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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958,
".SECTION 11 -5, SO AS TO AMEND SOUTHERN STANDARD
BUILDING CODE, 1953 -54 REVISION, AND BY AMENDING
SECTION 901 OF SAID BUILDING'CODE.SO AS TO AUTHORIZE
INSTALLATION OF ALTERNATIVE CONSTRUCTION INSTEAD OF
INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLERS IN TYPE I, CLASS 11B"
OCCUPANCY BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, SECTION 11 -5,
IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTION AS AN AMENDMENT
TO SECTION 901 OF THE SOUTHERN STANDARDS BUILDING CODE, 1953-5+
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REVISION, AS FOLLOWS: ,
"SECTION 901 IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING TO THE SAID
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SECTION THE FOLLOWING: '
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'IN BUILDINGS OF TYPE I CONSTRUCTION OF GROUP B OCCUPANCY,
WHERE STOCKS OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE ON DISPLAY FOR PUBLIC SALE
AIJO WHERE THE ALLOWABLE STORY FLOOR AREA EXCEEDS 20,000 SQUARE FEET,
CONSTRUCTION COMPLYING WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS MAY.
BE USED IN LIEU OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM REQUIRED IN THE PRECEDING
PARAGRAPH:
A. WET STANDPIPES AND HOSE CABINETS SHALL BE LOCATED
THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 902.4.
B. CONSTRUCTION OF THE STANDPIPES, WATER SUPPLY AND
HOSE CABINETS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
OF SECTION 902.6.
C. AUTOMATICALLY OPENING ROOF SMOKE HATCHES BEARING
THE LABEL OF AN ACCREDITED TESTING LABORATORY OR
FIRE ACCESS OPENINGS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO PERMIT
READY ACCESS BY FIREMEN SHALL BE PROVIDED IN WALLS
AND /OR ROOFS TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM DISTANCE OF 100
FEET FROM A SMOKE HATCH OR ACCESS OPENING TO ANY
POINT IN THE BUILDING.
FIRE ACCESS OPENINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF SECTION 703.2 SA%.
ACCESS OPENINGS SHALL BE EFFECTIVELY MARKED SO AS TO
PERMIT EASY IDENTIFICATION."'
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SECTION. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION
SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE
ORDINANCE, AND RECITING THAT THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDI-
NANCE AS AMENDED SHALL BE A FINE OF NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200.00).
SECTION IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVI-
SION, CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD
INVALID, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND
REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY TO MAKE THE AMENDMENTAS DESCRIBED
HEREINABOVE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECES-
SITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND
THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY
AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE
SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF
'ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM
AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND
APPROVED THIS THE AY OF JUNE, 1962.
ATTE' ,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SECRET Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
_DAY OF JUNE, 1962:
CITY AT ORNEY
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CORPUS CHRISTI ERAS
1p DAY OF
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE,FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
AYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, XAS
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THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
BEN F. MCDON ALD
Tom R. SWANTNER
• DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
.* JOSE R. DELEON /
M. P. MALDONADO
J W. J. ROBERTS f
JAMES H. YOUNG /
THE,.ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE;
BEN F. MCDON ALD -_!
TOM R. SWANTNER '
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
Ind-
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG Cf,y
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