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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 453 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 THE CODE OF ORDI- NANCES OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, BY A- MENDING SECTION 6-1 TO ADOPT THE 1985 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, BY AMENDING SECTION 6-4 TO ADOPT THE 1985 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, AND BY AMENDING SECTION 6-5 TO ADOPT THE 1985 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE; PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM CODES; PROVIDING A SEVER- ABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND DE- CLARING AN EMERGENCY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: Section 1. That Section 6-1 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances relating to adoption and amendment of the building code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: (a) "The Uniform Building Code, 1985 edition, of the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted by reference as the build}ng code of the city, subject to all amendments and conflicting provisions contained in this Code of Ordinances. A true and correct copy of said Uniform Building Code shall be kept in the office of the City Secretary and be made available for inspection during regular business hours." (b) The building code heretofore adopted, is hereby amended as follows: (1) Section 306(a) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) ..;the City shall employ a qualified special Inspector, expenses for which are to be reimbursed by the contractor, during construction on the following types of work..." (2) Section 503(d) Exception 3 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "3. In the one-hour occupancy separation between a Group R3 and M Occupancy, the separation may be limited to the installation of not less than one-half inch thickness gypsum board construction on tire 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." (3) Section 504(b) of Chapter 5 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(b) Fire Resistance of Wails. Exterior walls shall have fire resistance and opening protection as set forth in Table No. 5-A, Part III, and in accordance with such additional provisions as are set forth in Part IV and Part VII, except that two-hour fire rated exterior walls are required on all structures located in all zoning districts except SF, Single- Family, D, Duplex Dwelling, TH, Townhouse Dwelling, A, Agricultural, and MF-1, Multiple-Family-1 and MF-2, Mul- tiple Family structures less than f}ve (5) stories in height. Distance shall be measured at right angles from the property line. l~he above .~rovis~ons shall not app~ to walls at right angles to the property line. Projections beyond the exterior wall shall not extend beyond: 1. A point one third the distance to the property line from an exterior wall; or 2. A point one third the distance from an as- sumed vertical plane located where fire-resistive protection of openings is first required due to location on property, whichever is the least re- strictive. When openings in exterior walls are required to be protected due to distance from property line, the sum of the area of such openings shall not exceed 50 percent of the total area of the wail in each story." (4) Section 709(c) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(c) Construction, Construction shall be on non- combustible materials. Open parking garages shall meet the design requirements of Chapter 23. Ramp-access open parking garages in which motor vehicles are parked above ground level shall be provided with steel or concrete guardrails not less than twenty-four (24) inches in height and designed to withstand a static load of six (6) tons applied at any point on the guardrail. Such guardrails shall be located and adjacent to ail outer walls and along the periphery of ail above ground level open decks, floors and roofs used for parking. Mechanical-access parking garages shall be pro- vided with curb guards not less than eight (8) inches in height approximately three (3) feet from the outer edge of ~ each above ground level deck. Ground level parking areas shall be provided with wheel guards not less than six (6) inches in height so located as to prevent automobiles from encroaching on adjacent public or private propertY." (5) Section 1205 of Chapter 12 is hereby amended to add the following new paragraph (c): "(c) An air cooling system capable of maintaining an ambient interior temperature twenty (20) degrees less than the exterior ambient temperature shall be installed and maintained in good working order at all times in all residential structures." (6) Chapter 16 which shall be entitled "Types of Construction Based on Fire Zones" is hereby added to read as follows: "TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION BASED ON FIRE ZONES Chapter 16 Fire Zones Established Sec. 1601. The following fire zones are hereby established: 1st Fire Zone: O-1, 0-2, NS, SC, GR, and PD, allowing any of the same. 2nd Fire Zone: BP, LC, HC, I, and PD allowing any of the same. 3rd Fire Zone: SF, TH, D, Multi-Family and PD allowing any of the same. Types of Construction Required for Fire Zones Sec. 1602. The following types of construction shall be required in the fire zones designated: 1st Fire Zone: Minimum of Type II 1-hour construction throughout. -2- 2nd Fire Zone: Minim~.~m of Type IIN construction throughout. 3rd Fire Zone: Limited to types of construction listed in Table 5A." (7) Section 3202(b) of Chapter 32 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(b) Fire Retardancy - I{equired. All buildings and structures shall have a minimum Class C fire retardant roof covering." (8) Section 3802(a) of Chapter 38 shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(a) Where Required. An automatic fire-extinguishing system shall be installed in the occupancies and locations as set forth ill this section. Except for Group R, R-1 less than 4 stories in height, Division 3 and Group M occupancies, an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all occ~- pancies exceeding l0,000 square feet in floor area or as provided in Section 3802(b) through (g), whichever is more restrictive." (c) The Uniform Buildiag Code, 1985 edition, Appendix chapters 1, 7, 11, 32, 55 and 70 are hereby adopted in their entirety. Section 3. That Section 6-zt of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances relating to adoption and amendment of the mechanical code is hereby amended 'in its entirety to read as follows: "The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1985 edition, of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is hereby adopted as the mechanical code of the City, subject to all amendments and conflicting provisions contained in this Code of Ordinances. A true and correct copy of said Uniform Mechanical Code shall b~ kept in the office of the city secretary, and be made available for inspection during regular business hours." Section 4. That Section 6-5 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances relating to adoption and amendment of the plumbing code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(a) The Uniform Plumbing Code, 1985 edition, of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is hereby adopted as tile plumbing code of the City, sabject to all amendments and conflicting provisions contained in this Code of Ordinances. A true and correct copy of said Uniform Plumbing Code shall be kept in the office of tile city secretary, and be made available for inspection during regular business hours." -3- (b) The plumbing code hereinabove adopted, is hereby, amended as follows: (1) Section 317(d) Chapter 3 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(d) All excavations shall be completely backfilled as soon after inspection as practicable. Adequate precaution shall be taken to insure proper compactness of backfill around piping without damage to such piping. Trenches shall be backfilled with aggregate material approved by the Admini- strative Authority from two (2) inches below piping to six (6) inches above. Mechanical devices such as bulldozers, graders, etc., may then be used to complete backfill to grade. Fill shall be properly compacted. Suitable pre- cautions shall be taken to insure permanent stability for pipe laid in filled or made ground." (2) Section 711(a) Chapter 7 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(a) All food establishments having a food waste disposal or a discharge of more than fifty gallons per minute shall discharge into a Figure 1 oil and grease interceptor. Establishments with a discharge of fifty gallons per minute or less shall discharge into at least a 100 lb. size grease trap. An approved greased interceptor or grease trap complying with the provisions of this section shall be installed in the waste line leading from sinks, drains and other fixtures or equipment in establishments such as restaurants, cafes, lunch counters, cafeterias, bars and clubs, hotel, hospital, sanitarium, factory or school kitchens, or other establishments where grease may be introduced into the drainage or sewage system in quantities that can effect line stoppage or hinder sewage treatment or private sewage disposal. A grease trap is not required for individual dwelling units or for any private living quarters. The following less restrictive measures from Section 711 (b) through Section 713 may be accepted by the Administrative Authority." (3) Section 802(i) of Chapter 8 shall be repealed in its entirety. (4) Section 802(1) of Chapter 8 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(1) Solvent Cement Plastic Pipe Joints - Plastic pipe and fittings designed to be joined by solvent cementing shall comply with appropriate IAPMO installation standards. Chemical primers must be colored with a dye when used for drain, waste, and vent material." (5) Section 1003(h) of Chapter 10 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(h) Lawn Sprinkling Systems shall be equipped with an approved vacuum breaker installed on the discharge side of each of the last valves. The vacuum breaker shall be installed at ]east six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the surrounding ground and above a sufficient number of heads so at no time will the vacuum breaker be subjected to back pressure or drainage. Vacuum breakers may be ommited provided the entire sprinkler system is isolated from the potable water supply by means of an approved factory- assembled and tested back flow preventer." (6) Section 1212(a) of Chapter 12 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: -4- "(a) All pipe used for the installation, extens|on, alter- ation, or repair of any gas piping shall be standard weight wrought iron or steel (galvanized or Mack), yellow brass (containing not more than seventy-five (75) percent copper), or internally tinned or equivalently treated copper from iron pipe size. Approved PE pipe may be used in exterio, buried piping systems." Section 5. That Section 6-2 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to add Subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) The Electrical Code hereinabove adopted, is hereby amended to add the following definition to Section 100, Subsection (a): Administ,'ative Authority - The building official or his designated agent." Section 6. That Section 6-7 of the Code of Ordinances relating to Permits and Inspection Fees is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 7. That if any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such ho]ding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this 'Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 8. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of The Colony, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of The Colony, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety, and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance become effective from and after the date of its passage and it is accordingly so ordained. ATTEST: City Secretary, City of The Colony, Texas [SEAL] APPROVED: City Attorney, Cit'y of The Colony, Texas - 5 -