ORDINANCE NO. 14,473

AN ORDINANCE to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, and amended by Ordinance No. 14,093, passed June 3, 2003, by amending Sections 46-61 and 46-63 thereof, relating to amendments to the international fire code.

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa:

Section 1. That the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, and amended by Ordinance No. 14,093, passed June 3, 2003 is hereby amended by amending Sections 46-61 and 46-63 relating to amendments to the international fire code, as follows:

Sec. 46-61. Adoption of international fire code.

(a) This chapter shall consist of the International Fire Code, 2003 edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc. and known commonly as the international fire code, which volume is incorporated in this section by this reference as fully as though set forth in this chapter in its entirety, excepting only such portions as are stated to be deleted therefrom and such additional provisions as are set forth in this article.

(b) This chapter and all provisions incorporated in this chapter, by reference or otherwise, shall be known as the fire prevention code, may be cited as such, and will be referred to in this chapter as such and as "this code" or as "this article" or as "this chapter." Further references made in this chapter to chapters will be to chapters of the international fire code. References to section numbers not preceded by "46-" will be to sections in the international fire code.

Sec. 46-63. Amendments and additions.

(a) Article I of this chapter and the remaining sections in this chapter and in division 2 of article III of chapter 38 of the city Code are and represent amendments and additions to the requirements contained in the international fire code. Where their requirements conflict with those of the international fire code, the requirements of sections 38-81 and 38-82 of the city Code and articles IV through X of this chapter shall prevail.

(b) The deleted sections and the corresponding amendments and additions to those sections are as follows:

(1) Section 108 (see section 46-64 of this chapter).

(2) Section 105 (see section 46-1 of this chapter).

(3) Section 2601.2 (see section 46-121 of this chapter).

(4) Section 3308.2 (see article VII of this chapter).

(5) Section 3401.4 (see section 46-246 of this chapter).

(6) Sections 2701.4, 2703.9.1, 2703.9.1.1, 2701.6.3, 2701.6, 2701.5.1 and 2701.5.2 (see article IV of this chapter).

(7) Section 3804 (see section 46-281 of this chapter).

Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

FORM APPROVED:

Ann DiDonato, Assistant City Attorney

T.M. Franklin Cownie, Mayor

Attest:

I, Diane Rauh, City Clerk of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance (Roll Call No. 05-1932), passed by the City Council of said City at a meeting held August 8, 2005 signed by the Mayor on August 8, 2005 and published as provided by law in the Business Record on August 22, 2005 Authorized by Publication Order No.4831.

Diane Rauh, City Clerk