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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1719 - energy conservation ~. ~ Ordinance No. 1719 AN ORDINANCE RELA liNG TO ENERGY CONSERVATION; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE: Section 1. The i'Standard Codes Schedule" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University Place, Texas is hereby amended as set out in Appendix Af which is attached and made a part of this ordinance. Section 2. This Ordinance applies from and after the Effective Date. Any violations committed before the Effective Date are governed by the ordinances in effect immediately before the Effective Date (UPrior Ordinances"). The Prior Ordinances are continued in effect for this purpose~ Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of the conflict only~ Section 4. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, neither the remainder of this Ordinance, nor the application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this Ordinance to any other persons or circumstances, shall be affected thereby. Section 5. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of each meeting at which this Ordinance was discussed, considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Texas Open Meetings Act, as amendedf and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action~ The City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the contents and posting thereof~ Section 6~ The public importance of this measure and the requirements of the law create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this Ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure~ and a state of emergency is hereby declared. This Ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall take effect on the tenth day following its publication, as provided in the City Charter C~Effective Date"). However! for purposes of plan reviews, permits and other matters not involving a criminal penalty, this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and signature~ PASSED AND APPROVED on ~ 9' Councilmembers Voting Aye: ,~y Councilmembers Voting No: Councilmembers Absent: Signed: t ~ eal) Recommended: ~~ ~ City Manager Reviewed: J City Attorney c 0802 54 0 so I icitatio n Appendix A Standard Codes Schedule Adoption. Subject to the alnendnlents and deletions indicated beneath each code} each of the fa l/oyving codes, including all of its published appendices and attac/l111entsJ is adopted, ordained and Inade a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City and of each chapter where it is referenced, except as othervvise expressly provided. Procedure for 11l1lenll1llellts, etc. The procedure/or adopting new codes, updated codes, local Qlnendlnents and provisionsfor adn1inistration and enforcelnent afthese codes is asfollolVS: (1) proposal by the building official or other appropriate City official, (2) referral to the .Building & Standards C0I11111ission, (3) consideration by the City Council} after giving required 111eeting noticest and (4) adoption and publication~ as required by Article II afthe City Charter. International Building Code, 2000 Ed., International Code Council, I.nc~. 1. The administrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the BSC. 2. All roofs must have Class C or better fire res.istance, as determined under Sec. 1505.1. 3. All foundations for new buildings and foundation repairs shall be designed by a registered professional engineer ("RPE")) and the work shall be: a. illustrated in complete plans and specifications signed and sealed by the RPE; b. based on a soils repo11 freIn a recognized and reputable finn or agency (Exception: no soils repolt is required for a single-story accessory building with less than 450 sq. ft. of gross tloor area); and c. inspected by an RPE who certifies proper construction, before work proceeds further. 4. All concrete footings and foundations mllst be cured for at least 72 hours before allY significant load is p laced. on them. 5. All walls and ceilings within a R-l, R-2, R-3 and R-4 type occupancy shall be sheathed with Type X gypsum board at lease SI8-.inch (15.9 mm)thick. Exception: Where this code (IBC) requires otherwise for m 0 i sture protection. 6. Delete: Appendices A (Elnployee Qualifications), B (Board of Appeals) and D (Fire Districts). International Enel"f!V Conservation Code, as it existed on May 1, 2001" International Code Cou neil, Inc. 1. The adm inistrative officer is the building official. All hearings, vadances etc. are handled by the .Bse. 2. In lieu of inspection by City elnployees~ the building official may require a written certification that a building llleets or exceeds minimuJTI requirements, .if the certification is: 0) signed by a code-certified inspector (as defined in Section 388.02~ TEX. HEA.L TH & SAFETY CODE) not elnployed by the city, and (in accompanied by an approved inspection checklist, properly cOlupleted, signed and dated by the inspector. lithe fees of the code-certified inspector are paid by the City, the amount shall be added to the building permit fees otherwise payable. With approval freIn the buildin,g official~ a pernlittee nlay pay such fees directly to an in d epen den t j n specti 0 n finn. On I y co d e-certifi ed in s peetors ]11 ay perfonn ins pecti OTIS and enforce this code in the City. International Fire Code, 200"0 Ed., International Code Council, Inc. 1. The fire officjaJ shaH be the fire chief or acting fire chief: who may detail other JneJnbers of the fire de- partment or the building inspection div:ision to act as inspectors~ Chapter 6 of this Code shall apply to enforcement and administration of the fire code in the saine nlanner as it applies to the building code (except that the fire official shall have the powers and duties of the building official under such articles)~ 2. The .BSe shall have the same jurisdiction and authority with respect to the fire code as it has with respect to the building code. 3. The limits of the fire district referred to in Section 902.1.1 are coextensive with the City lilnits. 4 + Exp r osi yes an d fireworks, as de fin ed in Chapter 33, are pro hi b rted with i n the City lim its. 5. Notwithstanding Section 2206.7.6 (relating to service stations), "latch-open" type devices are prohibited. 6. Section 603.8.4 (hours for burn ing) is amended to read in its entirety as follows: "An incinerator shall not be used or allowed to remain with any combustion inside it: 0) at any time frcIn an hour preceding sunset on one day until sunrise the following day; or (ii) at any tiIne when unattended." (7) Delete: Appendices FA (Board of Appeals), FE (H.azard Categories)~ FF (Hazard .Ranking) and PG (Cryogenic Fluids - Weight and Volume Equivalents). International Fuel Gas Code, 2000 Ed., International Code Council, Inc. 1 . The adlninistrative officer is the building officiaL Chapter 6 of th is Code shall apply to enforcement and administration. of this code in the same manner as it applies to the buflding code. TheBSC shall have the same jurisdiction and authority with respect to this code as it has with respect to the building code. 2. Delete Sections FG 103, FG 106 and FG 10. 3. Even if permitted by this code, copper tubing shall not be used for the yard service line. 4. Amend Section 311.2 to read in its entirety as follows: ".Low pressure (not to exceed 0.5 PSI) gas piping shall withstand a pressure of at least 1 0 inches of mercury for a period of thne not less than 10m i nutes without showing any drop in pressure) except that the following shalJ apply in the case of new construction: The newly-constructed system must withstand a pressure of at least 25 PSI for a period of not less than to m.inutes without showing any drop in pressure as an initial pressure test, and the system must also withstand a pressure as a final test. Higher pressure piping must withstand pressure of at least 10 PSI, but never less than twice the maximum pressure to which the piping will be subjected in operation, for a period of at least 1.0 nlinutes without showing a drop in pressure, but the higher pressures required for new construction, above, shall be used to test new construction in lieu of the IO-PSI level prescribed by this sentence." 5. There must be a permanently-installed stairway) either fixed or folding, to serve attic space where appliances or equipment are .located. 6~ Even if permitted by this code, undiluted liquefied petroleum gas, or "LPG", shall not be used at any fixed location in the City. Exception: This does not prohibit the use of such gas in quantities of 1 0 gallons or less. 7. Each new or replaced gas meter shall be located on the sanle building site that it serves. International Mechanical Corle, 2000 Ed.., International Code Council, Inc.. 1 ~ The adnlinistrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the BSC. 2. Add to Section M306.3: "There must be a permanently-installed stairway, either fixed or folding~ to serve attic space where appliances or equipment are located." 3. Add to Section .M603: "All return air ducts must be installed within 10 inches of the finished floor in all new residential construction and wherever possible in existing buildjngs.'~ 4. Delete: Appendix MB (Recommended Perm.it Fee Schedule). /lIterllatiolllll.PluI11billg Code, 2000 Ed., International Code Council, Ine.. 1. The administrative officer is the building official. Chapter 6 of this Code shall apply to enforcement and adm inistration of this code in the same Inanner as it applies to the building code. The BSC shall have the same jurisdiction and. authority with respect to this code as it has with respect to the building code. Delete: Sections PI03~ PI06 and PI09 and Appendices PA (Plumbing Permit Fee Schedule) and PG (VacuuIll Drainage System). Add at the beginning of Section 303.1: "Even ifpermitted by this code (IPC), , none of the following is allowed for use in the City: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene CABS) pipe or fittings~ polyethylene pipe or fittings, Type M cop13er, lead-based p.jpe) aluminUlTI DWV pipe or components, or air adlnittance valves.'; Even if permitted by this code (IPC), PVC and CPVC type water pipe and fittings are not allowed for use in the City. Exception: PVC water pipe tTIay be used where permitted by this code (IPC), but for underground installations only. Even if permitted by this code (IPC), wet venting shall not be allowed except when authorized by the BSC~ as a special exception for hardship and unusual cases. Amend Section 1101.2 to read in its entirety as follows: "The provisions of this chapter are applicable to interior leaders~ buiJding storm drains, building stonn sewers, exterior conductors, downspouts, roof gutters and other storm drainage fixtures and facilities." Maxitnum water meter size, unless an RPE can cLearly and convincingly demonstrate the need for a larger meter in a particular case) is: 3/4ths-inch for an irrigation system, or I-inch for a. single-falnily dwelling. 2. ..., J. 4. 5. 6. 7. International Residential Code, as it existed on .May 1, 2001, International Code Council, Inch 1. The adlninistrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the .sse. 2. This code, in lieu of the other "International Codes) II applies to all residential structures in the City. '(Residentiar~ means having the character of a detached one-family or two-fanlily dwelling that is not more than three stories high with separate TIleanS of egress, including the accessory structures of the dwelling. This code does not apply to: (i) any dwelling that has a common Ineans of egress, such as a cOlnmon hallway, or (ii) any dwelling or structure that has the character of a facility used for accolnlllodation of transient guests or a structure in which medical, rehabilitative, or assisted living services are provided in connection with the occupancy of the structure~ 3. All amendlnents and deletions to the other "International Codes" adopted by this Schedule are also carried forward and adopted as alnendments and deletions fr01TI the International Residential Code. 4. Delete: Appendices .RAF (Radon Control Methods), RAI (Private Sewage Disposal), and RAE (Manufactured .Housing Used as Dwellings). 5~ This code does not apply to installation and lnaintenance of electrical wiring and related components. See National Electrical Code, below. (BOCA) Natiollal Building Code, 1996 Ed., Building Officials & Code Administrators International, Inc. Only Sections 3 ] 08 (Radio And Television Towers) and 3109 (Radio And Television Antennas)~ together with any necessary definitions or interpretative aids, are adopted. See Su bchapter G of Chapter 6 of this Code. National Electrical COlle, as it existed on May 1, 2001, National Fire Protection Association, ("NEe"). 1. The administrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the BSe. 2. See Chapter 8 of this Code for various provis.jons which override or supplement the N:EC. Stalldard H ollsing Code, 1997 Ed., Southern Building Code Congress Internationa I, Inc. 1. The adJninistrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the BSC.