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HomeMy WebLinkAbout889 08-26-1986ORDINANCE NO. 889 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1985 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE & APPENDICES, WITH AMENDMENTS, 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, CONST- RUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION, OCCUPANCY, USE, HIEGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF EULESS; REPEALING THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND PROVIDING 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 to buildings and structures, and certain equipment thereof within the City, to protect and promote 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 1985 edition of the Uniform Building Code & appendices, with amend- ments, Dwelling construction under the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform Housing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code & appendices, 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 1985 edition of the Uniform Building Code, Dwelling construction under the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform Housing Code and Uniform Housing Code marked "Exhibit B" are incor- porated herein by reference and have been filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and inspection. II. ORDINANCES REPEALED Ordinances 28, 29, 504, 614, 715, 776, 853, and all ordinances amendatory thereto; are expressly superseded by the terms of this ordinance. Building permits heretofore issued under the existing ordinances shall be valid for the time for which they were issued under the existing building code; however, upon expiration of said date, the same shall become void. - 1 - y EXHIBIT "B" TO ORDINANCE NO. 889 I. AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE FEES, Section 304 (a) Amend to read: (a) A building inspection fee shall be paid to the Building Official as set forth in Table A, City of Euless, Schedule of Fees, Ordinance No. 807. The determination of the value or valuation shall be made by the Building Official, if the valuation is understated on the application, permit cost shall be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimated 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 shall be paid current, including all penalities, interest, and other charges due with respect to the same. (b) Registration of Building Contractors: Each builder shall be required to maintain a registration with the City before performing any type of construction work. Each contractor shall furnish the building department with a written notice of contractor's permanent business and residential address and telephone numbers. (c) Registration Fees: For a business registration a fee shall be paid in addition to the other provisions provided herein. The fee for initially establishing registration data shall be $50.00. The annual renewal fee for continuing the validity of registration data shall be $25.00. (d) Registration Renewal: The license may be renewed for the ensuing calendar year by filing of a new registration and the payment of a renewal fee as set forth herein. No refund will be paid in the event of the revocation or surrender of any such certificate of license. (e) Insurance: Every registrant shall carry contractor's public liability insurance in not less than the following amounts: Bodily Injury - $300,000. each occurrence Property Damage - $100,000. each occurrence 2 - ORDINANCE NO.889 , PAGE TWO OF ELEVEN 1 11 Section 304 (g) 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 three (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. 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., Ordinance No. 807 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 failing 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 requiring the approval of the Building Official. To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall file an application therefore 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., Ordinance No. 807. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed no additional 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 thickness 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. ORDINANCE NO. 889 , PAGE THREE OF ELEVEN - 3 - Section 513 Amend to read: Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on all new and existing buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said numbers shall contrast with their backbground. 1. Residential occupancies shall have numbers and a minimum of four (4) inches in height. 2. Multi - family, townhomes, condominums and commercial occupancies shall have street and /or building numbers a minimum of eight (8) inches in height. When deemed necessary by the authority having jurisdiction, the street and /or building numbers may be required to be of a larger size for immediate and visible identification. 3. If the structure is more than two hundred (200) feet from a public street, the address shall also appear at the front or main entry to the property. 4. When deemed necessary by the authority having jurisdiction, the street or building numbers may be required on more than one side of the structure or property. 5. Building and /or street numbers shall be located in an area and lighted in a manner that will make them immediately discernible as approved by the authority having jurisdiction. Exception: Neighborhood residential districts containing single family detached and single family attached (duplex) dwellings. Chapter 12, Section 1202 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby amended as follows: (b) Special Provisions, Group R, Division 1 Occupancies more than two stories in height or having more than 3000 square feet of floor area above the first story shall be not less than one - hour fire - resistive construction throughout except as provided in Section 1705 (b)2. Storage or laundry rooms that are within Group R, Division '1 occupancies that are used in common by tenants shall be separated from the rest of the building by not less than one -hour fire resistive occupancy separation. For Group R, Division 1 occupancies with a Group B, Division 1 parking garage in the basement or first floor, see Section 702(a). For attic space partitions and draft stops, see Section 2516(f) - 4 - ORDINANCE NO. 889 , PAGE FOUR OF ELEVEN (c) An approved automatic fire alarm system shall be installed in the following occupancies: 1. Multi- family, townhomes and condominum occupancies containing five or more units joined by common walls or constructed with a common roof line, regardless of any area separation and are two or more stories in height. 2. Hotel /motels either two or more stories in height, or containing 12 or more guest rooms, regardless of any area separation walls. 3. Educational facilities having an occupant load greater than 50 persons. 4. Pre - school and /or day care centers having an approved license for six (6) or more children. 5. Group A, Group B, Group H, and Group I occupancies as required by NFPA Standard 101 for the maintenance and notification of the occupants for life safety purposes. (d) The alarm system shall include provisions for smoke and heat detection and manual operation as prescribed by the authority having jurisdiction. (e) Connection to other systems. A signal system or inter- communicating system shall not be used for any purpose other than fire warning unless it meets the requirements of this article. (f) Standard for Installation, Inspection and Maintenance. Installation, inspection and maintenance of the fire alarm system shall be according to the standards set forth in U.F.C. Standard No. 10 -2, and applicable to NFPA Standards. (g) Location of Stations. Stations for operating any manually operated fire alarm system shall be places immediately adjacent to the telephone switchboard in the building, if there is a switchboard, and at such other locations as may be required by the chief. (h) Automatic telephone dialing devices to transmit an emergency alarm shall not be connected to any fire department telephone number unless approved by the chief. (i) All control functions necessary to the operation of the fire alarm system shall be routed through a single control panel and mounted in an accessible location as approved by the authority having jurisdiction. -.5 - ORDINANCE NO. 889 , PAGE FIVE OF ELEVEN (j) Where required by the authority having jurisdiction, the fire alarm systems shall be monitored by an approved central re- ceiving station meeting NFPA standards. 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 whicn meets ASTM E - 108 Fire Test specifications 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 composition shingles may be overlaid on the wood shingles. Chapter 33 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby amended to be and read as follows: Exit Illumination Section 3313 (a) General Except within individual dwelling units, guest rooms and sleeping rooms, exits shall be illuninated at any time the building is occu- pied with light having intensity of not less than one foot candle at floor level. EXCEPTION: In auditoriums, theaters, concert or opera halls and similar assembly uses, the illumination at floor level may be re- duced during performances to not less than 0.2 floor candle. (b) Power Supply. The power supply for exit illumination shall normally be provided by the premises wiring system. In the event of its failure, illumination shall be automatically pro- vided from an emergency system where the occupancy load of the occupancy is fifty (50) or more persons. For high -rise buildings, see Section 1807, and smoke proof enclosures, see Section 3310(g). Emergency systems shall be supplied from storage batteries in accordance with the requirements of the Electrical Code. (c) Windowless or underground areas shall be provided with an emergency illumination system and approved by the authority having jurisdiction. Section 3314 Exit Signs Where Required (a) Exit signs shall be installed at required exit doorways and where otherwise necessary to clearly indicate the direction of egress. - 6 - ORDINANCE NO. 889 , PAGE SIX OF ELEVEN EXCEPTION: Main exterior exit doors which obviously and clearly are identifiable as exits need not be signed when approved by the Building Official. (b) Graphics. The color and design of lettering, arrows and other symbols on exit signs shall be in high contrast with their background. Words on the sign shall be in block letters 6 inches in height with a stroke of not less than 3/4 inch. (c) Illumination: Signs shall be internally or externally illuminated by two electric lamps. When the luminace on the face of an exit sign is from an external source, it shall have an intensity of not less than 5.0 feet candles from either lamp. Internally illuminated signs shall provide equivalent luminace. (d) Self luminous type illumination may be approved by the authority having jurisdiction, when internal or external illuminated fixtures are not practical or applicable to the situation. (e) Power Supply. Power for the exit fixture illumination shall normally be provided by the premises wiring system. In the event of its failure, exit sign illumination shall be from storage batteries or an on -site generator set and the system be installed in accordance with the electrical code for emergency lighting provisions. EXCEPTION: Occupancies in existence at the time of the adoption of this provision need not comply unless changes, alterations, or repairs affect their present existence. For high -rise buildings, see Section 1807. Section 3315 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows: (i) Every service aisle, not defined or required as an exitway, in a commercial retail establishment shall have a clear aisle width of at least four (4) feet, and shall be main- tained to at least this width free of obstruction. Section 3503 Scope of Requirements: Add a new Section WHEREAS, aircraft exposure Zone "B" has been defined by Article 1, 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 7 ORDINANCE NO. 889 , PAGE SEVEN OF ELEVEN 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; For the purpose of this code, every building or structure within Aircraft Exposure Zone "B" as defined by Article 1, Section 26, of the Euless Subdivision Rules & Regulations shall be subject to the following Noise Attenuation Requirements. Section 3504 Add a new Section Noise Level Reduction Standards for Certain Uses The minimum outdoor to indoor noise level reduction 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 REDUCTION FROM OUTDOORS TO INDOORS RESIDENTIAL Residential within each unit including transient lodgings. 25dba PUBLIC USE Schools, Hospitals, Churches, Nursing Homes 25dba Section 3505 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 specification and do hereby certify - 8 - ORDINANCE NO. 889 , PAGE EIGHT OF ELEVEN that when the structure(s) is constructed in accordance with these plans and quality workmanship that the structure(s) will provide a Shell Isolation Rating (S.I.R.) of not less than 25 points. Chapter 38, Section 3802 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby amended in the following paragraphs: (c,l; c,3; (d) to be and read as follows: (c,l) Group A Occupancies. 1. Night club, discos and restaurants. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all occupancies used for drinking or dining, when the total occupancy area exceeds five thousand (5,000) square feet, regardless of the area wall separations from other un- separated rooms or area uses. (c,3) Assembly areas, exhibition and display rooms. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all Group A occupancies which have more than 10,000 square feet of floor area which can be used for exhibition, assembly or display purpose. (d) Group B, Division 2 Occupancies. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all occupancies classed as Group B, Division 2, where the floor area exceeds twelve thousand (12,000) square feet on any floor or twenty -four thousand (24,000) square feet on all floors or in Group B, Division 2 occupancies three (3) or more stories in height. The area of mezzanines shall be included in determining the areas where sprinklers are required. Chapter 38 of the Uniform Building Code, Table 38 -A - Standpipe requirements No. 2, is hereby amended to read as follows: 2. Occupancies three (3) stories or more, but not less than 150 feet in height, including apartments, condominiums and townhomes. Section 3805 of the Uniform Building Code is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows: (f) Standpipe hose connections for apartments, condominums and town - homes shall be located on each floor leval and in the areas of common ingress, in such manner as to provide a hose lay lay distance no greater than one hundred (100) feet from the connection to the front doorway of any single unit on that floor level. Fire department yard connections shall be located at a distance no greater than ten (10) feet from any firelane and serving no more than one building. Standpipe connections shall meet the requirements for material and construction as outlined in the adopted issue of NFPA Standard No. 14 for Class I and III dry standpipe systems. - 9 - ORDINANCE NO. 889 , PAGE NINE OF ELEVEN AMENDMENTS TO UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE Section 304(a) Amend to read: (a) The fee for each mechanical permit shall be as set forth in the City of Euless Schedule of Fees, Table A, Ordinance No. 807. (b) Registration of Mechanical Contractors: Each contractor shall be required to maintain a registration with the City before performing any type of construction work. Each contractor shall furnish the Building Department with a written notice of contractor's permanent business and residential address and telephone numbers. (c) Registration Fees: For a business registration, a fee shall be paid in addition to the other provisions provided herein. The fee for initially establishing registration data shall be $50.00. The annual renewal fee for continuing the validity of registration data shall be $25.00. (d) Registration Renewal: The license may be renewed for the ensuing calendar year by filing of a new registration and the payment of a renewal fee as set forth herein. No refund will be paid in the event of the revocation or surrender of any such certificate of license. (e) Insurance: Every registrant shall carry contractor's public liability insurance in not less than the following amounts. Bodily Injury - $300,000 each occurrence Property Damage - $100,000 each occurrence - 10 - ORDINANCE NO.889 , PAGE TEN OF ELEVEN All pending litigation and existing violations, both civil and criminal, whether pending in courts or not, under the building code and amendments there- fore 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 $1,000.00. 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 8th day of July 1986 ; by a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions; GIVEN SECOND READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 26th day of August , 1986 , by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and ATTEST: 0 abstentions. APPROVED: APPROVED AS 'CO CITY SEC ETARY ORDINANCE NO. 889 , PAGE ELEVEN OF ELEVEN MAYOR at4'1 CITY ATTORNEY