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Home My WebLink About08645 ORD - 10/25/1967} IMS:HR: 10 -25 -67 S ' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 7797, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING CHAPTER XIII, SECTION 1303, SUBSECTION 1303.4, BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH DESIG- NATED AS PARAGRAPH (s); AND BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER, CHAPTER XXIX, REGARDING CONSTRUCTION BELOW 12 FEET ELEVATION; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. - BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE BUILDING CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 7797, AS AMENDED, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY AMENDING CHAPTER XIII, SECTION 1303, , SUBSECTION 1303.4, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW PARAGRAPH, DESIGNATED AS t PARAGRAPH (D), READING AS FOLLOWS: °(D) ALL WOOD PILINGS USED TO SUPPORT STRUCTURES SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM TIP DIAMETER OF TEN INCHES (10 ") WITH A MINIMUM OF 12 POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT OF APPROVED TREATMENT AND THE TOP OF THE PILINGS SHALL BE NOTCHED TO RECEIVE SILLS. ALL FASTENERS USED TO SECURE SILLS TO PILINGS SHALL BE AT LEAST 5/a' GALVANIZED BOLTS WITH GALVANIZED OGEE WASHERS TO SUPPLE- MENT EFFECTIVE NAILING, ALL NAILS USED TO SECURE SILLS TO PILINGS SHALL BE 20D OR LARGER NAILS. ALL PILINGS USED TO , ELEVATE STRUCTURES SHALL BE DRIVEN OR PLACED A MINIMUM OF EIGHT FEET (H') BELOW NATURAL GRADE AND ALL WOOD PILINGS SHALL BE EFFECTIVELY KNEE- BRACED.'f SECTION 2. THAT THE BUILDING CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 7797, AS AMENDED, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER AS CHAPTER XXIX: "CHAPTER XXIX. ALL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM FLOOR ELEVATION OF SEVEN FEET (T) ABOVE MEAN TIDE LEVEL AS ESTABLISHED BY THE U. S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY BENCH MARK DATUM. IN ADDITION, ALL ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS CONSTRUCTED IN THE SECOND FIRE DISTRICT WHOSE FLOOR ELEVATION IS LESS THAN TWELVE FEET (121) ELEVATION SHALL MEET THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE FIRST FIRE DISTRICT. ALL STRUCTURES IN THE FIRST �6 ��1 I AND SECOND FIRE DISTRICT WITH THE MAIN FLOOR LEVEL BELOW TWELVE FEET (121) ELEVATION SHALL BE DESIGNED SO AS TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE FROM WIND AND RISING WATER AND SAFEGUARD UTILITIES, AND ALL SUCH STRUCTURES, OTHER THAN ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS, SHALL BE APPROVED BY AN ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER AND THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. STORE FRONT DISPLAY OR OTHER WINDOWS LARGER THAN SIX SQUARE FEET IN AREA IN SUCH STRUCTURES IN THE FIRST AND SECOND FIRE DISTRICT WHICH ARE NOT PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL OF AT LEAST 12' ELEVATION, MUST BE PROTECTED BY A REMOVABLE STORM PROTECTION DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE ACTION OF WIND AND RISING WATER, READILY INSTALLABLE, AND APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL." SECTION 3. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE 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. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AFTER FINAL PASSAGE, WHICH PUBLICA- TION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY TO IMMEDIATELY AMEND THE BUILDING CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 7797, AS AMENDED, AS HEREINABOVE SET FORTH CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY 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, 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 13 ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE �� °C_ DAY OF� �� 967. tJCTO�Eit, ATTES : / .•C' vCwx �e CITY SECRETARY OR APPROVED AST L THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS EGAL FORM S C-3 f DAY OF OCTOBER, 1967: V CITY ATTORNEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX DAY OF f, �, 19_0 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION 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 COUNCILS 1, THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, oftYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON - RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. Ke P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL t W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF 19__ TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI; TEXAS ' 4� FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION 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; 1, THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MA THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. 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