8.1. Create Building CodesCITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
1012711986 4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION: Administration ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO. 8 City Clerk AGEND/.:
NO. I
BY: D. L. Harrison BY:
First Reading Ordinance Number 86-916~1, creatin9 the Building Codes Advisory
and Appeals Board; repealing certain sections of the Salina Code including
Article II of Chapter 8, Section 8-38; subdivision II of Division 2 of Article V
of Chapter 8; Sections 8-133 through 8-136; Chapter 8; disbanding the Board
of Building Appeals, Board of Electrical Examiners; Board of Plumbin9 and Gas
Fitting Examiners, Board of Plumbing Appeals, Building Code Advisory Board
and Electrical Code Panel; and providin9 for a new article II of Chapter 8 of
the Salina Code.
This ordinance is scheduled for second reading on November 3, 1986.
COMMISSION ACTION
MOTION BY SECOND BY
TO:
(Published in The Salina Journal November , 1986)
ORDIHANCE NUMBER 86-9164
AN ORDINANCE CREAT1HG THE BUILDING
\PPEALS BOARD; REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
NCLUDING ARTICLE il OF CHAPTER 8 (Sections 8-16 throuc~h $-20); SECTION
8-38; SUBDIVISION II OF DIVISION 2 OF ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 8 (Sections
1-96 through 8-100); SECTIONS 8-133 THROUGH 8-136; SECTIONS 8-203
THROUGH 8-207; AND DIVISION 3 OF ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 8 (Sections
8-226 through 8-233); DISBANDING THE BUILDING CODE ADVISORY BOARD,
BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS, ELECTRICAL CODE PANEL, BOARD OF
ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF PLUMBING EXAMINERS, BOARD OF
PLUMBING APPEALS; AND PROVIDING FOR A NEW ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 8
OF THE SALINA CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Article II of Chapter 8 of The Salina Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 8
ARTICLE II
"Section 8-16. Creation of board.
There is hereby created the Building Codes Advisory
and Appeals Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Board")
for the purpose of consolidating the functions previously
performed by the Building Code Advisory Board, Board of
Building Code Appeals, Electrical Code Panel, Electrical
Board of Examiners, Board of Plumbing Examiners, Board of
Plumbing Appeals.
"Section 8-17. Membership.
The Board shall consist of twelve (12) members,
including one of each of the following:
1. licensed architect
2. licensed structural engineer
3. attorney
4. realtor
5. plumbing contractor
6. master or journeyman plumber
7. electrical contractor
8. master or journeyman electrician
9. licensed mechanical engineer
10. heating and air conditioning contractor
11. home building contractor
12. general contractor
"Section 8-18. Appointment and term.
Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor,
with the consent of the Board of City Commissioners. Three
of the initial members shall be appointed to a one (1) year
term, three (3) to a two (2) year term, three (3) to a three
(3) year term, and three (3) to a four (4) year term. All
subsequent appointments shall be for a four (4) year term.
No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.
"Section 8-19. Compensation.
The members of the
compensation.
Board shall
serve without
"Section 8-20. Officers.
The Board shall elect one of' its members as chairman
for a term of one (1) year. The chairman shall preside at
all meetings of the Board. The Board shall elect, in the
same manner and for the same term, one of its members as
vice-chairman who shall act as chairman during the absence
of the chairman.
"Section 8-21. Quorum.
Seven (7) members of the Board shall constitute a
quorum for the purpose of conducting the board's business.
"Section 8-22. Purpos.e,,.
The purpose of the Board shall be to:
(1) Study all uniform codes and local ordinances adopted by
the City regarding the residential and commercial
building industry.
(2) Make recommendations to the Board of City
Commissioners regarding any updating of the City
Building Codes.
(3) Act in an advisory capacity to the Board of City
Commissioners on any requests for ordinance changes
affecting the City Building Codes.
(4)Serve as a Board of Appeals to hear any appeal from a
code interpretation by the Chief Building Inspector.
(5) Recommend rules and regulations to be adopted by
resolution of the Board of City Commissioners regarding
the examination and licensure of plumbers, electricians,
and gas fitters, including rules and regulations
(a) governing the conduct and grading of such
examinations; and
(b) prescribing the requirements for passage of
examinations.
"Section 8-23. Appeal procedure.
Any appeal to be heard by the Board must be filed
within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the Chief
Building Official's decision promting the appeal, Such appeal
must be filed in the City's Permits and Inspections
Department Office on a form provided by that office. The
appeal shall then be placed on the agenda of the next
regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.
"Section 8-24. MeetincJs.
The Board shall determine its own meeting schedule;
provided, however, that the Board must meet to conduct its
business no less than quarterly. Special meetings of the
Board may be called at the discretion of the chairman or the
vice-chairman in the event the chairman is unavailable to
consider the request for a special meeting.
"Sections 8-25 - 8-35. Reserved.
Section 2. That the existing Article II of Chapter 8; Section 8-38;
Subdivision II of Division 2 of Article V of Chapter 8; Sections 8-133 through
8-136; Sections 8-203 through 8-207; and Division 3 of Article VI of Chapter 8 of
The Salina Code are hereby repealed and the Building Code Advisory Board,
Board of Building Code Appeals, Electrical Code Panel, Board of Electrical
Examiners, Board of Plumbing Appeals, and Board of Plumbing Examiners are
hereby disbanded.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect after
.~ ~,_,~!~ion once ~ ~n~~. ~r~ci~i city ~wspaper.
Introduced: October 27, 1986
Passed: November 3, 1986
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Joseph M. Ritter, Mayor
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk