Marion Ordinance Chapter 6

Chapter 6
BUILDING*
Art. I. In General, §§ 6-1-6-15
Art. II. Building Code, §§ 6-16-6-19
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sees. 6-1-6-15. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. BUILDING CODE
Sec. 6-16. Adoption.
There is hereby adopted by the city for the purpose of
establishing rules and regulations for the construction,
alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy,
location and maintenance of buildings and structures:,
including permits and penalties, that certain building
code known as the Southern Standard Building Code, 1973
edition, with the 1974 revision, recommended by the
Southern Building Code Congress, and the whole thereof,
save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended, of which not less than three (3) copies
have been and now are filed in th-e office of the city clerk,
and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as
if set out -at length herein; and the provisions thereof shall
be controlling in the construction of all buildings and other
structures within the city. (Ord.No. 7.5-1, 1~16-75)
Sec.6-16.L. Amendments.
The building code adopted in section 6-16 IS hereby
amended in the following respects:
*Cross references-“”Electricity, ch. 8; fire prevention and Protection, ch.
9; health and sanitation. 11; housing, ch.12; plumbing, ch. 16; utilities,
-ch. 22; appendix A, zoning.
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§ 6-16.2 MARION CODE
Paragraph l07-4(A}(2) is amended to read as follows:
For a valuation over five hundred dollars ($500.00) up
to and including one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00),
the fee shall bethree dollars ($3.00) per thousand or
fraction then!of. (Ord. No. 75-1, 1-16-75)
Editor’s note-·Codification of part of Ord. No. 75-1,nonamendatory of
the Code, as § 6-HU was at the editor’s discretion.
Sec. 6-16.2. Permit required.
It shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for or the
construction of any building or other structure, including
accessory structures or to store building materials or erect
temporary field offices, or to commence the moving,
alteration, or repair until the building inspector of the
municipality has issued for such work a building permit
including a statement that the plans, speciation’s and
intended use of such structure in all respects conform with
the provisions of this chapter.
For valuation over one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) up to
and including one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00),
the fee shall be three dollars ($3.00) per thousand or fraction
thereof. (Ord. No. 75-9, 12-4-75)
Editor’s note-Ordinance number 75-9 did not expressly amend this
Code, hence codification as §§ 6-16.2 and 6-16.3 was at the discretion of the editors.
Sec. 6-16.3. No permit required.
There is no requirement for a permit to make minor
internal modification such as repairs, changes and decorations
that have no have no health, fire or safety impact on
the business or dwelling. (Ord. No.75-9, 12-4-75)
Editor’s note-·See the editor’s note following § 6-16.2.
Sec. 6-17. Conflicts.
In the event of any conflict with the provisions of the code
adopted by this article and the provisions of this Code of
Ordinances, state law or city ordinances, rules or regulations,
the provisions of this Code of Ordinances, state law or city
ordinances, rules or regulations shall -prevail and be
controlling.
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Sec. 6-18. Definitions.
BUILDING § 6-19
Wherever the term “corporation council” is used in the
building code, it shall be held to mean the city attorney.
Wherever the word “municipality” is used in the building
code, it shall be held to mean the City of Marion, Alabama.
Sec. 6-19. Penalty for violation.
Any person who shall violate any provision of the code
adopted by the provisions of this article shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as provided
by section 1-7 of this Code. Each day such violation
continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
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