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ORDINANCE NO. 77-2169
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, REGULATING THE ERECTIDN, CONSTRUC-
TION , ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION,
OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL BUILDINGS AND/OR
STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS: PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PER-
MITS ~D COLLECTION OF FEES, THEREFOR; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF; DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE ZONES: REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 74-1614
OF YHE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH. PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 1976 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE, VOLUME 1, AS COPYRIGHTED IN 1976 BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
BUILDING OFFICIALS, WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA, WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO: DIRECT-
ING PUBLICATION OF THE DESCRIPTIVE CAPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE, WITH THE PENALTY
PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1976 EDITION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview has found that the present
Building.Code of the City of Plainview has become obsolete; and,
WHEREAS, the City~Council appointed the Building Code Board of Appeals to
prepare recommendations for the City Council in regard to a new Building Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Building Code Board of Appeals recommends the Uniform Building
Code, 1976 Edition, with certai~ amendments thereto; be adopted as the Building
Code of the City of Plainview; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That the Uniform Building Code, 1973 Edition (being Ordinance No. 74-
1614. of the City of Plainview) be, and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2.
That the 1976 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, Volume 1, as copy-
righted in 1976, by the International Conference of Building Officials,
Whittier, California, as hereinafter amended is specifically adopted
as the Building Code of the City of Plainview, Texas, and a copy is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as though set out
completely in detail.
A copy of said Uniform Building Code shall be filed with the City of Secretary
and a copy maintained in the off~ce of the Building Official of the City of
Plainview, Texas, all such copies to be open to public inspection during busi-
ness hours of the offices where they are maintained, with the following amend-
ments thereto;
SECTION 3. That the Second paragraph of Section 205, Chapter 2 of the "Uniform
Building Code", 1976 Edition, shall hereafter read as follows:
"Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this Code shall be deemed gui. l~ of a misdemeanor; and each
such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each
and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any
of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted,
and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punish-
able by a fine of not more than $2100.00".
SECTION 4. That Section 301(c), Chapter 3 of the "Uniform Building Code", 1976
Edition, shall be and the same is hereby amended to read:
Plans and Specifications. With each application for a building per-
mit, and when required by the Building Official for enforcement of
any provisions of this Code, two sets of plans and specifications
shall be submitted. The Building Official shall require plans and
specifications to be prepared and designed by an engineer or archi-
tect licensed by the state to practice as such.
EXCEPTION: When authorized by'the Building Official plans and
specifications need not be submitted for the following:
1. One-story building of Type V conventional woodstud construction
with an area not exceeding 600 square feet.
2. Group M, Division I .Occupancies of Type V conventional woodstud
construction.
3. Small and unimportant work.
SECTION 5. That Section 301(A), Chapter 3 of the "Uniform Building Code", 1976
Edition, shall be and the same is hereby amended to read:
"Permits required. No person., firm, or corporation shall erect, con-
struct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or
demolish any building or structure in the City, or cause the same to
be done, without first obtaining a separate building permit for each
such building or structure from'the Building Official, except that
upon application and authorization of the Building Official a build-
ing permit may be waved for small and unimportant work. No permit
will be required for normal repair' and maintenance of any building"
SECTION 6. That Section 303, Chapter 3, Table 3-A, of the "Uniform Building Code".
1976 Edition, shall read as follows:
(A) Any person desiring a building permit shall at the time of filing
an application therefore, as provided in Section 301 of this Code, pay
to the Building Official a fee as required in this Section:
SECTION 7.
Building permit fees shall be as set out by separate ordinance.
There shall be no charge for first re-inspection of new buildings
and additions or alterations of old buildings, and when more than
one re-inspection per permit is required, a re-inspection fee of
$5.00 for each additional re-inspection shall be charged. The
re--inspection fee must be paid at the City Hall before a further
inspection will be made.
(B) Plan checking fees. Whenever a plan is required to be sub-
mitted by sub-section (c), of Section 301, of the Uniform Build-
ing Code, adopted in Section 2 of this ordinance, a plan check-
ing fee shall be paid to the. Building Official~at the time of sub-
mitting the plans and specifications for checking. Said plan
checking fee shall be equal to one.-half of the building permit
fee as set forth in Table 3-A.
That Chapter 3 of Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition is hereby
amended by deleting Section 306 and adding thereto a section to
be known as Section 306 to read as follows:
SECTION 307: (A) No person or persons shall hereafter move any
building, house or structure within the limits of the City of
Plainview, Texas, where the same shall be moved in, through or
upon the streets, alleys, avenues, or public grounds unless said
person shall, before moving said building, house or structure
secure a permit to do so from the Building Official of the City
of Plainview, Texas.
(B) No person or persons shall hereafter move any building or
structure from within or from outside the city limits of the
City of Plainview, Texas, to any place within the city limits
of the City of Plainview, Texas, or cause the same to be done,
without first obtaining a separate building permit for each
building or structure from the Building Official of the City of
Plainview, Texas.
(C) Whenever any person or persons shall file an application for
a building permit for a building or structure which is to be
moved from outside the city limits of the City of Plainview to a
place inside the city limits, the said person shall deposit with
the Building Official a sum of money equal to Fifteen Cents (15¢)
per mile for each mile necessary to travel from the city limits
of Plainview to the buildiDg and return to the city limits of
the City of Plainview, plus a sum of money equal to the sum of
Five and No/lO0 Dollars ($5.00) per hour based upon the Build-
ing Official's estimated time required to make the inspection
and in traveling to said building and returning to the city limits
of the City of Plainview. Said deposit shall become the property
of the City of Plainview and is to pay for the extra expense in
inspecting said building and shall not be returned to the person
making application regardless of whether or not the building
permit is issued. Such payment shall be in addition to the
regular fees required for issuing a building permit as set out,
and prescribed in Table No. 3-A of Section 3 of the "Uniform Build-
ing Code'", 1976 Edition as amended.
(D) The Building Official may designate a competent deputy to make
such inspection for him, who shall, in such event, be paid the sum
of Fifteen Cents (15¢) per mile for travel outside the city limits
of the City of Plainview in making the inspection, plus the amount
of .Five Dollars ($5.00) per hour~for each hour of time necessary to
make the inspection and travel from the city limits of the City of
Plainview to said place where the building or structure to be in-
spected is located and return to the city limits of the City of
Plainview.
SECTION 8.
That Chapter 5, Section 503(D) of the "Uniform Building Code",
1976 Edition, shall be and the same is hereby amended by the addi-
tion thereto of a new paragraph which shall read.as follows:
"Exception 4", Occupancy Group R buildings with an attached garage
and in Fire Zone No. 3 shall not be required to have one hour fire
resistive separation between the garage and living quarters".
SECTION 9. That Chapter 16, Section 1601(A) shall include the following paragraph
to read as follows:
That the entire incorporated area~of the City of Plainview is hereby
declared to be.and is hereby established as a fire district, and said
fire district shall be known and designated as Fire Zone 1, 2, and 3,
and each such zone shall include such territory and portions of the
City of Plainview as follows:
ZONE 1 shall include the territory as set out and described by
metes and bounds as Zone I under Clhapter 9, Arti'cle 1, Section 9.1(a)
of the MUnicipal Code of the City of Plainview, as_adopted 1978.
ZONE 2 shall include the territory as set out and described by
metes and bounds as~Zone 2 under Chapter 9~ Article 1, Section 9.1(b)
of Muni~cipal Code, City of Plainview, as .adopted 1978. It shall
also include all commercial property and buildings now existing,
and all property that may be zoned for commercial use.
ZONE 3 shall include all of the territory within the city limits
of the City of Plainview, not included in Zone I and 2.
Said Zone 1, 2, and 3 of the City of Plainview are hereby adopted
as the fire zones of the City of Plainview, for the publication
of the regulations included in the said "Uniform Building Code",
1976 Edition.
SECTION 10. That Chapter 22 of the "UnifOrm Bulilding Code'q, 1976 Edition is
hereby amended by adding thereto a section to be known as Section
2205, which said section shall read as follows:
"Elevation Above Grade Table"
Difference in elevation
from 'top of curb to
rear property line
MINIMUM FLOOR ELEVATION FOR RESIDENCES RELATIVE
TO SLOPE ACROSS THE LOT
Minimum floor elevation I Minimum floor elevation
above top of curb when I above top of curb when
slope is to rear a slope is to front.
Oi~hes
6 inches
12 inches
18 inches
24 inches
30 inches
36 inches
12 inches
10½ inches
9 inches
7½ inches
6 inches
~ inches
3 inches
12 inches
13½ inches
15 inches
16½ inches
18 inches
19½ inches
21 inches
(1) The ground shall slope away from the house at al locations.
SECTION 11. That Chapter 29, Table 29-A of the "Uniform Building Code",
1976 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
TABLE 29-A
MINIMUM FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
TYPE V BUILDINGS
Number of -- I Thickness of Foundation Wall Width o~-Footing
Stories In Inches ~ In Inches
Concrete Unit Masonry
I 6 8 12
2 6 8 16
3 8 12 18
Re-enforced Steel
Thickness of Depth of Below
Footing in Natural Surface Sizes in
Inches _ ~No. of Bars inches
8 16 3 1/2
10 18 4 1/2
.... 12 24 4 5/8
NOTE: Increase footing two inches in thickness and wi~dth for
brick veneer.
Increase re-enforcing steel by one additional bar, and
one additional size for brick veneer.
All dowel rods to be the same size as re-enforcing steel.
SECTION 12.
Section 2903(A) of Chapter 28 of the "Uniform Building Code",
1976 Edition shall be amended to include a new Table to be
designated as Table 29A-1, and to read hereafter as follows:
SECTION 2903(A) General. The classification of the soil under
all portions of every building shall be based upon the exami-
nation of adequate test borings or excavations made at the site
when required by the Building Official. The location of the
test borings or excavations and the nature of the sub-surface
materials shall be indicated on the plans.
EXCEPTION: Design criteria for foundation and footings in one
and two story building housing groups R-3 and M-1 Occupancies,
Type V Construction, where engineering design is not provided
shall be set for in Tables 29-A and 29A-1.
TABLE 29;i-1
:.V2"BOLT 6'0.C. ~t .I/2'BOLT 6'0. C.
.- .~ GIRDERS 2- 2x6
.~ MASTIC ~'i~EARING WALL ~-2x6
,. 6x, 6 MESH Co
;~z"----m-~./, FILL~'- TIuE ~qi':l
ql/2"~L ~' o.c.
MONO SLAB INTER/OR
BRICK VE~ P/ERS
~z I/2''BOLT 6' O.C. ~
~ '.;;;,, I/2'DOWEL 3'
~;~-~s~E~ ~"co,~. I_ ~ ~
~~~" e~dKsl ~ t-:, .:~'. >...-, m .-~-~
FOOT/NGaSTE~ FOR SL4B
SECTION !3.
SECTION 14.
SECTION 15.
That Section 2907(A) of Chapter 29 'of the"Uniform Building Code",
1976 Edition shall be amended to read hereafter as follows:
(A) General. Footings and Foundations, unless otherwise speci-
ficially provided, shall be constructed of solid masonry or
concrete and shall ~n all cases extend below the front line.
Foundation walls supporting wood shall extend at least eigh~
inches (8") above the finish grade adjacent to the wall at all
points. Mortar used in foundation walls and footings shall be
as specified in Section 2403(T).
Severability Clause. If any provisions of this Ordinance or
of the Code hereby adopted or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the
Code, and the application of such provisions to other persons
or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause
the publication of the descriptive Caption of this Ordinance
together with the penalty provisions as provided herein. This
Ordinance shall become effective after.its passage and publi~
cation ~as.~required by law.
PASSED the
13th day of December A.D., i9 77.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITY OF' PLA NV[F-.V /
