HomeMy WebLinkAbout920 02-10-1987ORDINANCE NO. 920
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EULESS FIRE AND
BUILDING CODES TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANT OF A
VARIANCE BY THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL FOR THE
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMATIC
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS UPON ALTERNATION, REPAIR
OR ENLARGEMENT OF CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas,
heretofore adopted Fire and Building Codes for the City of
Euless, Texas; and
WHEREAS, such Fire and Building Codes, as amended, require
the installation and maintenance of automatic sprinkler systems
within certain existing occupied structures of the city having
more than 10,000 square feet of floor area upon alteration,
repair or enlargement thereof; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the City
of Euless, Texas, to authorize the grant of a variance to such
requirement of installation and maintenance of automatic
sprinkler systems upon alteration, repair or enlargement of
certain occupancies existent and in use at time of
establishment of such requirement, which variances would be
upon such conditions as might be established by the Euless City
Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS:
Section I.
Paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of Section 10.308 of the
Euless Fire Code and Paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of Section
3802, are, each, as amended, herewith amended to hereafter be
and read as follows:
3. "Assembly Areas, Exhibition and Display Rooms. An
automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in Group
A occupancies which have more than 10,000 square feet
of floor area which can be used for exhibition,
assembly or display purposes. Provided, however, as
to assembly areas, exhibition and display rooms being
used for such purposes on such
requirement shall not apply to a renovation or
enlargement of such pre - existing use, provided the
user thereof applies for and obtains a variance for
the installation of such required sprinkler system
from the Euless City Council, which variance, if
granted, may be conditioned as the City Council may
determine.
Section 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 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
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
Section III.
Emergency Clause. By the affirmative vote of four or more
of its members, the City Council declares that this is an
ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
property, health, and safety, and is an emergency measure
within the meaning of Article II, Section 11 of the City
Charter; and the requirement that it be read at two meetings,
as specified in Section 11, is hereby dispensed with.
Section IV.
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 PASSED on first and final reading on
the loth day of February , 1987, at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote
of 5 ayes, 0 nayes and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
HAROLD D. SAMUELS, Mayor
ATTEST:
A
KAY RAINEY, Ci, Secretary
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APPROVED AS," FORM:
rland, City Attorney
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