ORDINANCE NO. 1368

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF 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; ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THERETO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, 1970 EDITION, VOLUME I, TOGETHER WITH THE APPENDICES THERETO; 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 IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:

1. Pursuant to the authority conferred by the laws of the State of Colorado and the Charter of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, there is hereby adopted as the building code of the City of Grand Junction, by reference thereto, the Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, Volume I, including the appendices thereto, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, 50 South Los Robles, Pasadena, California, all to have the same force and effect as though set forth herein in every particular.

2. Any and all sections or parts of sections of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, as amended, in conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

3. A public hearing on the adoption by reference thereto of the Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, Volume I, together with the appendices thereto, be, and the same hereby is scheduled in the City Auditorium in the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. on the 19th day of August, 1970, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish Notice of said public hearing in the manner and style and pursuant to the schedule of such publication prescribed in Colorado Revised Statutes 139-34-3 (1963).

4. At least three copies of the Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, Volume I, all certified to be true copies, shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at least fifteen days preceding said hearing and maybe inspected by any interested person between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.

5. Any violation of the building code of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, from and after the effective date thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 1970.

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R. G. Youngerman\President of the Council

ATTEST:

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Helen C. Tomlinson\City Clerk

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1368, 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 19th day of August, 1970, 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 20th day of August, 1970.

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Helen C. Tomlinson\City Clerk

Pub. August 23, 1970