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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1645 - railings ~ ORDINANCE NO. 1645 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO RAILINGS; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE: Section j:, The Standard Code Schedule of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University Place is hereby amended as indicated in Exhibit A, which is attached and made a part of this ordinance. Section 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 3. 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 4. 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 amended, 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. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that sufficient notices of the joint public hearing were given, and the City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices, including the contents and the method in which they were given. Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on the tenth day following its publication, as provided in the City Charter. PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING, on p /~ ' 2000. Councilmembers Voting Aye: Councilmembers Voting No: ~-,-~----~--~--- 1:. c~ ~....r:-::r:---:-::-: .LLl--'~""",-..l.,~._"ULj..._."'lj,L..IL..ll..i.." "',"' . 1------,---,---,--..-- -----'~!lrr=,!f!TF" Council members Absent: PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING on ~ ~ ' 2000. Councilmembers Voting Aye: Councilmembers Voting No: Councilmembers Absent: Sig~l~~,;~ Ma r Attest: (Seal) ~~,- .- ~ta~ ~ '" Re~ City Attorney b60:\54orail ~-----_.- ---------------~--~= .~__.l~. . r:: . ~ --- -~_m_lJ.Jll!....L_l t __uull~_;.:UjiLlLUL;.;.Jll..J..1li.Ul.......: T .-- - - -'fTIItlMmT''''1l11 Y'-'- Exhibit A Standard Codes Schedule Subject to the amendments and deletions indicated beneath each code, each of the following codes, including all of its published appendices and attachments, is adopted, ordained and made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City and of each chapter where it is riferenced, except as otherwise expressly provided 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. *!., Standard Building Code, 1994 Ed., Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. The administrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the BSC. All roofs must have Class C or better fIre resistance, as determined under Sec. 706 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 report from a recognized and reputable :fIrm or agency (Exception: no soils report is required for a single-story accessory building with less than 450 sq. ft. of gross floor area); and c. inspected by an RPE who certifies proper construction, before work proceeds further. All concrete footings and foundations must be cured for at least 72 hours before any significant load is placed on them. In Paragraph 411.2.6, delete the exception for Group R-3 buildings. In Paragraph 1007.1.5 ( stairways), delete the exception for Group R-3 buildings. Tn P~r~llmmh 101" 1 (npPTI g:""rrlT"il" 'i'p1le~ gi:;w~, ~R:mg@ "8 msli (152 H'I.fB)" t8 "4 :inch (1e2 U1ll1)." Delete: Sections 102.2,104 and 108 and Appendices B, C, F, G, H and J. Standard Housing Code, 1994 Ed., Southern Building Code Congress International, Ine. 1. The administrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the BSC. Standard Mechanical Code, 1994 Ed., Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. 1. The administrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the BSC. 2. Add to Section 304.4: "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 605: "All return air ducts must be installed within 10 inches of the fmished floor in all new residential construction and wherever possible in existing buildings." Standard Swimming Pool Code, 1994 Ed., Southern Building Code Congress Int'l, Inc. 1. The administrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the. BSC. Standard Plumbing Code, 1994 Ed., Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. 1. The administrative officer is the building official. Chapter 6 of this Code shall apply to enforcement and administration of this code in the same manner 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. 2. Delete: Sections 102, 104,108,307.4,701.8, Chapter 16, Appendices B, C, E andH, and Sections 102.5 and 105 of Appendix D. 3. Add at the beginning of Section 303.1: "Even though listed in Table 500, none of the following is allowed for use in the City: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene ( ABS) pipe or fittings, polyethylene pipe or fittings, Type M copper, lead-based pipe, aluminum DWV pipe or components, or air admittance valves." 4. Delete from Section 409.8.2: " Shower compartments located in basements, cellars or in other rooms in which the floor has been laid directly on the ground surface need not be lined." 5. Add to Sections 611.2 and 611.3: "PVC water pipe may not be used except underground and outside a building, in accordance with Table 500." 6. Delete Sections 911.1, 911.2 and 911.3 and insert: "Wet Venting. Wet venting shall not be allowed except when authorized by the plumbing official in hardship or unusual cases." 7. Amend Section 1101.2 to read in its entirety as follows: "The provisions of this chapter are applicable to . interior leaders, building storm drains, building storm sewers, exterior conductors, downspouts, roof gutters and other storm drainage fixtures and facilities." r~~~~~~~~I"'UI- T----w----r--------.:1~rl1illiTi'TIwo'l~rrr"'------ --- ---------- r" -='==-="----=~=.~I'; 1i11"'IIIIDI."- Standard Gas Code, 1994 Ed., Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. 1. The administrative officer is the building official. Chapter 6 of this Code shall apply to enforcement and administration of this code in the same manner 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. 2. Delete Sections 102, 104 and 108 and Appendices B and C. 3. Add to Section 306.2: "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 plpmg shall withstand a pressure of at least 10 inches of mercury for a period of time not less than 10 minutes without showing a drop in pressure, except that the following shall 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 10 minutes without showing any drop in pressure as an initial pressure test, and the system must also withstand a pressure of at least 10 inches of mercury for a period of not less than 10 minutes without showing any drop in pressure as a fmal 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 10 minutes 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 10 PSI level prescribed by this sentence." 5. Add to Section 402.8: "There must be a permanently-installed stairway, either fixed or folding, to serve attic space where appliances or equipment are located." 6. Delete Chapter 9 and insert: "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. " Standard Fire Prevention Code, 1994 Ed., Southern Building Code Congress Int'l, Inc. 1. The fire official shall be the fire chief or acing fIre chief, who may detail other members of the fire de- partment or the building inspection division to act as inspectors. Chapter 6 of this Code shall apply to enforcement and administration of the fIre code in the same manner 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 BSC shall have the same jurisdiction and authority with respect to the fire code as it has with respect to the building code. 3. Delete all appendices and attachments except Sections AI01.3.5 (maintenance) and AI03.1.1 (permits). 4. The limits of the fIre district referred to in Section 902.1.1 are coextensive with the City limits. 5. The limits of the district referred to in Section 1901.4.2 (wherein storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited) are coextensive with the City limits. 6. Section 907.4.3 ( service stations) is amended by adding the words "without a hold_open device" following the phrase "a listed automatic closing type." 7. Section 50 l.4.3 ( hours for burning) is amended to read in its entirety as follows: An incinerator shall not be used or allowed to remain with any combustion inside it: (i) at any time from an hour preceding sunset on one day until sunrise the following day; or (ii) at any time when unattended. National Electrical Code, 1996 Ed., National Fire Protection Association (" NEC"). 1. The administrative officer is the building official. All hearings, variances etc. are handled by the BSC. 2. See Chapter 8 of this Code for various provisions which override or supplement the NEe. BOCA National Building Code, 1996 Ed., Building Officials & Code Administrators International, Inc. Only Sections 3108 ( Radio And Television Towers) and 3109 ( Radio And Television Antennas), together with any necessary definitions or interpretative aids, are adopted. See Subchapter G of Chapter 6 of this Code. ~.-. _L_::::l:1 ~---.C .~ - .:tIL.:Lll............ '"-..~ilJl..;. 1lJ,I_, .1.1 .:.......lli~J.....l.1JIlII-' - ---'---1 - - --- -- r-- -- --~;!l:!fl!!l~lli1~"';~!'fT"