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HomeMy WebLinkAbout614 03-25-1980ORDINANCE NO. 614 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1979 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, DWELLING CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDING, UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE WITH REVISIONS. REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION, OCCU- PANCY, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF EULESS; REPEALING THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to provide minimum standards to regulate the design, construction, materials, use and occupancy, location and main- tenance of the buildings and structures, and certain equipment thereof within the City, to protect and promote the public safety, health and welfare. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: I. ADOPTION OF STANDARD CODES The 1979 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, Dwelling Construction under the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Building, Uniform Housing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, as adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials, with revisions are hereby adopted. The Building Code of the City of Euless, Texas is hereby revised and amended to conform to the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, Dwelling Construction under the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Building, Uniform Housing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, and the same as amended is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Euless, Texas, from the effective date hereof. One copy of said Uniform Building Code, Uniform Code for the Abatement of dangerous buildings, Uniform Housing Code and Uniform Housing Code marked "Exhibit A", and one copy of the amendments, marked "Exhibit B ", are incorporated herein by re- ference and have been filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. II. ORDINANCES REPEALED Ordinances 28, 29 and 504 and all Ordinances amendatory thereto; are ex- pressly superseded by the terms of this Ordinance. Building permits heretofore issued under existing Ordinances shall be valid for the time for which they were issued under the existing building code; how- ever, upon expiration of said date, the same shall become void. All pending litigation and existing violations, both civil and criminal, whether pending in courts or not, under the building code and amendments therefore superseded by this Ordinance, shall not be affected by this Ordinance, until final disposition by the courts. III. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such uncon- stitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. IV. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $200.00. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. V. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas, PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 11th day of March 19.8A ; by a vote of 3 ayes, n _nays, and 0 abstentions; GIVEN SECOND READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Countil on the 25th day of March , 1980, by a vote of Al ayes, O nays, and 0 abstentions. APPROVED: MAYUK ATTEST: ci�z� X14L��__ CITY SECRETARY APPR VED TO ORM: CITY ATTORNEY EXHIBIT "B" TO ORDINANCE NO. .614 I. AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE FEES, Section 304 (a) Amend to read: A building inspection fee shall be paid to the Building Official as set forth in Table A, City of Euless, Schedule of Fees, attached hereto. The determination of the value or valuation shall be made by the Building Official, if the valuation is understated on the application, permit shall be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed est- imated costs to meet the approval of the Building Official. Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees above specified shall be increased fifty percent (50 %) but not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). The payment of such fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalities prescribed herein. The work will be considered started when foundation excavation is started. Payment of taxes, assessments, charges and other monetary obligations due the City of Euless. No permit herein provided for shall be issued until all ad valorem and other property taxes, assessments, charges, and other monetary obligations due the City of Euless with respect to the property which is the subject of such permit shall be paid current, including all penalties, interest, and other charges due with respect to the same. A separate sign inspection fee will be charged based on the dollar valuation category ofthe City of Euless, Schedule of Fees, Table A. Section 304 (f) Amend to read: Whenever public streets, alleys or sidewalks are used for construction purpose in Fire Zones No. 1 and 2, fees for the use of the space shall be paid to the Building Official on the following basis: 1. If the time does not exceed three (3) days, the fee will be $5.00 minimum based on twenty -four (24) hours use per day per space used. 2. If the time exceeds (3) days, the fee per day will be $5.00 minimum plus $1.00 per day. 3. The space for which the fee is paid for construction purposes shall be for each 50 linear feet occupied. - 3 - Section 305 (g) Amend to read: A reinspection fee may be assessed in accordance with the City of Euless Schedule of Fees, Table A, Category VI., when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made. This subsection is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection. Reinspection fees may be assessed when the permit card is not properly posted on the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans re- quiring the approval of the Building Official. To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing upon a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee in accordance with City of Euless, Schedule of Fees, Table A, Category VI. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no addi- tional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid. Section 503 (d) Sub - paragraph (4) Amend to read: Fire ratings for Occupancy Separations. "In the one -hour occupancy separation between a Group R -3 and M -1 Occupancy, the separation may be limited to the installation of not less than one -half inch thick- ness gypsum board construction on the garage side and a weather - stripped door will be permitted in lieu of a one -hour fire assembly. Fire dampers shall not be required in ducts piercing this separation for ducts constructed of not less than No. 26 gauge galvanized steel. Section 709 (c) Amend to read: ''Construction ''. Construction shall be on non - combustible materials. Open parking garages shall meet the design requirements of Chapter 23. Ramp- access open parking garages in which motor vehicles are parked above ground level shall be provided with steel or concrete guardrails not less than twenty -four (24) inches in height and de- signed to withstand a static load of eight (8) tons applied at any point on the guardrail. Such guardrails shall be located and adjacent to all outer walls and along the periphery of all above ground level open decks, floors and roofs used for parking. Mechanical- access parking garages shall be provided with curb guards not less than eight (8) inches in height approximately three (3) feet from the outer edge of each above ground level deck. Ground level parking areas shall be provided with wheel guards not less than six (6) inches in height so located as to prevent automobiles from encroaching on adjacent public or private property.'' - 4 - Section 3203 (c) Add a new section Fire retardant Class C roof coverings are required on all multi- family and townhouse units regardless of the size and height of the units. Fire retardant Class C roofing materials are defined as any roofing material which meets ASTM E -108 Fire Test Speci- fications for roofing and has been tested and approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. In those cases where it proves necessary to replace all or part of an ordinary wood shingle roof, and the Class C roofing does not meet the exposure length of the existing roof, Class C com- position shingles may be overlaid on the wood shingle. Section 3302 (c) Amend to read: "Arrangement of Exits:" If only two be placed a distance apart equal to of the perimeter of the area served between exits. Where three or more be arranged a reasonable distance a blocked others will be available. Section 3302 (d) Amend to read: exits are required they shall not less than one -fifth (1/5) measured in a straight line exits are required, they shall )art so that if one becomes Distance to exits; No point in an unsprinkled building shall be more than one - hundred and fifty feet (150') from an exterior exit door, a horizontal exit passageway, or an enclosed stairway measured along the line of travel. In a building equipped with a complete automatic fire - extinguishing system, the distance from exits may be increased to two - hundred feet (2001) II. AMENDMENTS TO UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE Section 304 (a) Amend to read: The fee for each mechanical permit shall be as set forth in the City of Euless Schedule of Fees, Table A, attached hereto. Section 305 (f) Amend to read: A reinspection fee may be assessed in accordance with City of Euless, Schedule of Fees, Table A, Category VI. This provision is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for inspection or reinspection. - 5 - Reinspection fees may be assessed when the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Building Official. To obtain reinspection, the applicant shall file an application there- for in writing upon a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee in accordance with the City of Euless Schedule of Fees, Table A, Category VI. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no addi- tional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid. Section 705, Amend to read; Duct furnaces may be installed downstream from cooling coils or air washers if the heating element is made of corrosion- resistant material. Stainless steel, ceramic - coated steel, or an aluminum- coated steel in which the bond between the steel and the aluminum is an iron - aluminum alloy, are considered to be corrosion- resistant. Air washers operating with chilled water which deliver air below the dew point of the ambient air at the appliance are considered as cooling systems. All duct furnaces shall be approved and carry the seal of the American Gas Association (A.G.A.). A plate indicating the approved clearances shall be mounted on the heater. Furnace shall have a condensate drain outlet in the botton of the unit. Drain outlet shall discharge through a non - ferrous line to a floor drain, or other approved drain outlet. Each duct heater shall be equipped with a limit switch, having a top setting of 250 degrees. Wiring to gas valve shall be installed in such a manner that the gas valve will not open unless the fan circuit is energized. An air flow switch, suitable for system velocity, shall be located in the duct between the fan and heater and incorporated in the gas valve wiring circuit to assure the flow of air through the heater before the main gas valve opens. Heaters shall be erected in accordance with their listing, and shall be safely and adequately supported with due consideration given to their weight. Hangers, brackets and stands shall be non - combustible material. The ducts connected to duct furnaces shall have removable access panels on both the upstream and downstream sides of the furnace - minimum size of access panels 11 "X1311. Section 808, Add a new section "Indirect vented gas -fired heaters (infra -red), not requiring an in- dividual flue pipe, shall be installed only in spaces which have a minimum infiltration of one air change per hour for general venti- lation. Provision shall be made for ventilation air to be discharged from high points under the roof or other approved location. 1. Threshold value of CO2 shall not exceed 5,000 ppm in accord- ance with ASHRE GUIDE minimum ventilation requirements to maintain this condition when burning either natural gas or propane is 4.2 C.F.M. per 1,000 BTU's. 2. When automatic recycling controls are not an integral part of the heating unit, it shall be furnished with 100 percent shut off. 3. Infra -red heaters, equipped with a vent outlet shall be vented to the outside of the enclosing building. Listed vent cap shall be increased one size larger than the vent pipe, using an approved reducer. Method of venting shall conform to the manufacturer's recommendations. Section 1508, Amend to read: Delete second paragraph of Subparagraph 1 which reads as follows: "Each exhaust ventilation system shall be controlled by a readily accessible emergency ventilation switch located within 2 feet of the switch specified in Section 1509 and the switch shall be labeled to comply with Section 1519." Section 1520, Amend to read: Delete last paragraph of Item 3, Page 116, which reads as follows: "Every test required by this Section shall be conducted by the owner or contractor in the presence of the Building Official. Section 1701, Amend as a deletion: Delete all of Chapter 17, (Cooling Towers) Sections 1801 -1805, Amend as deletions: Delete all of Chapter 18, (Incinerators) CITY OF EULESS SCHEDULE OF FEES TABLE A TYPE OCCUPANCY BUILDING AREA BUILDING PERMIT FEE gn110RF FFFT 1. Group R -3 1,000 or less $ 156.00 (Single Fami.ly Dwelling, 1,001 - 1,250 187.00 Duplex, Townhouse). 1,251 - 1,500 201.00 1,501 - 1,750 216,00 1,751 - 2,000 231.00 2,001 - 2,250 246.00 2,251 - 2,500 261.00 2,501 - 3,000 281.00 3,001 - 3,500 301.00 3,501 - 4,000 321.00 4,001 - 4,500 341.00 4,501 or more 360.00 II, Apartments 2,000 - 20,000 $ .10/sq. ft. 20,001 - 50,000 600 + .07/sq. ft. 50,001 - 100,000 1,600 + .05/sq. ft. 100,000 - 200,000 2,600 + .04 /sq. ft. 200,001 or more 5,600 + .025/s q. ft. III. A, E, I, R -1 (except apartments); B-2 (office 0 - 50 51 - 100 $ 20- minimum 25. buildings, drinking and dining 101 - 250 40. establishments only) 251 - 500 60. 501 - 100,000 10. + .10 /sq. ft. 100,001 - 500,000 2,010 + .08/sq. ft. 500,001 or more 7,010 + .07/s q. ft. IV. B -1, B -2 (except office 0 - 50 $ 20, minimum buildings, drinking and dining 51 - 250 25. establishments shall be per- 251 - 500 35. mitted under category III) 501 - 5,000 5 + .06 /sq. ft. B -3, B -4, H,M 5,001 - 100,000 55 + .06 /sq. ft. All shell buildings 100,001 - 500,000 1,555 + .035 /sq. ft. 500,001 or more 6,555 + .025/sq. ft. V. Any Occupancy Group Fees for Alterations and Repairs, Alterations, Repairs; Value of Proposed Project permit Miscellaneous work Work (Sewer Line replacement $ 0- 500 $ 10. Air conditioner re- 501 - 1,500 20. placement, Hot water 1,501 - 3,000 30, heater, swimming pool, 3,001 - 5,000 1% fence, etc.) 5,001 - 50,000 12.50 + 0.75% 50,001 - 100,000 112.50 + 0.55% Completion of all shell 100,001 - 5.00,000 312.50 + 0.35% buildings 500,001 or more 1,312-50 + 0.15% VI. Commercial Certificate of Occupancy $ 10.00 Reins ection Fee 10.00