Ord 2023-009/Amending Ch 14 Bld and Bldg regulations and chapter 38 Fire Prevention and Protection of City of SM Code of Ordinance to adopt the 2021 International code ICC Family codes and the 2020 National Electric code with amendments

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increased or decreased for more than 14 calendar days, as specified in TPDES construction stormwater pollution prevention plan regulations, regardless of the size of the site and/or pile. In no case shall a site final inspection be approved until all spoils piles have been removed from construction sites. 3305.6 Jobsite Management. The Building Official shall have approval of all staging areas for jobsites where there are site constraints that may affect the surrounding areas. 3305.7 Truck Routes. The Building Official shall have approval of all truck routes within the City Limits, used for construction purposes such as excavation transport, ready -mix pour, etc. ( Ord. No. 2015-21, § 1, 7-7-15 ; Ord. No. 2018-04, § 7, 4-17-18) ARTICLE 3. RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS Sec. 14.041. Amendments. Section 101.5.1 Any project located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction that will be provided water, wastewater or electric utilities by the City of San Marcos is required to obtain a building permit and comply with all applicable building code requirements. Section R103 is deleted. Section R105.2 Building Exemption #2 is removed. Section R105.2 Building Exemption #11 is added to read: Roof covering replacement permits are not required unless the weight of the replacement roof is heavier than the existing roof covering. Section R106.1.1.1 is added to read as follows: R106.1.1.1 All foundations shall be designed by a Licensed and Registered Engineer. The Engineer shall cause all necessary inspections to be performed to insure compliance and submit a scaled letter of conformance stipulating the foundation has been built to his or her design specifications and further that the foundation is compliant with all related provisions of the technical code and related design standards. Exception: Single family residential room additions and single family residential detached accessory structures may be constructed utilizing the City of San Marcos Residential Room Addition concrete slab foundation design. Use of this design is limited to structures that are one story in height "500" five hundred square feet or less and not attached to a post tension designed slab or foundation. Section R109.1.1 is amended to read as follows: R109.1.1 Foundation inspection. Form surveys shall be performed prior to placement of plumbing piping and the report shall be approved for code compliance prior to the foundation inspection. Inspection of the foundation shall be made after poles or piers are set or trenches or basement areas are excavated and any required forms erected and any required reinforcing steel is in place and prior to the placing of concrete. The foundation inspection shall include excavations for thickened slabs intended for the support of bearing walls, partitions, structural supports, or equipment and special requirements for wood foundations. In Flood Plain areas additional requirements exist in Section R109.1.3. Section R313.2 is deleted. Section R703.7.3.2 is deleted. (Supp. No. 35, Update 4) Page 21 of 44 Created: 2022-12-02 10:13:41 [EST]