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Show .TPS it307 ' ivaterlins will ba laid in summer of 1S98 A Nice Place To Live! 10 pages comistoadlioini m EKKiy By Myrna Tranntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Robinette said the problem was that the the structures which do not comply or rebuild the portions of to meet builder had made his own trusses. Manucodes. factured trusses are a whole different anii k mal and are made of He stressed lumber. One ofthe homes in question has a order issued by Frank Robinette, who The beam is already showing signs ofstrain does the towns building inspections, which and is rolling, he said. said no work should be done on the home. An engineers drawings, which should be Work was to be suspended, said Robin- part of a building permit, should be presorted tothe town, Ifthe engineer approved ette. Even after the order was is- the structure, then the liability would be sued, the work has continued, said Rick his, said Robinette. Since, in this instance, the home has Schnurr, town council member. The particular home in question is a manufactured been add and the person doing the buildis now build- ing no longer owns the home, he is, by defunit The former onto home. the a inition, a contractor, said Robinette. ing carport Amanufactured home is not built tohave The builder can be taken to court by the anything hanging off of it, said Schnurr, town for failure to meet the codes. Howevand I know the code because that is the er, the individual could be given five days type ofhome I live in. He said the new car- to remedy the faulty building before the port was being built into the home struc- problem is turned over to the courts. ture which could make the structure unIn another instance, a lean-t- o was exsafe. panded 340 feet; the roof angle was changed Craig Allred, town council member and and the structure was enclosed, all witha building contractor, said he thought the out a building permit It is now an enclosed council needed to take action against those room, said Allred. who were refusing to obey the building Of all the life and safety problems, eleccodes. We should give the homeowner a tricity is the biggest, said Robinette. He period oftime to either correct or tear down said the electrical wiring should be tested, . We could issue a the problem structures, he said. even behind stop-wor- Those who are building homes in Mona need to make certain they are following the towns building codes. A town meeting will be held to gain ideas from the public at 6 pan. before the next town council meeting, November 11, which will begin at 7 p.m. Tbwnspeople need to be aware of building codes and the buildings that are exempt Correspondent of the Central Utah . Monday. In one area, the $11 million project will go through the county fairgrounds and work is being carefully planned to not disturb the events planned for the fairgrounds during the summer, said Talbot. "The pipeline will be built of diameter welded steel with concrete inside and outside of the pipe said Jones. The concrete is used ti add' stability. " Jones said the water pipeline would be picked up at the corner of 1500 North in Nephi. Would travel east of the fence and would go through the city electric yard to 700 North. He said the line would take a jog by the Warner property and past Dona Jones property to the from building permits and the buildings that are not Because Mona is a small agricultural community, many think the rules can be suspended. Some people think that because in the past they did not have to meet these requirements, they will not be required to make changes now, said Kevin Young, mayor. However, he said, the town had had a building code 6m- - approximately five years. In addition to a public meeting, town council members agreed to said registered letters to the offending homeowners and or builders to rectify the problems with the homes. Those who are in violation of the regulations may have to either tear down stop-wor- k home-own- er sheet-rock- 60-in- ch f east Single Copy Price 500 f By Myrna Traantvcio Project water will be coming to Nephi sooner than many expected when a water line is laid in the summer of 1998. Ross Garrett and Sheldon Talbot, representing CUP, and Nathan Jones, design engineer for the local project, discussed the preliminary plans with the Juab County Commission on - Totob will mfoirc Ibimidlmg Mcwmsi CUP A portion JT Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Volume 95; No 42 s rTV Sft'J 4 Serving East Juab County Times-New- F i r2 ' diversion structure will be built at approximately 300 West Center Street near the old mill, said Jones. Water from Salt Creek will be utilized. We have been talking about CUP for more than my life time, said Garrett. Garrett served as chair of the board for CUP and also as a county commissioner for Juab County in the past During all of that time, CUP project water was a big discussion item in the county. Ive always been able to tell the board that Juab County residents supported CUP, said Garrett I have always been able to count on Juab County for backing. At one time, Garrett said, he teasingly suggested a hole should be dug by Santaquin just so people would realize CUP was still around. The proposed project for the area, he said, was much more than a hole it was a reality that would benefit the area. A See CUP on page 2 Daylight caving this cn Daylit Savings Time ends October 2Clh. Her: "her ta set your clacks back ors hour before gsirg to bed Coturdcy October 25th. ; -- C: ut: certificate of Such a certificate would indicate to in- surance companies and to future buyers that the hone did not meet the building code because it was not permitted and did not have the necessary stages ofinspections. Another violation is the construction ofa potential commercial building which is being constructed right on the property line. Verification of property ownership will be required. Some people dont want to get a building permit, because they dont want the county to know they are building because they dont want to pay a higher property tax, said Young. Allen Ricks said some form buildings did not need to have building permits. However, aircraft did count roof lines from the air far the purposes of charging property taxes. A former can put in a by or 120 square foot building, as long as utilities are not involved, without a permit, said Ricks. Doran Kay, council member, said he would be invaluable. thought public Our culture is different than that ofurban municipalities such as Salt Lake City. There are some exceptions to the building permits the town requires for buildings inside city limits. Allen Ricks, town council member, said permits were required for most building. No building or structure regulated by this code shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, ccm voted or demolished unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the building official, said Rides. According to the code, however, detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, do not need permits unless the roof area exceeds 120 square feet Fences not over six feet high, oil derricks, movable cases, counters and partitions not s, and retaining wall over which are not over four feet in height measured from the bottom ofthe footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge or impounding Gass I, H, or IH-liquid do not need permits. Water tanks are exempted from permitting if they are supported directly upon grade if the capacity does not exceed 5,000 gallons and the ratio of height to diameter or width does not exceed two to one. Platforms, walks and driveways not more above grade and not over than any basement or story below is exempt and as are painting, papering, and similar finish work. Temporary motion picture, television and theater stage sets and scenery are exempt Window awnings supported by an exterior wall of Group R, Division 3, and Group M Occupancies which projecting not more are also exempt than Prefabricated swimming pools accessory 10-fo- ot 12-fb- ot in-p- ut one-stor-y -- - d' Jv & Jjr-- '& c G n- - (S ,.jp o REGION CHAMPS The Juab Wasp football team nailed down the region championship last Thursday when they beat the Manti Tempters 49 to 40 , The Wasps will play Gunnison this Friday at 7$0 p.m. in the last regular home game. The seniors of the team, cheerleaders and drill team will be honored at this game. Game photos and story on page 6. Mourn Toivim cHsanmp om to Fred Whites home and along Center east of the highway. Street s Correspondent Craig Allred will take 200 North west Mona City Council members agreed of the highway to Center Street. to support and help dean up the town Rick Schnurr will oversee Center before winter for the National Make a Street southwest of the highway. By Myrna Trsantveia Times-New- Difference Day on Saturday, October 25. Darlene Fowkes, who is spearheading the idea, told council members that a letter should be sent to all citizens asking for volunteer help and requesting all litter and immobile vehicles be removed from town streets. I have made assignments to all council members, if the council will accept the assignments, said Fowkes. Mayor Kevin Young will direct dean-u- p activities east of the highway from center street south. I suggest each of you get a block chairman to go around each block to clean and pick up the debris and to work with the volunteers, said Fowkes. Fowkes suggested each towns person be asked, in addition, to clean their own yards and to see what they can do to Allen Ricks will be assigned the make each lot look better. Tbwn council members agreed to purNhtingale Subdivision and Kay Country and along the main highway from chase garbage begs to be used by volnorth cf the community to the cf unteers as they pick up the litter along Dim Newton. will be located in the streets. Pick-cp- s Derm Hxy will overtc the norther etch section of town to gather the begs ssctiea cf team frea Dea Newiesh hrra cfgtrttgs. lne 'A town iim i) What can be done about the bulletin board at the post office? asked Fowkes. Someone suggested to me that we have the bulletin board tom down and moved across the street to dty property, said Allen Ricks, council member. Another problem, said Fowkes, was that many of the streets had not been mowed this summer. The work needed e to be done before the clean up. We need to find someone who will do the job with pay, said Rick Schnurr, council member. Fowkes said the ground around the Welcome to Mona signs needed to be enlarged and kept weed-freA garbage can, owned by the town, should be placed near the freeway exit, she said. One can, left there for a few days by a homeowner, collected a lot of trash. That shows that people would use it if there were a can there, she said. city-wid- e. i I in Satarday nine-inche- et A es CoaGroup R, Division 3 Occupancy in which the pool walls are entirely above the adjacent grade and if the capacity does not ex- ceed 5,000 gallons are exempted. Unless otherwise exempted, separate plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits will be required for the above-exempt- items. Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work tobe done in any manner in violation ofthe previsions of this code or any other laws or ordinances ofthis jurisdiction. read the code. It is important for people to get this information and then to get a building permit, said Ricks. It is Ccgal for building to take place which does not have a permit and follow the building codas, said Frank Robinette, brV' 3 erpactor for the town. 'u i ti J ' I nIi w'' i 1 U |