance of electrical service to
such wiring, devices or materials so found to be
defectively installed until the installation of such
wiring, devices and material has been made safe as
directed by the electrical inspector. (Ord. 1084 ~ 5
(d), 1981)
15.08.160 Approval-Conformity with
specifications required.
No inspection shall be approved unless the elec-
trical light, power and heating installations are in
strict conformity with the provisions of this chapter,
the statutes of the state of Montana, and the Nation-
al Electrical Code as adopted in this chapter. (Ord.
1084 ~ 5(e), 1981)
15.08.170 Condemnation of installation-
Petition for review.
When the electrical inspector condemns all or
part of any electrical installation, the owner may,
within five days after receiving written notice from
the electrical inspector, file a petition in writing for
review of said action of the electrical inspector with
the city clerk, who shall refer the petition to a board
of three competent parties to be appointed by the
mayor, with the approval of the city commission,
upon receipt of which the board shall at once
proceed to determine whether said electrical installa-
tion complies with this chapter, and within three
days shall make a decision in accordance with its
findings, which shall be returned to the city clerk
for action. (Ord. 1084 ~ 5(f), 1981)
15.08.180 Connections unlawful until wiring
approved.
It is unlawful for any electric utility to make any
(Bozeman 6-96)
electrical connections to any building or premises
until the wiring has been approved by the electrical
inspector; provided, however, special permission
may be given to him to make a temporary connec-
tion and use portions of the wiring in a building
during construction, if it appears that this can be
safely done and there exists an urgent necessity for
such use and for such special permission. (Ord.
1084 ~ 6, 1981)
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15.08.190 Liability limitations.
This chapter shall not be construed to relieve
from, or lessen the responsibility or liability of any
party owning, operating, controlling or installing any
electric wiring, electric devices or electrical material
for damages to persons or property caused by any
defect therein, nor shall the city or the inspector be
held as assuming any such liability by reason of the
inspection authorized in this chapter, or certificate
of inspection issued as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 1084 ~ 10, 1981)
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MECHANICAL CODE
Sections:
15.12.010
15.12.020
15.12.030
Uniform Mechanical Code.
Mechanical permit fees.
Amendments and additions to
the Uniform Mechanical Code.
15.12.010 Uniform Mechanical Code.
The Uniform Mechanical Code, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials, es-
tablishes and provides minimum standards to safe-
guard life and control the design, construction, in-
stallation, quality of materials, location, operation
and maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling,
refrigeration systems, incinerators and other miscel-
laneous heat-producing appliances in the city and its
jurisdictional area; provides for issuance of permits
and collection of fees therefor; and provides addi-
tional or alternate penalties for violation of such
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code. (Ord. 1389 ~ 8, 1994: Ord. 1350 ~ 1, 1992:
Ord. 1288 ~ I, 1989: Ord. 1204 ~ 1 (part), 1986)
15.12.020 Mechanical permit fees.
The fee schedule at Table No. 3-A of the Uniform
Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:
Table No. 3-A
MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES
Cost of Mechanical
System
Mechanical Permit Fee
0----$1,000
$20
$1,001-$10,000
$20 for the first $1,000 plus
$5 for each additional
$1,000 or fraction thereof,
to and including $10,000
$10,001~$50,000
$65 for first $10,000 plus $4
for each additional $1,000 or
fraction thereof, to and
including $50,000
$50,001
$225 for first $50,000 plus
$2 for each additional
$1,000 or fraction thereof to
and including $100,000
$100,000
$325 for first $100,000 plus
$0.50 for each additional
$1,000 or fraction thereof, to
and including $1,000,000
$1,000,000
$775 for first $1,000,000
plus $0.25 for each addi-
tional $1,000 or fraction
thereof
Note: The mechanical cost shall be the cost to the
owner of all labor charges and all mechanical mate-
rials and equipment installed as part of the mechani-
cal system. The cost of the plumbing system, which
15.12.020-15.12.030
is covered by the Uniform Plumbing Code, is not to
be included.
(Ord. 1204 ~ 1 (part), 1986)
15.12.030 Amendments and additions to the
Uniform Mechanical Code.
The following is added to the most current adopted
Uniform Mechanical Code Section 504(f):
(d) LPG Appliances may be installed in single
family dwellings not withstanding the prohibi-
tion on the installation of such appliances by the
UMC and the UPC provided:
(i) All LPG piping is pressure tested to insure
it is gas tight and not installed in concealed loca-
tions. Concealed LPG piping means piping and
fittings which, when in place in the finished
buildings, would require removal of permanent
construction to gain access to the piping. Piping
may be installed in an attic, under floor area,
including basement or crawl space, provided this
area is adequately ventilated from at least two
exposed sides of the building. Each ventilation
opening shall be a minimum 006 square inches.
(ii) The appliance is vented-type, approved by
a nationally recognized testing organization, and
installed in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations.
(iii) Automatically controlled LPG appliances
shall be of the complete shut off type. Complete
(100%) shut off means the gas to both the pilot
light and the main gas burner(s) will shut off in
the event of pilot outage.
(iv) A readily accessible and identified shut
off valve controlling the flow of gas to the entire
gas piping system shall be installed near the
point of connection to the service piping supply
connection of the LPG tank. The container
service valve may be used for this purpose.
(v) The installer shall promptly report any
accident/incident where LPG may have been a
factor, or could become a contributing factor, to
the building codes bureau by phone. If death or
serious personal injury occurs or if property
damage in excess of $500.00 results from any
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such accident/incident, a written report shall be
prepared by the installer and presented to the
bureau within 15 days of the accident/incident.
(vi) An LPG detection/shut-off valve system
shall be installed that sounds an alarm and shuts
off the main gas supply in the event of the detec-
tion of LPG. The valve shall be solenoid type
shut-off valve, held open when powered, and
shall be located outside the building foundation.
(Ord. 1350 9 2, 1992)
Chapter 15.14
ENERGY CODE
Sections:
15.14.010
Model Energy Code.
15.14.010 Model Energy Code.
The Model Energy Code, published by the Council
of American Building Officials, establishes minimum
requirements for the design of new buildings and
structures, and additions to existing buildings;
regulating their exterior envelopes and selection of
their heating, ventilation, air conditioning, service
water heating, electrical distribution and illuminating
systems and equipment for effective use of energy.
(Ord. 1389 ~ 9, 1994: Ord. 13049 1, 1990)
Chapter 15.16
PLUMBING CODE
Sections:
15.16.010
15.16.015
15.16.020
15.16.030
Uniform Plumbing Code.
Supplemental documents.
Additions.
Schedule of fees amended-
Plumbing permit fees.
(Bozeman 11-0 I)
15.16.010 Uniform Plumbing Code.
The Uniform Plumbing Code, as published by the
International Association of Plumbing and Mechani-
cal Officials, regulates plumbing and drainage
systems. (Ord. 152894,2000: Ord. 1389910,1994:
Ord. 1351 9 1, 1992: Ord. 12899 1, 1989)
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15.16.015 Supplemental documents.
To supplement the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1985
Edition, as modified by the state, the city adopts and
incorporates by reference into the Bozeman Munici-
pal Code the amendments as set forth in the Admin-
istrative Rules of Montana at Section 8.70.301 et seq.
which are incorporated by reference into the
Bozeman Municipal Code. (Ord. 1260 ~ 1, 1988)
15.16.020 Additions.
The following paragraph shall be added to the
Uniform Plumbing Code.
Add Section 20.16 to PART I-Administration of
the Uniform Plumbing Code as follows:
20.16 CONNECTIONS TO SEWER AND
WATER MAINS: The City of Bozeman shall
make all service connections ( doing all necessary
work and furnishing necessary materials) from
the sewer and water mains to the property line;
charges for such work shall be paid by the prop-
erty owner or his agent and accompany the appli-
cation for service connections. Water services,
from property line to and including the water
meter, shall be installed by the City Water De-
partment upon proper application by the owner
or his agent and receipt of a deposit based upon
the estimated cost; provided, that any excess over
the actual costs shall be refunded to the applicant
upon completion of the work. Should the actual
cost be more than the estimated deposit the own-
er or his agent shall pay the additional fee.
(Ord. 1289 ~ 2, 1989: Ord. 1203 92, 1986)
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15.16.030 Schedule of fees amended-
Plumbing permit fees.
The schedule of fees in the Uniform Plumbing
Code is amended to read as follows:
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PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
Fee
For issuing each permit ......... $15.00*
For each plumbing fixture, or set of
fixtures on one trap including water,
drainage, piping and backflow
protection thereof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
For each building sewer and each
trailer park sewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.00
For each water heater and vent ...... 6.00
For each gas piping system:
One to four outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
Five or more, per outlet ........ 2.00
For installation, alteration or
repair of water piping and/or
water treatment equipment ......... 6.00
Building storm drains and/or
rain water leaders per each
6.00
For repair or alteration of
drainage or vent piping . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
For each lawn sprinkler system and/or
fire protection system, including
backflow devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
For each mobile home inspection
including gas lines, venting
and appliances, including issuance
of permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22.50
* except for replacement of water heaters
(Ord. 1351 ~ 2, 1992: Ord. 1289 ~ 3 (part), 1989:
Ord. 1203 ~ 3, 1986)
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Sections:
15.20.010
15.20.020
15.20.030
15.20.040
15.20.050
15.20.060
15.20.070
15.20.080
15.20.090
15.20.100
15.20.110
15.20.120
15.20.130
15.20.140
15.20.010-15.20.020
Chapter 15.20
BUILDING MOVING CODE
Title for citation.
Purpose of chapter
provisions-Certain buildings
exempt.
Definitions and interpretation
of language.
Enforcement-Building official
authority.
House mover-License
required.
House mover-Bond or cash
deposit required.
Moving permit-Required.
Moving permit-Application.
Moving permit-Contents.
Moving permit-Issuance
authorized when.
Moving permit-Fee schedule.
Moving permit-Issuance
restrictions and moving
conditions.
Responsibilities of permit
holders.
Moving permit-Revocation
conditions.
(Bozeman 6-96)
15.20.010 Title for citation.
This chapter shall be known as the "moving
code," may be cited as such, and will be referred to
herein as "this code." (Prior code ~ 9.20.010)
15.20.020 Purpose of chapter provisions-
Certain buildings exempt.
A. The purpose of this code is to provide mini-
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and public welfare by regulating and controlling the
moving or relocating of buildings and structures
over, along or across highways, streets and alleys in
the city.
B. Exception. Building or structures less than
two hundred fifty cubic feet in size shall be exempt
from the provisions of this code. (Prior code ~
9.20.020)
15.20.030 Definitions and interpretation of
language.
A. For the purpose of this code, certain abbrevia-
tions, tenns, phrases, words and their derivations
shall be construed as specified in this section.
Words used in the singular include the plural, and
the plural the singular. Words used in the masculine
gender include the feminine, and the feminine the
masculine.
B. "Building official" means the officer or other
person charged by the director of public safety with
the administration and enforcement of this code, or
his duly authorized deputy.
C. "Municipality" or "city." Wherever used in
the code adopted in this chapter, "municipality" or
"city" means the city of Bozeman. (prior code ~~
9.20.040,9.20.050,9.20.060)
15.20.040 Enforcement-Building official
authority.
The building official is authorized and directed
to enforce all the provisions of this code. (Prior
code ~ 9.20.030(a))
15.20.050 House mover-License required.
Any person, finn or corporation who engages in
the business of moving or relocating buildings or
structures within, without or into the corporate city
limits shall first obtain a house mover's license in
accordance with Chapter 5.04. This license is not
transferable or assignable to other persons, finns or
corporations. (prior code ~ 9.20.030(b))
15.20.030-15.20.060
15.20.060 House mover-Bond or cash
deposit required.
A. Bond. An applicant for a house mover's
license shall file with the city a bond of two thou-
sand dollars, conditioned that he will in good faith
perfonn all work required by this code and other
applicable city codes, and indemnify, save and hold
the city hannless
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from any and all claims, demands, actions and
damages which may arise on account of injuries
to persons or properties caused by or related
to the work authorized to be done pursuant
to this code. This bond must be filed with the
clerk of the city commission and must be ap-
proved by the city attorney and the city com-
mission.
B. Cash Deposit in Lieu of Bond. Any per-
son filing an application hereunder may, in
lieu of the bond required above, file with
the building official a cash deposit in the sum
of twenty times the permit fee as an indem-
nity for any damage which the city may sus-
tain by reason of damage or "injury to any
highway, street, or alley, sidewalk, fire hydrant
or other property of the city, which may be
caused by or be incidental to the removal of
any building over, along or across any street
in the city and to indemnify the city against
any claim of damages to persons or private
property, and to satisfy any claims by private
individuals arising out of, caused by or inci-
dental to the moving of any building over,
along or across any street in the city. In no
case need the cash deposit herein required
be more than two thousand dollars. (Prior
code @ 9.20.030 (c))
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15.20.070 Moving pennit- Required.
No building or structure shall be moved,
removed or relocated within, without or into
the city without first ,having obtained a moving
permit from the building official. (Prior code
@ 9.20.070)
.
15.20.080 Moving permit-Application.
A. Any person, firm or corporation seeking
issuance of a permit under this chapter shall
file an application for such permit with the
building official.
B. All applications for moving, removing
or relocating of any buildings or structures in
the city shall be made to the building official
in writing upon forms furnished by the building
department, and shall set forth the following
information:
15.20.070-15.20.110
1. Address of present location;
2. Address of new location;
3. Type of construction (frame, masonry,
masonry veneer, etc.);
4. Length, width and height of building or
structure;
5. Specific route over which the building or
structure is to be moved;
6. . Type of occupancy (dwelling, garage,
office, etc.) for both old and new location;
7. Proposed moving date and time of day;
8. Any additional information which the
building official finds necessary to make a fair
determination of whether a permit should be
issued. (Prior code @ 9.20.080)
15.20.090 Moving permit-Contents.
The permit required by this chapter shall
state the name of the person authorized to move
the structure, shall describe the location from
which and the location to which the structure
is to be moved, and the route to be followed.
(Prior code @ 9.20.090)
15.20.100 Moving permit-Issuance authorized
when.
If the applicant for a permit under this chap-
ter is qualified and has the license and bond
required elsewhere in this code and, in the
judgment of the building official, the building
or structure can be moved as contemplated, the
building official shall issue a permit for the
moving, except as provided in Section
15.20.120. (Prior code @ 9.20.100)
15.20.110 Moving permit-Fee schedule.
A. The base fee for a moving permit shall be
as follows:
Volume Fee
250 cubic feet to 1,500 cubic feet. . . . . $ 5.00
1,501 cubic feet to 5,000 cubic feet.. .. 10.00
5,000 cubic feet to 10,000 cubic feet. . . . 20.00
10,001 cubic feet to 15,000 cubic feet. . . 30.00
15,00 I cubic feet to 20,000 cubic feet. . . 50.00
over 20,000 cubic feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
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15.20.120-15.20.130
Note: In the event a building is to be moved
as two or more units, the fee shall be
based upon a combination of the above
rates.
B. The above base fee shall be modified in
accordance with the following:
1. If the moving distance is one-quarter mile
or less, the fee shall be twenty-five percent of
the base as determined above;
2. If the moving distance if over one-quarter
mile but not more than one~half mile, the fee
shall be fifty percent of the base as determined
above;
3. If the moving distance is over one-half
mile but not more than three-quarters of a mile,
the fee shall be seventy-five percent of the base
as determined above;
4. If the moving distance is more than three-
quarters of a mile, the fee shall be one hundred
percent of the base as determined above.
C. If the building or structure to be relocated
presently lies outside the city limits, the appli-
cant shall pay a mileage fee of ten cents per mile
for each mile acutally and necessarily traveled
by the building official to make such inspection.
Such fee shall be paid in advance, and shall be
in addition to all other fees required by the
chapter. (Prior code ~ 9.20.110)
15.20.120 Moving permit-Issuance
restrictions and moving conditions.
The following restrictions and conditions
shall be observed before the issuance of a
permit as required by this chapter:
A. No permit shall be issued to any person,
firm or corporation to move or relocate any
building or structure upon another building
site unless such use, building or proposed con-
version thereof conforms to Title 18 (zoning),
Chapter 15.04 (the building code), and all other
pertinent portions of the municipal code.
B. No permit shall be issued to any person,
firm or corporation to move, remove or locate
any building or structure which is so constructed
or in such condition as to be dangerous or
unsafe, or which is infested with pests or is
unsanitary, or which, if it is a dwelling or
habitation, is unfit for human habitation, or
which is so dilapidated, defective or in such a
condition of deterioration or disr.epair that its
relocation at the proposed site would create
a safety or health hazard, or would cause sub-
stantial damage or material detriment to the
property in the immediate vicinity of the pro-
posed site.
C. Every such application shall be accom-
panied by the written consent of the chiefs of
the fire and police departments, who shall be
notified on the route to be taken and when the
removal or relocation shall be made.
D. The building official shall specify in the
permit the route to be taken in the moving of
a building, such means to be used to prevent
the street pavement from being subjected to
abnormal stresses as may be deemed necessary
by the city engineer, and the limit of time which
such building or structure shall be upon the
streets or alleys.
E. No circuit or box of the city fire alarm
shall be disturbed in any manner except with
the permission of the chief of the fire depart-
ment.
F. No building or structure which is being
moved upon or over any street, alley or property
of the city shall be occupied as living quarters
while such building or structure is in transit.
G. No permit as required by this chapter
shall be issued unless the applicant shows that
he has adequate machinery, appliances and
equipment to safely complete the proposed
moving. (Prior code ~ 9.20.120)
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15.20.130 Responsibilities of permit holders.
Every permittee under this chapter shall:
A. Move a building only over streets desig-
nated for such use in the written permit;
B. Notify the building official in writing of
a desired change in moving date and hpurs
as proposed in the application;
C. Notify the building official in writing of
any and all damage done to property belonging
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age or injury has occurred;
D. Cause warning lights to be displayed during
the hours of darkness on every side of the building,
while standing on a street, in such manner as to
warn the public of the obstruction, and shall at all
times erect and maintain barricades across the streets
in such manner as to protect the public from damage
or injury by reason of the moving or removal of the
building;
E. Remove the building from the city streets
after four days of such occupancy, unless an exten-
sion is granted by the director of public safety;
F. Remove all rubbish and materials and fill all
excavations to existing grade at the original building
site so that the premises are left in a safe and sani-
tary condition;
G. Properly disconnect all utilities, plug the
sanitary sewer with a concrete plug, and have the
water department disconnect the water service. (Pri-
or code ~ 9.20.130)
15.20.140 Moving permit-Revocation
conditions.
The building official is authorized and empow-
ered to revoke any permit granted under the terms
of this chapter if it becomes known to him that the
permittee is in any manner failing to comply with
the terms of this chapter, or when, in the opinion of
the building official, public convenience and safety
require such revocation. (Prior code ~ 9.20.140)
Chapter 15.24
ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS
BUILDINGS CODE
Sections:
15.24.010
Uniform Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings.
15.20.140---15.24.010
15.24.010 Uniform Code for the Abatement
of Dangerous Buildings.
The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Danger-
ous Buildings, published by the International Con-
ference of Building Officials, provides ajust, equita-
ble and practicable method to be cumulative with
and in addition to any other remedy provided by the
building code, housing code or otherwise available
at law whereby buildings or structures in the city or
its jurisdictional area which from any cause endan-
ger the life, limb, health, morals, property, safety or
welfare of the general public or their occupants may
be required to be repaired, vacated or demolished.
(Ord. 1389 ~ 11, 1994: Ord. 1347 ~ 1, 1992: Ord.
1284 ~ I, 1989)
Sections:
15.28.010
15.28.020
15.28.030
15.28.040
15.28.050
15.28.060
15.28.070
15.28.080
15.28.090
15.28.100
15.28.110
15.28.120
15.28.130
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Chapter 15.28
DEMOLITION CODE
Title for citation.
Purpose and scope of
provisions.
Def'mitions and interpretation
of language.
Permit-Required.
Permit-Issuance approved
when.
Permit-Issuance restrictions.
Permit-Fee schedule.
Demolition rubble disposal
conditions-Fee schedule.
Responsibilities of permit
holder.
Permit-Performance bond
requirements.
Permit-Surety bond required
when.
Failure to complete
demolition----VVork performed
by city-Costs.
Permit-Revocation conditions.
(Bozeman 6-%)
15.28.010-15.28.090
15.28.010 Title for citation.
This chapter shall be known as the "demolition
code," may be cited as such, and will be referred to
herein as "this code." (Prior code ~ 14.24.010)
15.28.020 Purpose and scope of provisions.
The purpose of this code is to provide minimum
standards to safeguard life, health, property and
public welfare by regulating and controlling the
methods and procedures of demolishing buildings
and structures and disposal of same. (Prior code ~
14.24.020)
15.28.030 Definitions and interpretation of
language.
A. For the purpose of this code, certain terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall be con-
strued as specified in this section. Words used in the
masculine gender include the feminine, and the
feminine the masculine.
B. "Building official" means the officer or other
person charged by the director of public safety with
the administration and enforcement of this code, or
his duly authorized deputy_
C. The words "municipality" or "city," whenever
used in the code adopted in this chapter, means the
city of Bozeman. (Prior code ~~ 14.24.030,
14.24.040, 14.24.050)
15.28.040 Permit-Required.
No building or structure shall be demolished
within the city without first having obtained a de-
molition permit from the building official. (Prior
code ~ 14.24.060)
15.28.050 Permit-Issuance approved when.
If the applicant for a permit under this chapter is
qualified and has the license and is bonded as re-
quired elsewhere in this code, and in the judgment
of the building official the building or structure can
be demolished as contemplated, the building official
shall issue a permit for the demolition except as
provided in Section 15.28.060. (Prior code ~
14.24.070)
(Bozeman 6-96)
15.28.060 Permit-Issuance restrictions.
The following restrictions and conditions shall be
observed before the issuance of a permit as required
by this chapter:
A. No permit shall be issued to any person, firm
or corporation to demolish any building or structure
while any part thereof is occupied.
B. No permit as required by this chapter shall be
issued unless the applicant shows that he has ade-
quate machinery, appliances, and equipment to
complete safely the proposed demolition. (Prior code
~ 14.24.080)
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15.28.070 Permit-Fee schedule.
The applicant for a permit under this chapter shall
pay to the building official for the issuance of such
permit at the time of issuance thereof, the following
fee:
Volume
Under 5,000 cubic feet
5,001 cubic feet to 10,000 cubic feet
10,001 cubic feet to 15,000 cubic feet
15,001 cubic feet and over
(Prior code ~ 14.24.090)
Fee
$ 5.00
10.00
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20.00
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Demolition rubble disposal
conditions-Fee schedule.
The permittee may deposit rubble at the Bozeman
sanitary landfill site only after depositing with the
building official sufficient funds to provide for the
disposal of the rubble based on the following sched-
ule:
Pickup trucks
3-5 yard trucks
6-10 yard trucks
11-14 yard trucks
15-19 yard trucks
20-25 yard trucks
(Prior code ~ 14.24.100)
$ 6.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
15.28.090 Responsibilities of permit holder.
Every permittee under the chapter shall:
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A. Conform strictly to the requirements of Chap-
ter 44 of the Uniform Building Code of the city of
Bozeman;
B. Remove all rubbish and waste materials and
fill all excavations to existing grade at the site so
that the premises are left in a safe and sanitary
condition;
C. Properly disconnect all utilities, plug the
sanitary sewer with a concrete plug, and have the
water department disconnect the water service;
D. Notify the building official in writing of any
and all damages done to the public property within
twenty-four hours after the damage or injury has
occurred. (Prior code ~ 14.24.110)
15.28.100 Permit-Performance bond
requirements.
Every person, finn or corporation applying for a
demolition permit shall file with the city a bond in
the sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned that he
will in good faith perform all work required by the
code and other applicable codes of the city, and
indemnify and save and hold harmless the city from
any and all claims, demands, actions and damages
which may arise on account of injuries to persons
or properties caused by or related to the work autho-
rized to be done pursuant to this code. Such bonds
must be filed with the building official. (prior code
~ 14.24.120)
15.28.110 Permit-Surety bond required
when.
A. Every person, firm or corporation applying
for a demolition permit shall file with the building
official a surety bond, in the sum of one hundred
twenty-five percent of the contract price issued by
an insurance company authorized to do business in
the state, to insure that all work is completed in a
proper and safe manner and in accordance with all
the provisions of this chapter. In no case shall the
surety bond be less than five thousand dollars.
B. Exception. The provisions ofthis section shall
not apply to single-family residences, garages, out-
buildings, or customary accessory buildings or struc-
tures. (Prior code ~ 14.24.130)
15.28.100-15.30.010
15.28.120 Failure to complete demolition-
Work performed by city-Costs.
If the permittee fails or refuses to complete the
demolition authorized by this chapter within a rea~
sonable period of time, and, after ten days' written
notice having been given to the permittee and own~
er, the city may proceed to have the necessary work
completed, and may recover the expense of such
work from the surety bond required to be posted by
Section 15.28.110. (Prior code ~ 14.24.140)
15.28.130 Permit-Revocation conditions.
The building official is authorized and empow-
ered to revoke any permit granted under the terms
of this chapter if it becomes known to him that the
permittee is in any manner failing to comply with
the terms of this chapter, or when, in the opinion of
the building official, public convenience and safety
require such revocation. (Prior code ~ 14.24.150)
Chapter 15.30
BUILDING CONSERVATION
Sections:
15.30.010
Uniform Code for Building
Conservation.
15.30.010 Uniform Code for Building
Conservation.
The Uniform Building Code for Building Conser-
vation, published by the International Conference of
Building Officials, encourages the continued use and
reuse of legally existing historic buildings and struc.-
tures by providing the minimum standards for
change of occupancy, alteration or repair of existing
buildings and structures. (Ord. 1389 ~ 12, 1994:
Ord. 1349 ~ 1, 1992)
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15.32.010--15.32.020
Chapter 15.32
SIGN CODE*
Sections:
15.32.010
Document adopted by
reference-Copies on file.
Uniform Sign Code-Additions
and deletions.
15.32.020
15.32.010 Document adopted by reference-
Copies on file.
A certain document, three copies of which are on
file in the office of the building official of the city
of Bozeman, being marked and designated as "Uni-
form Sign Code, 1979 Edition, as Published by the
International Conference of Building Officials," on
file in the office of the building official, is referred
to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set
out in this chapter, save and except such portions
thereof as have been deleted, modified or amended
in the aforementioned official copies. (Ord. 1106 ~
1, 1982)
15.32.020 Uniform Sign Code-Additions
and deletions.
A. Chapter 1. Add the following paragraphs to
Section 103:
* Prior code history: Prior code H 14.16.010 and 14.16.020.
(e) License required. Any person or firm
who engages in the business of fabrication, instal-
lation, alteration, maintenance or repair of signs
in the City of Bozeman is required to have a City
Contractor's license as required by the license
code of the City of Bozeman.
(f) Bond. The applicant for a sign
contractor's license shall file with the City, a
bond in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000) conditioned that he will in good faith
perform all things required of him by the laws of
the City. Said bond must be filed in the office of
the Building Official for approval.
(Bozeman 6-96)
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B. Chapter 3.
1. Delete 303-3.
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Fee Schedule.
Section 307.
(a) Sign area not exceeding 35
square feet..... ............. $15.00
(b) Sign area exceeds 35 square
feet but not exceeding 100
square feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25.00
(c) Sign area exceeds 100 square
feet but does not exceed 200
square feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35.00
(d) Sign area exceeds 200 sq uare
feet but does not exceed 300
square feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40.00
Signs larger than 300 square
feet are not permitted.
(e) Signs or banners as described
in Chapter 14, Section 1402-C.
Plus removal deposit of $100 . .. 10.00
(f) Mobile or portable signs as
described in Chapter 14, Section
1403 (monthly fee). . . . . . . . . .. 15.00
C. Chapter 4. Change Section 402(c) to read
as follows:
Ground signs may be constructed of any
material meeting the requirements of this
Code.
Exception: Small (not to exceed 30 square
feet nor more than six feet in any dimen-
sion and no more than six feet high)
directory type ground signs shall be con-
structed of heavy timber - two inch
nominal thickness lumber - if erected on
private property and in such a manner so as
to maintain the proper sign distance re-
quired at intersections by the Zoning Code
of the City of Bozeman.
Combination signs, roof signs, wall signs,
projecting signs and signs of marquees shall be
constructed of noncombustible materials,
except as provided in Subsection (d) of this
section. No combustible materials other than
approved plastics shall be used in the con-
struction of electric signs.
15.32.020
Exception: Small flush mounted wall signs
and projecting signs, not exceeding fifteen
square feet, constructed of heavy timber -
two inch nominal thickness lumber - may
be approved by the City Manager, or his de-
signee, upon application showing:
1. Size of the sign,
2. Size and kind of material to be used,
3. Location of sign on the building, and
4. Evidence that such combustible sign will
not significantly contribute to the spread of
conflagra tion.
D. Chapter 6. Add the following section as
follows:
Height.
Section 604.
No pole sign shall be erected to a height
exceeding forty feet (40') above the ground,
except, however, that pole signs within an
area lying not more than one thousand feet
(1,000') at right angles to the centerline of
Interstate 90 may be erected to a maximum
of sixty feet (60').
E. Chapter 13. Add the following section as
follows:
Limitations.
Section 1303.
1. There shall be no flashing of all ele-
ments simultaneously, or any flashing effect
which could be misconstrued as a traffic con-
trol device.
2. Revolving beacon lighted SIgns or
beacon lights shall be prohibited.
3. All electric signs shall be not less than
ten feet above grade at the bottom of the sign
with the following exceptions:
a. Signs described in Chapter 14, Section
1403.
b. Enclosed plastic faced fluorescent signs
that are on a GFI (ground fault interrupter)
electrical circuit and located on private
property shall be not less than three feet
above grade at the bottom of the sign. No
portion of such sign shall project over or onto
public property, public right-of-way or
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15.32.020
private street as approved by the City Com-
mission.
F. Chapter 14. Add the following sections.
1. Section 1402-C. Clearance.
Cloth signs (banners) may extend across a
public street only by permission of the City
Manager, or his designated representative, and
shall be subject to all related laws and ordi-
nances.
Temporary signs, other than cloth, when
8 feet or more above the ground, may project
not more than 6 inches over public property
or beyond the legal setback line.
2. Section 1402-D. Removal.
A deposit of $ I 00 shall be made with the
Building Official at the time the permit is
issued. Said deposit will be refunded to the
permittee if the temporary sign or banner is
removed within one week from the last day of
the function for which the sign or banner was
approved. If the banner is not removed within
one week the City of Bozeman will remove
the banner and the $100 deposit is therefore
forfeited.
3. Section 1402.E. Commercial Adver-
tising.
Cloth signs (banners) extending across a
public street, as provided in Section 1402-C
above, shall contain no commercial logos or
advertising of any kind.
4. Section 1402-F. Use of City Equip-
ment.
City equipment shall not be used to erect
or remove banners except as provided in Sec-
tion 1402-D above or with special permission
of the City Manager.
5. Section 1403. Mobile (Trailer Type) or
Portable Signs.
Mobile (trailer-type) or Portable Signs that
are commonly used as portable advertising
displays that are located so as to maintain the
proper sight distance required at intersections
by the Zoning Code of the City of Bozeman
may be permitted providing they are in con-
formance with the following requirements.
(Bozeman 3-87)
1. Owners or lesses of the above.type signs,
whether new or existing, must obtain a permit
for said sign within thirty days of the
effective date of this ordinance. Permits shall
be obtained between the first and tenth of
each month. Signs for which permits have
not been issued by the tenth of each month
shall be in violation of this chapter.
2. The permit shall be valid for no more
than one month from date of issue. Said sign
may remain in the same location; however, a
new permit shall be obtained every month
thereafter.
3. Only one sign of this type shall be
allowed per place of business or single prop-
erty.
4. Signs that are to be electrically con-
nected must be in conformance with the Elec-
trical Code as adopted by the City of
Bozeman.
5. Signs will not be permitted on public
property.
6. Signs larger than seven feet high by
twelve feet long (84 sq. ft.) will not be per-
mitted.
7. Signs are to be placed at grade levels and
may not be located on roofs, portions of
buildings, vehicles or areas similar to those
listed.
8. Signs located within 150 feet of resi-
dential areas may not be illuminated from
11:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The number of feet
occupied by public streets, roads, alleys and
other public ways shall be excluded in deter.
mining the 150 foot requirements.
(Ord. 1172 ~ 1,1985: Ord. 1170 @ 1,1984)
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FIRE CODE
Sections:
15.36.010
Adoption by reference of the
Uniform Fire Code, Uniform
Fire Code Standards and
Administrative Rules.
Violation-Penalty .
15.36.020
15.36.010 Adoption by reference of the
Uniform Fire Code, Uniform Fire
Code Standards and Administrative
Rules.
A. The current edition ofthe Uniform Fire Code
and appendices, and the Uniform Fire Code Stan-
dards, adopted by the Fire Prevention and Investiga-
tion Bureau of the Montana Department of Justice (or
its successor), as set out in the Administrative Rules
of Montana, and as amended from time to time by the
Bureau, are adopted by reference and incorporated in
this chapter as if set forth in full, with the additions,
amendments, and deletions enumerated within the
Administrative Rules.
B. 1. In addition to those adopted in subsection
A of this section above, the city specifically adopts
by reference and incorporates in this chapter the
following portions of current edition of the Uniform
Fire Code:
a. Appendix I-A Section 1, part 1.1, and
Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 in their entirety;
b. Appendix III - A; and
c. Appendix III - B.
2. All provisions adopted herein are immediately
enforceable by the city with exception of Appendix
I-A, Section 4 entitled Basement Access or Sprinkler
Protection. The requirements set forth in that
provision shall become enforceable only upon the
occurrence of any of the following:
a. Change of ownership;
b. Change of use as defined by the Uniform
Building Code; or
c. Any alterations, additions or repairs affecting
the plumbing, are structural, or electrical in nature.
15.36.010--15.36.020
C. One copy of the current edition of the code
shall be kept on file in the office of the clerk of the
commission of the city, 411 East Main Street,
Bozeman, Montana, and one copy shall be kept on
file in the office of the fire department of the city.
D. Any amendments adopted by the Fire Preven-
tion and Investigation Bureau which apply to local
government jurisdictions, including the adoption of
the latest editions of the Uniform Fire Code or
applicable Administrative Rules of Montana, shall
become effective in the city ninety days after the date
the Bureau notifies the city of the amendments.
E. A copy of the amendment notification will be
kept in the office of the clerk of the commission.
F. The Uniform Fire Code, Uniform Fire Code
Standards and Administrative Rules of Montana, as
adopted above, are applicable within the city limits of
Bozeman. (Ord. 1511 9 1,2000: Ord.I443 91,1997:
Ord. 13709 1,1993: Ord. 1305 S 1, 1990: Ord. 1208
9 1, 1986: prior code S 13.04.010)
15.36.020 Violation-Penalty.
Any person, firm, business or corporation, who
erects, constructs, reconstructs, enlarges, alters,
repairs, moves, improves, removes, converts, equips,
uses, changes the use of, occupies or maintains any
building or structure in violation of any provision of
this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor criminal
offense punishable by a fine not to exceed five
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail
for any term not to exceed six months, or both. Each
day the violation is allowed to continue shall be
deemed a separate chargeable criminal offense. (Ord.
1511 92,2001: Ord. 1305 S 2, 1990)
Chapter 15.37
FIRE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS
Sections:
15.37.010
15.37.020
Creation.
Membership-Meetings.
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15.37.010 Creation.
The city commission of the city shall appoint a fire
code board of appeals, hereinafter referred to as
"board," and designate the board to determine the
suitability of alternate materials and types of con-
struction under the Uniform Fire Code and to provide
reasonable interpretation of the Uniform Fire Code,
as adopted by the city. (Ord. 1444 ~ 1 (part), 1997)
15.37.020 Mem bersbip--Meetings.
A. The board shall consist of five members,
appointed by the city commission, who are qualified
by experience and training to pass upon pertinent
matters. Each member may be reappointed without
limitation on the number of reappointments. The fire
chief, or his designee, shall be an ex officio member
and shall act as secretary of the board.
B. Initial terms of office shall be as follows: one
appointed for one year, two appointed for two years
and two appointed for three years. Succeeding ap-
pointments shall be for a period of three years.
C. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner
as original appointments for the balance of the term
remammg.
D. Persons of legal age may be appointed to the
board. A majority of the board shall be residents of
the city. Nonresident members ofthe board shall live
within the zoning jurisdictional area and shall have
some interest in the city by virtue of working in the
city, owning property in the city or entering the city
frequently for any lawful purpose.
E. Members shall serve without compensation for
their time and services.
F. Meetings of the board shall be conducted in
accordance with all applicable rules and regulations
of the city and the minimum bylaw provisions
adopted by the board and approved by the commis-
sion.
G. The board shall hear appeals not more than
thirty days after filing thereof, and render all deci-
sions and findings in writing to the fire chief, or his
designee, with a copy to the appellant.
H. Any expenses incurred must first be approved
by the city commission. (Ord. 1444 ~ I (part), 1997)
(Bozeman 11-01)
Chapter 15.40
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FIRE ZONES
Sections:
15.40.010
Fire zones created-Boundaries
described.
15.40.010 Fire zones created-Boundaries
described.
For the purpose of controlling and regulating the
erection of buildings and other structures within the
corporate city limits and promoting and protecting
the safety of persons and property within the city
from the hazard of fire, the entire city of Bozeman
within its corporate limits is created and established
as a fire district divided into two zones, to be known
and designated as "Fire Zone Number One" and
"Fire Zone Number Three," which are likewise
created and established, bounded and described as
follows:
A. The boundaries of Fire Zone Number One
under this chapter are as follows;
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Beginning at the iron pipe marking the center of
Section 12, Township 2 South, Range 5 East, said
point also being the intersection of the centerlines of
West Babcock Street and South Eleventh Avenue;
thence westerly along the east-west one-quarter
section line of said Section 12, said line also being
the centerline of West Babcock Street, to the point of
intersection of said centerline with the centerline of
West Main Street; thence easterly along the cen-
terline of West Main Street to the intersection of said
centerline and the centerline of North Twentieth A ve-
nue; thence northerly along the centerline of North
Twentieth to a point 323.12 feet south of the center-
line of West Beall Street; thence easterly parallel to
and 323.12 feet distant southerly from the centerline
of West Beall Street, to the section line common to
Section 11 and 12; thence continuing easterly to the
northwesterly corner of Block 1, Kirk Second Sub-
division; thence easterly along the north line of said
Block I to the southwest comer of Block 3 of said
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subdivision; thence easterly along the southerly line
of said Block 3 to the northeast corner of said Block
3; thence easterly a distance of30 feet to the center-
line of North Fifteenth Avenue; thence southerly
along the centerline ofNor;th Fifteenth A venue to the
point of intersection of said centerline and the
centerline of West Main Street; thence easterly along
the centerline of West Main Street to the north-south
one-quarter section line of Section 12; thence north-
erly along said one-quarter section line to a point,
said point being the point of intersection of said one-
quarter section line and the centerline of West
Mendenhall Street extended; thence easterly along
the centerline of West Mendenhall to the point of
intersection of said centerline with the centerline of
North Eighth A venue; thence northerly along the
centerline of North Eighth Avenue to the point of
intersection of said centerline with the centerline of
West Villard Street;
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thence easterly along the centerline of West Villard
Street to a point, said point being the point of inter-
section of the centerline of West Villard Street and
the east line extended of Tract 13 of Durston Subdi-
vision; thence northerly along said east line and east
line extended to the point of intersection of said east
line extended and the centerline of Durston Road;
thence easterly along the centerline of Durston Road
to the point of intersection of said centerline with
the centerline extended of the alley of Block 1,
Durston's Second Subdivision, said point of inter-
section being 240 feet distant westerly from the
centerline of North Seventh Avenue; thence norther-
ly parallel to and 240 feet distant westerly from the
centerline of North Seventh A venue to the point of
intersection with the east-west one-quarter section
line of Section 1; thence westerly along the said
one-quarter section line a distance of 160 feet to a
point
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350 feet distant westerly from the centerline
of North Seventh Avenue, thence north I
degree 16 minutes 30 seconds east a distance
of 325 feet to a point; thence north 88 degrees
zero minutes west a distance of 75 feet to
a point; thence north 1 degree 16 minutes 30
seconds east a distance of 300.84 feet to a point;
thence north 88 degrees zero minutes west
a distance of 107.6 feet to a point; thence north
51 degrees 6 minutes west a distance of 356.98
feet to a point; thence north 38 degrees 50
minutes 34 seconds east along the northwesterly
property line of the Holiday Inn to a point on
the centerline of Baxter Lane, a distance of
555 feet; thence southeasterly on and along
the centerline of Baxter Lane to the intersection
of the centerline of North Seventh Avenue;
thence easterly along the centerline of Baxter
Road a distance of 21 7 feet to the point of
intersection with the east line of Westlake's
Annexation; thence southerly parallel to and
217 feet distant easterly from the centerline
of North Seventh Avenue to the southeast
corner of West lakes Second Subdivision; thence
across West Hemlock Street to the centerline
of the north-south alley in Block 4, North
Seventh Addition; thence southerly parallel
to and 247 feet distant easterly from the center.
line of North Seventh Avenue to the north
line of Shonkwilers Addition; thence easterly
along the said north line of Shonkwilers Addi-
tion to the centerline of vacated North Sixth
Avenue; thence southerly along said centerline
to the point of intersection of said centerline
and the centerline of West Short Street; thence
westerly along the centerline of West Short
Street to the point of intersection of said
centerline and the centerline of the alley of
Block 3, Violett Addition; thence southerly
along said alley centerline to the point of
intersection of said alley centerline and the
centerline of West Villard Street; thence easterly
along the centerline of West Villard Street to
the point of intersection of the centerline of
West Villard Street and the centerline of North
Fifth Avenue; thence southerly along the
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centerline of North Fifth Avenue to the point
of intersection of the centerline of North Fifth
Avenue and the centerline of West Beall Street;
thence westerly along the centerline of West
Beall Street to the point of intersection of said
centerline and the west lot line extended of
Lot 28, Block E, Tracy's 3rd Addition; thence
southerly along the west lot line of Lots 28,
24 and 10 of Block E of Tracy's 3rd Addition,
across West Lamme Street, continuing southerly
along the west lot line of Lot 33, Block E,
Tracy's 2nd Addition and said lot line extended
to the centerline of the alley of Block E, Tracy's
2nd Addition; thence easterly along the center-
line of said alley to the point of intersection of
said centerline and the centerline of North
Third Avenue; thence northerly along the
centerline of North Third Avenue to the point
of intersection of said centerline and the center-
line of West Lamme Street; thence easterly
along the centerline of West Lamme Street to
the point of intersection of said centerline and
the centerline of North Grand Avenue; thence
northerly along the centerline of North Grand
Avenue to the point of intersection of said
centerline and the north lot line extended
of Lot 18, Block 4, Bealls 3rd Addition; thence
easterly along said lot line extended and the
north lot line and lot line extended of Lot 7,
Block 4, Bealls 3rd Addition to the centerline
of North Willson Avenue; thence northerly
along the centerline of North Willson Avenue
to the point of intersection of said centerline
and the centerline of West Villard Street; thence
easterly along the centerline of West Villard
Street to the point of intersection of said
centerline and the centerline of North Tracy
Avenue; thence southerly along the centerline
of North Tracy Avenue to the point of inter-
section of said centerline and the centerline
of East Lamme Street; thence easterly along
the centerline of East Lamme Street to the
point of intersection of said centerline and
the centerline of North Rouse Avenue; thence
southerly along the centerline of North Rouse
Avenue to the point of intersection of said
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centerline and the centerline of East Mendenhall
Street; thence easterly along the centerline of
East Mendenhall Street to the point of inter-
section of said centerline and the centerline
of North Broadway Avenue; thence southerly
along the centerline of North Broadway Avenue
to a point 150 feet northerly from the center.
line of East Main Street; thence easterly parallel
to and ISO feet distant northerly from the
centerline of East Main Street to the east line
of the Northern Pacific Addition; thence south.
erly along said east line to the point of inter-
section of the north line extended of the vacated
alley of Block 16, Northern Pacific Addition;
thence westerly along said north line extended
to the west line of vacated Switzler Avenue;
thence northerly along said west line to the
north line of the Marwyn Rearrangement;
thence westerly along said north line to the
centerline of vacated South Alysworth Avenue;
thence northerly along the centerline of vacated
South Alysworth Avenue to the point of inter.
section of said centerline with the centerline
of the vacated alley of Block 23, Northern
Pacific Addition; thence westerly along the
centerlines of the alley of Blocks 22 and 23 of
Northern Pacific Addition to the point of inter-
section of said centerline with the centerline
of South Cypress Avenue; thence northerly
along the centerline of Cypress Avenue to the
point of intersection of said centerline and the
centerline of East Main Street; thence westerly
along the centerline of East Main Street a
distance of 510 feet more or less to a point;
thence southerly parallel to and 207 feet distant
westerly from the centerline of Buttonwood
Avenue a distance of 355 feet more or less
to the centerline of East Babcock Street ex-
tended; thence westerly along the centerline
of East Babcock Street and said centerline
extended to the point of intersection of said
centerline and the centerline of the north-
south alley of Block A, Harpers Addition;
thence southerly along the centerline of said
alley to the point of intersection of the center-
line of the said alley and the centerline of the
east.west alley of said Block A; thence westerly
along the centerline of said east.west alley and
said centerline extended parallel to and 180
feet distant southerly from the centerline of
East Babcock Street t.o a point in Block B,
Black's Addition, said point being 151.5 feet
west of the east block line and 150 feet south
of the north block line of said Block B; thence
southerly parallel to and 151.5 feet distant
westerly from said east block line to the center.
line of East Olive Street; thence westerly along
the centerline of East and West Olive Streets
to the point of intersection of the centerline
of West Olive Street and the centerline of
South Fourth Avenue; thence northerly along
the centerline of South Fourth Avenue to the
point of intersection of said centerline and
the centerline of West Babcock Street; thence
westerly along the centerline of West Babcock
Street to the point of intersection of said
centerline and the centerline of South Fifth
Avenue; thence northerly along the centerline
of South Fifth Avenue to the point of inter-
section of said centerline and the centerline of
the alley in Block E, Story's Addition; thence
westerly along the centerline of said alley to the
point of intersection of said alley centerline
and the centerline of South Seventh Avenue;
thence southerly along the centerline of South
Seventh Avenue to the point of intersection
of said centerline and the centerline of West
Babcock Street; thence westerly along the
centerline of West Babcock Street to the point
of intersection of said centerline and the center-
line of South Eighth Avenue; thence northerly
along the centerline of South Eighth Avenue
to the point of intersection of said centerline
and the centerline of the alley of Block F,
Story's Addition; said point also being 168
feet north of the centerline of West Babcock
Street; thence westerly parallel to and 168
feet distant northerly from the centerline of
West Babcock Street to the north.south one.
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quarter section line of Section 12; thence
southerly along said one-quarter section line
to the center of Section 12, said point being
the point of beginning.
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Beginning at the south one-quarter corner
of Section 12, Township 2 South, Range 5
East, said corner also being the point of inter.
section of the centerline of South Eleventh
Avenue and the centerline of West College
Street; thence westerly along the centerline
of West College Street a distance of 180 feet;
thence northerly parallel to and 180 feet distant
westerly from the centerline of South Eleventh
Avenue a distance of 290.4 feet; thence easterly
parallel to and 290.4 feet distant northerly from
the centerline of West College Street a distance
of 150 feet to the east line of Block 24 of the
West Side Addition; thence southeasterly
across South Eleventh Avenue to the north-
west corner of Lot 21, Block 52 West Park
Addition; thence easterly along the north lot
lines of Lots 21 and 8, Block 52; thence con~
tinuing easterly across South Tenth Avenue
to the northwest corner of Lot 21, Block 51
West Park Addition; thence easterly along the
north lot lines of Lots 21 and 8, Block 51;
thence continuing easterly across South Ninth
Avenue to the northwest corner of Lots 21,
Block 50, West Park Addition; thence easterly
along the north lines of Lots 21 and 8 of Block
50; thence continuing easterly to the center-
line of South Eighth Avenue; thence northerly
along the centerline of Eighth Avenue to the
point of intersection of said centerline and the
centerline of West Alderson Street; thence
easterly along the centerline of West Alderson
Street to the point of intersection of said
centerline with the centerline of the alley of
Block 49, West Park Addition; thence southerly
along the centerline of the alley to the point
of intersection of said alley centerline to the
centerline of West College Street; thence west-
erly along the centerline of West College Street
to the point of intersection of said centerline
and the centerline of South Eleventh Avenue;
thence southerly along the centerline of South
Eleventh Avenue a distance of thirty feet to
the south one-quarter corner of Section 12 said
point being the point of beginning.
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B. The boundaries of Fire Zone Number
Three under this section are as follows: All
of the land within the city limits of Bozeman
which are not included within the boundaries
of Fire Zone Number One. (Prior code @
14.04.010)
.Chapter 15.44
EXCA V A nONS
Sections:
15.44.010
Permit required for all
excavations.
Excavation without permit
deemed nuisance.
PennissibIe excavations described
-Permit issuance conditions.
Violation-Penalty.
15.44.020
15.44.030
15.44.040
15.44.010 Permit required for all excavations.
It is unlawful for any person or persons,
corporation and/or association to excavate
on any lot, lots or parcels of ground within the
corporate limits of the city without having
first applied for and received a written permit
to do so, issued and signed by the director
of public safety. (Prior code ~ 6.20.020)
15.44.020 Excavation without permit deemed
nuisance.
The excavation on any lot, lots, parcel or
parcels of ground within the city for which
no permit has been procured as hereinafter pro-
vided is defined and declared to be a nuisance.
(Prior code @ 6.20.010)
15.44.030 Permissible excavations described-
Permit issuance conditions.
The director of public safety shall have no
authority to issue a permit for any excavation
below the grade established for sidewalks
abutting any lot, lots or parcel of land within
the area of any platted subdivision of the city,
but this provision shall not be construed to
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prevent the director of public safety and/or
building inspector from granting a permit
for such excavation in, and as a part of, a
building and/or improvement permit for a
basement, foundation or other excavation inci.
dental to and a part of any building or other
bona fide improvement to be made or erected
upon any such lot, lots or parcel, of land within
a platted subdivision. As to land within the
corporate limits of the city not included within
a platted subdivision, no excavation shall be
made without a permit as herein provided, but
the granting or withholding of such permit shall
be within the sound and reasonable discretion
of the director of public safety, subject to
review by the city commission at any regular
meeting thereof. (Prior code @ 6.20.030)
15.44.040 Violation-Penalty.
Any person, persons, corporation and/or
association and/or group of persons guilty of
a violation of this chapter shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding three hundred dollars,
and the person and/or persons directly engaged
in making such unpermitted excavation and
the person, persons, corporation and/or asso~
dation under and by whose direction and/or
authority such unpermitted excavation is made
shall each and severally be deemed guilty of
violating this chapter and subject to the penalty
herein provided. If such fine is not paid, the
person upon whom it is imposed shall serve
it out in the city or county jail at the rate
of one day for each two dollars thereof. (Prior
code ~ 6.20.040)
Chapter 15.48
OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL LINES
Sections:
15.48.010 National Electrical Safety Code
applicable.
15.48.020 Chapter provisions do not affect
Chapter 15.08.
15.48.030
15.48.040
15.48.050
15.48.060
15.48.070
15.48.080
15.48.090
15.48.100
15.48.110
15.48.120
15.48.130
15.48.140
15.48.150
15.48.160
15.48.170
15.48.180
15.48.190
15.48.200
15.48.210
15.48.220
15.48.230
15.48.240
15.48.250
15.48.260
15.48.270
15.48.280
15.48.290
15.48.300
15.48.310
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Location of poles and lines.
Change of pole locations-City
rights reserved.
Electric wires-Climbing space.
Electric wires-Space between
crossarms- Exceptions- Primary
taps.
Electric wires-Crossarm
construction.
Electric wires-Bridge arms.
Electric wires-Double arms.
Electric wires-Guy wires and
anchors.
Electric wires-Guy insulation.
Electric wires-Guy clearance.
Electric wires-Arc lamps.
Electric wires-Wire insulation.
Electric wires- Voltage covered
by chapter.
Electric wires-Voltage used for
street railways excepted.
Signal wires-Crossarms.
Signal wires-Climbing space.
Signal wires-Guy insulation.
Signal wires-Aerial
cable.supports.
Joint use-Separation of wires.
J oint use-Climbing space and
crossarms.
Joint use-Guy insulation.
J oint use-Climbing space where
lines not parallel.
Construction-Pole quality.
Construction-Side arms.
Construction-Guy wire
protection.
Construction-Wire crossings.
Ground wires and cables run
vertically - Pro tection from
damage.
Generating and substation
equipment- Logbook - Warning
signs required when.
First-aid and protective devices
required where.
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Air-gap and oil-break switches-
Number of electricians-
Circuit-breaking devices.
Fuse requirements.
Safety-Headroom, guarding
passages, grounding wires.
Safety-Manhole openings-
Surface watchman.
Fire and police signal wires on
private poles.
Liability limitations.
Violation- Penalty.
15.48.330
15.48.340
15.48.350
15.48.360
15.48.370
15.48.380
15.48.010 National Electrical Safety Code
applicable.
Details of construction not specifically
covered or made a part hereof shall be governed
by the rules laid down in the National Electrical
Safety Code, Handbook Series of the Bureau
of Standards No.3, and each subsequent modi-
fications as may be endorsed by said Bureau
of Standards. (Prior code ~ 15.08.340)
15.48.020 Chapter provisions do not affect
Chapter 15.08.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be
so construed as to repeal Chapter 15.08, or
any part thereof. (Prior code ~ 15.08.380)
15.48.030 Location of poles and lines.
A. Wherever possible, lines shall be erected
in alleys. Lines shall be laid out, wherever
possible, so as to follow one side of the street
or alley so that the number of street crossings
and comers shall be reduced to the minimum.
B. No poles except ornamental light poles
shall be erected or maintained on the follow-
ing streets: Main Street, between the east side
of Wallace Avenue and the west side of Fifth
Avenue; Mendenhall Street between the east
side of Wallace Avenue and the west side of
Fifth Avenue; Babcock Street between the east
side of Wallace Avenue and the west side of
Fifth Avenue; except where necessary to main.
tain municipal lamps and service wires.
C. New pole locations shall be made under
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the direction of the city engineer and with
the approval of the city commission.
D. Where double-pole lines are necessary
for light and power and for signal wires on one
side of a street or alley, the construction shall
be governed by the rules and specifications
governing joint pole line construction. (Prior
code ~ 15.08.010)
15.48.040 Change of pole locations-City
rights reserved.
The city expressly reserves the right to order
and enforce the change of location of any and
all poles or appliances erected or maintained
whenever the city engineer orders any such
change of location, and such change of location
shall be made at the expense of the person,
company or corporation owning or using any
such pole or appliance. (Prior code ~ 15.08.360)
15.48.050 Electric wires-Climbing space.
Any person, copartnership or corporation
owning or using any pole or appliance on which
is run, placed, erected or maintained, in the
city, any wire or cable used or to be used to
conduct or carry electricity for the purpose
of light, heat or power, shall provide and main-
tain an unobstructed climbing space adjacent
to any such pole or appliance so that persons
shall be able to ascend any such pole or ap.
pliance with reasonable safety and convenience
up to and through the wires, connections,
attachments and structures of any such pole
or appliance; and in all such cases where any
buck or reverse arm is used, or where special
construction is used, there shall be provided
and maintained an unobstructed climbing
space not less than twenty.two inches square,
omitting the area of any such pole or appliance.
(Prior code @ 15.08.020)
15.48.060 Electric wires-Space between
crossarms- Exceptions- Primary
taps.
A. At least one standard pole gain, or the
equivalent of four feet, shall be left vacant
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between the nearest crossarm on which is placed
or maintained any wire or cable conducting
or carrying more than four hundred and forty
volts of electricity, and any crossarm occupied
by or used for wires or cables carrying four
hundred and forty volts or less.
B. The standard pole gain shall be spaced
not less than twenty-four inches, center to
center, except that one buck or reverse arm
may be placed not more than twelve inches
below any crossarm; provided, that this section
shall be held not to apply to bridge construc-
tion; and further provided, that it shall be
held not to apply to primary taps to trans-
formers on poles; and provided further, that
all such primary taps leading to transformers
on poles shall be of double-braid, rubber-
covered wre of at least twenty-two hundred
volts' insulation. (Prior code ~ 15.08.030)
15.48.070 Electric wires-Crossarm
construction.
All crossarms shall be made from clear,
straight-grained wood, or standardized ma-
terial. The cross-section of wood arms shall be
not less than three and one-half by four and
one-half inches. The pin spacing shall be, for
six-pin arms, not less than thirty-inch center
for pole pin spacing, fourteen-inch side spacing,
and five-inch and spacing; and four-pin arms
not less than thirty-inch center for pole pin
spacing, fourteen-inch side spacing and five-
inch and spacing. (Prior code @ 15.08.040)
15.48.080 Electric wires- Bridge arms.
Bridge arms having the same pin spacing
as the standard crossarm nd a cross-section
of not less than four by six inches may be
installed in alleys or at alley and street inter-
sections wherever such construction may be
proper to provide the necessary clearance for
fire escapes and other obstructions which
may overhang the alley. All such structures
shall be provided with idle arm, or span wire,
for use of workmen. (Prior code @ 15.08.050)
15.48.090 Electric wires-Double arms.
Double arms, if of wood, shall be used at all
line terminals, corners and curves where there
is excessive strain. All double arms must be
blocked and bolted in accordance with standard
practice. All po1ces on which wires are perma-
nently dead-ended shall be double-armed.
(Prior code ~ 15.08.060)
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15.48.100 Electric wires-Guy wires and
anchors.
All guy wires, when attached to poles, stubs
or other ungrounded supports, shall not reach
within eight feet of the ground. Guy anchors
may be installed, or guy wires may be attached
to rocks or other grounded supports. (Prior
code @ 15.08.070)
15.48.110 Electric wires-Guy insulation.
Any guy wire attached to any pole or ap-
pliance on which is run, placed, erected or main-
tained any wire or cable used to conduct or
carry electricity for the purpose of light, heat
or power, or used jointly with telephone,
telegraph or other signal wires, shall be per-
manently and effectively insulated at all times
by the insertion of at least two strain-insulators.
The upper of these insulators shall be inserted
in the guy so as to be at least six feet in a
horizontal line from the pole itself, and the
second strain-insulator shall be inserted in the
guy so as to be not less than eight feet in a
vertical line from the surface. In short gutys
in which the two insulators are required, and
which will be located at the same points or near
each other, two insulators may be coupled in
series and put into the guy together. All strain
insulators shall be so constructed and main-
tained that the guy wire or guy cable holding
the insulator in place shall interlock in case
of failure or breakage thereof. The above shall
not apply to railway electrification, where at
least one insulator shall be inserted in each
end of every auxiliary cross-span, and one in
each auxiliary guy. (Prior code @ 15.08.080)
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15.48.120 Electric wires-Guy clearance.
Guy wires shall be attached to poles so as
to interfere as little as possible with workmen
climbing or working thereon. Every guy wire'
which passes either over or under an electric
light or power wire other than those attached
to the guyed pole shall be so placed and main-
tained as to provide a clearance of not less than
three feet between the guy and any electric
wire. (Prior code ~ 15.08.090)
15.48.130 Electric wires-Arc lamps.
No arc lamp shall be erected or maintained
in the city on any pole or appliance unless such
arc lamp be so constructed and maintained as
to be lowered to within six feet from the sur-
face; provided, that this section shall not include
arc lamps used for ornamental street lights
attached to iron pedestals or any arc lamp
attached to buildings, poles or other struc-
tures which do not carry wire other than those
feeding the lamp. (Prior code ~ 15.08.100)
15.48.140 Electric wires-Wire insulation.
The standard insulation, wherever insulation
is used, for any wire or cable run, placed or
erected in the city and used to conduct or
carry electricity for light, heat or power, for
all voltage, shall have at least a triple-braided
weaterproof cover. (Prior code ~ 15.08.110)
15.48.150 Electric wires-Voltage covered
by chapter.
All of the foregoing provisions of this chapter
shall include current and voltage used for light,
heat or power, not to exceed seventy-five
hundred volts of electricity. (Prior code ~
15.08.120)
15.48.160 Electric wires-Voltage used for
street railways excepted.
None of the provisions of Sections 15.48.050
through 15.48.070, inclusive, of this chapter
shall be held to apply to direct-current wire
carrying nominally six hundred volts of elec-
tricity, and used for street-railway purposes;
15 .48.120~ 15 .48.190
provided, however, that an unobstructed climb-
ing space not less than twenty-six inches in a
horizontal line shall at all times be provided
and maintained. (Prior code @ 15.08.130)
15.48.170 Signal wires-Crossarms.
All crossafffiS shall be made from clear,
straight-grained wood, or standardized ma-
terial. No wood crossarm shall be used having
a cross-section of less than three and one-
quarter by four and one-quarter inches, except
where steel pins are used or where two-pin
arms are used. The standard pin spacing shall
be not less than sixteen inches from center to
center of pole pins. (Prior code @ 15.08.140)
15.48.180 Signal wires-Oimbing space.
A. Any person, company or corporation,
owning or using any pole or appliance used
exclusively for telephone, telegraph or other
signal wires shall provide and maintain an
unobstructed climbing space of not less than
sixteen inches.
B. Whenever buck or reverse arms are used,
an unobstructed climbing space shall be left
adjacent to the pole or appliance at least twenty
inches square, omitting the area of any such
pole or appliance; any wire or cable attached
to the pole in such buck-arm construction, not
less than forty inches from the nearest crossarm,
shall be held not to be an obstruction to the
climbing space as herein provided. (Prior code
~ 15.08.150)
15.48.190 Signal wires-Guy insulation.
In all cases where guy wires pass over, under
or between electric light, heat or power wires,
they shall be permanently and effectively
insulated at all times by the insertion of at
least two strain-insulators. The upper of these
insulators shall be inserted in the guy so as to
be at least six feet in a horizontal direction
from the pole itself, and the second strain-
insulator shall be inserted in the guy so as to
be not less than eight feet from the surface in
a vertical line. In short guys in which the two
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insulators herein required would be located at
the same point, or near each other, two insula-
tors may be coupled in series and put into the
guy together. Anchor guys for guying aerial
cable leads shall be insulated from the messenger
wires by being placed upon separate shims, or
insulated as above specified. (Prior code @
15.08.160)
15.48.200 Signal wires-Aerial cable-supports.
All aerial cables having two hundred pairs of
No. 19 B & S gauge copper wires, or four
hundred pairs of No. 22 B & S gauge copper
wires, shall be supported by through bolts at
least five~eighths inch in diameter; at all rail-
road and high-tension crossings, grades, curves
and comers, such cable shall be reinforced by
a strap supported by a lag~screw or through
bolts at least one-half inch in diameter, or other
appliance of equal strength. (Prior code @
15.08.170)
15.48.210 Joint use-Separation of wires.
A separation of at least four feet, measured
at the pole, shall be provided and maintained
between any telephone, telegraph and other
signal wires or cables, and electric light, heat
or power wires carrying not to exceed four
hundred and forty volts; provided, that when
the telephone, telegraph or signal wires or cables
are above the electric light, heat or power wires
carrying a voltage in excess of four hundred and
forty volts, the clearance shall be eight feet.
Telephone, telegraph and other signal wires
or cables shall preferably be run and maintained
below electric light, heat and power wires or
cable. In no case shall telephone, telegraph,
or other signal wires smaller than No. 12 N.B.S.
gauge copper wire, or No. 12 B.W.G. iron wire
be run or maintained as lead wires above electric
light, heat or power wires; provided, that this
shall be held not to apply to telephone, tele~
graph or signal wires used exclusively to main-
tain electric light, heat and power line. (Prior
code @ 15.08.180)
15.48.220 Joint use-Climbing space and
crossarms.
All telephone, telegraph or other signal wires
placed on poles jointly used for electric light,
heat and power wires shall have an unobstructed
climbing space of not less than twenty-six
inches. All telephone, telegraph or other signal
wires placed on poles jointly used for light,
heat or power wires shall be placed and main-
tained on crossarms, except that brackets may
be maintained on one side of the pole not nearer
than two feet below the lowest crossarm for
the purpose of carrying duplex wires or cables
to distribute telephone, telegraph or signal
wiref. (Prior code ~ 15.08.190)
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15.48.230 Joint use-Guy insulation.
All joint construction for wires or cable
of different and conflicting voltage, as outlined
in section 15.48.220, shall be guyed in the same
manner as specified for electric light, heat and
power construction. (Prior code @ 15.08.200)
15.48.240 Joint use-Climbing space where
lines not parallel.
In all cases where there are two or more pole
lines used for telephone, telegraph or other
signal wires on the same side of any street, alley
or public highway, provided such lines are not
parallel on a horizontal plane, the crossarms
shall have an unobstructed climbing space of
not less than twenty-six inches. (Prior code
~ 15.08.210)
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15.48.250 Construction-Pole quality.
All poles shall be of the best quality cedar
or other standardized material, except poles
carrying one telephone circuit for rural or
farmers' use. No pole shall be maintained
which has not sufficient strength to safely
sustain itself when supporting wires are re-
moved. (Prior code ~ 15.08.220)
15.48.260 Construction-Side arms.
When necessary to avoid obstruction, a
side or offset arm may be used. In all such
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cases, a special arm of the same dimensions as
the standard arm shall be used. This arm shall
be bored for pins and bolts and installed with
an angle-iron brace. Wherever a transformer
is used on any such pole on which side-arm
construction is used, an idle arm shall be pro-
vided. (Prior code ~ 15.08.230)
15.48.270 Construction-Guy wire protection.
Where guy wires installed on public highways
are subject to mechanical injury, they shall
be protected with a shield. This shield may
consist of an iron pipe or a suitable wood
shield, which may be clamped on the guy
itself. The guy shield shall extend from the
anchor rod up to a height of approximately
seven feet. (Prior code ~ 15.08.240)
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15.48.280 Construction-Wire crossings.
Where wires used for power, heat or light
cross telephone, telegraph or signal wires, or
where the abovementioned wires cross rail-
road tracks, the methods of future construction
or betterments, and hereafter all future elec-
trical construction in the city not herein pro-
vided for, shall conform to the national elec-
trical code of the United States Bureau of
Standards. This section shall not be held to
conflict with any of the specific provisions
of this chapter. (Prior code @ 15.08.250)
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15.48.290 Ground wires and cables run
vertically - Protection from
damage.
Any person, company or corporation owning
or using any poles or appliances for light,
heat or power, or poles used jointly for light,
heat or power wires, and telephone, telegraph
and other signal wires, on which are run any
ground or vertical wires, shall cause all such
wires, except railway auxiliary negative taps,
to be encased in a channel iron conduit or
metal casing from the ground to a point ap-
proximately seven feet above the ground, so
as to protect any such wires from mechanical
injury, the remaining portion to be wholly
15.48.270-15.48.310
encased in a casing equal in- durability and insu-
lating efficiency to a wooden casing not less
than one and one-fourth inches thick, except
that grounds for four hundred and forty volts
or less, and railway auxiliary negative taps
shall be required to be encased down the pole
to a point five feet below the lowest crossarm.
All metal casing shall be permanently and effec-
tively grounded; provided, that this section shall
be held not to apply to wires or cables which
lead from overhead to underground systems,
except in case of joint construction; and further
provided, that it shall not apply to high-tension
lines. (Prior code ~ 15.08.260)
15.48.300 Generating and substation
equipment- Logbook - Waming
signs required when.
A. In every generating and substation used
for light, heat or power, there shall be kept
a logbook or record showing the changes in
the condition of operation, including the start-
ing and stopping of electrical supply equipment,
the name of each foreman or workman locally
in charge of work, and all unusual occurrences
and accidents.
B. The logbook or record shall be signed by
the person in charge before being relieved. He
shall keep within sight an operating diagram
or equivalent device, indicating whether elec-
trical supply circuits are open or closed, and
where work is being performed. On circuits
carrying normally in excess of seventy-five
hundred volts, the operator in charge shall
place "Men at Work" tags upon switches con-
trolling any circuits upon which men are known
to be working, and it shall be his duty to en-
force the safety rules, and permit only autho-
rized persons to approach the equipment or
lines. (Prior code ~ 15.08.270)
15.48.310 First-aid and protective devices
required where.
There shall be provided in conspicuous and
suitable places in electrical stations and shops
a suitable and sufficient supply of first-aid
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and protective devices, all of approved kinds and
qualities; the kinds and number of such devices
will depend on the requirements of each case,
as may be from time to time prescribed by the
State Industrial Accident Board. All such pre-
scribed devices shall be kept, when not in use,
in their regular location and in good working
order. (Prior code @ 15.08.280)
15.48.320 Air-gap and oil-break switches-
Number of electricians-
Circuit-breaking devices.
A. All circuits of four hundred and forty
volts or more, where originating or terminating
in any enclosure or building, or used for under-
ground, shall be provided with air-gap switches
or other approved devices; if any of the above
circuits are of seven and one-half kilowatts or
more capacity, they shall in addition be pro-
vided with an oil-break switch, or other ap-
proved device which will safely open the circuit
under the load.
B. There shall be no less than two exper-
ienced electricians employed on any work or
maintenance to be performed on any electrical
wires or equipment connected therewith carry-
ing nominally six hundred volts or more; pro-
vided, however, that this shall not apply to the
operation of electrical equipment, nor in cases
of emergency.
C. Direct-current feeders of two hundred
and fifty volts or over shall be protected by
approved circuit-breaking devices. (Prior code
@ 15.08.290)
15.48.330 Fuse requirements.
All fuses shall be enclosed, or expulsion-type,
or meet other approved National Electrical
Code standards. (Prior code ~ 15.08.300)
15.48.340 Safety - Heardroom, guarding
passages, grounding wires.
A. Where necessary, all forms of electrical
apparatus shall be effectively grounded for the
protection of persons.
B. Wherever wires or conductors are in-
stalled within enclosures or buildings, in and
about switchboards and other appliances where
conductors are run, placed or erected, a clear
headroom of six and one-half feet above the
floor or surface must be maintained, or the
wires shall be effectively guarded. All appara-
tus, passages, manways and other places where
persons may enter into must be protected with
efficient guards in accordance with standard
practice; provided, this shall not be held to
apply to electrical machinery and auxiliary
devices carrying six hundred volts or less.
C. When lines or wires carrying seventy-five
hundred volts or more are disconnected from
their source of power, f{)r work to be per-
formed thereon, said lines or wires shall be
effectively grounded for the protection of
workmen. (Prior code ~ 15.08.310)
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15.48.350 Safety-Manhole openings-
Surface watchman.
A. The openings to outer air for any man-
hole used for light, heat or powe shall be cir-
cular in shape, and shall not be less than twenty-
four inches in diameter.
B. The opening to outer air for any manhole
used for telephone, telegraph or other signal
wires shall be circular in shape, and shall be not
less than twenty inches in diameter.
Co Whenever persons are working in any
manhole, whose opening to the outer air is
less than three feet from the rail of any rail-
way track, a watchman or attendant shall be
stationed on the surface at the entrance of such
manhole at all times while work is being per-
formed therein. (Prior code @ 15.08.320)
.
15.48.360 Fire and police signal wires on
private poles.
Any person, company or corporation owning
or using any pole or appliance on which is run,
placed, erected or maintained in the city, and
any wire or cable used to conduct or carry
electricity, shall at all times, when so requested
by the authorities of the city, permit the city
to occupy and use any pole or appliance for its
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fire and police signal wires without cost, pro-
vided wires are maintained by the city. (Prior
code ~ 15.08.330)
15.48.370 Liability limitations.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be
deemed or construed to relieve any person, frrm
or corporation owning, operating or installing
any electrical apparatus from liability for
damage to any person injured by the construc-
tion, installation, insulation or operation of
the same. (Prior code ~ 15.08.350)
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15.48.380 Violation-Penalty.
A. Any person or persons, company or cor-
poration violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun-
ished by a fine in any sum not exceeding three
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the city
jail not to exceed ninety days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
B. Any court assessing a fine under the pro.
visions of this chapter shall provide in its judg-
ment that if the fine be not paid, the defendant
or defendants shall serve one day's imprison-
ment for each two dollars of such fine unpaid;
provided, that no 'violation of any of the pro-
visions of this chapter shall be held to arise or
exist by reason of the temporary location of
any wire or pole or cable or crossann while
the same is being actually run, placed or erected.
(Prior code ~ 15.08.370)
Chapter 15.52
TRAILER CAMPS AND AUTO COURTS
Sections:
15.52.010
15.52.020
Definitions.
Permit required-Application,
fee and issuance conditions.
Camping on city property-
Pennit required.
Camp cars and trailers- Use
restrictions.
15.52.030
15.52.040
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15.48.3 70-15.52.0 1 0
15.52~050
Caretakers, supervision, and
sanitary requirements.
Register to be kept-Inspection
requirements.
Water supply.
Refuse and sewage disposal.
Protection against fires.
Drainage requirements.
Space and layout requirements
for dwellings and driveways.
Building construction and
maintenance.
Chapter provisions not exclusive.
Violation- Penalty.
15.52.060
15.52.070
15'.52.080
15.52.090
15.52.100
15.52.110
15.52.120
15.52.130
15.52.140
15.52.010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
terms shall be construed to have the meaning
herein given:
A. "Approved" means whatever material,
workmanship, method, appliance, construction
or other matter which meets the requirements
of this chapter, and the approval of the depart-
ment charged with the administration and
enforcement of this chapter.
B. "Auto court" means any multiple dwelling
or group of dwellings, other than bungalow
courts, hotels or apartment houses, which is
designed or intended for the temporary resi-
dence of motorists or travelers. The term "auto
court" also includes "auto camp" and "tourist
camp."
C. "Bungalow court" means a group of
separate dwellings facing directly on a com-
mon court, place or street.
D. "Camp car and/or trailer" means any
unit used for living or sleeping purposes and
which is equipped with wheels or similar de-
vices used for the purpose of transporting said
unit from place to place, whether by 'motive
power or other means.
E. "Persons" means any person, partnership,
corporation or association.
F. "Public camp" means an approved area,
lot or parcel of land regularly used or intended
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regularly to be used for temporary camping
in tents or other portable shelters; provided,
however, that an occasional and temporary
use of an area, lot or parcel of land for camping
by a single camping party shall not be construed
as a public camp within the meaning of this
chapter. (Prior code @ 14.12.010)
15.52.020 Permit required-Application, fee
and issuance conditions.
A. No person shall construct, establish,
maintain or operate an auto court, bungalow
court or public camp, or cause or permit the
same to be constructed, established, maintained
or operated in the city without a permit to do
so from the city commission. Application for
such a permit shall be in writing, and shall state
the extent and character of the proposed ac-
commodations and camping spaces provided
for. The application shall be presented to the
city commission, accompanied by a fee of five
dollars. The commission shall not grant any
permit for the construction or establishment
of an auto court, bungalow court or public
camp in any location where such auto court,
bungalow court or public camp is not allowed
by the provisions of Title 18 of this code, com-
monly known as the Zoning Ordinance.
B. Upon the approval of such application
by the city commission, the permit applied
for shall be granted. After the permit has been
issued, complete plans and specifications for
the construction of such auto court, bungalow
court and/or public camp shall be submitted
to the health department and the building
department of the city. If such plans and speci-
fications meet with the requirements of this
chapter and other applicable ordinances of
the city, the health department shall place a
stamp of approval thereon and the building
inspector shall then issue a building permit for
the construction of the buildings shown thereon.
The building permit fees shall be the same as
required for other like structures erected in the
city. A separate building permit shall be required
for each separate building or structure erected in
such auto court, bungalow court and/or public
camp. (Prior code ~ 14.12.020)
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15.52.030 Camping on city property-Permit
required.
It is unlawful for any person to camp on any
property belonging to or under the control of
the city without having first secured from the
city manager a written permit so to do. Such
camping permits may be issued by the city
manager upon such terms and conditions and
for such periods of time as in his judgment shall
be proper, and shall be revocable by him at any
time. (Prior code ~ 14.12.030)
15.52.040 Camp cars and trailers-Use
restrictions.
A. It is unlawful to permit wastewater or
material from sinks, showers or other fixtures in
camp cars or trailers to be deposited on any
street, alley, auto court, public camp, or upon
any lot within the corporate limits of the city.
B. Sinks, showers or other similar fixtures in
camp cars or trailers, when in use, must be
connected to some approved disposal system
in a manner acceptable to the health officer and
the director of public safety.
C. A camp car and/or trailer having its run-
ning gear, wheels, or other equipment designed
for the transportation of such vehicle from one
location to another removed, or blocked up, or
otherwise made stationary and in use for living
quarters shall be classed as a dwelling, and as
such be subject to all the provisions of the build-
ing chapters of the code. (Prior code ~
14.12.040)
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15.52.050 Caretakers, supervision, and
sanitary requirements.
A. All auto courts, bungalow courts and
public camps shall be provided at all times with
a resident caretaker whose duty shall be to
enforce all sanitary rules and regulations and
see that no part of this chapter is violated. The
management of every auto court, bungalow
court and/or public camp shall assume
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responsibility for maintaining in good repair
and operation all. sanitary appliances on the
premises. Dogs shall at no time be turned
loose or be permitted to run at large on such
premises.
B. Supervision and equipment sufficient to
prevent littering of the ground with rubbish,
garbage or other refuse shall be provided and
maintained. Fly-tight metal depositories with
tight-fitting covers for such materials shall be
provided and conspicuously located. Each and
every dwelling and/or camping space shall be
within a distance of not over one hundred feet
from such depository. Said depositories shall
not be permitted to become foul-smelling,
unsightly, or breeding places for flies. (Prior
code ~ 14.12.050)
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15.52.060 Register to be kept-Inspection
requiremen 15.
A. It shall be the duty of the management
or caretaker to keep a record of all patrons,
including each individual of a camping party.
The record shall be in the form of a hotel
registry. The registry shall specify the date of
arrival, and in the event the patron or camping
party is traveling by means of an automobile,
the register shall further specify the name of
the owner of the automobile, the make of the
automobile, the state in which the automobile
is registered, the number of the license thereof,
and the year of its issuance. The register shall
at all times be open for inspection to all police
officers of the city.
B. Each and every auto court and public
camp must be thoroughly inspected by the
city health officer. (Prior code ~ 14.12.060)
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15.52.070 Water supply.
A water supply of pure, sanitary quality
shall be provided in ample quantity to meet
all requirements, the water to be furnished and
available through an approved pipe-distribution
system leading directly from the city watermains
or other approved source. Water-supply faucets
shall be located not more than two hundred
15.52.060-15.52.080
feet from any camping space; also, a water ser~
vice pipe shall be installed for supplying water
to each separate apartment, dwelling or bunga-
low, and in each separate apartment of any
multiple-apartment dwelling. (Prior code ~
14.12.070)
15.52.080 Refuse and sewage disposal.
A. All garbage, waste and refuse shall be
promptly and entirely removed from the prem-
ises as required by the city health officer. A
sufficient number of approved incinerators
shall be provided for burning all combustible
rubbish.
B. All auto courts, bungalow courts and pub-
lic camps shall be provided with a complete
approved sewerage or other approved disposal
system. Water-flushed water closets shall be
provided and maintained in clean, sanitary
condition. In those parts of the city where
public camps are permitted, such camping
spaces shall be provided with approved com-
munity toilets. Separate toilets shall be provided
for men and women, located in separate com-
partments, the entrances to which shall be not
less than ten feet apart. One water closet and
one lavatory or sink shall be provided for
each ten women, or fraction thereof of the
maximum number of individual persons up
to the capacity of any public camp; and one
shower shall be provided for each twenty
persons, or major fraction thereof, up to such
capacity. Twenty-five percent of the required
water closets for men may be substituted by
approved urinals or approved equivalent. One
shell or lip urinal or twenty-four inches of
urinal trough may be computed as one water
closet. The location of all toilets shall be plainly
indicated by approved signs. All toilets shall be
screened tly~tight and be well illuminated both
day and night. All toilets, shower and/or wash-
room tloors shall be constructed of concrete,
tile, or equal material properly drained and
connected to the sewer system. All toilet,
shower and/or washroom walls and partitions
shall be impervious to moisure. All toilets
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and water closets shall be provided with at least
one washbasin approved by the health officer
and kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition.
C. A sufticient number of approved cast
iron enameled slop sinks shall be provided, and
each shall be connected with the sewerage or
other approved disposal system, these sinks
to be used for the disposal of domestic waste-
waters only. (Prior code S 14.12.080)
15.52.090 Protection against fires.
No fires shall at any time be so located as
to endanger automobiles or other property.
No fires shall be left unattended at any time,
and all fires shall be completely extinguished
before leaving. No campfires will be permitted
excepting in approved, allotted public camps
having approved camping spaces. (Prior code
@ 14.12.090)
15.52.100 Drainage requirements.
The area, lot or tract of land upon which
any auto court or public camp is located or
maintained shall be well drained and properly
graded so as to prevent stagnant water or muddy
conditions: (Prior code S 14.1 2.100)
15.52.110 Space and layout requirements for
dwellings and driveways.
The space or unit in a public camp allotted
to each camping party shall contain not less than
three hundred sixty square feet of ground area.
All dwellings shall be located on a space of not
less than eighteen feet by twenty feet. Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to modify
or dispense with the court and yard require-
ments for apartments or dwellings as required
by any other ordinances of the city. All dwell-
ings and camping spaces shall be arranged in
rows facing on a continuous driveway at least
twenty-five feet wide. For the purposes of
computing the number of persons to be ac-
commodated in any auto court, campground
or other such location as provided in this chap-
ter, each three-hundred-sixty-square-foot area
shall be required for three persons. (Prior
code S 14.12.110)
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15.52.120 Building construction and
maintenance.
A. All buildings shall comply with all require-
ments for such structures as provided herein
and/or in Chapter 15.04. It is unlawful to pre-
pare or cook food in any bathroom, toilet room,
closet, garage, or any room used for sleeping
purposes. All required windows, doors and
similar openings must be fully protected with
screens. No kitchen shall have less than twelve
square feet of window area. All windows shall
be constructed so that at least half of each
window can be opened. Each building shall be
provided with approved means of lighting the
same at night. This applies to all rooms, kit-
chens, baths, toilets, halls, stairs, garages, etc.
B. All floors shall be permanently located
above the ground as the building inspector
shall require, and space underneath shall be
kept free from obstruction. The flooring proper
shall be constructed of tongue-and-groove
material. Interior walls shall be plastered or
constructed of surfaced lumber, or other ma-
terial that may easily be kept clean. Each build-
ing shall be cleaned daily, and after each occu-
pancy shall be thoroughly cleaned. If bedding
is provided, it must be kept in a clean and
sanitary condition. (Prior code ~ 14.12.120)
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15.52.130 Chapter provisions not exclusive.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to
conflict in such a way as to modify or amend
any of the requirements of Chapter 15.04, but
is to be deemed supplemental thereto for the
special purposes set out herein. (Prior code
~ 14.12.140)
15.52.140 Violation-Penalty.
A. Any person, as defined herein, who
violates any of the provisions of this chapter,
or fails to comply with any order or regulation
made thereunder, or who operates or maintains
an auto court or bungalow court, or builds,
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constructs, or makes alterations in violation
of any part of this chapter shall, upon con.
viction thereof, be punishable by a fine of
not exceeding three hundred dollars or by
imprisonment for not less than ten days and
not more than ninety days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
B. Every such person as defined in this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day any provision
of this chapter is violated. (Prior code ~
14.12.130)
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