HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 06-1668
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. O{p~ l ~ 0 <i
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE I, "INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL
CODE, 2003 EDITION ADOPTED AND AMENDED," SECTION 6-
l(c), "AMENDMENTS," BY DELETING THE EXCEPTION FOR
SECTION R317.1 AND BY ADDING SECTION R324,
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLERS, SUBSECTIONS 1 AND 2, TO
PROVIDE A REQUIREMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLERS IN DUPLEXES OF 6000
SQUARE FEET OR MORE UNDER ROOF, AND TO PROVIDE A
REQUIREMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF RESIDENTIAL FIRE
SPRINKLERS IN ALL TOWN HOME REGARDLESS OF SQUARE
FOOTAGE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY 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 adopted Ordinance
No. 05-1627, codified as Section 6-1 of the Code of Ordinances, providing for the
adoption of the International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, and providing for
amendments thereto, as the City of The Colony Residential Building Code; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of said Ordinance, staff has reviewed the same
and has made a recommendation to the City Council that the amendments contained in
Section 6-1 (c) be amended, in part, as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, after discussion and consideration, the City Council has determined
that Section 6-1 (c) of the Code of Ordinances, should be amended by deleting the
exception to Section R317.1, and by adding Section R3 2 4 to provide a requirement for
residential sprinkler systems in certain duplexes and in all town homes as provided
herein.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of The Colony, Texas be,
and the same is, hereby amended by amending Chapter 6, Article I, Section 6-1(C),
Amendments, by deleting the Exception to Section R317.1, and by adding Section R324
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to provide a requirement for residential sprinkler systems in certain duplexes and in all
town homes, which shall read as follows:
"ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
Sec. 6-1. International Residential Code, 2003 Edition adopted and
amended.
(a)
(b)
(c) Amendments.
Section R311.2.2; change to read as follows:
Section R318; delete.
Add Section R324, Residential Sprinklers, to read as follows:
R324.1 Residential Fire Sprinklers shall be installed III all duplexes with a
combined under roof area of 6,000 square feet or more.
R324.2 Residential Fire Sprinklers shall be installed in all town homes regardless
of square footage.
Section R602.10.5;. ....
"
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
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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 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 by the City Council of the City of The Colony,
this the to day of ~ ,2006.
Texas,
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Christie Wilson, City Secretary
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