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AN ORDIN= ANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT THE COMPREHENSIVE BUILDING REGULATIONS FOR THE (MUNICIPALITY), LOUISIANA, RELATIVE TO THE BUILDING CODE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

&nb= sp; Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen/Council of the (municipality), = in legal session convened, that __(title/chapter________ of the comprehensive building regulations for the _____= _(Municipality)____, Louisiana is hereby amended and re-enacted to read as follows:

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= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE ADOPTED

&nb= sp; Effective January 1, 2007, pursuant to LA. R.S. 40:173= 0.21, et seq., there is hereby adopted, for the purpose of regulating the construction, alterations, repair, equipment, use and occupancy and mainten= ance of every building or structure or any appurtenance connected or attached to such buildings or structures, excluding farm structures and recreational ca= mps, the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code. The Louisiana Sate Uniform Construction Co= de is incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and shall be controlli= ng within the corporate limits of the city.&n= bsp; The Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code shall consist of the following:

(1) Inter= national Building Code, 2006 Edition, not including Chapter 1 - Administration, Chap= ter 11 - Accessibility, Chapter 27 - Electrical and Chapter 29 - Plumbing Systems. The applicable stand= ards referenced in that code are included for regulations of construction within this state.

(2) Inter= national Existing Building Code, 2006 Edition, not including Chapter 1 - Administrat= ion, and the standards referenced in that code for regulations of construction within this state.

(3) Inter= national Residential Code, 2006 Edition, not including Parts I - Administrative, V - Mechanical, Vii - Plumbing and Viii - Electrical. The applicable standards referenced in that code are included for regulation of construction within = this state. Appendix J. Existing Buildings and Structures, is also included for mandatory regulation. For the purposes of this Part, IRC R301.2.1.1 (Design Criteria) shall be amended as follows and shall only app= ly to the International Residential Code, 2006 edition:

&= nbsp; (a) Amend= ment of R301.2.1.1 (Design Criteria)

&= nbsp; (b) Item = 6, The American Concrete Institute, Guide to Concrete Masonry Residential Construc= tion in High Winds Areas, shall be added.

&= nbsp; ©) Item 7, Institute for Business & Home Safety, Optional Code-plus Fortified f= or Safer Living, shall be added.

&= nbsp; (d) Item = 8, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Optional Code-plus Blueprint for Safety, s= hall be added.

(4) Inter= national Mechanical Code, 2006 Edition, and the standards referenced in that code for regulation of construction within this state.

(5) The Louisiana State Plumbing Code ((Part XIV (Plumbing) of the State Sanitary Code)) as amended by the state health officer acting through the office of public health of the Department of Health and Hospitals. Nothing in this Part shall be cons= trued so as to prevent the state health officer for enforcing Part XIV (Plumbing)= of the State Sanitary Code, the enforcement of which is his statutory and regulatory responsibility.

(6) Inter= national Fuel Gas Code, 2006 Edition, and the standards referenced in that code for regulation of construction within this state.

(7) Natio= nal Electrical Code, 2005 Edition.

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&nb= sp; Be it further ordained that if any provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not effect other provisions, items or applications of this Ordinance, which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, i= tems or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.

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&nb= sp; Be it further ordained that all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict = with this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.

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&nb= sp; Said Ordinance having been introduced on the _______ day of __________, 2006, by notice of Public Hearing having been published on the ____________ day of ___________________, 2006, said Public Hearing having been held, title havi= ng been read and Ordinance considered, on motion by ______________________, seconded by ___________________ to adopt the Ordinance. A record vote was taken and the following result was had:

YEAS:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

&nb= sp; Whereupon, the Mayor declared the above Ordinance duly adopte= d on the _____________ day of ________________, 2006.

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; ______________________= _________

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; MAYOR

Attest:

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= CLERK

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