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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on April 10, 1973, there were present
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, E. Saunders Early, Jr., James W. Holley, Burrell R. Johnson,
<br />Isaac W. King, Raymond B. Smith, Robert W. Wentz, Jr., A. P. Johnson, Jr.,
<br />City Manager, W. J. O'Brien, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />Prayer was offered by Councilman King.
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<br /> Mayor Barnes extended a word of welcome to visitors in attendance.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, to approve the minutes
<br />was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />as received,
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<br />Ayes: Barly, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 73-112 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be
<br />reading, This adoptsthe Southern Standard Mechanical Code as the
<br />Code for the City of Portsmouth.
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<br />placed on first
<br />official Mechanical
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<br /> This Code has just become available~and th~adoption of this will complete
<br />the City's Code package. Tha, Code~basicallycovers,airconditioning, heating and
<br />ventilation equipment,.refrigeration and,incinerators, and~the necessary pipe and
<br />duct work system and electrical requirements for~these types of installations.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr'.
<br />first reading, and .by the-following vote:
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<br /> following
<br />Smith,.:the/ordinance was approved on
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A MECHANICALCODE FOR THE CITY OFPORTSMOUTH,
<br />WHICH PRESCRIBESPENALTIESFORVIOLATIONS OF.~ITS PROVISIONS, AND
<br />Pd/PEALING, WITHiCERTAIN LIMITATIONSAAND.~XCEPTIONS, ALLORDINANCES
<br />AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES OF AGENERAL NATURE IN CONFLICT WITH THE
<br />PROVISIONS THEREOF."
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<br />Ayes: Barly, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 75-113 "I submit.the attached resolution and~'recommend its adoption. This
<br />directs the Building Officialto make application to the-Board of-State Building Review
<br />for a two-year extension of the..City s currently effective'codes.
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<br /> The State Board..has,adoptedthe~ BOCA Cod~s as the .official code for the State
<br />of Virginia, covering Building, Plumbing, Gas and~Mechanical. The City of Portsmouth
<br />usesthe Southern Standard Codes as does some £ifty~localities in Virginia,
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<br /> Portsmouth is required to adopt the BOCA.Codes; however, there is a provision
<br />in the State Code to allow.a~extension_of ,two_ years from_the eff~ctiv~ date of the
<br />State-wide'building codes which is September 1, 1973, It is'necessary for~the City
<br />to make application ta the State Board to ,receive an extension:to use,the Southern
<br />Standard Codes,"
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<br /> On metion of ~/r. Sm/th :and seconde&by Me. Johnson, the following, resolution was
<br />adopted, and.by the fei!owing vot~:
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<br /> "A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO ~L~KE APP~ICA~ION TO THE
<br /> BOARD OF .STATE ~I:LDING .CODE-REVIEW ~,~.OR,-A~:TWO.-Y~R EXTENSION.~E
<br /> CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE' CITY B~ILD1NG COD~, PLUMBING CODE., GAS CODE '~D
<br /> MEC~NICAL CODE, PJRSUAN~ TO"SECTION 36a10I OF T~ CODE OF.VIRGINIA,
<br /> 1950, AS ~E~ED.
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<br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with Se~tion,.56~98.of the code of-Virginia; 1950, as amended,
<br />thc*State Board~of. Hous~ng ha~-or w~lladopt :an~ trtomulgate a Uni~o,rm(~tatewide Build-
<br />ini!Co~e and such building code when soadoptedwill,supercede certain building codes
<br />now in effect in the City of Portsmouth; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, said codes which are presently effective~nd:which~ill .be superceded
<br />by ~he adoption'of said Uniform .State:Wide Building,Code_a~e as £01Io~s,- the Southern
<br />Standard Building Code, i969~edition with the .1972 revision.thereto; the Southern
<br />Standard Plumbing Code, 1971'edition with.:the 1972 re~ision thereto} the Southern
<br />Standard Gas Code, 1969 edition with the,1970 revision theretO; a~the Southern Standard
<br />Mechanical Code, 1973 edition, all of-which as amendedhave been adopted by incorporation
<br />and
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<br /> -~ WHEREAS, Section 36-101 of the Code.of Virginia, 1950~ as amended, permits that
<br />if.such local:codes-a~e-insubsta~tial conformitywith the duly adoptedUniform State
<br />Wide~Building Code, the..local codes_may,,with.the concurrence of~,the Board of State
<br />Building CodeReview'~ remain in effect for ~wo years from the effective,date of said
<br />State Code.
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