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Home My Public Portal AboutORD16242BILL NO. 2022-023 SPONSORED BY Councilmember Fitzwater ORDINANCE NO. J(i 242 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 8, SECTION 8-49 AND SECTION 8-50 BY REPLACING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE BY ADOPTION OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section1. The City Code, Chapter 8 (Buildings and Building Regulations), Section 8-49 (Adoption of 2015 International Property Maintenance Code), is hereby deleted and the following is added in lieu thereof: Sec. 8-49. Adoption of the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code. The 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as published the International Code Council Inc. is hereby adopted and incorporated herein reference as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Jefferson, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes contained herein. Section 2. The City Code, Chapter 8 (Buildings and Building Regulations), Section 8-50 (Amendments to the 2015International Property Maintenance Code), is hereby deleted and the following is added in lieu thereof: Sec. 8-50. Amendments, insertions and deletions to the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code. The following additions, insertions, deletions and changes are made to the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code otherwise referred to herein as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Jefferson: Section 101.1: Insert the words "City of Jefferson" as the name of jurisdiction. Section 101.5: Add the following section: Section 101.5 City Code. When sections of the Property Maintenance Code differ from the City Code of Jefferson, the provisions of the City Code of Jefferson shall govern. Section 103: Department of Property Maintenance Inspection - Delete Sections 103.1 through 103.3, and insert the following in its place:. Section 103.1: General The department of property maintenance known as the Department of Planning and Protective Services is hereby continued and the executive official in charge thereof shall be known as the Director of Planning and Protective Services. Wherever the words code official appears in this code, it shall mean the Director of Planning and Protective Services or his or her designee. Editor's note: Deleted language shown thus. Added language shown thus. Editor’s note: Deleted language shown thus. Added language shown thus. Section 103.2: APPOINTMENT The Director of Planning and Protective Services shall be appointed and removed as provided by City Code. Section 103.3: DEPUTIES The Director of Planning and Protective Services shall recommend to the City Administrator the employment of inspectors and other employees in sufficient numbers to assure enforcement of the Property Maintenance Code. Section 106.4: Delete this section and replace it with the following: Section 106.4 Violation Penalties: Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement or specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine as set forth in Section 1-13 of City Code. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue: and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. Section 111: Delete this section and replace it with the following: Section 111.1 Means of Appeal Any owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, agent or other person having an interest in the building or structure may seek review of the order and determination of the code official by requesting a hearing in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 21-8 and 21-9 of the City Code. Section 302.4: Insert “twelve (12) inches in height per City Code Chapter 21” for the jurisdiction requirement. Section 602.3: This section shall read as follows: Section 602.3 Heat Supply Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling units or sleeping units on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from September 1 to June 1 to maintain a minimum temperature of 68°F (20°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms. Section 602.4: This section shall read as follows: 602.4 Occupiable work spaces. Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied w ith heat during the period from September 1 to June 1 to maintain a minimum temperature of 65°F (18°C) during the period the spaces are occupied. (Ord. No. 11203 § 6, 4-17-89; Ord. No. 12758, § 2, 6-1-98; Ord. 13580, § 1, 7-21-2003; Ord. 14104, § 1, 10-16-2006; Ord 14482, § 1, 3-2-2009; Ord. No. 14973, § 1, 5-21-2012; Ord. No. 11203 § 6, 4-17-89; Ord. No. 12758, § 2, 6-1-98; Ord. No. 11203 § 6, 4-17-89; Ord. No. 12758, § 2, 6-1-98; Ord. 13580, § 1, 7-21-2003; Ord. 14104, § 1, 10-16-2006; Ord 14482, § 1, 3- 2-2009; Ord. No. 14973, § 1, 5-21-2012; Ord. No. 15709, § 2, 8-21-2017; Ord. No. 15989 , § 1, 1-6-20) Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from 60 calendar days after the date of its passage and approval. Passed: Presiding Officer ATTEST: City Clerk Approved: Mayor Carrie Tergin APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Editor's note: Deleted language shown thus. Added language shown thus.