HomeMy WebLinkAbout776 02-14-1984ORDINANCE NO. 776
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
715, SAME BEING THE UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE, 1982 EDITION BY ADDING THERETO
CHAPTER 55, AIRCRAFT NOISE ATTENUATION
REQUIREMENTS; ADOPTING IN SECTION 5501
THEREOF, DESIGNATING AIRCRAFT EXPOSURE
ZONE "B" AS THE AREA SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
NOISE ATTENUATION; ADOPTING IN SECTION
5502 THEREOF, SPECIFIC MINIMUM NOISE LEVEL
REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
USES WITHIN ZONE "B "; ADOPTING IN SECTION
5503 THEREOF, A REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN
BUILDING PLANS WITHIN ZONE "B" BE CERTI-
FIED BY A REGISTERED ARCHITECT OR EN-
GINEER AS COMPLYING WITH SECTION 5502
HEREIN; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, aircraft exposure Zone "B" has been defined by Article I, Section
26 of the Euless Subdivision Rules and Regulations as being a specific area of Euless
having certain significant adverse and detrimental characteristics due to the
operation of aircraft at the Dallas /Fort Worth Airport; and
WHEREAS, one of these adverse and detrimental characteristics has been
identified as noise created by aircraft; and
WHEREAS, the levels of noise created by aircraft operating at and out of the
Dallas /Fort Worth Airport are not within the authority of the City of Euless to
regulate; and
WHEREAS, the adverse and detrimental effects of aircraft noise can be
reasonably ameliorated within buildings with the use of certain construction
techniques and materials; and
WHEREAS, the current ordinances and Building Code of the City of Euless do
not address the need for buildings constructed in such a manner as to attenuate the
excess noise levels which aircraft cause;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
That the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, as heretofore adopted and in
effect within the City of Euless, Texas, is hereby amended by adding thereto Chapter
55 as follows:
CHAPTER 55
AIRCRAFT NOISE ATTENUATION REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 5501. Scope of Requirements
For the purpose of this code every building or
structure within Aircraft Exposure Zone "B" as
defined by Article I, Section 26 of the Euless
Subdivision Rules & Regulations shall be subject
to the following Noise Attenuation Requirements.
Sec. 5502 Noise Level Reduction Standards
For Certain Uses
The minimum outdoor to indoor noise level re-
duction for certain building uses within Zone "B"
shall be 25 decibels (A- weighted) as measured
from the center of each room.
BUILDING USE MINIMUM DECIBEL RE
DUCTION FROM OUT-
DOORS TO INDOORS
RESIDENTIAL
Residential within each
unit including transient
lodgings. 25 dbA
PUBLIC USE
Schools, Hospitals,
Churches, Nursing Homes 25 dbA
Sec. 5503. Certification of Plans Prior To
Issuance of Building Permit
No building permit for any building or structure
designated in Section 5502 herein, shall be issued
unless all plans and specifications accompanying
the application for said permit are certified by a
registered professional architect or engineer of
the State of Texas as meeting the noise level
reduction standards required in Section 5502. The
following certification shall appear on every
sheet of the building plans.
1, (Name), a registered professional engineer or architect of the State of Texas, have
examined the plans and specifications and do hereby certify that when the
structure(s) is constructed in accordance with these plans and quality workmanship
that the structure will provide a Shell Isolation rating (S.I.R.) of not less than 25
points.
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ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT
TEXAS REGISTRATION NO.
(Seal)
II.
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 or 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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
III.
Penalty for Violation. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the terms and
provisions of this ordinance, or the amendments to the City of Euless Charter hereby
made, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be
liable to a fine in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, and each
day such violation shall be permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense, as
provided by Ordinance No. 715, and subsequent amendments to the Euless City
Charter and the Statutes of the State of Texas.
IV.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage 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 8th day of November, 1983, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and
0 abstentions.
GIVEN SECOND READING, PASSED, AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of
the Euless City Council on the 14th day of February, 1984, by a vote of 4 ayes,
0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
UNS-06-FAMOT
Harold Samuels, Mayor
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