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(Published in the Salina Journal on
ORDINANCE NUMBER 09-10523
2009.)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE I, DIVISION 1 OF THE
SALINA CODE BY ADDING SECTION 8-42.5.1 AMENDING SECTION 1008.1.4 OF THE
2003 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE TO PROVIDE A NEW EXCEPTION FOR
DOOR LANDINGS FOR SMALL STORAGE ROOMS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the city of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 8-12.5.1 is hereby added to Chapter 8, Article I, Division 1 of the
Salina Code and reads as follows: '
"Sec. 8-12.5.1. Amendment to Section 1008.1.4 of the International Building Code.
[Section 1008.1.4 of the International Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows. J
Section 1008.1.4 Floor elevation. There shall be a floor or landing on each side of a door.
Such floor or landing shall be at the same elevation on each side of the door. Landings shall
be level except for exterior landings, which are permitted to have a slope not to exceed 0.25
unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (2 -percent slope).
Exceptions:
1. Doors serving individual dwelling units in Groups R-2 and R-3 as applicable in
Section 101.2 where the following apply:
1.1. 'A door is permitted to open at the top step of an interior flight of stairs,
provided the door does not,swing over the top step.
1.2. Screen doors and storm doors are permitted to swing over stairs or landings.
2. Exterior doors as provided for in Section 1003.5, Exception 1, and Section 1017.2,
which are not on an accessible route.
3. In Group R-3 occupancies not required to be Accessible units, Type A units or Type
B units, the landing at an exterior doorway shall not be more than 7.75 inches (197
mm) below the top of the threshold, provided the door, other than'an exterior storm
or screen door, does not swing over the landing.
4. Variations in elevation due to differences in finish materials, but not more than 0.5
inch (12.7 mm).
5. Exterior decks, patios or balconies that are part of Type B dwelling units and have
impervious surfaces, and that are not more than 4 inches (102 mm) below the
finished floor level of the adjacent interior space of the dwelling unit.
6. Doors serving storage, equipment or control rooms or spaces, including walk-in
coolers and freezers, when such rooms or spaces are not more than 250 square feet in
area are permitted to open at a single step down to a landing or floor on either side of
the door regardless of door swing. The difference in floor or landing elevations shall
not exceed 7", with no minimum height required."
Section 2. That Section 8-12.5.1 is hereby added.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and
publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: November 16, 2009
Adopted: November 23, 2009
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Lieu Ann Elsey, CMC, Ci Clerk