CHAPTER 4-01
ADMINISTRATIVE ENACTMENTS

SECTIONS:

4-01-001-0001    DEFINITIONS

4-01-001-0002    ADOPTION OF MODEL CODES

4-01-001-0003    SAVING CLAUSE

4-01-001-0004    VIOLATION AND PENALTIES

4-01-001-0001 DEFINITIONS

As used in all of the adopted model codes referenced herein, as amended, the following terms shall have the meaning herein prescribed:

A.    Wherever the word "municipality" or "[name of jurisdiction]" is used, it shall mean the City of Flagstaff.

B.    Wherever the term "Department of Building Safety" is used, it shall mean "Development Services Division."

C.    Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in this Chapter, it shall mean the Attorney for the City of Flagstaff.

D.    Wherever the term "administrative authority" is used in conjunction with publicly provided utilities (natural gas, electricity, internet and broadband service, telephone, and cable television}, it shall mean the current contract company providing the respective service. Wherever the term "administrative authority" is used in conjunction with publicly provided utilities or permits (water, sewer, storm water management and/or building permits}, it shall mean the City of Flagstaff. (Ord. 2019-16, Amended, 06/18/2019)

4-01-001-0002 ADOPTION OF MODEL CODES

There are hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Flagstaff for the purposes of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, alteration, removal, maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties, those certain model codes known and referred to with particularity as:

2018 International Building Code (IBC)*

2018 International Residential Code (IRC)*

2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)*

2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC)*

2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC)*

2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)*

2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)*

2018 International Solar Energy Provisions (ISEP)*

2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC)*

National Electrical Code (NEC), 2017 Edition**

ICC A117.1-2017, Accessible and Usable Building and Facilities*

1997 Uniform Housing Code***

1997 Uniform Administrative Code***

1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings***

* Published by International Code Council (ICC).

** Published by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

*** Published by International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO).

One (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic copy of each model code, and any amendments to said codes, are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Flagstaff, and the same made part hereof by this reference as if fully and completely herein set forth. The provisions of the aforestated Codes shall be controlling for construction within the corporate limits of the City of Flagstaff. (Ord. 2019-16, Amended, 06/18/2019)

4-01-001-0003 SAVING CLAUSE

Nothing in this chapter or in the 2018 International Codes, National Electrical Code, ICC A117.1-2017, and Uniform Codes hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding now pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinances replaced hereby, nor shall any right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired, or affected by this chapter. (Ord. 2019-16, Amended, 06/18/2019)

4-01-001-0004 VIOLATION AND PENALTIES

A.    Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use or maintain any building or permit the same to be done in violation of the model codes adopted in Section 4-01-001-0002 as amended.

B.    Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment set forth by Flagstaff City Code, Title 1, Chapter 1-04, General Penalty. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this Code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 2019-16, Amended, 06/18/2019)