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AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE STANDARD FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 1976
EDITION, WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS, A
COPY OF WHICH, AUTHENTICATED BY THE SIGNATURES
OF THE MAYOR AND CITY SECRETARY, AND MADE A PUBLIC
RECORD BY THIS ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, IS
ON FILE IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVER -
ABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE •CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The book entitled "Standard Fire Prevention Code",
1976 Edition, a copy of which, authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor
and City Secretary, and made a public record by this ordinance, is on file
in the City Secretary's office, is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention
Code of the City of Corpus Christi as fully as if copied verbatim herein,
with the following changes and additions thereto:
A. Section 1.11 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"1.11 Investigation of fires and prosecution for arson, etc.
(a) The City Attorney, upon the request of the Fire
Marshal shall assist the Fire Marshal and his
deputies in the investigation of any fire which,
in the opinion of the Fire Marshal might have
resulted from carelessness or design. The Fire
Marshal, when in his opinion further investigation
as to the cause of any fire is necessary, shall
take or cause to be taken, the testimony under
oath of all persons supposed to be cognizant
of any facts or to have means of knowledge
in relation to the matter under investigation,
and shall cause the same to be reduced to
waiting. If he is of the opinion that there is
evidence sufficient to charge any person with the
crime of arson, or with an attempt to commit the
crime of arson, or of conspiracy to defraud, or
criminal conduct in connection with such offenses,
or either of them, then in that event he shall
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furnish to the proper prosecuting attorney all
such evidence together with the names of witnesses
and all of the information obtained by him,
including a copy of all the pertinent and material
testimony taken in the case.
(b) The Fire Marshal shall have the power to summon and
compel the attendance of witnesses before him to
testify in relation to any matter which is by the
provisions of this chapter a subject for inquiry and
investigation, and he may require the production of
any book, paper or document deemed pertinent thereto.
(c) The Fire Marshal is hereby authorized and empowered
to administer oaths and affirmations to any persons
appearing as witnesses before him, and false
swearing shall be punished as such. Any witness '
who refuses to be sworn, or who refuses to
testify, or who disobeys any lawful order of the
Fire Marshal, or who fails or refuses to produce
any book, paper or document touching any matter
under examination, or who is guilty of any
contemptuous conduct after being summoned to give
testimony in relation to any matter under investi-
gation as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of
violating this chapter. It shall be the duty of
the Fire Marshal to make complaint against the
person so refusing to comply with the summons or
order of the Fire Marshal before the municipal
court of the City.
(d) The Mayor is authorized and directed to make
public proclamation in the name of the City
offering a reward of two hundred and fifty
dollars ($250) for the arrest and conviction in
a court of competent and final jurisdiction, of
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any person found guilty of the crime of arson, as
defined in the statutes of the State, within the
limits of the City and to have the proclamation
printed upon placards eight (8) by twelve (12)
inches in size and placed in wooden frames, under
glass, and posted in at least twenty (20) public
buildings in the City.
(e)- Any person who as a guest or occupant of any hotel,
rooming house, tourist court, motel or any other
place renting rooms for the accommodation of the
public shall, by smoking, or attempting to light
or to smoke cigars, cigarettes, pipes or tobacco
in any manner in which lighters or matches are
employed, or who, in the disposition of lighted
matches, cigars or cigarettes or live embers of
any smoking material, in a careless, reckless or
negligent manner, whether willfully or not, sets
fire to any mattress, bedding, furniture, curtains,
drapes or any other household furnishings shall be
guilty of a violation of this chapter.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper
with, remove, injure or destroy any wire,'-bracket,
fixture, glass, insulator, fire alarm box, or any
part thereof or appurtenance thereto, of the fire
alarm system of the City.
(g) It shall be unlawful for any person to turn in to
the Fire Department or to any City division,' depart-
ment, or official any false alarm of fire or any
false report of the existence of any bomb or other
explosive."
B. Chapter 2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Chapter 2. Modifications.
2.01 Modifications.
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The City Manager, the Fire Chief and the Fire Marshal,
acting together, shall have power to modify any provision
of the Fire Prevention Code, upon application in writing
by the owner or lessee or his duly authorized agent when
there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying
out the strict letter of the Code; provided that the spirit
of the Code shall be observed, public safety secured and
substantial justice done. Such modification shall only be
applicable upon the unanimous approval of the City Manager,
the Fire Chief and the Fire Marshal in writing. The
particulars of such modification when granted or allowed
by such unanimous approval shall be entered into the
records of the Fire Marshal and a signed copy shall be
furnished the applicant."
C. Amend Section 5.02 by amending the following definitions to
read as follows:
"Applicable governing body - means the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas.
Building Code - means the City of Corpus Christi Building
Code.
Fire Official or Fire Marshal - means that officer
designated by the Fire Chief or City Manager as the person
charged with the administration and enforcement of this
Code.
Plumbing Code — means the City of Corpus Christi Plumbing
Code."
D. Section 5.02 is further amended by adding the following
definitions:
"Authority — means the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Jurisdiction — means the City of Corpus Christi, Texas."
E. Section 17.03 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"17.03 Manufacture, sale and discharge of fireworks.
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(a) All of the provisions of this chapter shall apply
to all of the area within the City and to all of
that area adjacent to the City and within 5,000
feet of the City limits; provided, however, that
no change in the City limits occurring after
August k, 1976, shall affect an expansion of the
area in which this chapter applies until the
120th day following the effective date of such
change in the City limits.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,
assemble, store, transport, receive, keep, sell,
offer or have in his possession with intent to
sell, deliver to any person or place, use, dis-
charge, cause to be discharged, ignite, detonate,
fire or otherwise set in action or have in his
possession or on his person or under his control
any firewords of any description except as herein
provided. The fire official shall have power to
adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the
granting of permits for supervised public displays
of fireworks by a jurisdiction, fair associations,
amusement parks, other organizations or for the
use of fireworks by artisans in pursuit of their
trade. Every such use or display shall be handled
by a competent operator approved by the fire
official and shall be of such character and so
located, discharged or fired so as not to be
hazardous to property or endanger any person.
(c) Application for permits shall be made in writing
at least ten (10) days in advance of the date of
display. After such privilege shall be granted,
sale, possession, use and distribution of fireworks
for such display shall be lawful for that purpose
only. No permit granted hereunder shall be
transferable."
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F. Section 17.06 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"17.06 Seizure of fireworks.
The presence of any fireworks within the City or within
5,000 feet of the City limits shall constitute a violation
of this article and is hereby declared to be a common and -
public nuisance and detrimental to the public health,
safety and general welfare. The fire official is directed
and required to seize and cause to be safely destroyed any
fireworks found within the City or within 5,000 feet of
the City limits in violation of this article or in violation
of the Fire Prevention Code. Any member of the Fire Depart-
ment of the City or any police officer is empowered to
seize any fireworks found within the City or within
5,000 feet of the City limits in violation of this article
and cause the same to be safely destroyed."
G. Chapter 17 is further amended by adding the following
sections:
"17.07 Duties of City Attorney.
Notwithstanding any penal provisions of this article, the
City Attorney is authorized to file suit on behalf of the
City or the Fire Marshal or both, for injunctive relief as
may be necessary to prevent unlawful storage, transporta-
tion, keeping or use of fireworks within the City and to
aid the Fire Marshal in the discharge of his duties and
to prevent any person from interfering with the seizure
and destruction of such fireworks, but.it shall not be
necessary to obtain any such injunctive relief as a
prerequisite to such seizure and destruction.
17.08 Defense in prosecution.
In any prosecution for any violation of this chapter, it
shall not be necessary for the prosecution to negate any
proviso exception, but the same may be raised by the
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defendant by way of defense. The possession of a permit
from the fire official shall constitute a defense to the
persons named in such permit or in place of the persons
named in such permit.
17.09 Penalty.
Any person, upon conviction for violation of any provision
of this chapter, shall be fined not more than two hundred
dollars ($200). If the fireworks be separately wrapped or
packaged, the doing of any act prohibited by this chapter
or the omission to do any act required to be done by this
chapter shall be a separate offense as to each such
separately wrapped or packaged fireworks. Each day that
a violation of this chapter shall continue with respect
to any package of fireworks or any article of fireworks
shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall
use, discharge, cause to be discharged, ignite; detonate,
fire or otherwise set in action any fireworks, upon con-
viction, shall be fined as above provided."
H. Amend Chapter 18 by amending Section 18.2.05 to hereafter
read as follows:
"18.205 Convalescent homes, homes for the aged and
nurseries.
At least one fire extinguisher of a type suitable for use
on Class A fires shall be provided in each story and in
the basement, or these areas shall be protected by one
inch or one and one -half inch hose attached to suitably
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located gated outlets."
I. Section 18.206 is amended by amending subparagraph (a)
thereof to read as follows:
"(a) Every dwelling unit within an apartment house,
condominium or townhouse shall be provided with an approved
listed detector, sensing visible or invisible particles
of combustion, installed in accordance with the manufacturer's
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recommendation and listing. When actuated the dector shall
provide an audible alarm."
J. Section 20.201 is amended by amending paragraph (a) thereof
to read as follows:
"(a) The storage of flammable and combustible liquids in
above ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited
except in the I- 3'Heavy Industrial' zoning district."
K. Section 20.601 is amended to read as follows:
"20.601 Location of plants.
No new bulk plants shall be constructed except'within the
I -3 'Heavy Industrial' zoning district."
L. Chapter 25 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Chapter 25. Liquefied petroleum gases.
25.01 Definitions.
The following terms used in this article are defined as
follows:
Inspector - the Building Official, Fire Marshal and /or
Fire Chief of the City or their duly appointed representatives.
Liquefied petroleum gas - any material which is "composed
predominately of any of the following hydrocarbons or
mixtures of them: propane, propylene, butanes (normal
butane or isobutane and butylenes).
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Docket No. 1 - the rules and
regulations issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas,
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division, referred to in Section
25.02 hereof.
Person - as defined in Section 5.02 including the manager,
agent, servant or employee of any of them.
Premises - the grounds, as well as all buildings and
appurtenances pertaining thereto, and any adjacent premises,
if directly or indirectly under the control of the same
person.
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Railroad Commission - the Railroad Commission of the State
of Texas or any regularly authorized deputy or agent
thereof.
Vehicle - automobiles, trucks, trailers and all appurte-
nances pertaining thereto.
25.02 Adoption of rules and regulations of Railroad
Commission.
The rules and regulations published by the Railroad
Commission, Liquefied Gas Division, entitled Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Docket No. 1, the Handling and Odorization
of Liquefied Petroleum Gases and Specifications for the
Design, Construction and Installation of Equipment used
in Petroleum Gases, and Adoption of Forms of Reports, dated
June 1, 1972 (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
Secretary's office) is hereby adopted as fully as if copied
at length in this article except wherein it may conflict
or be changed by provisions of this article.
25.03 Compliance with requirements of article and State.
No person shall keep, store, retain, handle, haul, transport,
dispense, distribute, use or consume within the City any
liquefied petroleum gas (not in nonrefillable containers)
except upon full compliance with the requirements of this
article and with the requirements of the State.
25.04 Remedying or abatement of defective or improperly
installed equipment, etc.
Whenever liquefied petroleum gas equipment is found to be
defective or improperly installed, or is being handled or
operated in such manner as to become a menace to the public
safety or welfare, same may be deemed a nuisance by the
inspector by the serving of a written notice upon the owner
thereof, or upon the person having control thereof or the
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premises, whereupon the matter covered in such notice shall
be immediately remedied or abated.
25.05 Permit required to install, repair, etc., tanks,
containers, pipes, etc.
No person shall install or repair any tank, container, or
equipment connected therewith for the storing or consumption
of liquefied petroleum gas, or install any piping for the
distribution or use of liquefied petroleum gas on any
premises within the City, until such person shall have
secured a permit from the City, together with a receipt for
the payment of a permit fee of ten dollars ($10) for each
permit for installation or repair.
25.06 Odorization of gas to permit determination of presence.
In order that the danger of escaping combustible gas may
be minimized and to facilitate the quick detection of gas
leaks, all liquefied petroleum gas shall be effectively
odorized so as to indicate postively to a person of ordinary
sensibility by distinctive odor the presence of gas down
to concentrations in air of as much as one -half (1/2) of
one (1) percent by volume.
25.07 Containers, equipment and appurtenances to comply
with Liquefied Petroleum Gas Docket No. 1.
All containers, equipment and appurtenances installed for
the storage and dispensing of liquefied petroleum gas for
the purpose of providing gas for industrial, commercial
and domestic uses shall be designed, constructed, equipped
and installed as specified in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Docket No. 1.
25.08 Vehicles for transportation to be designed, etc.,
in accordance with Liquefied Petroleum Gas Docket No. 1.
All vehicles used for the transportation or removal of
'liquefied petroleum gas over the streets, alleys or public
thoroughfares of the City shall be designed, constructed
and operated in accordance with the published regulations
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for the design, construction and operation of automobiles,
tank trucks and tank trailers for the transportation of
liquefied petroleum gas, as defined in the Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Docket No. 1.
25.09 Limitations on filling containers or transferring
from container to another container.
(a) Persons having liquefied petroleum gas for sale or
for distribution within the City shall not fill tanks or
containers, including tanks and containers on vehicles,
with a gas having a vapor pressure which at one hundred
(100) degrees Fahrenheit, is greater than the working
pressure of the tank or container being filled, nor shall
any such gas be transferred when the pressure in the
originating vessel exceeds the safety valve setting on
the receiving container.
(b) No consumer container shall be filled at any but
an approved liquefied petroleum gas tank or parking
location, except consumer tanks used as part of the
equipment of mobile house trailers or motor homes;
provided the following regulations are observed:
(1) No attempt shall be made to put any liquefied
petroleum gas into any tank or container, unless
such container shall bear a certificate acceptable
to the Railroad Commission, certifying that such
container will withstand a pressure greater than
the setting of the safety relief valve on such
container and the safety relief valve is in working
condition.
(2) Such tank or container shall bear the certifi-
cate recognized by the Railroad Commission showing
the tank weight of such container.
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(3) All valves, hoses, and equipment used in the
transferring of liquefied gas from the supplier
container to the consumers container to be filled
shall meet the standards'required by the Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Docket No. 1
(4) All filling operations shall be conducted in
accordance with regulations in Liquefied Petroleum
Gas Docket No. 1.
(c) Approved liquefied petroleum gas tank or parking
locations shall be those in which liquefied petroleum
gas tanks or containers are situated while transfer of
their contents is being made and which meet all require-
meats of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Docket No. 1 for such
transfer, as well as all additional requirements that
are herein specified and which locations have been so
approved by the inspector.
(d) No person shall handle the dispensing or trans-
ferring of any quantity from any container to another
container or to any form of installation or equipment
without first having met the qualifications hereinafter
provided for handling and dispensing, and having applied
for and been issued a proper certificate in force at
the time.
25.10 Installation, etc., of tanks, containers, etc., to
be in accordance with laws of State; fire extinguishers to
be provided at storage tanks; protection of storage tanks
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against mechanical injury.
(a) All tanks, containers and appurtenant equipment
installed for use within the City for the purpose of
providing liquefied petroleum gas for industrial,
commercial and domestic uses shall be designed, con-
structed, equipped and installed in a manner as required
by the laws of the State as defined in the Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Docket No. 1.
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(b) Fire extinguishers of the type and size recommended
by the inspector shall be provided and maintained in
good working condition, at those storage tanks being
used for the purpose of transferring liquefied petroleum
gas to motor fuel tanks or other containers.
(c) Storage tank installations shall have adequate
protection in the form of guard rails and /or bumpers to
protect them from mechanical injury from being bumped
or run into by trucks or other mobile equipment.
25.11 Maximum capacity of storage tanks.
No storage container shall be installed, erected or used
for a capacity to hold more than one hundred fifty (150)
water gallons in any portion of the City, other than an
area zoned for heavy industrial use. Containers larger
than one hundred fifty (150) water gallons capacity shall
not be erected, installed or used anywhere within the City
limits; provided that this restriction shall not be appli-
cable to transportation purposes and provided further that
containers larger than one hundred fifty (150) water
gallons capacity may be authorized and installed only in
areas zoned for heavy industrial use and then only after
applicant has first obtained and presented to the proper
City officials a written approval of such installation by
the Chief Engineer of the State Fire Insurance Commission
and by the Director of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division
of the Railroad Commission.
25.12 Inspection and approval of tanks prior to placing in
service.
Tanks and containers shall not be placed in service or
filled upon the premises of the ultimate user, until the
work of installation has been inspected and approved by
the Building Official.
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25.13 Parking or storing vehicles used for transportation.
No vehicle transporting or containing liquefied petroleum
gas other than in consumer tank or tanks shall be parked
or stored on the streets, alleys, public thoroughfares or
at any other point except on premises owned or leased by
the owner of such vehicle and approved as permanent tank or
parking locations as provided for in section 25.09; provided,
however, the vehicle may be parked at the approved point
where the commodity is to be delivered and such delivery is
made without undue delay.
25.14 Transfer from one vehicle to another.
No liquefied petroleum gas shall be transferred from one
vehicle to another on any streets, alleys, public thorough-
fares or at any point other than the premises on which per-
manent storage tanks are located, or an approved parking
location, except that in case of emergency, such transfer
may be made under the supervision of the Eire Marshal or
fire division.
25.15 Persons permitted to make adjustments, etc., in
devices, regulators, etc.
Adjustments, changes or alterations in the accessories,
devices, regulators and safety devices of liquefied petro-
leum gas containers shall not be made except by persons
licensed by the City or the Railroad Commission to do such
work.
25.16 Use of portable containers inside buildings.
By written permission of Eire Marshal, portable liquefied
petroleum gas containers may be used but not stored inside
of buildings when required as a fuel supply container for
Underwriters' Laboratory approved torches being used in
the construction, repair or improvement of the building
or structure and its fixtures and equipment.
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25.17 Article supplemental to laws of State and Railroad
Commission regulations.
This article shall be construed to be supplemental to
the laws of the State and of the regulations of the Railroad
Commission of the State applying to liquefied petroleum gas
as now or hereafter exist or are promulgated in conformity
with the laws of the State.
25.18 Article cumulative of certain ordinances; repeal of
conflicting regulations.
This article shall be deemed to be cumulative of all other
ordinances of the City with respect to the building, con-
struction, repair or installation of any character of
buildings, structures, or equipment, but'insofar as the
provisions of this article are in direct conflict with the
provisions of those ordinances, they are hereby expressly
repealed."
M. Chapter 32 is hereby amended by adding a new section 32.408
to read as follows:
"32.408 Fire drills in educational and health care
occupancies.
(a) Fire drills shall be held at least once a month in
educational occupancies where such occupancies constitute
the major occupancy of a building and at least once every
two months at health care occupancies where such occu-
pancies constitute the major occupancy of the building.
During severe weather, fire drills are permitted to be
postponed. A record of all fire drills shall be kept and
persons in charge of such occupancies shall file written
reports at least quarterly with the Bureau of Fire Prevention
giving the time and date of each drill held.
(b) In educational occupancies fire drills shall include
complete evacuation of all persons from the building.
In health care occupancies fire drills shall be conducted
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to familiarize operating personnel with their assigned
positions or assigned duties; complete evacuation of
occupants from the building at the time of a fire drill
shall be required only where it is practicable and does
not involve moving or disturbing patients under medical
care."
N. Chapter 32 is further amended by adding a new section
32.409 to read as follows:
"32.409 Convalescent homes, homes for the aged and nur-
series.
Buildings occupied for the purposes of convalescent
homes, homes for the aged and nurseries shall have central
heating plants with installation so as to safeguard the
inherent fire hazard. The use of portable heaters of any
kind is hereby prohibited. Lighting shall be restricted
to electricity."
0. Chapter 20 is hereby amended by adding-a new section
20.609 to read as follows:
"20.609 Wharves.
(a) The term 'wharf' shall mean any wharf, pier, bulkhead,
or other structure over or contiguous to navigable water
used in conjunction with a bulk plant, the primary function
of which is the transfer of flammable or combustible
liquid cargo in bulk between shore installations and any
tank vessel, ship, barge, lighter, boat or other mobile
floating craft; and this section shall apply to all such
installations except marine service stations as covered by
the provisions of Division VII, Service Stations. The
design and construction of wharves or general purpose
piers handling liquids in bulk quantities shall be
reasonably safe to persons and property. Installation,
alteration, or extension of piers and wharves conforming
to the provisions of this Code shall be deemed to be
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reasonably safe to persons and property; on matters not
detailed in this Code, piers and wharves installed,
altered, or extended in conformance with the provisions
of NFPA No. 87, Standard for the Construction and Pro-
tection of Piers and Wharves, 1975 Edition, shall be
evidence that such piers and wharves are reasonably safe
to persons and property.
(b) Package cargo of flammable and combustible liquids,
including full and empty drums, bulk fuel and stores are
permitted to be handled over a wharf during cargo trans-
fer and at such times and places as agreed upon by the
wharf superintendent and the senior deck officer on duty.
(c) Wharves at which flammable or combustible liquid
cargoes are to be transferred in bulk quantities to or
from tank vessels shall be at least 100 feet fr6m any
bridge over a navigable waterway, or from an entrance to
or superstructure of any vehicular or railroad tunnel under
a waterway. The termination of the wharf loading or
unloading fixed piping shall be at least 200 feet from
a bridge or from an entrance to or superstructure of a
tunnel.
(d) Substructure and deck shall be substantially designed
for the use intended. Deck construction can employ any
material which will afford the desired combination of
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flexibility, resistance to shock, durability, strength
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and fire resistance. Heavy timber construction is acceptable.
(e) Tanks used exclusively for ballast water or Class II
or Class III liquids are permitted to be installed on
suitably designed wharves.
(f) Loading pumps capable of building up pressures in
excess of the safe working pressure of cargo hose or
loading arms shall be provided with bypasses, relief
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valves, or other arrangement to protect the loading
facilities against excessive pressure. Relief devices
shall be tested at not more than yearly intervals to
determine that they function satisfactorily at the
pressure at which they are set.
All pressure hoses and couplings shall be inspected
at intervals appropriate'to the service. With the hose
extended, test the hose and couplings using the
'inservice maximum operating pressures'. Any hose
showing material deteriorations, signs of leakage, or
weakness in its carcass or at the couplings, shall be
withdrawn from service and repaired or discarded.
(g) Piping, valves and fittings shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Division III, with the following
exceptions and additions:
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(1) Flexibility of piping shall be assured by
appropriate layout and arrangement of piping supports
so that motion of the wharf structure resulting from
wave action, currents, tides or the mooring of vessels
will not subject the pipe to repeated strain beyond
the elastic limit.
(2) Pipe joints depending upon the friction character-
istics of combustible materials or grooving of pipe
• ends for mechanical continuity of piping shall not be
used.
(3) Swivel joints are permitted to be used in piping
to which hoses are connected, and for articulated
swivel -joint transfer systems, provided that the design
is such that the mechanical strength of the joint will
not be impaired if the packing material should fail,
as by exposure to fire.
(4) Piping systems shall contain a sufficient number
of valves to operate the system properly and to control
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the flow of liquid in normal operation and in the
event of physical damage. In addition, each line
conveying flammable liquids leading to a wharf shall be
provided with a readily accessible block valve located
on shore near the approach to the wharf and outside of
any diked area. Where more than one line is involved,
the valves shall be grouped in one location.
(5) Means of easy access shall be provided for cargo
line valves located below the wharf deck.
(6) Pipelines on wharves shall be adequately bonded
and grounded if Class I and Class II liquids are
handled. If excessive stray currents are encountered,
insulating joints shall be installed. Bonding and
grounding connections on all pipelines shall be located
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on wharf side of hose riser insulation flanges, if
used, and shall be accessible for inspection.
(7) Hose or articulated swivel -joint pipe connections
used for cargo transfer shall be capable of accommo-
dating the combined effects of change in draft: and
maximum tidal range, and mooring lines shall be kept
adjusted to prevent surge of the vessel from placing
stress on the cargo transfer system.
(8) Hose shall be supported so as to avoid kinking and
damage from chafing.
(h) 'Suitable portable fire extinguishers with a rating of not
less than 20-B:C shall be located within 75 feet of those
portions of the facility where fires are likely to occur,
such as hose connections, pumps and separator tanks.
(1) Where piped water is available, ready - connected fire
hose in size appropriate for the water supply shall be
provided so that manifolds where connections are made
and broken can be reached by at least one hose stream.
(2) Material shall not be placed on wharves in such a
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manner as to obstruct access to fire fighting equipment
or important pipeline control valves.
(3) Where the wharf is accessible to vehicle traffic,
an unobstructed roadway to the shore end of the wharf
shall be maintained for access of fire fighting
apparatus.
(i) Loading or discharging shall not commence until wharf
superintendent and officer in charge of tank vessel agree
that tank vessel is properly moored and all connections are
properly made. Mechanical work shall not be performed on
the wharf during cargo transfer, except under special
authorization based on a review of the area involved,
methods to be employed, and precautions necessary."
P. Chapter 34 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 2. Articles I, II, III, and Sections 18 -1! through
18 -53 of the Corpus Christi Code are hereby repealed. Ordinance No. 3635,
passed January 6, 1954, Ordinance 3977, passed December 8, 1954, Ordinance
7440, passed December 23, 1964, Ordinance 7546, passed April 14, 1965,
Ordinance 8464, passed May 24, 1967, Ordinance 11239, passed January 3,
1973, and Ordinance 12087, passed May 29, 1974, are repealed.
SECTION 3. Any and all persons, firms, partnerships, or cor-
porations who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or
fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any
order or regulation made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any
detail statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved there-
under, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall severally
for each and every violation and noncompliance respectively be fined in a
sum not less than ten dollars ($10), and not to exceed the sum of Two
Hundred Dollars ($200). The imposition of one fine for any violation of
this ordinance shall not excuse the violation, or permit it to continue;
and all such persons, firms, partnerships or corporations shall. be required
to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and
each day any violation of this ordinance shall continue shall constitute a
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separate offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held
to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. In case a
corporation is the violator of any provision of this ordinance, the president,
vice president, secretary, treasurer, manager, or any agent or employee of
such corporation shall also be severally liable for the penalties herein
prescribed; provided further that should a different punishment be prescribed
in any case by State law for any offense included in this ordinance, and
should the punishment prescribed by State law be the only punishment which
can lawfully be adjudged for any such offense, then the punishment prescribed
by State law shall be adjudged by the municipal court against such offender in
lieu of the penalty,hereinbefore provided.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, sub-
division, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be
held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent
t
jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph; sub-
division, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is
the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision thereof be given full force
and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 5. Publication shall be made one time by publishing
in the official newspaper of the City of Corpus Christi the caption of
this ordinance stating in substance the purpose of the aforesaid ordinance.
THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE AS READ F THE FI 3T TIME PASSED
TO IT3 SECOND READING ON THI3 THE��DAY OF ry(/7>tf�jV, 19' THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
JASON LUBY ,/LI
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE A3E3
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GABE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINAN E WAS READ THE SECOND TIME AN PASSED,
TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS TME_! /�pAY OF , �� BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
JA30N LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE A3E8
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLET
GABE LOIANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
THAT THE FO E DING ORDI
FINALLY ON THIS THE _DAY 0
JASON LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASE3
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GABE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
PASSED AND APPROVED, TH
HE IRO TIME AND PASSED
BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ATTEST:
A& (2,
Cl 'f* SECRET RY MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
AK DAY AKVDAY OF 19?-b:
Em �L!
aTY ATTORNEY
L
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT;
` ITATE OF TEXAS,
County of Nueces.
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personafly Tame .. ..............................L
G.lor ....
....
Ac1± D. untimg .............................. ............................... 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
LEGALS...NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 13507 ADOPTING THE STANDARD FIRE
...................P]?EVEN�` ON CbDl , �97b EDITION—, --WITH- UERTAIN C'HtiN'GE-F - --
of which the annexed is a true copy, *as published in C ] el• -T mes..__•_•...__•_-_•.•__.._._•.• . ................ .........•..�•,
on the 5..._.. day of- _December ................ 1976.., M&%U &.. ..........................ttRwK fir.............:......._.._.
xdb}igeFliMa Ar.--•-------------- - -- .......................................................
..... ......1 ..................Times.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1.6 . ............day of.. De cem b..--- •..- ........................... 19.76_ - -•_
Eugenia S. Cortez - S �'
Notary PubTiic, Nueces County, Texas
E
pASSAG � r
i ORDINANCE N0, 13507 y
ADOPTING THE STgrypgRp
1
FIRE PREVENTI ON NODE]
476, ED "' -
IiIOry IDER:
iN CHANGES AN'
AMENDMENTS, A C O
OPY O0
WHICH, AUTHENTICATED
BY THE SIGNATURES OF�
THE MAYOR-AND CITY SEC•
RETARY, AND MADE Al
PUBLIC RECORD BY THIS,'
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY`;
COUNCI4 IS ON FILE IN�,
PROVIDING FOR SEVER . .
ABILITY; AND PROVIDING s r
FOR PUBLICATION.
WAS PASSED AND APPROV +
ED by the Clty CaunUl of the
City of Corpus Chhti Tensl
during the Regular Council --
Meeting held on December a,,
1976, at 2:01) p.m. and provides
that is shall take effM from arHf
after its passage and pubs
Iicatbn one time in fhe officia?
publication of the City of Carpa
Christi, Texas.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND
AND SEAL of the City of Cor.
pus Christi, Texas this 9th da
Of December, 1976. f
- s- BILLG. READ `
Bill G. Read City Secretary
City d Carpus Christi,