§ 6-16. Building code adopted; seismic design for earthquake preparedness.

(a)

A certain document, copies of which were placed on file in the office of the city clerk, said copies being marked and designated as the BOCA National Building Code/1996, Thirteenth Edition, as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the City of Black Jack, for the control of building and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of the BOCA National Building Code/1996, Thirteenth Edition, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes, prescribed in this article.

(b)

Any new construction or major structural revocation begun after July 1, 1998, all buildings for which leases are executed by political subdivisions of the state after July 1, 1998, and all buildings for which leases are executed by the state or any institution of higher education after July 1, 2001, shall comply with the standards for seismic design and construction of the Building Officials and Code Administrators Code or of the Uniform Building Code. This paragraph (b) shall not apply to any building owned by the state, any institution of higher education, any political subdivision upon which construction was begun or finished before the effective date of this section, any private structure with less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in total area, or any single-family or duplex residence. As used in this paragraph (b), the term "major structural renovation" means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of an existing structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the market value of the structure before the start of construction of the major structural renovation.

(Ord. No. 464, § 2, 3-19-91; Ord. No. 466, §§ 1—3, 3-19-91; Ord. No. 634, §§ 5, 6, 6-16-98; Ord. No. 968, § 1, 3-17-09; Ord. No. 1005, § 1, 9-7-10)