Amend- Ch.6 Article 8 Sec.37-Update Boca Code

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SUBSTITUTE BILL ORD INANCE NO. U` / �� I� AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 37 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, TO UPDATE THE BOCA CODE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Section 6-37 of the South Bend Municipal Code, to incorporate the 1996 Edition Building Officers and Code Administrators (BOCA) National Property Maintenance Code . The Common Council of the City of South Bend determines that it is necessary to incorporate the 1996 Edition of the National Property Maintenance (BOCA) Code to update the Building Standards of the City and to enable the Building and Code Enforcement Officials responsible for enforcing building standards to use the most current standards available. SECTION I . Chapter 6, Article 8, Sectian 6-37, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: Sec. 6-37. BOCA Basic Property Maintenance Code. (a) Adoption by reference. The �� fifth edition of the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code/�-9-�� 1996, promulgated by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. , is hereby adopted by reference as fully as if set forth herein to govern existing buildings and structures in the city, except for the additions or deletions which are specified in this section. At least two (2) copies of the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code/-�33- 1996, shall be kept in the department for public inspection. (b) Additions, modifications and deletions. The provisions of the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code/�� 1996, adopted by subsection (a) shall be modified, added to or deleted so that the following articles, sections or subsections shall read as follows :