HomeMy WebLinkAbout18230 ORD - 05/16/1984AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE STANDARD FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 1982 EDITION,
WITH CERTAIN OF THE 1983 REVISIONS, AND OTHER CHANGES AND
AMENDMENTS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING
FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the "Standard Fire Prevention Code, 1982 Edition," a
copy of which 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:
Section 1.03, Scope, is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence at the end of that section:
In the case of any conflict between the Corpus Christi
Building Code and the Fire Prevention Code, the provisions
of the Building Code shall govern.
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 he shall cause the same to be reduced to
writing. 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 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 Marshall 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.
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(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 investigation 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 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 a 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, department, or
official any false alarm of fire or any false report of the
existence of any bomb or other explosive.
(h) The Police Department shall assist the Fire Department
in its investigations whenever requested to do so.
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The following is hereby added as Sections 1.16 and 1.17:
1.16 Fire Drills
Fire Drills shall be held in educational and institutional
occupancies. The drills shall be held at least once a month
in educational occupancies and at least once every three (3)
months during each work shift in institutional occupancies.
Educational occupancy fire drills shall include complete
evacuation of all occupants. Institutional occupancy fire
drills shall be conducted in an approved manner such that
personnel are familiar with their assigned emergency duties
and procedures.
A record of all fire drills shall be kept on site and
persons responsible in charge of the occupancy shall file
written reports at lease twice a year with the Fire Official
which shall contain the following information:
1. Date of drill
2. Time of drill
3. Number of Occupants Evacuated
4. Total time for Evacuation
5. Other Items Pertinent to the Drill
(ADDED TO 1982 BUILDING CODE AS A LOCAL OPTION)
1.17 Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan - High Rise Buildings
(a) Where required: In all buildings identified as
highrise by the building code, the owner or individual in
charge of the building shall be required to prepare and
submit to the fire official a fire safety and evacuation
plan for review and approval.
(b) The fire safety plan shall address, but not be limited
to the location of primary and secondary exits, fire
extinguishers and occupant use hose, fire alarm stations and
procedures to follow in the event of a fire. The
pre -determined message for the voice alarm system as
specified in the building code shall be included in the fire
safety plan. Approved copies shall be distributed to all
building employees and tenants.
(c) The fire safety and evacuation plan shall be reviewed
and updated at least once a year or whenever changes are
made in the occupancy or physical arrangement of the
building.
(1983 Amendment to 1982 Fire Prevention Code)
Section 2.01 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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2.01 Board of Appeals and Adjustments
The City Manager, the Fire Chief, and the Fire Marshal,
acting together, shall have the power to modify any
provision of the Fire Prevention Code, upon application in
writing by the owner or lessee, or their duly authorized
agents, 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 to the applicant.
(1976 Fire Prevention Code)
Section 2.03 is hereby amended to add the following as subsection (b):
(b) Notwithstanding the appeal period provided above, in
cases where the Fire Official deems the existence of a
condition which poses an extreme danger to person or
property, immediate compliance shall be required in
accordance with Section 1.10 of this Code.
(1983 Amendment)
Section 3.01 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.01 Recognized Standards and Publications
The provisions of this Code may not be applicable to every
situation involving the protection of life and property from
the hazards of fire, smoke, and explosion. In this
situation, compliance with current or latest nationally
recognized standards or publications shall be evidence of
compliance with this Code.
(1976 Fire Prevention Code)
Section 5.02 is hereby amended to add the following definition:
Air Conditioning - air conditioning is the process of
treating air so as to control its temperature, humidity,
cleanliness and distribution to meet the requirements for
the conditioned space.
(1983 Amendment)
The following is hereby added as Sections 15.14 and 15.15:
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15.14 Audio, Visual Signals
(a) The Texas State Program for preventing architectural
barriers, Article 678g Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,
establishes standards and specifications relating to the
construction of certain buildings to make them accessible to
handicapped persons.
(b) These standards and specifications shall apply to all
buildings and facilities used by the public which are
constructed in full or in part by the use of state, county,
or municipal funds, or the funds of any political
subdivision of the state. These standards and
specifications shall be adhered to by certain privately
financed buildings, building elements, and improved areas
which are open to public use for education, employment
transportation, or acquisition of goods and services,
including the following:
(1) Shopping Centers which contain in excess of five
mercantile establishments (the standards and
specifications for toilet rooms do not apply unless the
shopping center elects to have public toilet rooms);
(2) Transportation terminals;
(3) Theatres and auditoriums having a seating capacity
of 200 or more patrons;
(4) Hospitals and related medical facilities which
provide direct medical service to patients;
(5) Nursing homes and convalescent centers;
(6) Professional office buildings containing 20,000
square feet or more of floor space and wherein
commercial activity or a profession is practiced in all
or the majority of such building or structure;
(7) Funeral homes;
(8) Commercial business and trade schools or colleges.
(c) This section is concerned with nonambulatory
disabilities, semiambulatory disabilities, sight
disabilities, hearing disabilities, disabilities of
coordination and aging. It is intended to make all
buildings and facilities covered by this section accessible
to, and functional for, the physically handicapped to,
through, and within their doors, without loss of function,
space, or facilities where the general public is concerned.
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(d) Warning Signals
(1) Audible warning signals shall be accompanied by
simultaneous visual signals for the benefit of those
with hearing disabilities.
(2) Visual signals shall be accompanied by
simultaneous audible signals for the benefit of the
blind.
(e) Visual signals shall consist of the letters FIRE in a
flashing manner when activated. The lettering, size, color
and location of legally required visual signal shall be
subject to the approval of the Fire Official.
(Southern Building Code 1982)
Section 15.15 Means of Egress Capacity Requirements
(a) Occupant Content
For determining the exits required, the minimum of persons
or the occupant content of any floor area shall not in any
case be taken less than specified below:
USE AREA PER
OCCUPANT* (Sq. Ft.)
Assembly without fixed seats
Concentrated 7 Net
Standing Space 3 Net
Unconcentrated 15 Net
Assembly with fixed seats Note 1
Bowling alleys, allow 5 person for each alley,
including 15 feet of runway and for additional areas. 7 Net
Business areas 100 gross
Small restaurants (without fixed seats) 15 Net
Small restaurants (with fixed seats) Note 1
Court rooms - other than fixed seating areas 40 Net
Educational
Classroom areas 20 Net
Shops and other vocational areas 50 Net
Industrial areas 100 Gross
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Institutional
Sleeping areas 120 Gross
Inpatient treatment and ancillary areas 240 Gross
Outpatient area 100 Gross
Library
Reading rooms 50 Net
Stack area 100 Gross
Mercantile
Basement and grade floor areas 30 Gross
Areas on other floors 60 Gross
Storage, shipping area 100 Gross
Parking garage 200 Gross
Residential 200 Gross
Storage area, mechanical 300 Gross
Note 1 - The occupant load for an assembly area having fixed seats installed
shall be determined by the number of fixed seats.
*Floor area, gross: For the purpose of determining the number of persons for
who exitways are to be provided, gross floor area shall be the floor area within
the perimeter of the outside walls of the building under consideration, without
deduction for hallways, stairs, closets, thickness of walls, columns, or other
features.
*Floor area, net: For the purpose of determining the number of persons for who
exitways are to be provided, net floor area shall be the actual occupied area,
not including accessory unoccupied areas or thickness of walls.
*The occupant content of floor areas of the building shall be computed on the
basis of the specific occupancy classification of the building. Where mixed
occupancies occur, the occupant content of each occupancy area shall be computed
on the basis of that specific occupancy.
(b) Occupant Content Posted
Signs stating the maximum occupant content shall be
conspicuously posted by the owner of the building in each
assembly room, auditorium or room used for a similar purpose
where fixed seats are not installed. It shall be unlawful
to remove or deface such notice or to permit more than the
legal number of persons within such space. This number
shall be determined by the capacity of the exits provided.
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(c) "Occupant Content" Signs
The lettering, size, color and location of legally required
occupant content posted signs shall be subject to the
approval of the Fire Official.
(Southern Building Code 1982)
Section 17.03 is amended to read as follows:
17.03 Manufacture, Sale and Discharge of Fireworks
(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 4, 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, discharge, 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
fireworks of any description except as herein provided. The
fire official shall have the 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 of 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 displays shall be
lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted hereunder
shall be transferable.
(Ordinance No. 7440 adopted December 23, 1964)
Section 17.06 is 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
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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 Department
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.
(Ordinance No. 7440 adopted December 23, 1964)
The following provisions are added as Sections 17.07 through 17.09:
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,
transportation, 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 to ebta44 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
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 shall constitute a separate offense.
Any person who shall use, discharge, cause to be discharged,
ignite, detonate, fire or otherwise set in action any
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fireworks, upon conviction shall be fined as above provided.
(Ordinance No. 7440 adopted December 23, 1964)
Subsection (c) of Section 18.201 is amended to hereafter read as follows:
(c) All premises, other than one and two family dwellings,
where buildings are located more than 150 feet from a public
fire hydrant system shall be provided with approved fire
hydrants, connected to a water system, capable of supplying
the fire flow required by the Fire Official. The location
and number of such on-site hydrants shall be as designated
by the Fire Official so as to have a hydrant within three
hundred (300) feet of any portion of any building on such
premises. Refer to Section 18.106 for access requirements.
(1982 Fire Prevention Code Local Option)
The following is hereby added as Section 18.205A:
18.205A Convalescent Homes, Homes for the Aged and
Nurseries
At lease 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 and
one-half inch hose attached to suitably located gated
outlets.
(1976 Fire Prevention Code)
Subsection (a) of Section 18.206 is amended to hereafter read as follows:
(a) Every dwelling unit constructed after September 1,
1981, and every dwelling unit within an apartment house,
condominium, townhouse and every guest or sleeping room in a
motel, hotel, or dormitory shall be provided with an
approved listed smoke detector, installed in accordance with
the manufacturer's recommendation and listing. In dwellings
and dwelling units, a smoke detector shall be mounted on the
ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in the corridor
or area giving access to each group of rooms used for
sleeping purposes. Where the dwelling or dwelling unit
contains more than one story, detectors are required on each
story including cellars and basements, but not including
uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units with
split levels, a smoke detector needs to be installed only on
the upper level, provided the lower level is less than one
full story below the upper level, except that if there is a
door between levels then a detector is required on each
level. Such detectors shall be connected to a sounding
device or other detector to provide an alarm which will be
audible in the sleeping areas. Detectors shall be listed
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and meet the installation requirements of NFPA 74 and NFPA
72A.
(State Law)
Section 18.209 is amended to read as follows:
18.209 Standpipes Required
(a) Buildings two (2) stories or more and exceeding fifty
(50) feet in height shall be provided with a Class III
standpipe system.
(b) Group R - residential occupancies, hotels, dormitories
and motels three (3) stories or more in height shall be
provided with a Class III standpipe system.
(c) When a building is completely sprinklered and standpipe
is required, either a Class I or combined system shall be
provided.
(d) Group A - Large assembly occupancies with working
stage, a standpipe outlet with hose attached shall be
provided on each side of the rear of each balcony and
gallery on each side of the stage, on each tier of dressing
rooms, and work rooms.
(e) Exceptions:
1. In a completely sprinklered building, Class II and
III standpipes are not required.
2. In basements or cellars equipped with a complete
automatic sprinkler system, Class II and Class III
standpipes are not required.
(1983 Amendment)
The following is hereby added as Section 18.210.A:
18.210A Hose and Nozzle
(a) Each outlet of Class III standpipe system shall be
supplied with not more than one hundred (100) feet of
approved one and one-half (11) inch lined hose capable of
withstanding five hundred (500) psi test pressure. Such
hose shall be equipped with an approved nozzle.
(b) On existing systems, the hose including gaskets, shall
be removed and inspected and the hose re -racked or reeled at
intervals in accordance with NFiPA 1962. Standard for the
Care, Use and Maintenance of Fire Hose Including Connections
and Nozzles. Where warranted, the hose shall be replaced
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with listed lined hose.
(1983 Amendment)
The following subsection (h) is added to Section 18.213:
(h) Sprinkler Systems shall be installed in buildings 75
feet above the lowest level of the Fire Department Vehicle
Access. This requirement shall apply to Group R
(Residential ) and Group B (Business).
(Local Option)
Subsection (a) of Section 20.201 is amended to read as follows:
(a) The storage of flammable and combustible liquids in
above ground tanks is prohibited except in I-3 "Heavy
Industrial" zoning district.
(1976 Fire Prevention Code)
The last paragraph of Section 20.206 is amended to read as follows:
Selection of the type of protection to be employed shall be
based on the corrosion history of the area and the judgment
of a qualified engineer and in all cases be subject to the
approval of the Fire Authority having jurisdiction. (See
API publication #1615 "Installation Underground Petroleum
Storage Systems" for further information.)
(Local Option)
Section 20.208 is amended to read as follows:
All tanks, and that piping which is in a suction system,
before being covered or placed in use, shall be tested
hydrostatically or with air pressure, at not less than three
(3) psig nor more than five (5) psig. Pressure piping shall
be tested to one and one-half (1#) times the working
pressure, or forty-five (45) psig, whichever is greater.
Tests shall be maintained for at least thirty (30) minutes
and shall be witnessed by the Fire Authority having
jurisdiction.
(Local Option)
Section 20.601 is amended to read as follows:
No new bulk plants shall be constructed except within the
I-3 "Heavy Industrial" zoning district.
(1976 Fire Prevention Code)
The following is hereby added as Section 20.609:
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20.609 Wharves
[Retain the 1976 Fire Prevention Code provisions omitted
from the 1982 Fire Prevention Code)]
Chapter 25, Liquefied Petroleum Gases, is amended in its entirety to read
as Sections 25.01 through 25.18 appear in the 1976 Fire Prevention Code,
with the amendment to Section 25.11 provided in Ordinance No. 16099 adopted
March 11, 1981.
The following is added as Section 33.209
33.209 Roof Covering; Wood Shingles
Roof coverings shall be installed in accordance with
Appendix R - ROOF COVERINGS, the Southern Building Code
Congress International Standard for the Installation of Roof
Coverings. Classes A, 8, and C roof coverings shall be
tested in accordance with ASTM E-108 "Standard Method of
Fire Tests of Roof Coverings."
(a) Roofs on buildings shall have Class A, Class B, or
Class C roof coverings, except that grade labeled no. 1
and no. 2 wood shingles and no. 1 shakes with a minimum
butt thickness of one-half inch (}") may be used on
one -family dwellings located not less than fifty (50)
feet from the property lines.
(b) Fire retardant wood shingle and shake roofs shall
comply with the following:
Fire retardant treated red cedar wood shingles, for
installation as Class B prepared roof coverings.
Limited to one-half (}) inch minimum plywood decks or
nominal two (2) inch or thicker T & G lumber provided
with an underlayment of two thousandths (0.002) inch
polyethylene coated steel foil.
Foil retardant treated red cedar wood shakes, for
installation as Class B prepared roof coverings.
Limited to one-half (}) inch minimum plywood decks or
nominal two (2) inch or thicker T & G lumber provided
with an underlayment of two thousandths (0.002) inch
polyethylene coated steel foil and an interlayment of
one (1) layer of labeled type 15 asphalt asbestos felt
(plain or perforated) between shake courses.
Fire retardant treated red cedar wood shingles and
shakes, for installation as Class C prepared roof
coverings. Shakes are to be provided with an
interlayment of one layer of 18" wide 15 pound minimum
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asphalt saturated organic felt between shake courses.
(Standard Building Code 1982)
Subsection (b) of Section 33.401 is amended to read as follows:
(b) The sale or use in a building of any type of portable
liquid fuel burning heater is prohibited. Construction
sites are exempt from this requirement with approval of Fire
Official.
(Local Option)
The following is hereby added as Section 33.409:
33.409 Convalescent Homes, Homes for the Aged and Nurseries
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.
(1976 Fire Prevention Code)
SECTION 2. That the "Standard Fire Prevention Code, 1976 Edition"
previously adopted by the City Council, as amended, be repealed in its entirety,
with the exception of the provisions specifically excepted above in this
Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Any person 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 detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved
thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall severally for
each and every violation and noncompliance respectively be guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor. The imposition of one fine for any violation of this Ordinance
shall not excuse the violation, or permit it to continue; and such person 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 separate offense. The application of the above shall not be held
to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect another section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, 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.
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That the foregoing ordinance as read for t - first time and p s ed to its
second reading on this the o d(day of , 19,. , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
That the foregoing ordinance 4,s/ read for
third reading on this the (4 day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
That the for
on this the
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
g ordinan
day of
second time and s ed to its
, 19 , by the
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
was read for the t ird time and passed finally
, 19 , by the following vote:
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
ATTEST:
ecretary
APPROVED:
•z d DAY OF 42.7 , 195Y:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By
y
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
day of
MAYOR
THE CITOF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
, 19Y.
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18230
STATE OF TEXAS, tss:
County of Nueces.
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT -
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
MARGARET RAMAGE who being first duly sworn. according to law, says that he is the
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUPERVISOR 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
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE STANDARD FIRE PREVENT CODE
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in _Caller -Times Publishing Co.
on the._..2lsSay of...._. May 19_84 and once each..._. _ aa?' thereafter for one
consecutive
day
_On? Times.
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26.40 MARGARET RAMAGE
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of
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DOPTING THE STANDARD
IRE PREVENTION CODE,
1982 EDITION, WITH CER-
ITAIN OF THE 1983
REVISIONOTHER
'CHANGES S ANDD AMEND-
MENTS; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILI-
TY; AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
Was passed and approved
by the City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas on
the 16th day of May, 1984.
The full text of said ordinance
is available to the public in the
Office of the City Secr11 etary. Read
B.. -.__. Ow Secretary
r is Christi, Texas