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10. Title 9 Land Use Regulation
11. Title 10 Structures
1. Chapter 10-1 Definitions
2. Chapter 10-2 Housing Code
3. Chapter 10-2.5 Abatement of Public Nuisances
4. Chapter 10-3 Rental Licenses
5. Chapter 10-4 Condominium Conversions
6. Chapter 10-5 Building Code
7. Chapter 10-5.5 Residential Building Code
8. Chapter 10-6 Electrical Code
9. »Chapter 10-7 Energy Conservation and Insulation Code
10. Chapter 10-7.5 Green Building and Green Points Program
11. Chapter 10-8 Fire Prevention Code
12. Chapter 10-9 Mechanical Code
13. Chapter 10-9.5 Fuel Gas Code
14. Chapter 10-10 Plumbing Code
15. Chapter 10-11 Signs on Private Property
16. Chapter 10-12 Mobile Homes
17. Chapter 10-13 Historic Preservation
12. Title 11 Utilities and Airport
13. Title 12 Human Rights
14. Title 13 Elections and Campaign Disclosures and Activities
15. Title 14 Arts
16. Index
17. Ordinances Pending Codification

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• 10-7-1 Legislative Intent
• 10-7-2 Energy Conservation Code

Chapter 10-7: Energy Conservation and Insulation Code³¹

10-7-1 Legislative Intent.

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by encouraging the conservation of scarce energy resources through the regulation of building construction standards to minimize energy consumption for heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilating structures in the city and to encourage building design utilizing green building techniques.

Ordinance No. 7566 (2007)

10-7-2 Energy Conservation Code.

(a) Council adopts by reference the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code of the International Code Council with the amendments specified below. This chapter shall be administered in accordance with and as part of chapter 10-5, "Building Code," B.R.C. 1981.

(b) Section 101.4.3 Additions, alterations, renovations and repairs. A new sub-section is added previous to the exceptions to read as follows:

101.4.3.1 All permit applications involving demolition, new construction and remodels and/or additions of residential buildings greater than 500 square feet shall meet the requirements of this code and Chapter 10-7-5 "Green Points", B.R.C. 1981 as applicable.

(c) Exception 3 of section 141.4.3 is repealed and reenacted as follows:

3.1 For an interior remodel of a residential structure, where the work authorized by a building permit under Chapter 10-5, "Building Code," B.R.C. 1981, does not alter more than 500 square feet of the existing conditioned space, existing ceiling, wall, or floor cavities exposed during construction are exempt from meeting the provisions for new construction provided that exposed wall framing cavities are insulated to their fullest depth, but no less than R-14, and attics and exposed or accessible floor/ceiling assemblies separating conditioned spaces from unconditioned spaces are insulated to their fullest depth, but no less than R-38 wherever possible. All replacement fenestration shall meet the prescriptive requirements of Table 402.1.1 or 402.1.3. Portions of basements and crawlspaces separating conditioned spaces from unconditioned spaces shall meet the prescriptive requirements of Table 402.1.1 or 402.1.3 for climate zone 5 wherever possible. The provisions of section 402.2 shall apply.

3.2 For additions to residential structures where the work authorized by a building permit under Chapter 10-5, "Building Code," B.R.C. 1981 does not add more than 500 square feet, building envelope components shall meet the provisions of Table 402.1.1 or 402.1.3, and applicable portions of Chapter 10-7-5 "Green Points", B.R.C. 1981. The provisions of section 402.2 shall apply.

3.3 Remodels of non-residential structures where the work authorized by a building permit under Chapter 10-5, "Building Code," B.R.C. 1981, does not alter more than 500 square feet.

(d) Section 103.1.1 is repealed and reenacted as follows:

Section 103.1.1 Above Code Programs. Except for those residential structures and portions of structures exempt from this code, the requirements of Chapter 10-7-5 "Green Points", B.R.C. 1981 shall be used to demonstrate compliance with the energy efficiency components of this code.

(e) SECTION 104.1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

104.2 General. Construction documents and other supporting data shall be submitted in one or more sets with each application for a permit. The construction documents and designs submitted under the provisions of this chapter shall be prepared by and bear the stamp of a Colorado licensed professional engineer or architect. Documents submitted for the purposes of section 404 and 506 shall be submitted by a Colorado licensed engineer, architect or a professional who demonstrates the knowledge and experience to perform such calculations. Where special conditions exist, the code official is authorized to require additional construction documents to be prepared by a licensed professional.

Exceptions:

1. The code official may waive the submission of construction documents and other supporting data if the official finds that the nature of the work does not require review of the documents or data to obtain compliance. This waiver authority does not apply to documents required to be prepared by a licensed architect or engineer.

(f) Section 105.3. "Final Inspection," is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:

The applicant must provide at time of final inspection of a commercial building written verification which bears the stamp of a licensed architect or engineer or special inspector as described in section 109.3.7 International Building Code that the structure conforms with the provisions of Chapter 5.

(g) Section 202, the definition of "Code official" is repealed and reenacted to read:

Code official is the city manager.

Ordinance Nos. 7172 (2001); 7566 (2007)

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³¹ Adopted by Ordinance No. 4636. Amended by Ordinance Nos. 4984, 5850, 7233. Derived from Ordinance Nos. 4236, 4503. Repealed and reenacted by Ordinance No. 7141.

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