CHAPTER 7

PUBLIC WORKS RULES AND REGULATIONS

Sec. 7-1 Title.

Sec. 7-2 Scope of Code.

Sec. 7-3 Definitions.

Sec. 7-4 Safety Provisions, Construction.

Sec. 7-5 Safety Provisions, Fire Protection.

Sec. 7-6 Health and Sanitation.

Sec. 7-7 State Building Code.

Sec. 7-8 Alternate Materials.

Sec. 7-9 Administration.

Sec. 7-10 Permits and Fees.

Sec. 7-11 Inspection.

Sec. 7-12 Penalties.

Sec. 7-13 National Electrical Code.

Sec. 7-14 Plumbing Code.

CHAPTER 7 - PUBLIC WORKS RULES AND REGULATIONS

Sec. 7-1 Title

This article shall be cited as the Building Code of the Town of Kentland and is declared to secure the beneficial interest and purposes intended, and applies to the incorporated area of the Town of Kentland, Newton County, Indiana.

Sec. 7-2 Scope of Code

(a) This Article provides for all matters concerning the construction, remodeling, alterations, repairing, wrecking, moving, or removal of buildings and structures erected or to be erected in the Town; the safety of workers and others during these operations, and the safe use of such buildings or structures.

(b) The Building Inspector shall have the power to construe and enforce all of the provisions of the Building Code, as it may be amended from time to time.²

Sec. 7-3 Definitions

The following terms shall be defined as follows:

(a) Approved: Approval by the building inspector under the provision of this Article or by other authority designated by law to give approval of the matter in question.

(b) Area: The maximum horizontal area of the building at finished grade exclusive of unroofed porches, terraces, steps and area-ways.

(c) Basement: That portion of a building, between floor and ceiling, which is less than 50 percent underground. when 50 percent or more of the space in a basement is used for a habitable room it shall be counted as a story.

(d) Building Inspector: The person charged with administration and enforcement of this Article.

(e) Ceiling Height: The vertical distance between the floor and ceiling. Where a finished ceiling is not provided the underside of joists shall determine the upper point of measurement.

(f) Cellar: That portion of a building, between floor and ceiling, which is more than 50 percent underground.

(g) Concrete:

(1) Plain-- Concrete cast in place without metal reinforcement or reinforced only for shrinkage or temperature changes.

(2) Reinforced--Concrete in which steel rods or mesh are embedded to increase strength.

(h) Dwelling: A building designed or occupied as the living quarters for not more than two families or households and usually equipped with cooking, bathing, heating, and toilet facilities.

(i) Erected: Includes any construction, reconstruction, enlargement, movement or physical operation on either the dwelling or on the land required for the dwelling. Excavation, fill, drainage and the like shall be considered a part of erection.

(j) Floor Area of a Room: The number of square feet of floor space within the walls of a room.

(k) Grade, Finished: The line formed at the junction of a building and the area immediately surrounding the building.

(1) Habitable Room: A room occupied by or designed for occupancy by one or more persons for living, sleeping, eating or cooking including kitchens serving a dwelling unit but not including bathrooms, water-closet compartments, laundries, serving and storage pantries, corridors, cellars, attics, recreation rooms, and spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods.

(m) Incombustible: Material that will not of and by itself ignite when its temperature and that of the surrounding air is 1,200° Farahenheit (649° Centigrade).

(n) Lintel: A horizontal structural member supporting masonry above any opening in a wall or partition.

(o) Load Dead: The weight of walls, floors, roofs, partitions and other permanent portions of the structure.

(p) Lot: A portion or parcel or land considered as a unit devoted to a certain use or occupied by a building or a group of buildings united by a common interest or use, and the customary accessories and open spaces belonging to same.

(q) Lot Line: A line dividing one lot from another or from a street or other public place. In case any part of a lot lies adjacent to a public right-of-way or easement, the lot line of that part shall be right-of-way line or easement boundary crossing such part.

(r) Masonry: Stone, brick, structural clay tiles, concrete masonry units, gypsum tile or block, structural glass block or other similar building units or materials or a combination of same bonded together with mortar. Masonry also includes plain concrete.

(s) Partition,bearing: A partition which supports any vertical load in additional to its own weight.

(t) Partition,non-bearing: A partition which supports no load other than its own weight.

(u) Pier: An isolated column of masonry. A bearing wall not bonded at the sides into associated masonry and whose length does not exceed four times its thickness.

(v) Walls, veneered: A wall having a facing which is not attached and bonded to the backing so as to form an integral part of the wall for purposes of load bearing and stability.

(w) Yard: A space open to the sky and unoccupied or unobstructed except by encroachment or structures specifically permitted by this Code on the same lot with a dwelling. All yard measurements shall be the minimum distances between the front, rear, or side year line, as the case may be, and the nearest point of the dwelling including enclosed or covered porches. Every part of every yard shall he accessible from every other part of the same yard.

1. Yard, front--A yard across the full width of the lot extending from the front line of the dwelling to the front line of the lot.

2. Yard, side--A yard extending from the front yard or front lot line to the rear yard or real lot line, and from the side line of the dwelling to the side lot line nearest that side of the dwelling, or of any accessory building attached thereto.

3. Yard, rear-- A yard across the full width of the lot extending from the real line of the dwelling to the real line of the lot.
(Ord. No. 221, §1, 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-4 Safety Provisions, Construction

(a) Quality of Materials and Workmanship

All building materials and workmanship shall be of good quality conforming to generally accepted standards. Except as may be otherwise provided in this Article, the standards of the National Bureau of Standards are hereby declared to be acceptable good practice.

(b) Masonry Mixes

1. Mortar

a. Proportions: Mortars of the following proportions measured by volume with the sand in a damp loose condition, shall be acceptable for the specific use mentioned in this section:

Type A. One part of portland cement to not more than 3 parts of sand with an addition of hydrated lime or lime putty of not more than 25 percent of the cement.

Type B--One part of portland cement, one part of hydrated lime or lime putty, and not more than 6 parts of sand. One part of prepared masonry cement conforming to Type II of Federal Specification SS-C-181B to not more than 3 parts of sand.

b. Use: Type A mortar shall he used for all below-grade masonry construction. Type A or B mortar shall be used for all above-grade construction.

2. Concrete

a. Workable concrete. Water used in mixing concrete shall be clean and free from deleterious amounts of acids, alkalies or organic materials. The maximum size of concrete aggregates shall be not larger than 1/5th of the narrowest dimension between forms of the member for which the concrete is to be used, nor larger than 2 1/2 inches. Workable concrete shall be produced in accordance with the following tables for the particular use specified:

*Proportion of sand (passing 1/2 inch screen) to coarse aggregate (retained on 1/2 inch screen) shall be not less than 35 percent nor more than 50 percent by volume.

b. Protection. When the temperature of the surrounding air is less than 40° Fahrenheit, the materials shall be heated and the concrete protected for as much time as is necessary to insure proper curing. All concrete shall be kept wet for at least five (5) days. All masonry shall be protected against freezing for a least 48 hours after placing. Unless adequate precautions against freezing are taken, no masonry shall be laid when the temperature is below 32° Fahrenheit on a rising temperature or below 40° on a falling temperature at the point where the work is in progress. In hot, dry weather, precautions shall he taken to prevent too rapid drying by sprinkling or shielding with damp earth, burlap or similar protective covering. No fresh masonry construction shall be made upon frozen concrete.

c. Other requirements. For design principles and practices not specifically mentioned in this section, the standards set forth in the "Building Regulations for Reinforced Concrete" of the American Concrete Institute ACI-318, shall be acceptable.

(c) Footings and Foundations

1. General: All dwellings shall be placed on a masonry foundation. All footings and piers shall be carried below local frost level, shall bear on undisturbed soil, and shall be designed to properly and safely distribute the superimposed load. Where soil conditions are unstable, the building inspector may require additional provisions to insure stability. Drain tile shall be used around basement foundations where conditions require it.

2. Size of footings and piers: Footings for all load bearing walls shall be of concrete at least 16 inches wide and 8 inches deep. Footings of piers shall have a minimum area of 4 square feet and 12 inches deep.

3. Chimney footings: Chimney footings shall have a minimum projection of 6 inches beyond outside dimensions of chimney foundation and a minimum depth of 12 inches.

4. Foundation walls: Foundation walls of all dwellings shall center on footings and shall be of the following thickness: If built of rubble stone, the thickness shall be not less than 18 inches. If built of brick, concrete, hollow blocks or solid blocks, the thickness shall be not less than twelve (12) inches; provided that when such walls of dwellings do not extend more than five (5) feet below the adjacent ground level, the minimum thickness of masonry or concrete walls shall be eight (8) inches. Foundation walls shall never be thinner than the wall being supported.

5. Openings for inspection and repair: An opening of not less than 18 inches high and 2 feet wide shall be installed to provide access for inspection and repairs of each unexcavated space under wood or metal floor construction, or under concrete slabs where piping, duct work, etc., requiring periodic inspection or repair are located.

6. Wall vents: Wall vents proportioned on a basis of 64 square inches for each 25 lineal feet of exterior wall shall be installed for ventilating all dead air spaces under wood or metal floor construction and each such space shall have vents in at least two walls, except that only 1 vent into a basement or cellar will be acceptable. Non-corrodible screening or not over 1/2 inch spacing shall be installed in each outside vent opening.

7. Concrete slabs on ground: Dwellings constructed on concrete slabs will be acceptable when the construction of the slab meets the approval of the building inspector.

(d) Minimum Design Loads.

1. All floors for one-and two-family dwellings shall be designed for the dead load plus a live load of not less than 40 pounds square foot of floor area. All roofs shall be designed for the dead load plus a live load of not less than 30 pounds square foot of horizontal projection.

(e) Wood Construction

In General:

1. Size of lumber members: Minimum size of lumber members required by. this Code refer to nominal sizes. American Lumber Standards for dressed sizes shall be accepted as the minimum net sizes conforming to nominal sizes. Computations to determine the required sizes of members shall be based on the net dimensions (actual size) and not the nominal sizes.

2. Splicing: Splicing of wood joists between bearing points will not be permitted.

3. Girders:. Girders may be structural steel, solid wood, built-up wood or reinforced concrete. All built-up wood girders shall have joints broken at no less than 4 foot intervals.

4. Headers and Trimmers: Headers and trimmers shall be doubled except that headers 4 feet or less in length may be of single thickness, provided the headers are supported in metal joist hangers, or on columns or posts, or on not less than 2 inch by 3 inch ledger boards and header is secured by spikes driven through one thickness of the trimmer into the ends of the headers. Headers receiving more than 4 tail beams shall have ends supported in metal joist hangers.

5. Lapped Joists: Ends of lapped joists shall rest on girders or on bearing partitions and shall be securely nailed to plate and to each other.

6. Bridging Floors: Including attic floor, and flat roof joists shall be cross-bridged at intervals not to exceed 8 feet and double nailed at each end.

7. Defects: Where the structural strength of framing members is definitely impaired by inherent defects or by cutting or drilling, such members shall be reinforced or replaced as required by the building inspector.

8. Access: An opening not less than 24 inches by 30 inches for access into each attic space shall be provided.

9. Ventilation: All attics and spaces between flat roofs and ceilings shall be ventilated by screened louvers or other means approved by the building inspector.

10. Collar Beams: When ceiling joists does not serve as ties for the rafters, collar beams of 1 by 6's or 2 by 4's shall be installed on at least each 3rd pair of roof rafters and shall he securely nailed to the rafters. Maximum spacing of collar beams, 5 feet on center.

11. Valley Rafters: The depth of ridge boards and valley rafters shall not be less than the ends of the abutting rafters. Valley rafters shall be not less than 2 inches thick for spans over 12 feet shall not be less than 4 inches thick. All rafters shall be securely spiked to the supporting members.

12. Double Rafters: All openings in roof construction for dormer windows which are not supported on partitions shall be framed with double rafters and headers.

For Exterior Walls:

1. Framing: All external wall covering materials shall be moisture-resistant, of sufficient stiffness and properly anchored to remain in place during high winds and be reasonable permanent, provided however, that no type of material shall be used other than those types approved by the Building Inspector. A list of such approved materials may be obtained from the Building Inspector. All exterior wood or metal stud walls shall provide strength and rigidity equivalent to the following:

2 inch by 4 inch wood studs spaced not more than 16 inches on center for walls supporting floor loads.

2 inch by 4 inch wood studs spaced not more than 24 inches on center for walls that do not support floor loads.

All studs shall be securely fastened to plates top and bottom, and diagonally braced at outside corners of walls. Walls shall have corner posts either built-up or solid of not less than three 2 by 4's. Top plates shall be not less than doubled 2 by four's which shall lap at all intersecting partitions. All such laps shall be securely spiked. All window and door openings shall have studs doubled on jambs. The inner stud shall be cut to receive the header over the opening and shall extend in one piece from header to bearing. Headers over all openings shall be doubled and shall be set on edge. In lieu of headers, trussed construction may be used. Spans for headers shall not exceed the following of the size given:

2. Anchorage: The sills of frame walls supported directly on masonry shall be not less than 2 inches thick and not less in width than that of the width of the studs. Such sills shall be bolted to the masonry at corners and between corners with 1/2 inch bolts not less than 7 inches in length and spaced not more than 6 feet apart.

3. Sheating may be of wood structural insulation board, gypsum board, plywood, or other materials approved by the building inspector.

For Interior Partitions:

1. Bearing Partitions: Studs of all bearing partitions and studs of all non-bearing partitions exceeding 6 feet of unsupported length which contain openings shall be made up of 2 by 4's spaced not more than 16 inches on center and set the 2 inch way.

2. Openings: All openings in interior bearing partitions shall have jambs and heads double-framed same as required for exterior openings.

3. Top Plate: The top plates of all bearing partitions shall be doubled. All partition plates shall lap at all intersecting partitions and at outside walls, and shall be securely spiked.

4. Sole Plate.: When partitions frame on top of the joists or subfloor, the studs shall bear on a sole plate at least 2 inches thick.

(f) Masonry Construction

For Walls:

1. Solid Brick Walls: Solid brick bearing walls shall be not less than 8 inches thick. There shall be a header course in all brick walls at least every seventh course on both sides of the wall or there shall he at least one full-length header in every 1 1/2 square feet of wall surface.

2. Hollow Masonry Unit Walls: The minimum thickness bearing walls of structural clay tile or concrete masonry units shall be not less than 8 inches. Hollow masonry units shall have full mortar coverage on vertical and horizontal edges of the face shells. Where 2 or more hollow units are used to make up the thickness of a wall, the inner and outer course shall be bounded at vertical intervals not exceeding 34 inches by lapping at least 4 inches or by lapping with units at least 50 percent greater in width than the units below.

3. Brick Veneered Walls: Thickness of brick veneer shall be not less than 3 3/4 inches properly anchored with rust-resisting wall ties and with at least one tie every three (3) square feet. The veneer shall rest on the foundation. Two inch brick veneer may be used for one-story dwellings upon approval by the building inspector.

For Lintels and Arches:

1. The masonry above openings shall be supported by arches of masonry or lintels of steel or reinforced concrete, which shall bear on the wall at each end for not less than 4 inches and shall be supported as required for concentrated loads.

For On Masonry Construction:

1. All structural members producing concentrated loads shall have bearings at least 3 inches in length upon solid masonry not less than 4 inches thick. Metal bearing plates of adequate design and dimensions but not less than 1/4 inch thick may be used.

For Support on Wood:

1. No masonry construction shall be supported on wood construction. No timber except nailing blocks not exceeding an ordinary brick in size, shall be built in as a part of masonry walls.
(Ord. No. 221, §2, 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-5 Safety Provisions, Fire Protection

(a)    Firestopping

In General:

1. Firestopping shall be supplied at the locations specified in this section and shall be so arranged as to cut off all concealed draft openings and form an effectual fire barrier between stories and between the upper story and the roof space.

For Exterior Walls:

1. Wood Construction: Exterior walls of wood construction shall be properly firestopped at each floor level and at the level where the roof rafters connect with the wall plate.

2. Furred Space: For all masonry walls that are furred or studded off, the space created by the furring or studding shall be properly firestopped once in each story. Space around chimneys shall be firestopped with incombustible material.

For Partitions:

1. Where stud partitions rest directly over each other and the studs run down between the floor beams and rest on the top plate of the partition below, the spaces between the studding shall be properly firestopped.

For Stairs:

1. The space between stair carriages shall he firestopped by a header beam at top and bottom. Where a stair run is not all in one room or where a closet is located beneath the stairs, the stair carriage shall have an intermediate firestop so located as to cut off communication between portions of the stairs in different rooms of between the closet and the room in which it is placed. Such stops shall be made of plank or other suitable material.

For Pipes and Ducts:

1. Where any pipe or duct passes through a floor, the space between the pipe or duct and the floor construction shall be firestopped. Where the installation of pipes, ducts, or conduits in walls, floors or partitions requires the removal of any firestopping, the spaces around the pipes, ducts or conduits at such points where such firestopping was removed, shall be tightly filled with asbestos, mineral wool or other incombustible material.

Inspection:

1. No firestopping shall be concealed from view until opportunity has been given the building inspector to inspect the same.

(b) Chimneys, Flues, and Smoke Pipes.

In General:

1. Chimneys shall be constructed in accordance with good practice provided that the specific requirements of this Article shall be observed.

Chimney Regulations:

1. Materials: Chimneys shall be constructed of brick, stone or of reinforced concrete. When constructed of laid-up masonry units, such units shall be not less than 3 1/2 inches wide laid with full head and bed joints of Type A or Type B mortar. No chimney shall be constructed of hollow masonry units unless such units shall first have been proven to the satisfaction of the building inspector to be the equal of or superior to solid masonry units. Flue linings shall be required under conditions indicated in another part of this section. Variations from specific requirements noted herein shall he subject to the approval and labeling requirements of the building inspector.

2. Foundations: Masonry or reinforced concrete chimneys shall not rest upon or be carried by wood floors, beams or brackets, nor be hung or supported by metal stirrups from wood construction but shall be built upon concrete or masonry foundations or reinforced concrete slabs properly proportioned to carry the load without danger of settlement or cracking. The footing shall rest on solid. earth and shall be carried below the frost level.

3. Bonding: Masonry or reinforced concrete walls of buildings may form parts of chimneys when the chimney walls are securely bonded into the walls of the building and when the flue is lined with flue lining the same as an independent chimney.

4. Corbeling of Chimneys: Corbeled chimneys shall not be supported by hollow walls, cavity walls or walls of hollow units. Solid walls supporting corbeled chimneys shall not be less than 12 inches thick and corbeling shall not project more than 1 inch per course and not more than 6 inches in any case. The total offset, overhead or corbel of an independent chimney shall not exceed 3/8 of the width of the chimney in the direction of the offset.

5. Height: Chimneys shall be built at least 3 feet above flat roofs provided that the tops of chimneys shall not be below the tops of adjacent parapet walls. In the case of sloping roofs, chimneys shall be not less than 2 feet above the ridge of the roof that the chimney penetrates and not less than 2 feet above the highest ridge within 10 feet of the chimney. Unless as provided with a stone, terra-cotta, concrete, cast iron or other approved cap or top, the chimney lining shall project not less than 2 inches. No chimney top shall decrease the required flue area.

6. Concrete Chimneys: Concrete for chimneys cast in place shall flow readily, be well-rodded and shall be reinforced both vertically and horizontally.

7. Flashing: Connections between chimneys and roofs shall be made with cap and base flashing of sheet metal or other approved material, arranged to allow for any lateral or vertical movement between the chimney and roof.

8. Changes of Interior Dimensions: No change in the interior dimensions of chimneys. shall be made within a distance of 6 inches above or below the rafters or roof joists.

Flue Regulations:

1. General: Except as otherwise provided in this Article, every heating apparatus or heat producing unit referred to in this Article shall be connected with a flue conforming to the provisions of this section.

2. Flue Linings: Chimneys built of brick, stone or other masonry units with walls less than 8 inches thick shall be lined throughout with fireclay or other refractory clay lining not less than 5/8 inches thick, provided that metal or other approved flue liners may be inserted in the flue to reduce it to a desired size.

3. Separation: When two or more flues are contained in the same chimney, withes or brick or mortar not less than 3 3/4 inches thick shall be provided at intervals not exceeding 30 inches horizontally, but not more than 2 flue sections shall be placed side by side without such separation. There the flue linings are not separated by withes, the joints shall be staggered and the vertical distance between the joints in adjoining flue linings shall be not less than 7 inches.

4. Construction: The masonry shall be built around each section of lining as it is placed and all spaces between masonry and linings shall be filled with mortar. Linings shall start at least 8 inches below the center line of smoke pipe intakes or in the case of fireplaces from the apex of the smoke chamber and shall be continuous the entire height of the flue.

5. Cleaning: Flues shall be cleaned out thoroughly at the time of construction and shall be left smooth on the inside.

Smoke Pipe Regulations:

1. Connect with flue

a. Connection Required. Every smoke pipe shall come with a flue by means of a tight joint.

b. Number Limited. Not more than one smoke pipe shall be connected to a flue at the same level. A vent from a gas burning appliance may connect into the same flue as a smoke pipe providing the connection is above a smoke pipe.

c. Thimbles. Smoke pipes shall enter chimneys through a fire-clay or metal thimble or flue ring of masonry. Neither the intake pipe nor the thimble shall project into the flue.

2. Passage through combustible construction

a. Ceilings, Roofs and Floors. No smoke pipe shall pass through a ceiling, walls, floor or roof construction of combustible materials Vents for gas burning appliances shall not be construed to be smoke pipes.

b. Partitions. Smoke pipes shall not pass through combustible partitions unless protected by double metal ventilated thimbles 8 inches larger in diameter than the pipe or 4 inches larger in diameter than the pipe with the space between the pipe and thimble solidly filled with approved incombustible insulating material, or unless protected by a concentric sleeve of diameter 2 inches larger than the pipe with the space between filled solidly with incombustible insulating material and the outside surface of the sleeve distant at least 2 inches from combustible material.

c. Clearance From Combustible Construction. The clear distance in all direction between a smoke pipe and combustible construction, including plaster on a combustible base, shall be not less than 12 inches provided that this clearance may be reduced 1/2 when such construction is protected by a cement-asbestos board or by rock lath and plaster 3/4 inches thick, or asbestos millboard not less than 14 inch thick or equivalent approved covering extending the full length of the smoke pipe and not less than 6 inches beyond it on all sides or where plaster is on metal or wire lath.

3. Heating appliances.

a. General: Heating appliances shall be installed in accordance with good practice provided that the specific requirements of this Article shall be observed.

1. Combustion: Adequate facilities shall be provided in all cases for the entrance of air to support combustion in rooms or other spaces enclosing heat producing appliances and the area of such facilities shall not be less than the combined outlet area of the appliances so located.

2. Clearances for Heating Furnaces: No hot air, hot water, steam heating or other type of furnace described herein shall be located nearer than 24 inches in any direction to woodwork or other combustible base, unless such furnace shall be enclosed in a jacket providing an air space or which is insulated in an approved manner and the combustible material is protected with 3/8 gypsum board under 1/8 inch asbestos board, or with 3/4 inch portland cement plaster on metal lath, or equivalent protection, in which case this clearance may be reduced to not less than 6 inches.

3. Ducts: Warm air ducts, fittings and connections in warm air heating plants shall be made of bright tin or of galvanized iron or of such other incombustible material as may be approved by the building inspector.

4. Fireplaces:

(a) Use of firebrick: The backs and sides of fireplaces shall be of solid masonry not less than eight (8) inches in thickness. A lining of firebrick at least 2 inches thick or other approved material shall be provided unless the total thickness is twelve (12) inches.

(b) Incombustible hearths: Fireplaces shall have hearths of brick, stone, tile or other approved incombustible material support by a fireproof slab or on brick trimmer arches. Such hearths shall extend at least 16 inches outside the chimney opening at the breast and not less than 8 inches on either side of the fireplace opening along the chimney breast. The combined thickness of hearth and supporting construction shall not be less than 6 inches at any point, provided that where designed and used for approved. gas appliances only, the construction shall be such as shall fully meet good standard practice.

(c) Fire Prevention:

1. Clearance from combustible construction. No combustible construction shall be placed within 4 inches of the enclosing walls of a fireplace. Combustible or unprotected beams supporting trimmer arches at fireplaces shall be not less than 20 inches from the chimney face. No combustible mantel or other woodwork shall be placed within 8 inches of either side nor within 8 inches of the top of a fireplace opening. All spaces back of combustible mantels shall be filled with in-combustible materials.

5. Water Heaters

(a) Water heaters shall be connected to smoke flues or outlet pipes as herein before provided for gas appliances, provided that such connection may be waived by the building inspector if the water heater is of a type which cannot produce an explosive mixture or asphyxiating condition in the room or space where it is located.

6. Electrical Wiring and Outlets.

(a) The installation of all electrical work including equipment shall in every case be done in a safe and workmanlike manner. The regulations of the National Electrical Code, shall be considered as good standard practice by the building inspector. Installations shall comply with the requirements of the electric utility company serving the area. Such code and regulations as it applies to any dwelling shall be the latest edition of that code effective at the time of beginning of construction of such dwelling.
(Ord. No. 221, §3, 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-6 Health and Sanitation

(a) Open Areas: For the provision of sufficient light, air, and ventilation, no structure shall be erected or remodeled unless provisions for front; side and rear yards adjoining such structure are in compliance with the requirements of the current legal Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Kentland, Indiana, found in Chapter 10 of this Code.

(b) Water Supply: All water supply shall be from public or quasi-public mains, when available, or from such wells or the private sources of such type and in such location as to meet the requirements of the County Health Officer and the standards of the Indiana State Board of Health.

(c) Sewage Disposal: All sewage shall be disposed of in existing sanitary sewer systems, when available, or through the use of septic tanks, cesspools or privies which are so designed and located as to meet the requirements of the County Health Officer and the standards of the Indiana State Board of Health.
(Ord. No. 221, §4 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-7 State Building Code

This Article recognizes the responsibility of the Town of Kentland, Indiana, to enforce the State Building Code as it may be amended from time to time as it applies to all structures except residences, farm buildings and temporary buildings. As directed by State Statute, he building inspector charged with the enforcement of this Article shall be bound by the provisions of applicable State Codes and Statutes.
(Ord. No. 221, §5, 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-8 Alternate Materials

The use of alternate types of materials from those specified in this Article shall be permissible, at the discretion of the Building Inspector, upon a showing by manufactures standards that such alternate materials are equal to or better than those specified by this Article.
(Ord. No. 221, §6, 12-3-5)

Sec. 7-9 Administration

(a) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Article the Town Board of Trustees of the Town of Kentland shall appoint a Building Inspector, who shall serve under the direction of the Kentland Planning Commission.

(b) The Commission shall, by resolution, establish the duties of such Building Inspector, supervise his activities, and together with the Board of Trustees of the Town of Kentland, fix his compensation.
(Ord. No. 221, §7, 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-10 Permits and Fees.

(a) Prior to the construction, reconstruction or remodeling of any structure within the incorporated area of Kentland, Indiana, when the cost of such improvement exceeds five hundred ($500.00) dollars, an application for a building permit shall be made with the Building Commissioner on such forms as may be prescribed by the Kentland Plan Commission.

(b) Such application shall include sufficient plans and specifications to enable the Building Commissioner to determine compliance with this Article.

(c) Fees for the issuance of such permits shall be payable to the Town Clerk-Treasurer of Kentland, Indiana, and shall be as follows:

New Construction $2.00 minimum; then 30 cents per 1000 cubic ft.
Remodeling $2.00 minimum; then 10 cents per $100 estimated cost.
(Ord. No. 221, §8, 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-11 Inspection

It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to furnish sufficient inspections on all structures to insure compliance with the provisions of this Article, but not less than two (2) on new construction.
(Ord. No. 221, §9, 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-12 Penalties

Any resident freeholder of the Town of Kentland, Indiana, or the Planning Commission of the Town of Kentland, Indiana, or the Board of Trustees of the Town of Kentland, Indiana may institute a suit for injunction or for mandatory injunction to enforce the provisions of this Article and the proceedings for bringing any injunction action of any kind shall be in accordance with the statutes of the State of Indiana relating to the bringing of actions for injunctions.
(Ord. No. 221, §10, 12-3-51)

Sec. 7-13 National Electrical Code

(a) The National Electrical Code, adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, and all amendments and supplements thereto is adopted and by reference and made a part of this chapter.

(b) Two (2) copies of the National Electrical Code shall be kept on file in either the office of the Clerk-Treasurer or Inspector for public inspection.

Sec. 7-14 Plumbing Code

(a) The Plumbing Rules and Regulations, Volume III, 1976 Edition, as amended, promulgated by the Administrative Building Council of Indiana, is adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter.

(b) Two (2) copies of the Plumbing Rules and Regulations shall be kept on file in either the office of the Clerk Treasurer or Inspector for public inspection.

¹ I.C. 36-7-9-1 through 36-7-9-28 addresses the enforcement of building standards.

² I.C. 36-9-20-9 addresses building codes and restrictions on the use of property.