ORDINANCE NO. 1140

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, THE 1961 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE PROMULGATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS SUCH CODE REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR; DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE DISTRICTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND SETTING OUT IN FULL THE PENALTY PROVISIONS THEREIN CONTAINED.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:

1. That the 1961 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, such code regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of buildings or structures in the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; declaring and establishing Fire Districts; providing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith; be and the same hereby is adopted by reference.

2. That Section 205 of said Code, reading as follows:

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this code.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $300, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

is hereby adopted to provide the penalties for violation of such Code.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 4th day of October, 1961.

Charles E. McCormick

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President of City Council

ATTEST:

Helen C. Tomlinson

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City Clerk

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1140, was introduced, read and ordered published by the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at a regular meeting of said body held on the 2nd day of August, 1961, and that the same was published in The Daily Sentinel, a newspaper published and in general circulation in said City at least ten days before its final passage.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City, this 5th day of October, 1961.

Helen C. Tomlinson

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City Clerk

Published Aug. 5, 1961

Final Oct. 7, 1961