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INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Crow DATE: September 23, 2013 <br /> BILL NO. 9201 ORDINANCE NO. 6933 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.01 "RESIDENTIAL CODE" OF TITLE 15 <br /> OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI. <br /> WHEREAS, the International Code Council, Inc. is the organization known to be <br /> an industry standard for construction codes; and <br /> WHEREAS, the International Code Council, Inc. reviews, proposes, develops <br /> and publishes model codes for adoption by municipalities; and <br /> WHEREAS, the International Residential Code, 2012 Edition as published by the <br /> International Code Council, Inc. is the most widely adopted and utilized residential code <br /> for state and local governments; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Insurance Services Organization (ISO) rates municipalities <br /> based on how current the municipality is with the latest model codes and, thus, a better <br /> rating can decrease insurance premiums paid by the citizens of the municipality; and P <br /> WHEREAS, the City of University City (the "City") desires to amend Chapter <br /> 15.01 "Residential Code" of Title 15 of the Municipal Code in compliance with the <br /> requirements of the International Code Council, Inc. in order to attain a higher rating <br /> with the ISO and decreased insurance premiums for citizens of the City. <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. Chapter 15.01 "Residential Code" of Title 15 of the University City Municipal <br /> Code is hereby amended by repealing Chapter 15.01 thereof, and enacting in lieu <br /> thereof a new Chapter 15.01 "Residential Code", which shall read as follows: <br /> Last Printed:10/28/2013 6:01:00 PM 1 of 16 Residential Code <br />