HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 06-1635
THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. <Z"-lb35
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER
6, SECTION 6-5.2(b) TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, 2003 EDITION,
BY AMENDING TABLE 503.2, MINIMUM EQUIPMENT
PERFORMANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE
FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM
OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on or about December 5, 2005, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 05-
1623, which provided for the adoption of the International Energy Conservation Code, 2003
Edition, and the amendments thereto; and
WHEREAS, the provisions set out in said Ordinance amended the City of The Colony
Code of Ordinances by amending Chapter 6, Section 6-5.2; and
WHEREAS, after the adoption of said Ordinance, the U.S. Department of Energy issued
a regulation which preempted the original amendments adopted by the City, being Section 6-
5.2(b); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Code of Ordinances should be
amended to include the revised Table 503.2, Minimum Equipment Performance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 6, Section 6-5.2(b) of the Code of Ordinances be, and the
same is, hereby amended to provide for an amendment to Table 503.2, Minimum Equipment
Performance, of the International Energy Conservation Code, 2003 Edition, which shall read as
follows:
"ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 6-5.2. International Energy Conservation Code, 2003 Edition, adopted
and amended
(a) ......
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(b)
Table 502.2.4 ...
Delete Table 503.2, Minimum Equipment Performance and replace it with the
following table.
Table 503.2
Minimum E ui ment Performance
furnace
ARI 210/240
Perform
7.7 HSPF a, b
7.1 HSPF a, b
7.0 HSPF a, b
'pment Category
ir-coo1ed heat pumps, Heatin
ode < 65,000 Btu/h coolin
apacity, single phase
DOE lOCFR Part 430,
Subpart B, Appendix N
FUE 78% b
Et 80%c
AFUE 80% b, d
< 300,000 B
ir-cooled air conditioners an
eat pumps. Cooling mode
5,000 Btulh cooling capacity
ingle phase
Split systems and single
package
Through-the-wall split
systemsg
Through-the-wall single
acka eg
For SI: 1 British thermal unit per hour = 0.2931 W.
13.0 SEER b
10.9 SEER b
10.6 SEER b
a. For multicapacity equipment, the minimum performance shall apply to each capacity step provided.
Multicapacity refers to manufacturer-published ratings for more than one capacity mode allowed by the
product's controls.
b. This is used to be consistent with the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA) of 1987
(Public Law 100-12), as amended.
c. These requirements apply to combination units not covered by NAECA (three-phase power or cooling
capacity 65,000 Btu/h).
d. Except for gas-fired steam boilers for which the minimum AFUE shall be 75 percent.
e. Seasonal rating.
f. Heat pumps manufactured before January 23,2006 may have a HSPF of 6.8 for split systems and 6.7 for
single package units, and air-conditioners manufactured before January 23, 2006 may have a SEER of
10 for split systems and 9.7 for single package units. Trade-offs between equipment and other building
components are not allowed for equipment that does not exceed the minimums in this table.
g. These requirements apply to through-the-wall products with cooling capacities less or equal to 30,000
Btulh manufactured prior to January 23,2010.
Table 503.3.3.1 .....
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SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or work in this
ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 3. That the repeal of any ordinance or any portion thereof by the preceding
sections shall not affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued or any proceeding, suit
or prosecution had or commenced in any cause before such repeal shall take effect; but every
such act done, or right vested or accrued, or proceedings, suit or prosecution had or commenced
shall remain in full force and effect to all intents or purposes as if such ordinance or part thereof
so repealed shall remain in full force.
SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of The Colony, Texas, shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and
every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
PASSED AND APPROVED y the City Council of the City of The Colony, Denton
County, Texas, this the{~ day of . , 2006.
ATTEST:
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C ISTrE WILS N, CITY SECRETARY
R, CITY ATTORNEY
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