65-11 Amend Chpt 1301, Regional Dwelling House Code

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Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Dwelling House Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If [he offender has been previously convicted of a violation of this section, a violation is a misdemeanor of the second degree. Such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Dwelling House Code is committed, continued or permitted. RDH Chapter 13, Board of Building Code Appeals (Repealed). Sections 1513.01 to 1513.17 are hereby repealed. RDH Chapter 15 Registration Licensing and Certificates of pualification Re Baled . Sections 1515.01 to 1515.15 are hereby repealed. RDH 1517.03. Letter "B" Building Line Amended). Building Lnre -Aline established by law or agreement, usually parallel to the property, beyond which a shucture may not extend. RDH 1521.01, Application (Amended). Standard specifications, codes and other standard requirements, rules, regulations or recommendations mentioned in any section of this Dwelling House Code, by name or by number or by both, shall be those more fully identified in this chapter by name, number and year or symbol of date of issue and the same as may be amended from time to time. In lieu of requirements not specifically contained in this Dwelling House Code or in rules or regulations promulgated by authority thereof, compliance with standards, specifications, regulations or recommendations enumerated in this chapter may be accepted by the Building Official as prima facie evidence of conformity with accepted engineering practice and evidence of satisfaction of common law duty. RDH 1521.15, Standards for American Standards Association (Repealed Section 1521.15 is hereby repealed. 1tDH 1523.02, Surface Drainage (Amended). Positive drainage shall be provided for each lot or plot by proper draining so that a nuisance will not be created. Catch basins or properly connected under-drains shall be installed, or other approved provisions made where water may pocket, to preclude the accumulation of surface water. Regrading shall be done so that existing natural ground drainage of the sun~ounding area shall not be impeded. The Building Official or City Engineer may adopt rules or plans for the drainage of lots or plots which rules or plans shall be followed by the owner unless permission for deviation is given by the Board of Building Code Appeals. When a lot or plot is graded to a higher or lower level than the natural grade on an adjacent property, the owner of such lot or plot shall provide suitable slopes or retaining walls or other protection approved by the Building Official or the City Engineer on his own property to preserve the natural slope or surface elevation of such adjacent property. RDH 1523.03, Footing Drains (.Emended). When a floor is below the adjoining ground and subsoil conditions are such as to permit ground water to accumulate adjacent to the foundation, footing drains shall be installed alongside the outside face of the base of the foundation. Suclr drains shall be not less than 4-inch diameter pipe of a type and construction to intercept and carry ground water without permitting the infiltration of soil into the pipe. Footing drains shall have a continuous slope of not less than 1/16 inch