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sion of the city manager refusing to grant a modification to
<br />the provisions of a technical code covering the design or
<br />method of construction ar material to be used i n the erection,
<br />al terati an, or repair of the bui 1 di ng or structure ar bui 1 d-
<br />i ng service equipment when i t i s the applicant's belief that
<br />he/she has proposed an equally good ar better material or
<br />method of construction or instal 1 ati on than that required
<br />by a techn i cal code .
<br />3. Membershi of board of a eal s. The board of appeal s
<br />shall consist of nine ~9} members nominated by the mayor and
<br />appointed by the council; however, an appeal shall be heard
<br />by a panel selected by the city manager of and y five of the
<br />nine members . The nine board members shall cans i st of : a
<br />1 i censed professi anal engineer, architect, bui 1 di ng contrac-
<br />tor or superintendent of building construction, electrical
<br />contractor, journeyman supervising electrician, plumbing con-
<br />tractor, journeyman plumber, mechanical cheating and venti ] a-
<br />ti an} contractor, and ~aurneyman heating, venti 1 ati an or ai r
<br />conditioning installer. The city manager or designees, shall
<br />be ex off~c~o members of the board.
<br />4. Terms,,,,,of,~,a,p~ai,,,,ntment. Each new member shall serve
<br />for five years or until h~s~her successor has been appointed,
<br />~8} Modifications, Wherever there are practical difficulties in-
<br />volved ~n carrying out the provisions of the technical codes, the city manager
<br />may grant mod~f~cat~ons far individual cases, provided he/she shall first find
<br />that a speci al individual reason makes the strict 1 etter of the technical code
<br />impractical and that the modification i s i n conformity with the intent and
<br />purpose of this code and the technical code and that such modification does
<br />not lessen any fire protection requirements or any degree of structural integ-
<br />r~ty, The city manager's determination shall be final and not subject to
<br />appeal .
<br />~9} Liabilit . Neither this code nor any of the technical codes
<br />relieve ar lessen the responsibility of any person owni ng, o erati n con-
<br />. p gs
<br />struct~ ng or control 1 ~ ng any bui 1 d~ ng, structure or prem~ ses for any damages
<br />to persons or property caused by defects, nor shall the city or any of its
<br />agencies, officers, employees ar agents be held as assuming any such 1 i obi 1-
<br />~ ty by reason of the ~ nspect i ons authorized by, or any permits issued under
<br />this code or the technical codes.
<br />X10} When permits required, Except as otherwise provided by regu-
<br />1 ati an promul gated ~ by the c~~ty m~~anager, no bui 1 di ng, structure or bui 1 di n
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<br />service equipment regulated by any of the provisions of chapter 8 of the
<br />Eugene Code, 1971 shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired,
<br />moved, improved, removed, converted ar demolished un1 ess a separate, appro-
<br />pri ate permit for each bui 1 di ng, structure or building service equipment has
<br />first been obtained from the city. Such permit shal 1 be i n addition to an
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<br />other permit specifically required elsewhere by the Eugene Code, 1911,
<br />~ 11 } Applications for permit. To obtai n a permi t, the applicant
<br />shall complete and f i 1~~e an app~l i cati on and related materials as re ui red b
<br />the cit q y
<br />y manager ~ n regal ate ons developed pursuant to this code,
<br />~ lZ } ~1 ternate materials and methods . The provisions of the tech -
<br />n i cal codes are not ~ ntended to prevent the use of any material ar method of
<br />construction not speci f i cal 1 y prescribed by the technical codes rovi ded an
<br />alternate has been ~ ~ ~ p y
<br />approved and ~ is use authors zed by the c~ ty manager. The
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