[Ord. 3549, §2; Ord. 4454, §2]
(a) 
There is hereby adopted by the City, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations applicable to and governing all building and construction in the City, that certain code known as the International Residential Code/International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2018 Edition, and the Appendix Chapter A, B, C, E, G, H, J, N, P, Q and S, of which code not less than two (2) copies have been and now are filed in the office of the City Clerk, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated in the Code of the City of Rolla, Missouri, as if set out at length herein.
(b) 
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after January 1, 2019.
[Ord. 3549, §2; Ord. 4454, §2]
(a) 
R 101.1, Title, is hereby amended by inserting the words "City of Rolla, Missouri".
(b) 
R 105.2, Work exempt from permit. Change the following:
Building:
(1) 
Roof covering, siding, painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops, and similar finish work.
(c) 
R 105.5, Expiration. Every permit issued, shall be valid for one (1) year after issuance unless work authorized by the permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after its issuance, or if the authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the time the work is commenced. At that time the permit would become void and re-application would need to be made. A one-time, one-year extension of a valid permit may be obtained at a cost of one-half (1/2) of the original permit fee.
(d) 
R 108.2, Schedule of Permit Fees. Refer to fee schedule provided in Section 108.7 of the International Building Code.
(e) 
R 113.4, Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
(f) 
R 114.2, Unlawful Continuance. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be liable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(g) 
318.2, Chemical Termiticide Treatment. Chemical termiticide treatment shall include soil treatment or field-applied wood treatment. The concentration, rate of application and method of treatment of the chemical termiticide shall be in strict accordance with the termiticide label. When chemical protection against termites is used a certificate or proof of treatment from a licensed exterminator will be required.
(h) 
R502.3.1, Sleeping Areas and Attic Joist. Delete.
(i) 
R2433.1, Log lighters. Delete and replace with "Not allowed."
(j) 
P2805.1, Water heater sizing chart. Insert chart from 1995 CABO.
Fuel Type (G/E/O = Gas/Electric/Oil)
G
E
O
G
E
O
G
E
O
Number of Bedrooms
1
2
3
1 to 1-1/2 Bathrooms
Storage (gal)
20
20
30
30
30
30
30
40
30
Input (BTU/h or kw)
27k
2.5
70k
36k
3.5
70k
36k
4.5
70k
Draw (gph)
43
30
89
60
44
89
60
58
89
Recovery (gph)
23
10
59
30
14
59
30
18
59
Fuel Type (G/E/O = Gas/Electric/Oil)
G
E
O
G
E
O
G
E
O
G
E
O
Number of Bedrooms
2
3
4
5
2 to 2-1/2 Bathrooms
Storage (gal)
30
40
30
40
50
30
40
50
30
50
66
30
Input (BTU/h or kw)
36k
4.5
70k
36k
5.5
70k
38k
5.5
70k
47k
5.5
70k
Draw (gph)
60
58
89
70
72
89
72
72
89
90
88
89
Recovery (gph)
30
18
59
30
22
59
32
22
59
40
22
59
Fuel Type (G/E/O = Gas/Electric/Oil)
G
E
O
G
E
O
G
E
O
G
E
O
Number of Bedrooms
3
4
5
6
3 to 3-1/2 Bathrooms
Storage (gal)
40
50
30
50
66
30
50
66
30
50
80
40
Input (BTU/h or kw)
38k
5.5
70k
38k
5.5
70k
47k
5.5
70k
50k
5.5
70k
Draw (gph)
72
72
89
82
88
89
90
88
89
92
102
99
Recovery (gph)
32
22
59
32
22
59
40
22
59
42
22
59
For S1: 1 gallon = 3.785 L. 1 gallon per hour = 1.05 mL/s. 1 Btu/h = 0.2931 W. °F = 1.8°C. - 32
NOTE: Storage capacity input and the recovery requirements indicated in the table are typical and may vary with each individual manufacturer. Any combination of these requirements to produce the 1-hour draw stated will be satisfactory. Recovery is based on 100°F Water temperature use.
(k) 
P3102.1, Required Vent Extension. Every building shall have a main vent a minimum of three (3) inches in diameter that is either a vent stack or stack vent. Such vent shall run undiminished in size and as directly as possible from the building drain through to the open air above the roof. All other vent extensions to the outside shall be not less than two (2) inches in diameter.
(l) 
P3103.1, Roof extensions. All open vent pipes which extend through a roof shall be terminated at least twelve (12) inches above the upslope side of the penetration, except that where a roof is to be used for any purpose other than weather protection, the vent extension shall be run at least seven (7) feet above the roof.
(m) 
P3114.3, Where permitted. Air admittance valves shall only be allowed in remodel or modification of the existing plumbing system when the vent cannot connect into the existing vent system or terminate to the outside.
(n) 
E3902.16, Replace With. All branch circuits that supply 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacle outlets installed in dwelling unit bedrooms shall be protected by an arc-fault circuit interrupter(s). This requirement shall become effective January 1 2019.