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STAFF REPORT
Business of the Building and Standards Commission
City of West University Place, Texas
AGENDA OF: January 9, 2014 DOCKET NO. : 2014-02
DATE SUBMITTED: January 7, 2014 DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Development
Services
PREPARED BY: John R. Brown, MCP, CFM
Chief Building Official PRESENTER: John R. Brown, MCP, CFM
Chief Building Official
SUBJECT: Corrections to the wording as
written in the city code of ordinance
chapter 18, section 18-210(4). STAFF PRESENTER:
John R. Brown, MCP, CFM
Chief Building Official
Attachments: None
STAFF SUMMARY
Background:
I have had a couple of contractors want to "debate" with me on the requirements
for the reinforcement steel in the masonry wall foundation, pier and beam.
Request:
The wording be changed and a letter of recommendation to City Council to
approve the correction and adopt it formally into the city code of ordinance.
Code reference:
AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN
Sec. 18-210. Masonry construction.
Masonry fences must be made of brick, vitrified clay tile, concrete tile, or monolithic
reinforced concrete, and must be built according to the following specifications:
(1) At least eight inches thick for double-wall construction, which shall be either
brick, vitrified clay tile, or concrete tile; at least six inches thick for single-wall
construction, which shall be only of brick or monolithic reinforced concrete
construction.
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(2) Pilasters shall be placed on not more than 12-foot centers, or adequate steel
reinforcing shall be placed in the whole fence.
(3) Expansion joints shall be placed on not more than 24-foot centers.
(4) The fence shall have a foundation which shall rest on drilled footings sunk to
approved bearing soil. Such footings shall be not less than 12 inches in
diameter, and each footing shall have not less than four one-half-inch ties on
three-foot centers. Foundation beams shall be not less than 12 inches wide and
not less than 18 inches deep with not less than four five-eighths-inch reinforcing
rods and three-eighths-inch ties, on not less than 30-inch centers.
(5) Emergency portals may be required; see above.
(Co,ic 2003. §6.591, Ord. No. 1915, § 1(ex. A). 8-9-2010)
AS PROPOSED
Sec. 18-210. Masonry construction
Masonry fences must be made of brick, vitrified clay tile, concrete tile, or monolithic
reinforced concrete, and must be built according to the following specifications:
(1) At least eight inches thick for double-wall construction, which shall be either
brick, vitrified clay tile, or concrete tile; at least six inches thick for single-wall
construction, which shall be only of brick or monolithic reinforced concrete
construction.
(2) Pilasters shall be placed on not more than 12-foot centers, or adequate steel
reinforcing shall be placed in the whole fence.
(3) Expansion joints shall be placed on not more than 24-foot centers.
(4) The fence shall have a foundation which shall rest on drilled footings sunk to
approved bearing soil. Such footings shall be not less than 12 inches in
diameter, and each footing shall have not less than four one-half-inch vertical
reinforcing rods and three-eighths-inch ties on three-foot centers. Foundation
beams shall be not less than 12 inches wide and not less than 18 inches deep
with not less than four five-eighths-inch reinforcing rods and three-eighths-inch
ties, on not than 30-inch centers.
(5) Emergency portals may be required; see above.
(Code 2003. § 6.591, Old. No. 1925. § 1(ex. A). 8-9-2010)
Yellow is missing words to be added for clarification, Green is to be removed and Blue is
to be added.
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