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UNIFORM HOUSING CODE
Sections:
15.01.010 Uniform Housing Code, 1994 Edition adopted by reference,
generally.
15.01.020 Purpose of the Uniform Housing Code.
15.01.030 Deletions to the Uniform Housing Code.
15.01.040 Amendments to certain provisions of the Uniform
Housing Code.
15.01.060 Additions to the Uniform Housing Code.
15.01.070 Penalties for violations of the Uniform Housing
Code.
15.01.010 Uniform Housing Code, 1994 Edition adopted
by reference, generally.
Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, C.R.S. and the Lakewood City Charter, the
Uniform Housing Code of the International Conference of Building Officials,
1994 Edition (hereinafter "Uniform Housing Code"), is adopted by reference,
subject to the deletions, amendments and additions contained herein. (Ord. O-95-48
§ 1 (part), 1995).
15.01.020 Purpose of the Uniform Housing Code.
The purpose of the Uniform Housing Code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard
life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling
the use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all residential buildings
and structures within the City of Lakewood. (Ord. O-95-48 § 1 (part), 1995).
15.01.030 Deletions to the Uniform Housing Code.
The following provisions of the Uniform Housing Code are deleted and not adopted:
A. Chapter 15;
B. Chapter 16.
(Ord. O-95-48 § 1 (part), 1995).
15.01.040 Amendments to certain provisions of the Uniform
Housing Code.
Certain provisions of the Uniform Housing Code, as indicated herein, are amended.
A. The provisions of Chapter 1 shall include the following amendments:
1. Section 103 is amended by replacing the first paragraph with the following:
The provisions of this code shall apply to all buildings or portions thereof
used, or designed or intended to be used, for human habitation except that this
code shall not apply to single-family dwellings and individual dwelling units
which are occupied only by the owner or the owner's family.
B. The provisions of Chapter 2 shall include the following amendments:
2. Section 203 is replaced with the following:
Persons aggrieved under this Title 15 shall file an appeal with the Board of
Appeals of the City of Lakewood as provided in Chapter 14.12 of the Lakewood
Municipal Code.
C. The provisions of Chapter 12 shall include the following amendment.
1. Chapter 12 is replaced with the following:
Persons aggrieved under this Title 15 shall file an appeal with the Board of
Appeals of the City of Lakewood as provided in Chapter 14.12 of the Lakewood
Municipal Code.
D. The provisions of Chapter 13 shall include the following amendment.
1. Chapter 13 is replaced with the following:
Procedures for conduct of hearing appeals shall be in accordance with the Rules
and Regulations of the Board of Appeals. (Ord. O-95-48 § 1 (part), 1995).
15.01.060 Additions to the Uniform Housing Code.
A. The following provision is added to Section 1101.
Subparagraph 1101.2 (4) shall have the following sentence added to it:
Said costs may be assessed as a lien against the property.
B. The following provision is added to Section 1401.
Paragraph 1401.3 shall have the following new subparagraph added to it:
4. Any costs incurred by the City in performance of work under the Uniform Housing
Code may be assessed as a lien against the property upon which the work was
performed. A bill for costs incurred shall be sent to the owner of the property.
Said bill shall state the owner shall have thirty days from the date of receipt
to pay said costs to the City. If costs are not paid, the City may place a lien
against the property for the amount owed plus accrued interest. (Ord. O-95-48
§ 1 (part), 1995).
15.01.070 Penalties for violations of the Uniform Housing
Code.
A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Code adopted by this
chapter or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with
any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement
of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any certificate
or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who
fails to comply with such an order, as affirmed or modified by the Board of
Appeals or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed in this
chapter, shall severally, for each and every violation and noncompliance respectively,
be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
for not more than three hundred sixty-five days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation
or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct
or remedy such violations or deficits within a reasonable time, and when not
otherwise specified, each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall
constitute a separate offense.
B. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced
removal of prohibited conditions. (Ord. O-95-48 § 1 (part), 1995).
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