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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2009-12
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 29
BUILDING REGULATIONS, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with
the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000-1, enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld,
including the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent
nature enacted on or before said date of adoption, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirements therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be,
and hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are
revised to read as follows.
CHAPTER 29
BUILDING REGULATIONS
Article I - No Change
Article II
Code Standards
Sec. 29-2-10
Sec. 29-2-20
Sec. 29-2-30
Sec. 29-2-40
Sec. 29-2-50
Sec. 29-2-60
Sec. 29-2-70
Sec. 29-2-80
Sec. 29-2-90
Sec. 29-2-95
Sec. 29-2-100
Sec. 29-2-110
Sec. 29-2-120
Sec. 29-2-130
Remainder of Table of Contents
Standards
International Building Code
International Residential Code
International Mechanical Code
International Plumbing Code
International Fuel Gas Code
National Electrical Code
Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
International Energy Conservation Code
Uniform Swimming Pool Spa and Hot Tub Code
State and federal requirements
Mobile and manufactured home installation standards
Area of special flood hazards standards
Repealed
- No change
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Add Section 29-2-30.W to read as follows:
W. Part VIII - Electrical.
This chapter governs the electrical components, equipment and systems used in
buildings and structures covered by this code. Electrical components, equipment and systems
shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the adopted National
Electrical Code. Other references within this code regarding electrical shall be considered
amended to read "the adopted National Electrical Code."
Add Sec. 29-2-95. Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa & Hot Tub Code
The publication of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials,
known as the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 2006 Edition, excluding
Chapters 4, 5, and 6, are incorporated, by this reference, as a part of this Building Code for the
purpose of providing minimum requirements and standards for the inspection of swimming pool,
spa, and hot tub, and issuance of swimming pool, spa, and hot tub permits, in the County, with
the following amendments:
A. References within this code to UPC shall be considered amended to read IPC.
B. Amend Sec. 309.4 to read: "All pool spa and hot tub suction outlets shall be
listed to Standard ANSI/APSP-7 for suction entrapment avoidance."
Amend Sec. 29-8-40. Expiration of permit.
A through B - No change
C. If the building or work authorized by a building permit has not received final
inspection by on or before the permit expiration date, all work shall cease and a
violation will be initiateduntil a new permit is issued. To continue, thoThe
permittee shall be eligible to apply for one (1) new permit with fees thatupon the
payment of permit fees to cover direct Weld County costs, and the. The
expiration date shall be determined by the scope of work to be completed. No
extensions shall be approved on the second permit.
tie seconc permit expires prior to =ina approva or certificate o= occupancy, tie
vio a -ion process wi proceec ane tie case wi be iearc by tie BoarG of County
Commissioners to determine if a new permit will be issued, the permit fee, and
the expiration date.
Amend Sec. 29-8-45. Extension of time for building permit.
A. No change.The building permit holder may submit a request for an extension of
time before the expiration of the utilization period. The Building Official may
extend the building permit one (1) time, for a period not to exceed one hundred
eighty (180) calendar days. Such request shall be submitted, in writing, and
include the applicant's name, address, telephone number, the building permit
number, site address and a description of specific circumstances which
prevented completion of the work prior to the expiration date. A processing fee
shall be charged if a building permit extension is granted.
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B. If the work authorized by a building permit which has been extended has not
receivec =ina inspec-ion by tie permit expiration cate, a wort sia cease, the
permittee will be deemed in violation of the Weld County Code, and the matter
will be scheduled at a violation hearing before the Board of County
Commissioners of We c County to cetermine wietier tie permittee may obtain a
new permit. If the permit is approved, the Board shall determine the fee to be
paid and shall establish the permit's expiration date.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby
is, directed to arrange for Colorado Code Publishing to supplement the Weld County Code with
the amendments contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and
sub sections as they currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies
regarding capitalization, grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, divisions,
sections, and sub -sections in said Code.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The
Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in
each and every section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses, or phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2009-12 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 21st day of December, A.D., 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
William F. Garcia, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Douglas Rademacher, Pro -Tern
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Sean P. Conway
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barbara Kirkmeyer
County Attorney
David E. Long
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Second Reading:
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Final Reading:
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Effective:
October 15, 2009
November 18, 2009
November 26, 2009, in the Windsor Beacon
December 7, 2009 (con't to 12/21/09)
December 21, 2009
December 31, 2009, in the Windsor Beacon
January 11, 2010
January 21, 2010, in the Windsor Beacon
January 26, 2010
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