§ 10-282. Amendments.

The code adopted by this article is amended as provided in this section (the section identifiers contained within these amendments conform to the 2018 International Existing Building Code):

Section [A] 101.1 Title.

Delete "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and insert "Knox County, Tennessee" in its place.

Section [A] 101.2 Scope.

At the end of the section insert "The use of this code shall not exempt any portion of any existing building from any of the requirements of the 2018 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code."

Section [A] 101.4.1 Buildings not previously occupied.

Immediately after " International Building Code," insert ",the 2018 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code"

Section [A] 101.4.2 Buildings previously occupied.

Immediately after " International Fire Code," insert "the 2018 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code,"

Section [A] 101.6 Appendices.

Insert "The following Appendices are specifically included in the adoption. All others are excluded.

Appendix A. Guidelines For The Seismic Retrofit Of Existing Buildings

Appendix B. Supplementary Accessibility Requirements For Existing Buildings and Structures"

Section [A] 102.4 Referenced codes and standards.

At the end of the section add "Exception: Where differences occur between provisions of this code and the 2018 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, the code officials shall decide which shall apply."

Section [A] 103.1 Creation of enforcement agency.

Insert "These departments shall be know [known] as the Knox County Department of Codes Administration and Inspections and the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau." at the end of the section.

Insert a new section as follows:

" Section [A] 105.1.3 Documentation prerequisite to issuance of permit .

Before a permit for the demolition of any building may be issued the following documentation must be submitted:

1.

Minimum three inch by five inch black and white photographs of all sides and any interesting details or features inside or outside of the structure and negatives of such photographs. Digital photographs shall be an acceptable alternate.

2.

Any and all historical documents regarding the building that may be located by the applicant.

3.

The completed historical and architectural information sheet describing the structure, including unusual features such as doors, trims, windows, mantles, stairways, decorative plaster, ceilings, etc."

Section [A] 109.3 Required inspections.

Delete this section in its entirety and replace with "When required by the code officials, the inspections set forth in this Sections 109.3.1 through 109.3.9 shall be subject to inspection by the code officials."

Section [A] 112 Board of Construction Appeals.

Delete this section in its entirety and insert "The Board of Construction Appeals shall be as established and regulated by the International Building Code."

Section 302.3 Additional codes.

Delete " International Private Sewage Disposal Code" and insert "Knox County Health Department regulations" in its place and insert "2018 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code" just after " International Residential Code "

Section 604.1 Scope.

At the end of the sentence, before the period, insert "or as otherwise deemed necessary by the codes officials"

( Ord. No. O-18-10-101, § 10(Exh. X), 11-19-18 )