Adopted Enumeration
A.The following codes, as adopted by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, are adopted by reference as ordinances of the City as fully as though set out at length herein. Copies of the codes listed below must be maintained on file in the office of the City Clerk where it must be available for inspection by the public:
1.International Building Code (IBC)
2.International Residential Code (IRC)
3.International Fire Code (IFC)
4.International Plumbing Code (IPC)
5.International Mechanical Code (IMC)
6.International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
7.National Electrical Code (NEC)
8.International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
9.International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
10.International Property Maintenance Code
B.The codes provided in A above mean such codes as they are currently adopted by DCA, provided that any such code may hereafter be amended or revised as provided in O.C.G.A. § 8-2-23(a).
Appendices The following appendices of the codes adopted in Sec. 302-1 (Enumeration) are adopted by reference as though they were set forth in full in this subsection:
A.Standard International Building Code: Appendix;
B.Standard International Mechanical Code: Appendix;
C.Standard International Gas Code: Appendix;
D.Standard International Plumbing Code: Appendix;
Sec. 302-2. Adopted
E.Standard International Fire Prevention Code: Appendix;
F.National Electrical Code: Appendix; and
G.CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code: Appendix.
Additional Codes The latest edition of the following codes, as adopted and amended by the State Department of Community Affairs, are adopted by reference as though they were set forth in full in this subsection:
A.Standard Housing Code, including chapter 1, Administration, and Appendix;
B.Standard Swimming Pool Code, including chapter 1, Administration;
C.Standard Excavation and Grading Code, including chapter 1, Administration;
D.Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code, including chapter 1, Administration;
E.Standard Existing Building Code, including chapter 1, Administration, and Appendix; and
F.Standard Amusement Device Code, including chapter 1, Administration, and Appendix.
Compliance It is unlawful for any person to engage in the construction or erection of any building, whether commercial, business or residential, unless such construction is accomplished in strict compliance with the various technical codes adopted in Sec. 302-1(Enumeration).
Enforcement When reference is made to the duties of certain officials named in the various technical codes adopted in Sec. 302-1 (Enumeration), the designated City official who has duties corresponding to those of the named official in said construction codes will be responsible for their enforcement.
Permit and Inspection Fees Permit and inspection fees and any other charges imposed or due under the various construction codes adopted Sec. 302-1 (Enumeration) will be as provided in the schedule of fees and charges on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Public Utilities
A.No public utility may furnish temporary electrical, water or gas connection, for construction purposes, unless the contractor has been issued a construction permit by the chief Building Official.
B.No public utility may furnish permanent electrical, water or gas connections until the contractor has been issued a certificate of occupancy by the chief Building Official.
C.No public utility may furnish power to a mobile home site until the owner has been issued either a building permit or a certificate of occupancy by the chief Building Official.
Sec. 302-2. Adopted Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Facilities
A.Building permits will not be issued until plans for water supply and sewage disposal have been approved by the County Water Resources Department and/or County Environmental Health Department.
B.Certificates of occupancy will not be issued until the completed water supply and sewage disposal facilities have been approved by the County Water Resources Department and/or County Environmental Health Department.
Violations, Penalties
A.Any person violating any provision of the various construction codes adopted in Sec. 302-1 (Enumeration) will be punished as provided in Sec. 1-11 of the Snellville Code of Ordinances.
B.A conviction of the violation of any provision of the various construction codes adopted in Sec. 302-1 (Enumeration) will automatically suspend the business license of the offending contractor. The license may be reinstated by an application to the City Council upon a showing of good cause.
Sec. 303-1. Purpose Chapter 300. Buildings Article 3. Water Efficiency Code Requirements