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BILL NO. 0~5(~5 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.04 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY <br />MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE, BY REPEALING <br />SUBSECTION 1010.3 THEREOF, RELATING TO BUILDINGS WITH ONE <br />EXIT, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF TWO NEW SUBSECTIONS TO BE <br />KNOWN AS "1010.3 BUILDINGS WITH ONE EXIT" AND "1010.3.1 <br />BUILDINGS WITH TWO EXITS;" THEREBY AMENDING THE BUILDING <br />CODE SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN BUILDINGS IN USE GROUPS R-2 AND <br />R-3 TO HAVE TWO EXITS; CONTAINING SAVING AND EMERGENCY <br />CLAUSES, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, <br />MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. Chapter 15.04 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to the Building <br />Code, is hereby amended by repealing Subsection 1010.3 thereof, relating to buildings with one exit, <br />and enacting in lieu thereof two new subsections to be known as "I010.3 Buildings with one exit" <br />and "1010.3.1 Buildings with two exits;" so that Subsection 1010.3, as so amended, and Subsection <br />1010.3.1, shall read as follows: <br /> <br />1010.3 Buildings with one exit: <br /> <br />Only one exit shall be required in occupancies in the use groups shown in Table 1010.3 <br />except R-2, provided that the building has not more than one level below the level of exit <br />discharge. <br /> <br />1010.3.1 Buildings with two exits: <br /> <br />Two exit doors shall be required in occupancies in use groups R-2 and R-3. The exits shall <br />be in separate walls. <br /> <br /> Section 2. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to relieve any person, firm or <br />corporation from any penalty heretofore incurred by the violation of Chapter 15.04, Section 1010.0, <br />Subsection 1010.3, nor bar the prosecution for any such violation. <br /> <br /> Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this <br />ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provided in Chapter 1.12, Section <br />1.12.010 of the University City Municipal Code. <br /> <br /> Section 4. An emergency is hereby declared to exist in that this ordinance is needed so <br />that new dwellings will not be constructed with only one exit, which would fail to adequately protect <br />the occupants from fire and other safety hazards. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force for <br /> <br /> <br />