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HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-2498 ordORDINANCE NO. 82~2498 BUILDING CODE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview did on September 28, 1982, at a regUlar session of said Ci~! Council pass and adopt Ordinance No. 82-2498, the Di~stributive Caption and Penalties 'of said Ordinance are as follows': DISTRIBUTIVE CAPTION "An Ordinance of the City of'Plainview, regulating the erection, 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 Pla~nview, Texas; providing for the issuance Of permits and collection of 'fees~there~f;'-providi.ng penalties for the violation thereof; declaring and~estabi ~ Ordinance No. 8Q-2426 of the City of Plainview, and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith.- the 1982' Edition of the Uniform Buil'ding Code, 1982 by .the International CQnference of Buildir ifornia, with'Certain amendments thereto; dire'( descriptive caption of this Ordinance~ with the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition and proVid~ Ordinance. ishing fire zones; repealing and all other Ordinances Providing for the adOption of Volume 1, as copyrighted in ~g Officials, Whittier, Cai- :ting pubi~cation of the penalty provisions of the ~g an effective date of this PENALTIES The Penalties for the yielation of th~s ~'d~nance are as follows: SECTION III. '"TDa. t the SecOnd pa~agr~ph_~ t~e ~Unii'fe~m.Butl. dtng CQde~, 1~82 EditiOn, ~ha' "'"Any person~ f~'rm, or corporation v~olati~ tbts Code Shall be'deemed gu.tlt~_of'a~tsdeme~l be deemed guilty. Of a separate 6ffenSe for eacl thereof.~urtng ~hich any,violatien~of any-of ti committed, continued, or permitted, and upon c~ such person shall be punishable by a fine of n~ ~f Section 205, C~apter 2, of 1 hereafter read as follows: ~g any of the-provisions of ~or; ~nd each Suc~ person sh~ll ~ and.eyery day or portion ~_e ~rovts~ons Of th_is Code is )nv~ction of any such violation )t more than $200.00." ATTEST: E.V. (Gene) RIDLEHUBER, Mayor BUIIDING CODE ORDINA~.,~E NO. 82-2498 ~ OI~)INANCE OF 'i~HE CITY OF PLAINVI~, REGLW_ATING THE ERECTI@~, C~?.fSTIiUCTI(kN, I~Xw_ABG~, AJJTERATION, REPAIR, FDVING R~.~)V~ D~OLI- 5'E©i~: C@ArERSICkN, OCCUPANt, EQUIPMENT USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND BS~NCLE OF ALL BUILDINGS A~D/OR STP. J3C~JRES IN TFfl2~ CITY OF PLAIIqVIEW, ~Z?~S: Pi2DVIDING FOR THE iSSUARYiE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF F~S, '..~3RE; PROVIDLNG P ~ENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATICkN THEREOF; D~RING ESTDtiLiSHING FIRE ZONE; REpEALItqG O~DINANCE NO.. 80-2426 OF THE CITY OF Hkv~%~. PROVIDING FOR .THE ADOPTION OF THE 1982 EDITION OF THE UNiFOP~I BUII~!NG CODE, VOLL~,I AS COPYRIGHTED IN 1982 BY THE i~'t-f~ATI~ CONFERenCE OF BU~!DING~OFFICIALS, WHITTIER, CALIFOIkNIA, CF~A!N Z~~S Thq~; DIPPING PUBLICATION OF T~E ~ESCR/~!VE ~ION OF THIS O~DIN~'~CE, WITH ~E P~NALTY PROVISIONS OF UNIFOP~i BL~LD!NG CODE 1982 EDITION AN]) PROtrUDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE ~TqIS WHEP.~, the City Council of the City of Plainview has found that pk~es~nt Building Code of the City of Plainview has become obsolete; W~ -qE~F_~ the City Council appointed the Fire Code/Building Code rBOe~.ard o~ Appeals to prepare recora~dations for the City Council in rd to a new Building Code; and ~rL%~S, t~he Fire Code/Building Code Board of Appeals recorar~nds Uniform ~iiding Code, 1982 Edition, with certain ~men~ts there- be ad~pt~.~d as the building Code. of the City of Plainview; NOW BE IT OPD~[NED BY T~ CITY COL~CI~ OF THE CITY OF Pi~IBTV]~, TEXAS: S.~OTION I. That the Uniform Buildin9 Code, 1~79 Edition (bein90rdi- nanc~ l~o. 80-2426 off the City of Piainvie~). be, and the sam~ is hereby SECTION 2: That the 1982 Edition of the "Uniform Building Code", Volume 1, as copyrighted in 1982, by the Lnternational Conference of Building Officials, Whittier, California, as hereinafter amended is specifically adopted as the Building Code of the City of Plainview, Texas, and a co]?l is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as though set'out complete- ly in detail. A copy of said Uniform Building Code shall be filed with the City Secretary and a copy maintained in the office of the Building Official of the City of PlaY,view, Texas, all such copies to be open to public inspection during business hours of the offices where they are main- tained, with the follow~ng amendments thereto; SECTION 3: That Chapter 2, Section 205, of the "Uniform BuildJ~ng Code" 1982 Edition, shall be and the same is hereby au~nded by the addition thereto of a new paragraph which .Shall read as follows: "Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the pro- visions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdeaean- or, and each such person sl~ll be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which and violation of any of the provisions of f~his Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of an~v such violation such person shall be p%Lnishable by a fine of not more than ~o Hundred Dollars, ($200.00). SECTION 4: That Section 302 (B), Chapter 3 of the "Uniform Building Code", 1982 Edition, shall be and the same is hereby amend- ed to read: "Plans and Specifications. With each application for a building permit, and when requir~l by the Building Official for enforceraent of any provisions of this Code, two sets of plans and specifications shall be submitted. The Building Official shall require plans and ~ifications to be prepared and designed by_ an engineer or architect licensed by the State to pzactice as such. EXCE~fZON: The Build~ Official my waive the submission of plans', calculations, etc., if he finds the nature of the work applied fo~ is such that reviewing of~ plans is not necessary to obf~/n, c~mpliance with f~his, code. 2 SECTION 5: SECTION 6: That Section 304, Chapter 3, Table 3-A, of the "Uniform Building Code", 1982 Edition, shall read as follows: "(A) Any person desiring a building permit shall at the time of filing an application therefore, as provided ~n Section 301 of this Code, pay to the Building Official a fee as required in this Section: Building Permit fees shall be as set out by separate ordir~nce. 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 re- quired, a re-inspection fee of $5.00 for each additional re-inspection shall be charged. The re-inspection fee mst be paid at the City Hall before a further inspection will be made. (B) Plan Checking fees. ~enever a plan is required to be submitted by sub-section (c), of Section 301, of the "Uniform Building Code" adopted in Section 2 of this ordinance, a Plan Checking fee shall be paid to the Build- ing Official at the time of submitting the plans and speci- fications for checking. Said Plan Checking fee shall be equal to one-half of t~he Building Permit fee as set out by special ordinance. That Chapter 3 of the "Uniform Building Code", 1982 Edition is hereby an~nded by deleting Section 307 and adding there- to a section to be known as Section 307 to read as follows: S~/CION 307: (A) No person or persons shall hereafter move any building, house or structure within the limits of the City of Plainview, Te~s, where the same shall be moved in, through or upon the streets, alleys, avenues, or public grounds unless said person shall, before moving said build- ing, house or structure, secure a permit to do so frcm t~he Building Official of the City of Plainview, Te~xas. (B) No person or persons shall hereafter move any build- ing or structure from within or from outside the city limits of the City of Plainview, Tewms, 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 build- ing permit for each building or structure from the Building Official of the City of Plainview, Texas. SECTION 7: SECTION 8: (C) Whenever any person or persons shall make an application for a Building Permit fox: 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 TWenty Cents (20¢) per mile for each mile necessa]./f to travel from the city limits of Plainview to the building and return to the city limits of the City of Plainview, plus a sum of money equal to the sum of Eight and No/100 dollars ($8.00) per hour based upon the Building Official's estimated ~ 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 becc~ the properhy 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 Building Code", 1982 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 Twenty Cents (20¢) per mile for travel outside the city limits of the City of Plainview in making the ~-~spection, plus the amount of Eight Dollars ($8.00) 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 inspected is located and return to the city limits of the City of Plainview. That Chapter 5, Section 503(D) of tb~ "Uniform Building Code'w, 1982 Edition, shall be and the same is hereby amended by the addition 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 k~tween the garage and living ~_arters." That Chapter 16, Section 1601(A) shall be added to the 1982 Edition of the "Uniform Building Code" to 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 herel~y established as a fire district, and said fire district shall be known and 4 designated as Fire Zone 1, 2, and 3, and each such zone shall include_ such territory and ~rtions of the City of Plainview as follows: ZC~NE 1 shall include the territory as set out and described by mates and bounds as Zone 1 under Chapter 9, Article t, Section 9.1 (a) of the Mmmicipal ~e of the City of Plain- view, as adopted 1978. ZONE 2 shall include the terriho~.z as set out and described by mates and bounds as Zone 2 under Chapter 9, Article i, Section 9.1(a) of ~unicipat Code, City of Plainview, as adopted 1978. It shall also ~nclude all con~ercial property and buildings now existing~ and all property that may be zoned for comm~ial use. ZONE 3 shall include all of the territory Within the city lin~{-~ of the City of Plainview, not included in Zone 1 and2. Said Zones 1~ 2, and 3 of th~ 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", 1982 Edi~hion. SECTION 9: That Chapter 22 of tt~e "Unifom Building Code"~ 1982 Edition is hereby amended by adding thereto a section to be know~ as Section 2205, which said section shall read as follows: "Elevation Above Grade Table" FLOOR VJ~gATION FOR RESIDI~qCES TO SLOPE ACROSS THE Difference in elevation froma top of curb to rear property line 0 inches 6 inches 12 inches 18 inches 24 inches 30 ] ncP~s 36 inches Mi_n/mum floor elevation no_hove top of curb when slope is to rear 12 inches 10½ inches 9 inches 7½ inches 6 inches 4½inches 3 inches Minimum floor elevation above top of curb when slope is to front 12 inches 13½ inches 15 inches 16½ inches 18 inches 19½inches 21 inches (1) The ground shall slope away frc~ th~ house at all locations. SDL~iON 10: Tb~t Chapter 29 of the "Uniform Building Cod. e", 1982 Edition is hereby amended to read as follows: Nmmber of Stories ! 2 3 Thickness of FOoting J~n Inches 8 10 12 TABLE 29-A M//-~L~L%M FOLRqDATI~ REQUII~,/MENTS FOR TYPE V BUILDINGS Thickness of Foundation wall In Inches Concrete Width of Fooking In Inches 6 6 8 Unit l~mso~zry 8 8 12 Depth of Below Natural. Surface 16 18 24 12 16 18 3 4 4 Re-Enforced Steel ~ of Bars Sizes 1/2 .'[/2 5/8 Increase footing ~o inches in thickness and widkh for brick 'veneer. Incr~ase re-enforcing steel, by one additional bar, and one addi%ionaI size for brick veneer.. Ail dowel rods to be· the sa~e size as re-enforcing steel. 6 SECTION 11: Section 2903(A) of Chapter 29 of the "Unifo~a Building Code", 1982 Edition shall be. a~ended to include a new Tsble to be designated as Table 29A-1, ~nd to read hereafter as follows: SECTION 2903 [A) 'General. The classification of the soil under all portions of every building shall be based upon %he examination of adequate test borings or excavating 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. EXCEPTICkN: Design criteria for foundation and footings in one and two Story bui!¢]/ng housing groups R-3 and M-t Occupancies, Type V ConstruCtion~ 'where engineering design is not provided shall be set for in Tables 29-A and 29-A1. V2 80_7' 60.C. ]/2 DOLT 6 O.C. F~AM~ SLAB MONO. SLAB UTtL/TY L~G. ' SLA i~ CO;~S T 'SECTION 12: SECTIC~ 13: SECTION 14: That section 2907 (A) of Chapter 29 of the "Uniform Building Code", 1982 Edition shall be amended to read hereafter as follows: (A) General. Footings and Foundations, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be constructed of solid masonry or concrete and shall be in all cases extended below the front, line. Foundation walls supporting ~ shall extend at least eight inches (8") above-the finish grade adjacent .to the wall. at all points. Mortar used in foundation walls ~-~d footings shall be as specified in Section 2403 (T). Severability Clause. If any pr~Tisions of this' Ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted or the application thereof to any. person .or.circumstance is held invalid, t~..remain- der of the Code, and the application .of such protrusions to ot/~er persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby o The City Secretary is hereby au~norized 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 publication as required by law. PASSED FIRST READI%~ PASSED S~CON.~3 READING i4~ DAY OF Sept~_mber , A.D., 1982. 28th DAY OF Septet. er . , A.D., 1982. E.V. (Gehe~ -Ridlehuber, M~YOR ATTES~: Walter S. 'Dodson, CITY~ 8