HomeMy WebLinkAboutCreating an Official Building Code for the City of South BendORDINANCE No. 4381 - - -61
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
JULY 11, t9 61
Clerk
of Common Council
Approved and signed by me JULY 111 19--6--
Clerk
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AN ORDINANCE CREA.TILG AN OFFICIAL BUILDING CODE
FOR THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CO741DN COUNCIL OF THE CIVIL CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INAIDNA:
SECTION 1 That the 1960 edition of the "Basic Building
Code" as promulgated by the Building Officials Conference
of America, Inc., four copies of which are on file with
the City Clerk and thereby made available for public
scrutiny, is hereby adopted as the Official Building
Code of the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana, except
for such changes, additions or deletions as may be here-
in specified.
SECTION 2 That wherever they shall appear in this
Ordinance or in the Basic Building Code, the words
"Basic Building Code" shall be synonomous with "_The
Building Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana;,"
the words "Building Official" shall be synonomous
with "Building Commissioner;." and the word "Municipality"
shall be synonomous with "The Civil City of South Bend,
Indianai"
The Common Council of
City Hall
South Bend, Indiana
Honorable Body:
1926 Trent B 'Iay
South Bend 14,
June 21, 1961
the City of South Bend
Indiana
The League of `;Women Voters of South Bend urges you
to bring the proposed new building code out of the com-
mittee of the whole to the council floor for deliberation
and action. 'We believe the period of time which council
members have had to study the proposed code is sufficient
for informed decisions to be made at this time.
In 1954 the South Bend League made a study of build-
ing codes and went on record as advocating an up -to -date
and comprehensive building code for the city. ?'We also
recognized the desirability of a performance code rather
than a specification code.
Since that time a new building; code has been present-
ed to the council to replace an outdated and unworkable one,,
which is unworthy of a progressive city like South Bend.
If there are objections to or questions concerning some
provisions in the code, let them be heard by all and, if
necessary, amendments made so as to speed ratification of
the entire code.
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Yours very sincerely,
P.irs. George I. Brown
President, League of
';Women Voters of South
Bend