(a) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the city’s ordinances, regulations or rules to the contrary, an official responsible for enforcement of the city’s zoning ordinance or building codes, as designated by city charter, ordinance or other authorization of the city, shall not:
(1) Prohibit or limit, directly or indirectly, the use or installation of a building product or material in the construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of a residential or commercial building if the building product or material is approved for use by a national model code published within the last three code cycles that applies to the construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of the building; or
(2) Enforce a standard for a building product, material, or aesthetic method in construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of a residential or commercial building if the standard is more stringent than a standard for the product, material, or aesthetic method under a national model code published within the last three code cycles that applies to the construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of the building.
(b) An applicant who proposes to use a building material, product or aesthetic method in the construction or alteration of a residential or commercial building that is prohibited or limited by the city’s adopted zoning ordinance or building codes, as amended, or that is less stringent than the standard established by such ordinance or building codes, as amended, shall identify each provision in a national model code published within the last three code cycles that approves the use of such building material, product or aesthetic method, as a necessary requirement of the application.
(c) An applicant may agree in writing to employ a building material, product or aesthetic method for use in the construction or alternation of a residential or commercial building that otherwise cannot be enforced under subsection (a), above.
See
Building Inspections for detailed information.
