3 Special Meeting with City Council - State Building Code

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1/14/2016 18. If we choose to adopt the State Building Code,can we use it to "zone-out" mobile/manufactured homes from our municipality? • No. The SBC does not regulate or dictate zoning requirements in a municipality. Zoning provisions however, may not discriminate against mobile/manufactured homes constructed after July 1, 1972 that comply with the construction code that they were built to. (See MS 394.25 and MS 462.357.) 19.If we choose to adopt the State Building Code,will the code apply to a mobile home installation? Will the installation require a building permit? • Yes. Mobile/manufactured home installations do require a building permit. The SBC has very specific criteria for the installation, setting and securing of a mobile/manufactured home. Mobile/manufactured homes themselves must be constructed to either Federal(HUD) construction standards and/or state building codes and are inspected by third party inspection agencies where they are manufactured. The municipalities' building official is responsible to verify this process by assuring that the building is"labeled"by the manufacturer and subsequently installed per code and the manufacturers' installation requirements. 20. When a building permit is issued,is an inspection always required on every project? • Yes. Some form of on-site compliance inspection is required whenever a building permit is issued. The SBC specifically defines inspections that are required. It also gives the building official the ability to require more specific conditions of inspection-or even the hiring of specialized inspectors for various complex building designs/elements. 21.What is a"fixed fee" building permit and how does that compare to a"valuation based" building permit fee? • Fixed-fee permits are just that;the fee for an individual permit is a set fee, it does not change. The price for a fixed-fee building permit is always the same,regardless of who obtains the permit. Fixed-fee permits are usually used for smaller projects consisting of minimal time for the building inspector. A valuation based permit fee is generally used on larger projects where more time must be dedicated to the application and enforcement of the code due to the complexity of the project. It is that type of fee that fluctuates from a lower price to a higher price depending on the value of permitted construction activity. 22. Why should the government be involved with (in the form of a building permit) me when I want to work on my property/house? • The building code protects many interests of the local government. With the average family moving once every seven to ten years, enforcement of the building code provides for sound construction that contributes to the strengthening of the value of the property; it provides minimum design standards for the local construction industry that help to level the playing field in the bidding and construction processes; it assures that required life-safety features are provided for and are operational. Arguably, it can be stated that what one person does on their property has the potential to affect the community as a whole;therefore, it can be said that the benefits of adopting the State Building Code are also benefits to the community as a whole. 19