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ORDINANCE NO. y
(Series of 1971)
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION,
ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION,
DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL BUILDINGS
OR STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO; ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THERETO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, 1970 EDITION, VOLUME I, TO-
GETHER WITH THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1970 EDITION,
AND TOGETHER WITH THE APPENDIX; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS THERE-
TO; REPEALING ALL PRIOR PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, 1962, AS AMENDED, CONCERNING THE BUILDING CODE
HERETOFORE IN EFFECT, AND REPEALING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE IV CON-
CERNING CHIMNEYS, VENTS, FIREPLACES AND INCINERATORS, AND
CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE IV CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE GAS FITTING
CODE, AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE IV CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF WARM
AIR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING CODE, AND CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE IV
CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS CODE, AND
CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE IV CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF BUILDING EXITS
CODE; EXCEPT CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE II OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN PERTAINING TO BOARD OF APPEALS AND EXAMINERS; RE-
PEALING ALL ORDINANCES, PARTS AND SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO IN CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS OF SAID BUILD-
ING CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN RELATION THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Building Inspector for the City of Aspen,
Colorado has made a thorough study of the 1970 Edition of the
Uniform Building Code, Volume I, and
WHEREAS, the Building Inspector for the City of Aspen,
Colorado has made his recommendation to the City Council, and the
City Council is of the opinion that the same should be acted
upon;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1: Pursuant to the power and authority
conferred by the laws of the State of Colorado and the Charter of
the City of Aspen, Colorado it is hereby adopted as the Building
Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, by reference thereto, the
Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, Volume I, (including the
Appendix, except Chapters 13,38,48 and 49 of said Appendix), and
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excepting Section 204 of such Code concerning the Board of Appeals,
published by the International Conference of Building Officials,
50 South Los Robles, Pasadena, California, together with the
Uniform Building Code Standards, 1970 Edition, of the International
Conference of Building Officials, above address, all to have the
same force and effect as though set forth herein in every particular,
and the following ordinances being part of the Municipal Code of the
City of Aspen, Colorado, 1962, as amended, concerning the Building
Code heretofore in effect in the City of Aspen, Colorado are express-
ly repealed:
Ordinance TNo. 22
Ordinance No. 2
Ordinance No. 6
Ordinance No. 14
(Series of 1969)
(Series of 1969)
(Series of 1965)
(Series of 1961)
save and except and herein providing the adopted codes and compre-
hensive provisions and standards regulating and controlling the
design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy,
repair, location and maintenance of building and structures for
the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and general
welfare.
Section 2: The repeal of any ordinance or any
portion thereof as provided in Section 1 of this Ordinance shall
not effect or impair or be applicable to Chapter 3 of Title II of
the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado.
Section 3: (1) Sections 1602 (a) and (b) of the
Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, are hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 1602 (a~ Genera]. Buildings or structures
hereafter erected, constructed, moved within or
into Fire Zone No. 1 shall be only of Type I, II,
III-H.T., or III-one-hour construction, and shall
meet the requirements of this Section. Except
fences less than six feet (6') in height may be
of Type V construction.
(b~ Alterations. No building of Type
IV construction nor any building of Type V con-
struction already erected in Fire Zone No. I
shall hereafter be altered, raised, enlarged,
added to, or moved, except as follows:
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1. Changes, alterations, and repairs
to the interior of such building or
to the front thereof facing a public
street may be made, provided such
changes do not, in the opinion of the
Building Official, increase the fire
hazard of such building.
2. Roofs of such buildings may be
covered only with a fire-retardant
roofing as specified in Section 3203.
See Section 104 (f) for repairs.
3. Such building may be moved entirely
outside the limits of Fire Zone No. 1.
4. Such building may be demolished
Uniform Building Code,
follows.
(2) Section 1603 (a) and (b) of the
1970 Edition, is hereby amended to read as
Sec. 1603 (a~ General. Buildings or structures here-
after erected, constructed, moved within or into
Fire Zone No. 2 shall be one of the types of construc-
tion as defined in this Code and shall meet the require-
ments of this Section. Except that any Type IV build-
ing shall only be permitted for Section 1501, Group
J, Division 1 occupancies.
For fire-restive protection of exterior walls and
openings, as determined by location on property, see
Section 504 and Part V.
Roof covering shall be fire-retardant roofing as
specified in Section 3203 (e). See Section 104 (f)
for repaires.
Sec. 1603 (b~ Alterations. No building of Type IV
construction nor any building of Type V construction
already erected in Fire Zone No. 2, shall hereafter
be altered, raised, enlarged, added to or moved except
as follows:
1. Such building may be made to
conform to the provisions of Section
2203 for Type V construction.
2. Changes, alterations, and repairs
to the interior of such building or
to the front thereof facing a public
street may be made provided such changes
do not, in the opinion of the Building
Official, increase the fire hazard of
such building.
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3. Roofs of such building may be
covered only with a fire-retardant
roofing as specified in Section 3203.
See Section 104 (f) for repairs.
4. Such building may be moved entirely
outside the limits of Fire Zone No. 2.
5. Such building may be demolished.
6. Combustible finish on the outside
of walls may be replaced by or covered
with exterior plaster as specified in
Chapter 47.
(3) Section 1604 of the Uniform Building
Code, 1970 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1604. Any building or structure complying with the
requirements of this Code may be erected, constructed,
moved within or into Fire Zone No. 3, except that any
Type IV building shall only be permitted for Section
1501, Group J, Division 1 occupancies.
(4) Chapter 15 of the Uniform Building
Code, 1970 Edition, adopted by reference hereto is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following as Section 1507:
Sec. 1507 Fences
and Retaining Wall~.
1. No barbed wire or other sharp fence,
and no electrically charged fence, shall
be erected or maintained.
2. No corner lots, no fence, retaining
wall, shrub, tree or similar obstruction
shall be erected or maintained which
obstructs the traffic vision,nor on
corner lots shall any fence, retaining
wall, shrub, tree or similar obstruction
be erected or maintained which exceeds a
height of 42 inches, measured from
street grade within 30 feet from the
lot corner.
3. Any dilapidated, unsightly, or
dangerous fence, or obstruction in
violation of Subsection 2 above, shall
be removed when so ordered by the Building
Inspector.
(5)
Building Code, 1970 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
~.ec. 1705 (c~(2~. Wood veneer of not less than one (1)
inch nominal thickness, or exterior type plywood or
particle board not less than three eighths (3/8th) inch
nominal thickness may be applied to one hundred (100)
Section 1705 (c)(2) of the Uniform
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percent of the wall area of the first floor amd
thirty three and one-third (33 1/3) percent of the
wall area for each story above the first floor, pro-
vided such wood shall be placed either directly
against fire resistive noncombustible surfaces or
furred out from such surfaces not to exceed one and
three-fourths (1 3/4) inches with all concealed spaces
fire stopped as provided in Section 2517 (f).
Uniform Building
follows:
Code,
(6) Section 2003(a) 5 of the
1970 Edition, is hereby amended to read as
Sec. 2003(a) 5. Wood columns, beams and arches con-
forming to heavy timber sizes may be used externally
where exterior walls are permitted to be of unpro-
tected noncombustible construction or one-hour fire
resistive noncombustible construction.
Section 4: Any and all sections or parts of
sections of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, 1962,
as amended, or ordinances or parts of ordinances of the City of
Aspen in conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed,
provided, however, that the repeal of any section or parts of
sections of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, 1962,
as amended, or of any ordinance or part of ordinances of the City
of Aspen shall not revive any other section of said Municipal Code,
ordinance or ordinances heretofore repealed or superceded.
Section 5: A public hearing on the adoption by
reference thereto of the Uniform Building Code of the International
Conference of Building Officials, 1970 Edition, Volume I, together
with the Uniform Building Code Standards, 1970 Edition, together
with the Appendix, and repealing all ordinances inconsistent there-
with, and the same is hereby scheduled in the Council Chambers, City
Hall, 130 South Galena, Aspen, Colorado at ~.'~O'clock P.M., on
Monday, the /~_~ day of ~ , 1971, and that the City
Clerk of the City of Aspen~e, and is hereby directed to publish
notice of said public hearing in the manner and style and pursuant
to the schedule for publication described in C.R.S. 193-34-3 (1963).
Section 6: At least three (3) copies of the
Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, Volume I, together with the
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Uniform Building Code Standards, 1970 Edition, and together with the
Appendix, shall be on file at the office of the City Clerk of the
City of Aspen, Colorado, at least 15 days preceding said hearing and
may be inspected by any interested person between the hours of
8 o'clock A.M. and 5 o'clock P.M., Monday through Friday. After a
public hearing thereon, a final reading and adoption by reference,
the Building Code as finally adopted shall be available for sale
to the public through the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Aspen, Colorado.
Section 7: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair,
move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or
maintain any building or structure in the City or cause the same
to be done, contract to or in violation of any of the provisions of
this Code.
Any person, firm, or corporation vio-
lating any of the provisions of the Code shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and each person shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any
violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, con-
tinued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such
person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $300.00, or
by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section 8: If any part, section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or of the Building
Code adopted hereby is for any reason held to be in,lid, such de-
cision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance or of said Building Code; the City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this ordinance and adopted said
Building Code in each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
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parts, sections, subsections, semtences, clauses or phrases be de-
clared imvalid.
Dated this ~P day of ~~ , 1971.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
/ ~Mayor //~ "~
FINALLY ADOPTED,
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ATTEST:
PASSED AND APPROVED this _/~Z~day of
Mayor