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Home My WebLink About10379 ORD - 07/28/1971lirVMP:7/28/71 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11 -5 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, SO AS TO ADOPT THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, 1969 EDITION, WITH 1970 REVISION, A COPY OF WHICH, AUTHENTICATED BY THE SIGNATURES OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY SECRETARY, IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY AND ADOPTED AS THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY AS FULLY AS IF COPIED AT LENGTH; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN FEES; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT; MAKING VIOLATIONS A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT EXCEEDING $200; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION BY NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: l SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 11 -5 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED SO AS TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "SECTION 11 -5. ADOPTION; AMENDMENTS. THE BOOK ENTITLED 'SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, 1969 EDITION', WITH 1970 REVISION, A COPY OF WHICH, AUTHENTICATED BY THE SIGNATURES OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY SECRETARY, AND MADE A PUBLIC RECORD BY THIS SECTION IS ON FILE IN THE CITY SFCRFTARY'S OFFICE, IS HF.RFBY ADOPTED AS THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY AS FULLY AS IF COPIED AT LENGTH IN THIS SECTION, WITH THE READOPTION OF AND WITHOUT REPEAL OF SUBSECTIONS 1 THROUGH 16 OF SAID SECTION 11 -5, AS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE No. 7797, PASSED NOVEMBER 17, 1965, INSOFAR AS THE SAME ARE APPLICABLE TO THE 1969 EDITION AND THE 1970 REVISION THERETO AND WITHOUT REPEAL OF ORDINANCE No. 8645, ADOPTED OCTOBER 25, 1967, ORDINANCE No. 8653, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 1, 1967, ORDINANCE No. 8932, ADOPTED JULY 10, 1968, ORDINANCE No. 9672, ADOPTED MARCH 11, 1970, ORDINANCE No. 10096, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 10, 1971, AND ORDINANCE No. 10238, ADOPTED APRIL 7, 1971. SECTION 2. THAT SECTION 11 -5 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, IS FURTHER AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTIONS: "17. SUBSECTION 107.6 IS HEREBY ADDED TO SECTION 107 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 'SUBSECTION 107.6. FAILURE TO OBTAIN PERMIT BEFORE WORK ON JOB IS COMMENCED. IN CASE ANY WORK, FOR WHICH A PERMIT IS REQUIRED BY THIS CODE, IS STARTED OR PROCEEDED WITH PRIOR TO OBTAINING SAID PERMIT, THE FEE ABOVE 1C:379 • SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION 107.4(A) SHALL BE DOUBLED. THE PAYMENT OF SUCH DOUBLED FEE SHALL NOT RELIEVE ANY PERSON FROM FULLY COMPLYING WITH THE. REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CODE IN THE EXECUTION OF WORK NOR FROM OTHER PENALTIES PRESCRIBED HEREIN. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROVISION, EARTHWORK WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION.' "18. SUBSECTION 107.7 IS HEREBY ADDED TO SECTION 107 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 'SUBSECTION 107.7. INVESTIGATION FEE. IF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL CAUSES AN INSPECTION TO BE MADE, AND THE RESULTANT DISCOVERY OF THE INSPECTOR IS THAT ANY WORK, FOR WHICH A PERMIT 1S REQUIRED BY THIS CODE, IS STARTED OR PROCEEDED WITH PRIOR TO OBTAINING SAID PERMIT, THEN AN INVESTIGATION FEE OF $10.00 SHALL BE PAID IN ADDITION TO THE FEE SPECIFIED IN SECTIONS 107.4(A) AND 107.6." "19. PARAGRAPH (G) IS HEREBY ADDED TO SUBSECTION 108.2 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: '(c) WHEN AN INSPECTION MADE BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE PERMIT HOLDER OR HIS AGENT, REVEALS THAT THE PORTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AS COMPLETED FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW, AND A REINSPECTION IS THEREFORE REQUIRED, THEN A REINSPECTION FEE OF $5.00 SHALL BE PAID PRIOR TO CONDUCT OF SAID REINSPECTION." "20. SUBSECTION 109.4 IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: 'A FEE OF $5.00 SHALL BE PAID AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.' "21. THE LAST SENTENCE IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBSECTION 112.1 IS HEREBY CHANGED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: IA FEE OF $25.00 SHALL ACCOMPANY SUCH NOTICE OF APPEAL." SECTION 3. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION VIOLATING THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND UPON CONVICTION, SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED $200.00. SECTION 4. 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 THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE. -2- • SECTION 5. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, 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 6. THE NECESSITY TO IMMEDIATELY ENACT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN ADOPTING AN UP -TO -DATE BUILDING CODE CREATES AN 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE, THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND „SW., FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE 0 W., DAY OF JULY, 1971. ATTEST: CITY SECR ARY MAYOR APPROVED: DAY OF JULY, 1971: CITY ATTORNEY THE CITY OF CORPUS ISTI, TEXAS • CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 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 1S INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, 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, O MAYOR THE CITY OF CO RPUS ISTI , TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ROBERTO BOSQUEZ REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS, }Bs: County of Nueces. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came. Leland G. Barnes who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the 61assified Manager of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of __Legal...=_Nntiga a paaDage_mf orglimame no..._143.79--amand1 ng adopting the southern standard building code-- - of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in ..T3.m.o.o-. — - on the.../g.t.b day of July 19 7.1-..,enel-msee-eaok tkeseaftes- for eansseulive Times. $ 720 Leland-6: Barnes, C • Adv. Mgr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this_..5t.h. da of__ _August. 19. al.. c") Louise Vikk oary Public, Nueces County, Texas 1 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO 10179 AMENDING SECTION 11.5 00 THE 100945 CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1358, SO A5 TO ADOPT BUI SOUTHERN STANpERD o BUILDING COOS, 1969 EDI- TION, WITH 1970 REVISION, A - COPY OF WHICH, AUTH5NR%. CATED BY THE SIGNATURES OF THE MAYOR AND THE ' CITY SECRETARY, 15 ON FILE ' IN THE OFFICE OF THE C1T5 -', SECRETARY AN0 AOOPTE0 A5 THE BUILDING COOS OF THE CITY 05 FULLY AS IF COPIED AT LENGTH; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN FEES; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION ANO ENTORCEMENT; MAKING VIO- MISOEME EANOR IY FIN NM