ORDINANCE NO. 9175

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, REPEALING EXISTING CHAPTER V, ARTICLE 9 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, 2015 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND ENACTING, IN ITS PLACE, CHAPTER V, ARTICLE 9 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, WHICH ADOPTS AND INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE, REGULATING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. Existing Chapter V, Article 9, of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed in its entirety, it being the intent of the Governing Body that Section 2 of this Ordinance supersede it.

SECTION 2. The Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended by enacting Chapter V, Article 9, which reads as follows:

ARTICLE 9.  EXISTING BUILDING CODE

5-901               EXISTING BUILDING CODE ADOPTED AND INCORPORATED.

The 2015 International Existing Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., other than those portions hereinafter specifically deleted, modified, or amended, is hereby adopted as the City's Existing Building Code and is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.

5-902               OFFICIAL COPY.

Not less than one (1) copy of the 2015 International Existing Building Code shall be marked or stamped "OFFICIAL COPY AS INCORPORATED BY ORDINANCE No. 9175," with all sections or portions deleted, modified, or amended clearly marked as such, and to which one (1) copy of this ordinance shall be affixed, shall be filed with the City Clerk, shall be open to inspection, and shall be available to the public during reasonable business hours. Additional official copies shall, at the cost of the City, be supplied to those officials and agencies charged with enforcement of the City's Existing Building Code.

5-903               AMENDMENTS TO THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE.

                        The 2015 International Existing Building Code is amended as set forth in the succeeding sections of this Article. These amendments shall not serve to delete, modify, or amend any discretely numbered section or subsection of the 2015 International Existing Building Code, unless the section or subsection is specifically identified as being deleted, modified, or amended.

5-904               CHAPTER 1, "SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION," of the 2015 Existing Building Code is hereby deleted.

5-905               Section 810.1 of the 2015 International Existing Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

810.1 Minimum fixtures. Where the occupant load of the story is increased by more than 20 percent, plumbing fixtures for the story shall be provided in quantities specified in the 2015 International Plumbing Code based on the increased occupant load.

Exception: The foregoing section shall not apply to occupancies with an existing restroom containing at least one water closet and one lavatory, except that it shall apply to: (1) food handling establishments; and (2) occupancies exceeding 2,000 square feet in area.

5-906               Section 1010.1 of the 2015 International Existing Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

1010.1 Increased demand. Where the occupancy of an existing building or part of an existing building is changed such that the new occupancy is subject to increased or different plumbing fixture requirements or to increased water supply requirements in accordance with the 2015 International Plumbing Code, the new occupancy shall comply with the intent of the respective 2015 International Plumbing Code provisions.

Exception: The foregoing section shall not apply to occupancies with an existing restroom containing at least one water closet and one lavatory, except that it shall apply to: (1) food handling establishments; and (2) occupancies exceeding 2,000 square feet in area.

SECTION 3. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. 

SECTION 4.  After passage and publication as provided by law, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect commencing July 1, 2016.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of February, 2016.

 APPROVED:

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Mike Amyx

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Brandon McGuire

Acting City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish once and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Attorney.