ORDINANCE NO. 1766

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE 2018 BUILDING CODE BOOK, 2018 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE BOOK, AMENDING CHAPTER 4 ARTICLE II SECTION 4-201 AND CHAPTER 4 ARTICLE II SECTION 4-207 OF THE CITY CODE FOR THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS.

WHEREAS, the City of Goodland Construction Board has recommended to approve adopting and amending the 2018 International Building Code book and the 2018 International Existing Building Code book to update the City’s current code which is the 1997 version of the Uniform Building Code book.

            WHEREAS, the Governing Body finds it is in the best interest of the City to adopt the 2018 International Building Code book and 2018 International Existing Building Code book for the City of Goodland

            NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS:  

Section 1. The City of Goodland Code Section 4-201 is amended as follows:

4-201 (1) 2018 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE not including chapter 9 or appendixes A, B, D, L and M is hereby adopted by the City of Goodland for the purpose of establishing rules, regulations and minimum requirements to provide a reasonable level of safety, public health and general welfare through structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, energy conservation, and safety to life and property from fire, explosion and other hazards, and to provide a reasonable level of safety to firefighters and emergency responders during emergency operations, including the issuance of permits and providing a penalty for violation thereof, that certain building code known as the “International Building Code”, Edition of 2018, including all Appendix Chapters, prepared and published in book form by the International Code Council, Incorporated, 4051 Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478, to be known as the Building Code of the City of Goodland, Kansas, save and except such articles, sections, parts, or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified, or changed. One official copy of said building code shall be filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.

4-201 (2) 2018 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing the minimum requirements for existing buildings using prescriptive and performance-related provisions to encourage the use and reuse of existing buildings while requiring reasonable upgrades and improvements while adequately protecting the public health, safety and welfare; provisions that do not unnecessarily increase construction costs; provisions that do not restrict the use of new materials, products or methods of construction; and provisions that do not give preferential treatment to particular types or classes of materials, products or methods of construction.

4-207.1 AMENDMENTS AND OMISSIONS TO THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE. The following sections of the Building Codes adopted by references in this article are hereby amended or deleted as follows:

  1. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 101.1 Title. Amended to read as follows: These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the City of Goodland hereinafter referred to as “this code.”
    1. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 105.1.1 Annual permit. Repealed.
    1. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 105.2 Exception #1 amended to read as follows: One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area is not greater than 150 square feet. (13.94 m2).
    1. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 105.2 Exception #2. Repealed.
    1. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 105.2 Exception #6. Repealed.
    1. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 109.2 Fee schedule. Amended to read as follows: The fees for all construction, enlarging, repairs, alterations, additions, moving, or demolishing work shall be as indicated in the following schedule:
ItemFees
Residential Fences …..            $15.00
Residential Roofing …..            $15.00
Total Valuation 
$1.00 to $500.00            $15.00
$501.00 to $2,000.00$15.00 for the first $500.00 plus $1.50 for each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including $2,000.00.
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00$37.50 for the first $2,000.00 plus $6.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including $25,000.00.
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00$175.50 for the first $25,000.00 plus $4.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including $50,000.00.
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00$288.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $3.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including $100,000.00.
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00            $438.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $2.25 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including $500,000.00.
$500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00$1,338.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus $1.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including $1,000,000.00.
$1,000,001.00 and up$2,088.00 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $1.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof.

SECTION 2.

The City of Goodland Code Section 4-207.2 Repealed

The City of Goodland Code Section 4-207.3 Repealed

The City of Goodland Code Section 4-207.4 Repealed

The City of Goodland Code Section 4-207.5 Repealed

The City of Goodland Code Section 4-207.6 Repealed

The City of Goodland Code Section 4-207.7 Repealed

The City of Goodland Code Section 4-208.4 amended to read as follows: All new residential basements shall have at least one egress window installed in each habitable room

The City of Goodland Code amended to read as follows: When foundation designs are used other than those specified in the International Building Code, the plan shall be sealed by a licensed structural engineer licensed in the State of Kansas. All foundations must be accompanied by cross sections showing all reinforcement and other details at

each exchange in foundation design.

The City of Goodland Code Section 4-208.6 Repealed

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect after its publication in the Goodland Star News.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of November, 2023, by the Governing Body of the City of Goodland, Kansas.



                                                                        ____________________________________

                                                                        Aaron Thompson, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Mary P. Volk, City Clerk

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