§ 4-127. Use and Occupancy Classification; Section 313, Use Group U-PU, Public Utility Facilities.

(a)

Section 313.1, General. This use group is specifically intended to apply to installations constructed by public utilities or similar public service agencies to house equipment and/or mechanical facilities within or on buildings or premises used exclusively by the owning utility or agency which are designed and constructed in accordance with the recognized practices and requirements of the specific utility industry. To qualify for inclusion in use group U-PU, the building or structure, designated portion of a mixed use occupancy shall:

(1)

Be exclusively for the use of housing equipment or facilities of the public utility or public service agency which operates the installation;

(2)

Not permit entrance or access to the general public;

(3)

Provide that access for employees or designated contractors be controlled and limited to certain designated persons and not accessible to all employees;

(4)

Provide that there be no other designated use within the limits of the special purpose use group area;

(5)

Specify that design and construction be done in accordance with recognized industry practices or codes, and shall be so noted on original drawings, to clearly indicate deviations from this IBC; and

(6)

Not degrade the applicable requirements of this IBC where such other code is used.

(b)

Section 313.2, Exceptions. By the special purpose nature of structures and/or buildings, in use group U-PU, and the limited or controlled access thereto, and denial of access to the public, the structures shall not be subject to the provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).

(c)

Section 313.3, Maintenance and Repairs. Within this controlled access area of any use group U-PU building, the owner/operator of the equipment shall be responsible for the safe and sanitary maintenance of the building or structure and the equipment and/or facilities at all times. Ordinary repairs of such buildings or structures shall be deemed to include structural and mechanical changes exclusively within the controlled area necessary to maintain proper performance for the intended function. Specifically engineered structural and mechanical components designed for removal and replacement in kind during such maintenance shall be considered as ordinary repairs for purposes of this use group only.

(CB-87-1979; CB-121-1985; CB-97-1989; CB-98-1991; CB-63-1995; CB-54-2002; CB-73-2005; CB-90-2015)