Amending Chapter 6 Entitled Buildings 03/10/86 7616-86

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• __ai.a04� CITY of SOUTH 1:ETD 93 !. ®�\ ��;�,,",p,l��l� '�,°0� ROGER O. PARENT, Mayor LL� G t0 0 P H'� s /%.� ®0' COUNTY-CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 ' ,#E-/ICE B °mow... DEPARTMENT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT Katherine G. Barnard 219/284-9486 Director 219/284-9325 Jack A. Mathews February 18, 1986 Building Commissioner Members South Bend Common Council 4th Floor County-City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Council Members : The attached ordinance includes several amendments to Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code, entitled "Buildings" . The majority of these amendments bring the Municipal Code into conformance with state statutes and regulations governing the construction of buildings and are found in Section 6-5 . The State statutes which have been updated include the following : (1) The 1979 Edition of the Indiana Building Code has been updated and adopted by the state as the 1985 Indiana Building Code and now must be adopted locally by March 1, 1986. The 1985 Indiana Building Code will incorporate designated National Fire Prevention Association standards . ( 2) The Indiana Administrative Code, also referred to as the General Administrative Rules of the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission was adopted by the state in May, 1985. These rules consolidate most administrative provisions necessary for the implementation of state-wide building codes. The purpose of the Indiana Administrative Code is to provide for coordinated administrative procedures at the state level for the Department of Fire Prevention and Building Safety which includes the State Building Commissioner and State Fire Marshal . Since the City of South Bend has adopted the state-wide and fire codes, these rules must be adopted locally. The major changes in the Indiana Administrative Code is in the area of enforcement. Locally, the responsibility for the enforcement of these rules has been assigned to the Building Commissioner. r. T