HomeMy WebLinkAbout19287 ORD - 04/29/1986TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE, 1985 EDITION, AND
THE 1986 REVISION THERETO, AS THE BUILDING CODE OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND
ADDITIONS THERETO; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT; REPEALING ORDINANCES 15256, 15308, 16395,
17520, 16772, 17933, 17859,• 18355 AND 19186; MAKING
VIOLATIONS A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT TO
EXCEED $200; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION BY NOTICE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE OF JUNE 1, 1986.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. That the Book entitl
Edition" (a copy of which, authenticated by the
City Secretary, and made public record by this
Secretary's Office) is hereby adopted as the Bui
at length in this ordinance, but with the
additions thereto:
ed "Standard Building Code, 1985
signatures of the Mayor and the
section, is on file in the City
lding Code of the City as copied
following changes therein and
1. Chapter I is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 101 - TITLE AND SCOPE
101.1 - TITLE
The provisions embraced within the following chapters and sections shall
constitute and be known and may be cited as "The Building Code" hereinafter
referred to as "this code".
101.2 - CODE REMEDIAL
101.2.1 This Code is hereby declared to be remedial, and shall be
construed to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof which are
public safety, health, and general welfare - through structural strength,
stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, and safety to life
and property from fire and other hazards incident to construction,
alteration, repair, removal, demolition, use and occupancy of buildings,
structures, or premises.
101.2.2 QUALITY CONTROL. Quality control of materials and workmanship is
not within the purview of this code except as it relates to the purpose
stated herein.
101.2.3 PERMITTING AND INSPECTION. The inspection or permitting of any
building or plan by any jurisdiction, under the requirements of this Code
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shall not be construed in any court as a warranty of the physical condition
of such building or the adequacy of such plan. No jurisdiction nor any
employee thereof shall be liable in tort for damages for any defect nor
or
hazardous or illegal condition or inadequacy in such building or plan,for nor
subsequent to such inspection
failure of
mornpermitting such building, which may
101.3 - SCOPE
101.3.1 APPLICABILITY. The provisions of this Code shall apply to the
construction, alteration, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location,
maintenance, removal and demolition, of every building or structure of any
appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures. 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.
101.3.2 FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITY. The provisions of this Code shall
not be held to deprive any Federal or state raoenc,r r ora whanpplicablee
governing body having jurisdiction, of any power
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on the effective date of the adoption of this Code or of any remedy then
existing for the enforcement of its orders, nor shall it deprive any
individual or corporation of its legal rights as provided by law.
101.4 - EXISTING BUILDINGS
101.4.1 GENERAL. Alterations, repairs or rehabilitation work may be made
to any existing building without requiring the building to comply with all
the requirements of this Code provided that the alteration, repair or
rehabilitation work conforms to the requirements of this Code for new
construction.
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to conformtotomine the extent
the requirements thethis
Code for new construction.
101.4.2 If, within any period of twelve months, alterations or repairs
costing in excess of fifty percent of the then physical value of the
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it shall be made to conform to the requirements of this Code for new
buildings.
101.4.4 If the cost of such alterations or repairs, or the amount
of such
damage, is more than twenty-five but not more than fifty percent
then physical value of the building, the portions to be altered or repaired
shall be made to conform to the requirements of this Code for new buildings
to such extent as the Building Official may determine.
101.4.5 For the purpose determinedhysical value of the building
shallbe by the Building Official.
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101.4.6 Repairs and alterations, not covered by the preceding paragraphs
of this section, restoring a building to its condition previous to damage
or deterioration, or altering in conformity with the provisions of this
Code or in such manner as will not extend or increase an existing
non-conformity or hazard, may be made with the same kind of materials as
those of which the building is constructed; but not more than twenty-five
percent of the roof covering of a building shall be replaced in any period
of twelve months unless the entire roof covering is made to conform with
the requirements of this Code for new buildings.
101.5 - CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
If the occupancy classification of an existing building is changed, the
building shall be made to conform to the intent of this Code as required by
the Building Official, for the new occupancy.
101.6 - SPECIAL HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND DISTRICTS
The provisions of this Code relating to the alteration, repair,
enlargement, restoration, or moving buildings or structures shall not be
mandatory for existing buildings or structures identified and classified by
the state or local jurisdiction as Historic Buildings, provided that, in
the opinion of the Building Official, any proposed construction,
alteration, repair, enlargement, or restoration of such buildings not in
strict compliance with this Code will nevertheless meet the spirit and
intent of this Code. Accompanying the application for a permit for such
work, the applicant must submit complete architectural and engineering
plans and specifications bearing the seal of a registered professional
engineer and/or architect.
101.7 - MAINTENANCE
All buildings or structures, both existing and new, and all parts thereof,
shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or
safeguards which are required by this Code in a building when erected,
altered, or repaired, shall be maintained in good working order. The
owner, or his designated agent, shall be responsible for the maintenance of
buildings and structures.
SECTION 102 - ORGANIZATION
102.1 - BUILDING OFFICIAL
There is hereby established the Building Inspection Department, which shall
be in the charge of the Building Official.
102.2 - DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
The Building Official is hereby designated as the person responsible for
the administration and enforcement of the Building Code. The Building
Official may delegate said authority to assistants, inspectors, and other
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employees of the Building Inspection Department as may be required to carr`
out his duties.
102.3 - RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYEES
No officer or employee of the Building Inspection Department, shall
financially interested in the furnishing of labor, material, or ap
for the construction, alteration, or maintenance of a building,
making of plans or of specifications therefor, unless he is the ownerof
such building. or in tl_
102.4 - RECORDS
The Building Official shall keep,use
be ket, a record of
business of the department. The ecords of the department shall be pentto
public inspection.
SECTION 103 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BUILDING OFFICIAL
103.1 - RIGHT OF ENTRY
103.1.1
Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions
of this Code, or whenever the Building Official has reasonable cause to
believe that there exists in any building or upon
condition or code violation which makes such building or
dangerous or hazardous, the BuildingP any Premises any
premises at all reasonable times to inspect the samameeoreto perforr such m any duty
or
imposed upon the Building Official b
t if such
building or premises is occupied, he shall h
allfirstthis dpresentvpr propercredentials
and request entry. If such building or premises is unoccupied, he shall
first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having
charge or control of the building or premises and request entry.
entry is refused, the Building Official shall have recourse to every remedy
provided by law to secure entry. y If such
103.1.2
When the Building Official shall have first obtained a
warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry,
occupant or anyproper inspection
other persons having charge, no owner or
building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper orecontrol
est ois made gas
herein provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the Building Official
for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this Code.
103.2 - STOP WORK ORDERS
on notice
structure is being done 8contrary Otoithel that work on anyCode building or
dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall be immediately ions of ss opped r in Such
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notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property,
or to his agent, or to the person doing the work, and shall state the
conditions under which work may be resumed. Where an emergency exists, no
written notice shall be required to be given by the Building Official.
103.3 - REVOCATION OF PERMITS
103.3.1 MISREPRESENTATION OF APPLICATION. The Building Official may
revoke a permit or approval, issued under the provisions of this act, in
case there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a
material fact in the application or plans on which the permit or approval
was based or whenever the permit or approval was issued in error.
103.3.2 VIOLATION OF CODE PROVISIONS.
The Building Official may revoke a permit upon determination by the
Building Official that the construction, erection, alteration, repair,
moving or demolition of the building for which the permit was issued is in
violation of, or not in conformity with, the provisions of this Code.
103.4 - UNSAFE BUILDINGS
All buildings or structures which are unsafe, unsanitary, or not provided
with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire or windstorm hazard, or
are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use
constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate
maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment, are severally in
contemplation of this section, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings
are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilita-
tion or by demolition in accordance with the provisions of Article II -
BUILDING AND HOUSING STANDARDS CODE of Chapter 13 of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, 1976, as amended.
103.5 - REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY CODE
Any requirement necessary for the strength or stability of an existing or
proposed building or structure, or for the safety or health of the
occupants thereof, not specifically covered by this Code, shall be
determined by the Building Official.
103.6 - ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND ALTERNATE METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
The provisions of this Code are not intended to prevent the use of any
material, or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this
Code, provided any such alternate has been approved and its use authorized
by the Building Official. The Building Official shall approve any such
alternate, provided he finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and
complies with the provisions of Chapter XII, and that the material, method,
or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of
that prescribed in the code in quality, strength, effectiveness,
fire -resistance, durability, and safety. The Building Official shall
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require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to substantiate any
claim that may be made regarding its use. If, in the opinion of the
Building Official, the evidence and proof are not sufficient to justify
approval, the applicant may refer the entire matter to the Building Code
Board of Appeals as stipulated in Section 112.
103.7 - LIABILITY
Any officer or employee, or member of the Building Code Board of Appeals,
charged with the enforcement of this Code, acting for the applicable
governing body in the discharge of his duties, shall not render himself
liable personally, and he is hereby relieved from all personal liability
for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any
act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought
against any officer or employee because of such act performed by him the
enforcement of any provision of this Code shall be defended by the Legal
Department until the final termination of the proceedings.
SECTION 104 - TESTS
The Building Official may require tests or test reports as proof of
compliance. Tests, if required, are to be made at the expense of the
owner, or his agent, by an approved testing laboratory or other approved
agency. Copies of such test reports or the results of all such tests shall
be kept on file in the office of the Building Official.
SECTION 105 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
105.1 - WHEN REQUIRED
105.1.1 Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to
construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy
of a building or structure; or to erect or construct a sign of any
description; or to install or alter fire extinguishing apparatus,
elevators, engines, or to install a steam boiler, furnace, heater,
incinerator or other heat producing apparatus, or other appurtenances, the
installation of which is regulated by this Code; or to install a mobile
home for occupancy upon a lot; or to erect; construct, fabricate, apply or
repair more than 25% of any roof covering of any building; or to erect any
fence over seven feet in height; or to cause any such work to be done,
shall first make application to the Building Official and obtain the
required permit therefor.
105.1.2 A general permit shall carry with it the right to install any
building or structure, or part thereof, heating apparatus, elevators,
sidewalk elevators, vaults, chutes, coal holes, lifts, cranes, derricks,
steam power boilers, steam, oil, gas or vapor engines provided the same are
shown on the drawings and set forth in the specification filed with the
application for the permit; but where these are not shown on the drawings
and covered by the specifications submitted with said application, special
permits shall be required.
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105.1.3 Ordinary minor repairs may be made without a permit subject to
the approval of the Building Official, provided that such repairs shall not
violate any of the technical provisions of this Code.
105.1.4 See Section 501 for Temporary Structures.
105.2 - FORM
105.2.1 Each application for a permit with the required fee, shall be
filed with the Building Official, on a form furnished by him, and shall
contain a general description of the proposed work and its location. The
application shall be signed by the owner, or his authorized agent.
105.2.2 Each application for a permit shall indicate the proposed
occupancy of all parts of the building and of that portion of the site or
lot, if any, not covered by the building or structure, and shall contain
such other information as may be required by the Building Official.
105.3 - DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS
105.3.1 When required by the Building Official, two or more copies of
specifications and of drawings drawn to scale with sufficient clarity and
detail to indicate the nature and character of the work, shall accompany
every application. Such drawings and specifications shall contain
information, in the form of notes or otherwise, as to the quality of
materials, where quality is essential to conformity with this Code. Such
information shall be specific, and this Code shall not be cited as a whole
or in part, nor shall the term "legal" or its equivalent be used, as a
substitute for specific information.
105.3.2 The Building Official may require details, computations, stress
diagrams, and other data necessary to describe the construction and basic
calculations and they shall bear the signature of the person responsible
for the design.
105.3.3 All plans and specifications accompanying an application for a
building permit shall bear the name and address of the designer. Said
plans and specifications, if for any of the following listed buildings and
structures, shall be designed by an architect and/or engineer, registered
in Texas, and shall bear the official seal of the designer.
(1)
(2)
(3)
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Buildings of Group E - Education, Group I - Institutional, and
Group A - Assembly occupancies.
Buildings of Group R - Residential occupancy having more
than two stories, two story buildings containing more than
four dwelling units, and one story buildings containing more
than eight dwelling units.
Buildings of all occupancies having more than one story, or
exceeding 5,000 square feet in floor area, except Group R -
Residential occupancy.
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(4) Buildings of all occupancies having atriums, sprinkler
systems, or being of a complex nature.
(5) Buildings in special flood hazard areas, as required by the
Flood Hazard Prevention Code.
(6) Boat and fishing piers.
(7) Post tensioned concrete foundations.
(8) Any trusses, beams, or other roof supporting members or
unsupported spans having a structural clear span between
supporting structures greater than 24 feet on the narrow
side.
(9) Any free-standing structure such as a sign, antenna, or
tower, exceeding twenty-five feet in height or producing
over 15,000 foot pounds of wind moment on said structure,
except as provided in Section 106.7.
(10) Any fence over seven feet in height, except fences more than
80% open to the wind up to ten feet in height.
105.3.4 Plans and specifications for all buildings shall indicate how
required structural and fire -resistive integrity will be maintained where a
penetration of a required fire -resistive wall, floor or partition will be
made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing and communication conduits, pipes
and systems and also indicate in sufficient detail how the fire integrity
will be maintained where required fire -resistive floors intersect the
exterior walls.
105.4 - PLOT DIAGRAM
The Building Official shall require drawings showing the location of the
proposed building or structure and of every existing building or structure
on the site or lot. He may also require a boundary line survey, if
necessary, prepared by a qualified surveyor.
105.5 - LIMITATION
An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have
been abandoned six months after the date of filing, unless before then a
permit shall have been issued.
105.6 - EXAMINATION OF DRAWINGS
The Building Official shall examine or cause to be examined each
application for permit and the drawings and computations filed therewith
and shall ascertain by such examinations whether the construction indicated
and described appears to be in accordance with the requirements of this
code and all other pertinent laws or ordinances.
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SECTION 106 - PERMITS
106.1 - ACTION ON APPLICATION
106.1.1 No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, enlarge,
alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish any building or
structure in the applicable jurisdiction, or install a mobile home for
occupancy upon a lot, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining
a separate building permit for such buildings, or structures or mobile
homes from the Building Official.
106.1.2 If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described in
an application for permit and the drawings filed therewith appear to
conform to the requirements of this Code and other pertinent laws and
ordinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant.
106.1.3 If the application for a permit and the drawings filed therewith
describe work which does not appear to conform to the requirements of this
Code or other pertinent laws, or ordinances, the Building Official shall
refuse to issue such permit. Such refusal shall, when requested, be in
writing and shall contain reasons therefor.
106.2 - CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT
The Building Official shall act upon an application for a permit with plans
as filed, or as amended, without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. A
permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work
and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set
aside any of the provisions of this code, nor shall such issuance of a
permit prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring a correction
or errors in plans or in construction, or of violations of this Code. Any
permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall
have been commenced within six months after its issuance, or if the work
authorized by such permits is suspended or abandoned for a period of one
year after the time the work is commenced; provided, that, for cause, one
or more extensions of time, for periods not exceeding ninety days each, may
be allowed in writing by the Building Official.
106.3 - DRAWINGS TO BE KEPT AT SITE
When the Building Official issues a
stamp both sets of plans "cleared".
be retained by the Building Official
the applicant who shall keep said
available for inspection by the
representative.
permit, he shall endorse in writing or
One set of drawings so cleared shall
and the other set shall be returned to
drawing at the site of the work and
Building Official or his authorized
106.4 - HAZARDOUS OR COMPLEX WORK
Whenever the work to be covered by a permit involves construction under
conditions which, in the opinion of the Building Official, are hazardous or
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complex, the Building Official shall notify the owner. The owner shall
require that an architect and/or engineer shall observe and inspect such
work for its conformity with the approved drawings. Forthwith upon its
completion the architect or engineer shall make and file with the Building
Official a written affidavit that the work has been done in conformity with
the approved plans and with the structural provisions of this Code. In the
event such architect or engineer is not available, the owner shall employ
in his stead a competent person or agency whose qualifications are approved
by the Building Official.
106.5 - FOUNDATION PERMITS
When application for permit to erect or enlarge a building has been filed
and pending issuance of such permit, the Building Official may, at his
discretion, issue a special permit for the foundations of such building.
The holder of such a special permit may proceed at his own risk and without
assurance that a permit for the superstructure will be granted.
106.6 - PERMITS NOT REQUIRED
106.6.1 Where an industry occupies a site of twenty (20) or more acres in
the use of said plant site and the conduct of general operations is such
that the plant site is inaccessible to the general public and the
operations or the plant site involve the assembly, disassembly, reassembly,
alteration or improvements under the observation of a Registered
Architect or a Registered Professional Engineer, no permit shall be
necessary and no inspection shall be performed by the City for the erection
of the plant or the assembly, disassembly, reassembly, remodeling,
alterations or improvements of the plant or any portions thereof used in
any manufacturing process, pilot plant use, laboratory testing or use of
any mechanical process equipment or laboratory testing of chemical or
chemical manufacturing equipment.
Any building used principally as office building, shipping docks, assembly
room, restrooms, warehousing, and not for any purpose related to the
manufacturing or testing of equipment or operations, shall not be exempt
under this section from the necessity of obtaining a permit and any
construction or repair of any such building or structure shall be required
to have a permit and shall be permitted only under a permit as for the same
type of building elsewhere within the City limits.
In order to qualify for an exemption of the provisions hereto, an affidavit
shall first be filed in the office of the Building Inspection Department of
the City of Corpus Christi, setting forth sufficient facts to show that the
affiant is entitled to the exemption requested, on the form provided by the
Building Official.
106.6.2 Permits and inspections are not required for construction, repair
or alteration of any building which is being used exclusively in connection
with the ranching or agricultural use of any tract of land of ten acres or
more in area, within the City of Corpus Christi, at the time of annexation
so long as the entire premises being used for agricultural or ranching
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purposes at the time of annexation is not converted to any other use. Any
building for residential occupancy shall not be exempt under this section
from the requirements for permits and inspections.
106.7 - PERMITS, INSPECTIONS & ENGINEERING NOT REQUIRED
An owner of a one -family dwelling who possess a current and valid amateur
radio operator license issued by the Federal Communications Commission
shall be exempt from the requirements of this code regarding permits,
inspections, and engineered design of any amateur radio antenna tower
structure on the premises of said one -family dwelling, provided that said
tower does not exceed fifty feet in height; and provided further that said
tower either is located a distance equal to or greater than one-half its
height from the nearest property line, or is agreed to in writing as to
location by the adjoining property owner.
SECTION 107 - FEES
107.1 - GENERAL
No permit shall be issued until the fees prescribed in this section shall have
been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit be approved until the additional
fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the building or
structure, shall have been paid, except as hereinafter provided.
107.2 - FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT
If any person commences any work on a building or structure before obtaining the
necessary permit from the applicable governing body, he shall be subject to the
penalty prescribed herein.
107.3 - ACCURATE RECORDS
The Building Official shall keep, or cause to be kept, a permanent and accurate
accounting of all permit fees and other monies collected, the names of all
persons upon whose account the same was paid, the date and amount thereof.
107.4 - SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES
On all buildings, structures, or alterations requiring a building permit, a fee
for each building permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the fee
schedule prescribed by separate ordinance. Said schedule shall set forth other
fees for which a payment is required by this Code or otherwise provided for by
ordinance.
107.5 - BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS
If, in the opinion of the Building Official, the valuation of building,
alteration, or structure appears to be underestimated on the application, permit
shall be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimated cost to meet
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the approval of the Building Official. Permit valuations shall include total
cost, such as plumbing, electrical, mechanical equipment and other systems.
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 is required by
this code, is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, then an
investigation fee shall be paid in addition to the fee specified in Section
107.4 and 107.6.
SECTION 108 - INSPECTIONS
108.1 - INSPECTIONS - GENERAL
108.1.1 Before issuing a permit, the Building Official may examine or
cause to be examined any building for which an application has been
received for permit to enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change
the occupancy thereof.
108.1.2 When deemed necessary by him, the Building Official shall make an
inspection of materials or assemblies at the point of manufacture or
fabrication.
108.1.3 The Building Official may make, or cause to be made, the
inspections of all buildings and structures from time to time, during and
upon completion of the work, for which a permit was issued. He may accept
reports of inspections of recognized inspection services provided that
after investigation he is satisfied as to their qualifications and
reliability. A certificate called for by any provision of these
requirements shall not be based on such reports unless the same are in
writing and certified by a responsible office of such service.
108.2 - INSPECTIONS REQUIRED
108.2.1 The Building Official shall inspect or cause to be inspected at
various intervals all construction work for which a permit is required, and
a final inspection shall be made of every building or structure upon
completion, prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, as
required in Section 109.
108.2.2 The permit holder or his agent shall notify the Building Official
so that he may make the following inspections of buildings and such other
inspections as may be necessary.
FOUNDATION INSPECTION: To be made after trenches are excavated
and forms erected.
FRAME INSPECTION: To be made after the roof, and framing, fire -blocking
and bracing is in place, all concealed wiring, all
pipes, chimney, ducts and vents are complete.
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FINAL INSPECTION: To be made after the building is
completed and ready for occupancy.
108.2.3 Work shall not be done on any part of a building or structure
beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first
obtaining the written approval of the Building Official. Such written
approval shall be given only after an inspection shall have been made of
each successive step in the construction as indicated by each of the
foregoing three inspections.
108.2.4 No reinforcing steel or structural frame work of any part of any
building or structure shall be covered or concealed in any manner
whatsoever without first obtaining the approval of the Building Official.
The Building Official may accept the approval of an architect or engineer
in the event that such work is covered or concealed without his approval,
under the provisions of section 103.6.
108.2.5 In all buildings where plaster is used for fire protection
purposes, the permit holder or his agent shall notify the Building Official
after all lathing and backing is in place. No plaster shall be applied
until the approval of the Building Official has been received. (See
Chapter X).
108.2.6 When an inspection is made as required by this code and it has
been found that the portion of the construction for which an inspection was
requested is not complete, or when corrections called for are not made, or
when the premises are not made readily available for inspection, and a
re -inspection is therefore required, then the permit holder or his agent
shall pay a re -inspection fee prior to the conducting of said
re -inspection.
108.2.7 Special Hurricane Inspections. During such periods of time as
are designated by the United States Weather Center as being a hurricane
warning or alert, the Building Official shall make inspections to ensure
that all furniture, display racks, material and similar loose objects in
exposed outdoor locations, shall be lashed to rigid construction or stored
in buildings. Orders issued by the Building Official shall be oral or
written and shall be given to the person on the premises responsible for
the custody or management or care or maintenance of said premises, or his
employee or agent, and such order shall be carried out before winds of
hurricane velocity are anticipated.
SECTION 109 - CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
109.1 - WHEN REQUIRED
No new building shall be occupied and no change in occupancy or the nature
or the use of a building or part of a building shall be made until after
the Building Official shall have issued a certificate of occupancy
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therefor. Said certificate shall not be issued until all required fire
protection systems have been tested and approved.
109.2 - CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE
Upon completion of a building hereafter erected in accordance with approved
plans, and after the final inspection herein referred to, and upon
application therefor, the Building Official shall issue a certificate of
occupancy stating the nature of the occupancy permitted, in accordance with
the provisions of this Code.
109.3 - TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY
A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a portion or
portions of a building which may safely be occupied prior to final
completion of the building.
109.4 - EXISTING BUILDINGS
A certificate of occupancy for any existing building may be obtained by
applying to the Building Official and supplying the information and data
necessary to determine compliance with the code for the occupancy intended.
When necessary, in the opinion of the Building Official, two sets of
detailed drawings, or a general inspection, or both, may be required.
When, upon examination and inspection, it is found that the building
conforms to the provisions of this Code for such occupancy, certificate of
occupancy shall be issued. A processing and compliance investigation fee
shall be paid at the time of application.
SECTION 110 - POSTING FLOOR LOADS
110.1 - FLOOR LOADS
110.1.1 No existing or new building shall be occupied for any purpose
which will cause the floors thereof to be loaded beyond their safe
capacity. The Building Official may permit occupancy of a building for
mercantile, commercial, or industrial purposes, by a specific business,
when he is satisfied that it appears that such capacity will not thereby be
exceeded.
110.1.2 It shall be the responsibility of the owner, agent, proprietor or
occupant of Group F and S Occupancies, or any occupancy where excessive
floor loading is likely to occur, to employ a structural engineer in
computing the safe load capacity. All such computations shall be
accompanied by an affidavit from the engineer stating the safe allowable
floor load on each floor in pounds per square feet uniformly distributed.
110.2 - SIGNS REQUIRED
In every building or part of a building used for business storage,
industrial or hazardous purposes, the safe floor loads, as approved by the
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Building Official, shall be marked on plates of approved design which shall
be supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building in a
conspicuous place on each story to which they relate. Such plates shall
not be removed or defaced, and if lost, removed or defaced, shall be
replaced by the owner of the building.
110.3 - LOADS IN EXCESS OF POSTED CAPACITY
No such owner shall place, or permit to be placed, on any floor of a
building a greater load than the safe load so determined and posted.
SECTION 111 - BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS
111.1 - APPOINTMENT
There is hereby established a board to be called the Building Code Board of
Appeals, which shall consist of seven members. Such Board shall be
composed of one architect, one general contractor, one engineer, three
members at large from the building industry and one member not connected
with the building industry. The said Board shall be appointed by the City
Council.
111.2 - TERM OF OFFICE
Members shall be appointed for terms of four years, except that upon
creation of the Board initial terms shall be reduced to three years for one
member and two years for three members in order to stagger terms so that no
more than three terms expire in any calendar year. Vacancies shall be
filed for unexpired term in the manner in which original appointments are
required to be made. Continued absence of any member from regular meetings
of the Board shall render any such member liable to immediate removal from
office.
111.3 - QUORUM
Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. In varying the
application of any provisions of this code or in modifying an order of the
Building Official, affirmative votes of the majority present, but not less
than four affirmative votes, shall be required. No board member shall act
in a case in which he has a personal interest.
SECTION 112 - APPEALS
112.1 - TIME LIMIT
112.1.1 Whenever the Building Official shall reject or refuse to approve
the mode or manner of construction proposed to be followed or materials to
be used in the erection or alteration of a building or structure, or when
it is claimed that the provisions of this Code do not apply, or that an
equally good or more desirable form of construction can be employed in any
specific case, or when it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of
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this Code or any of the regulations thereunder have been misconstrued or
wrongly interpreted, the owner of such building or structure, or his duly
authorized agent, may appeal from the decision of the Building Official to
the Building Code Board of Appeals. Notice of appeal shall be in writing
and filed within 90 days after the decision is rendered by the Building
Official. An application fee shall accompany such notice of appeal.
112.1.2 In case of a building or structure which, in the opinion of the
Building Official, is unsafe or dangerous the Building Official may in his
order, limit the time for such appeal to a shorter period. Appeals
hereunder shall be on forms provided by the Building Official.
SECTION 113 - DECISIONS OF THE BUILDING CODE
BOARD OF APPEALS
113.1 - VARIATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
113.1.1 The Building Code Board of Appeals, when so appealed to and after
a hearing, may vary the application of any provision of this Code to any
particular case when, in its opinion, the enforcement thereof would do
manifest injustice, and would be contrary to the spirit and purpose of this
Code or public interest, or when in its opinion the interpretation of the
Building Official should be modified or reversed.
113.1.2 A decision of the Building Code Board of Appeals to vary the
application of any provision of this Code or to modify an order of the
Building Official shall specify (1) in what manner such variation of
modification is made, (2) the conditions upon which it is made and (3) the
reasons therefor.
113.2 - DECISION
113.2.1 Both the Building Official and the individual filing an appeal
shall have the right to appeal the decision of the Building Code Board of
Appeals to the City Council.
113.2.2 The Building Code Board of Appeals shall, in every case, reach a
decision without unreasonable or unnecessary delay.
2. CHAPTER III - FIRE DISTRICT is hereby deleted.
3. SECTION 506.1 - SCOPE is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 506.1 - SCOPE. These requirements shall apply to all Group R -
Residential and Group B - Business buildings having floors used for human
occupancy located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire
department vehicle access. Such buildings shall be provided with an
approved automatic sprinklering system in accordance with Section 506.10.
All mechanical and electrical systems shall be approved and installed in
accordance with approved plans and specifications pursuant to this section
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and shall be tested and proved to be in proper working condition before the
building is occupied."
4. SECTION 506.6 - ELEVATORS AND ELEVATOR LOBBIES is hereby amended by
amending paragraph 506.6.2 Exceptions to read as follows:
"Exceptions:
1. Elevator lobbies within the atrium.
2. Where there are open exterior corridors the entire width of the
building with stairs located at each end and the elevators are located
on the exterior of the building, elevator lobbies may be deleted."
5. SECTION 506.9 - AREAS OF REFUGE (COMPARTMENTATION) ALTERNATE is hereby
deleted.
6. SECTION 508 - ACCESSIBILITY FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND/OR HANDICAPPED is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 508 - ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE PHYSICALLY
DISABLED AND/OR HANDICAPPED
Elimination of architectural barriers in certain buildings is required by
Article 7, Article 601b Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, Elimination of
Architectural Barriers as amended."
7. SECTION 706 - ROOF COVERINGS is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 706 - ROOF COVERINGS
706.1 - GENERAL
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. All class A, B, and C roof coverings
shall be tested in accordance with ASTM E-108 "Standard Method of Fire
Tests of Roof Coverings".
706.2 - CLASS A ROOF COVERINGS
Class A Roof Coverings shall include the following: brick, concrete,
slate, tile, corrugated asbestos cement or assemblies listed and identified
as Class "A" by an approved testing agency.
706.3 - CLASS B ROOF COVERINGS
Class B Roof Coverings shall include the following: corrugated iron
sheets, galvanized iron sheets, galvanized iron shingles, sheet copper,
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galvanized iron or assemblies listed and identified as Class "B" by an
approved testing agency.
706.4 - CLASS C ROOF COVERINGS
Class C Roof Coverings shall include the assemblies listed and identified
as Class "C" by an approved testing agency.
706.5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFS
706.5.1 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 (1/2") may be used
on one -family dwellings located not less than fifty (50) feet from the
property line.
706.5.2 Repair of existing wood shingle and shake roof coverings on
existing one -family dwellings shall not be required to conform to the
requirements of this section.
706.6 - WEATHER PROTECTION
Roof coverings shall provide weather protection for the buildings at the
roof."
8. SECTION 1104.5.3 REFUGE (COMPARTMENTATION) OPTION is hereby deleted.
9. SECTION 1115.3 RAMPS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"1115.3.1 Requirements for ramps at entrances to certain buildings for use
by the physically handicapped are set forth in Article 601b, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes, as amended."
10. Figure 1205 - BASIC WIND SPEEDS IN MILES PER HOUR is hereby amended to read
as follows:
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'FIGURE 1205 - BASIC WIND SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
T
• 105 MPH 120 MPH
Inland of the seaward of the
Intracoastal Intracoastal
Canal . Canal
100 YEAR RECURRENCE OF FASTEST MILE OF WIND, MPH'
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11. Table 1205.2A - VELOCITY PRESSURE is hereby amended to read as follows:
Table 1205.2A
VELOCITY PRESSURE (PSF)
BUILDING HEIGHT 60 FT OR LESS
MEAN ROOF FASTEST MILE WIND VELOCITY, V (MPH)
HEIGHT (FT) (FROM FIGURE 1205)
70 80 90 100 105 110 120
0-15 10 13 17 21 23 25 30
20 11 15 19 23 25 28 33
30 13 16 21 26 28 31 37
40 14 18 23 28 31 34 40
50 15 19 24 30 33 36 43
60 15 20 25 31 35 38 45
NOTES:
1. A single value for velocity pressure is used for the entire
building.
2. Eave height may be substituted for mean roof height if roof slope
does not exceed 10°.
3. Linear interpolation of tabled values is permissible.
4. Velocity pressures are based on the formula
P = 0.00256 V (H/30) 2/7
V = Wind speed in mph from figure 1205
H = The height above grade (in feet)
This formula is only applicable to heights 30 FT or greater.
12. SECTION 1210 - FLOOD PLAIN is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1210 - FLOOD PLAIN
"For construction located within the regulatory flood plain, refer to
the special construction requirements for structures provided in the
Flood Hazard Prevention Code.
13. CHAPTER XIII is hereby amended by adding a new section 1312 and new figures
1312.1, 1312.2, 1312.3 and 1312.5 to read as follows:
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"SECTION 1312 - MINIMUM FOUNDATION STANDARDS
In consideration of extreme heaving and shifting characteristics of the
soil in the Corpus Christi area, the following minimum foundation standards
are established:
1312.1 - FLOATING SLAB FOUNDATIONS ON EXPANSIVE CLAY SOILS
Floating slab foundations for one and two story residences and other light
frame buildings on expansive clay soils shall be in accordance with Figure
1312.1.
1312.2 - FLOATING SLAB FOUNDATIONS ON NONEXPANSIVE SANDY SOILS
Floating slab foundations for one and two story residences and other light
frame buildings on nonexpansive sandy soils shall be in accordance with
Figure 1312.2. Such soils are normally found on Corpus Christi Beach, the
Flour Bluff area and on the barrier islands.
1312.3 - PIER FOUNDATIONS
Pier foundations for one and two story residences and other light frame
buildings shall be in accordance with Figure 1312.3.
1312.4 - PILING FOUNDATION USED TO ELEVATE STRUCTURES
All wood pilings used to support structures shall have a minimum top
diameter of ten inches and shall be pressure impregnated according to APWA
Standard C3. Tops of pilings shall be minimum five -eights inch galvanized
bolts with galvanized ogee washers to supplement effective nailing. Nails
used to secure sills to pilings shall be 20d or larger. Pilings used to
elevate structures shall be driven or placed a minimum of eight feet below
natural grade, or four feet if encased in two feet of concrete. All wood
pilings shall be effectively knee -braced, and space 8'0" center to center.
Structures elevated in flood zones shall conform to the requirement of the
Flood Hazard Prevention Code.
1312.5 - REDUCED STANDARDS WHERE PERMITTED
Foundation slabs in accordance with Figure 1312.5 are permitted for single
and double detached garages, detached storage sheds, carports, and patio
covers. Buildings using these standards shall be limited to one story and
shall not be used for habitable occupancies.
1312.6 - OTHER FOUNDATION STANDARDS
Other foundation designs may be permitted provided such design is based on
a comprehensive soil evaluation and structural analysis."
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GRADE
ope to ;drain .32"
2" x 4" Wood sill and 11" x 8" bolts 4'-0" 0.C.
Place slab steel under top beam sheet.
/0"
Sand or select material---
--Membrane
aterial--Membrane waterproofing: -----1
*ONE AND TWO STORY RESIDENCES AND
OTHER LIGHT FRAME BUILDINGS
For frame construction.
For veneer, cavity and solid masonry
construction.
/0'X24"For lightweight
concrete block const-
ruction interior beams
No dead-end beams
permitted.
*HOUSE SLABS BEAMS
(SLAB REINFORCING STEEL 1
PANEL MAX. DIMENSION BAR DIA. SPACING EA. WAY
FEET (Clear) INCHES INCHES
10 3/8 12
16 1/2 12
20 1/2 10
NOTE: Max. panel dimension determines size and spacing for
reinforcing steel. Max. panel dimension for:
Lighweight concrete block: 12'-0"
All other construction: 20'-0"
(BEAM REINFORCING STEEL )
TENSION AND COMPRESSION BARS 4 - 3/4"j/
STIRRUPS 3/8 EXTERIOR BEAMS : 15" 0.C.
INTERIOR BEAMS 12" 0.C.
FIGURE 1312.1 (A)
BEAM & SLAB SECTIONS
ON
EXPANSIVE CLAY SOILS
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
72
GRADE
_c
A
//j
_c
2" x 4" Wood sill and 1" x 8" bolts 4'-0" O.C.
Slope /%
Z" Bors
Membrane Waterproofing_
�l l
�' ' ; • - + a (X11 % Sand or select material
8"
For frame
cons ruction
Veneer ravit and
solid masonry
construction.
PORCHES, TERRACES, ATTACHED GARAGES .
AND BREEZEWAYS
(SLAB REINFORCING STEEL 1
PANEL MAX. DIMENSION BAR DIA. SPACING EA. WAY
FEET (Clear) INCHES INCHES
10 3/8 12
16 1/2 12
20 1/2 10
NOTE: Max. panel dimension determines size and spacing for
reinforcing steel Max. panel dimension for:
Lightweight concrete block: 12' - 0"
All other construction: 20' - 0"
(BEAM REINFORC/NG STEEL)
TENSION AND COMPRESSION BARS 4 - 3/4" ff
STIRRUPS 3/8" EXTERIOR BEAMS: 15" 0.C.
INTERIOR BEAMS 12" 0.C.
FIGURE 1312.1 (B)
BEAM & SLAB SECTIONS
ON .
EXPANSIVE CLAY SOILS
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
ope to'drain 32"
2" x 4" Wood sill and 1/2" x 8" bolts 4'-O" O.C.
Place slab steel under top beam sheet.
GRADE
8-
/0"
Sand or select material
Membrane water proofing
/" ONE AND TWO STORY RESIDENCES AND
OTHER LIGHT FRAME BUILDINGS
For frame construction.
For veneer, cavity and solid masonry
construction.
10")02" 1 For lightweight
concrete block const-
ruction interior beams.
No dead-end beams
permitted.
HOUSE SLABS B BEAMS
(SLAB RE/NFORCING STEEL) *
6 x 6 //6 GAGE STEEL MESH
. (BEAM RE/NFORC/NG STEEL )
TENSION AND COMPRESSION BARS 4-5/8/
STIRRUPS 3/8"g @ 24"
NOTE: Max. beam panel spacing for interior
beams shall be 20'-0". In the case of
2 story building or concentrated loads,
beams shall be located under bearing
walls and columns.
* Sandy soft as in the Corpus Christi
Beach, the Flour Bluff, and the
North Padre Island Areas.
FIGURE
1312.2 (A)
BEAM & SLAB SECTIONS
ON
NON -EXPANSIVE SANDY SOILS
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
.GRADE
x 8" bolts 4'-0" 0 C
-to
Sand or select material
.11
•
A
Membrane Waterproofing
For frame
construction
Veneer cavit and
so i. masonry
construction.
PORCHES, TERRACES, ATTACHED GARAGES
AND BREEZEWAYS
(SLAB RE/NFORC/NG STEEL) *
6 x 6 #6 GAGE STEEL MESH
(BEAM RE/NFORC/NG STEEL)
TENSION AND COMPRESSION BARS 4-5/8" fi
STIRRUPS 3/8"fl @ 24"
NOTE: Max. beam panel spacing for interior
beams shall be 20'-0". In the case of
2 story building or concentrated loads,
beams shall be located under bearing
walls and columns.
* Sandy soft as in the Corpus Christi
Beach, the Flour Bluff, and the
North Padre Island Areas.
FIGURE 1312..2 (B)
BEAM & SLAB SECTIONS
ON
NON -EXPANSIVE SANDY SOILS
BUILDING INSECTION DEPARTMENT
NOTES:
1.All Concrete must be 2500 p.s.i.
2.Bolts or straps mandatory only
exterior piers.
3.Maximum pier spacing 8'-0"
on centers.
11/2"
Poured
RESIDENCES -AN]) .OTHER 'LIGHT Concrete.<1
FRAME STRUCTURES,
vo"
Pour Block and Pad together
-
s
Strap or Bolt
Ground Level
1/2" Def. Bar
. - • '
• -• -,' -.'
' •
' A
24"
FOOTING PIER
Strap or Bolt
Ground Level
/72tWAE//gq
0"
Poured
Concrete
•
5/8" Def. Bar
8"
DRILLED P/ER
For One and Two Story Residences
and Other Light Frame Structures
FIGURE 1312.3 (A)
TYPICAL PIER FOUNDATION
DETAILS
BULDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
♦
Outside
20 d. nails or a Lag Bolts
Minimum into sill.
]/8" or 10 Ga.
(Galvanized)
/%2"
STRAP
5/8" Bolt with nut and washer
Outside
N
0
•
BOL T
GROUND LEVEL
NOTES
All concrete must be 2500 p.s.i.
Bolts or straps mandatory only on
exterior piers.
RESIDENCES AND OTHER LIGHT
FRAME STRUCTURES (one story only)
FIGURE J.312-.3(B)t''
PIER TO BEAM
CONNECTION DETAILS
,;BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
27
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•
20'- 0"
N
n----- —7
I 6x6 - No. 6
:.:♦:.: Wire Mesh I
.
I I
4"
Conc. Slab
L�x 12" Conc. Beams
x_—__ —1
PLAN- 20'X20'
/4'- 0"
6x6 - No. 110
Wire Mesh
4" Conc.
I
I
I
II
\8" x 12" Conc. BM.
----1
PLAN- /4`X 20'
, 4" Concrete Slab
6 x 6 - No. 6 Wire Mesh
Grade
:.
.2" Sand Fill 2, 1" Reinf. Bars
CROSS SECT/ON - 20'X 20'
4" Concrete Slab
6 x 6 - No. 10 Wire Mesh
Grade
N -E ::•.c.:. .
A"
2" Sand Fill 2, k" Reinf. Bars
CROSS SECT/ON- /4'X 20'
k" Reinf. Bars
Wire Mesh,. Turned down in slab
N 8"
T YP/CAL BEAM
NOTE: Single story only
buildings and not used
for habitable occupancies.
2" Sand Fill
FIGURE 1312.5
FOUNDATION SLABS FOR
CARPORTS, DETACHED GARAGES,
PATIOS AND STORAGE SHEDS
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
14. SECTION 2204 - MOVING OF BUILDINGS is hereby amended by amending subsection
2204.7 and adding new subsections 2204.8, 2204.9, 2204.10, 2204.11,
2204.12, 2204.13 and 2204.14 to read as follows:
2204.7 - IMPROVEMENTS BY OWNER REQUIRED
The owner of any house, building, or structure proposed to be moved shall
make all the necessary improvements required in order for said house,
building or structure to comply with the requirements of the building code
within one hundred -fifty (150) days from the date of the issuance of the
moving permit. The application for the moving permit shall be accompanied
by an application for a building permit, accompanied by complete plans and
specificiations showing the changes or conditions of said house, building,
or structure as the same is proposed to be when moving, and all
contemplated improvements, signed by the owner or the owner's agent.
2204.8 - ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS BY OWNER REQUIRED
The owner of any house, building, or structure proposed to be moved to any
new location within the City of Corpus Christi or within 5,000 feet of the
City limits shall make any necessary improvements required in order for
said house, building, or structure to comply with the requirements of the
building code, electrical code, plumbing code, mechanical code, zoning
ordinance, and platting ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi within 150
days from the date of the issuance of the moving permit. The application
for the building permit, if for a permanent dwelling, shall include
evidence of the availability of electricity, an approved potable water
supply, and an approved method of sewage disposal, if the proposed new
location is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City.
2204.9 - OWNER'S DEPOSIT AND AGREEMENT REQUIRED
As a condition precedent to the issuance of the building permit for the
necessary improvements, the owner of the lot to which the house, building,
or structure is proposed to be moved shall place on deposit with the City
of Corpus Christi a cash deposit of $500, and an affidavit whereby the
owner agrees that if the specified required improvements are not made
within the required time period, then the $500 deposit shall be forfeited
and the City of Corpus Christi shall retain said deposit, provided that the
Building Code Board of Appeals is authorized to grant extensions of time
not to exceed an aggregrate total of 120 days for cause beyond the control
of the owner upon appeal in accordance with Section 112. Such retainage of
deposit is to help defray the additional clerical and inspection costs
incurred under such circumstances and is not a penalty and is not
preclusive of any remedy otherwise available to the City of°Corpus Christi
to enforce this Code. If the necessary improvements are completed within
the required time period, then said $500 cash deposit shall be refunded
when the certificate of occupancy is issued.
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•
2204.10 - HOUSEMOVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED
Moving permits shall be issued only to holders of current and valid
housemover's licenses. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in or
desiring to engage in moving houses, buildings, or other structures in the
City of Corpus Christi as defined above, shall apply to the Building
Official for a housemover's license, and in such application shall state
the name and address of all persons owning any interest in said housemoving
business. Said applicant shall pay at the time of application an annual
housemover's license fee.
2204.11 - AMOUNT OF HOUSEMOVER'S BOND
The amount of bond required by Section 2204.4 of this Code shall be
$20,000. In lieu of said bond in the amount of $20,000, the applicant may
file a bond in the principal sum of $2,000 provided that in addition to
said $2,000 bond the applicant shall file with the City by delivery to the
Building Official a public liability and property damage insurance policy
certificate naming the applicant as the assured and providing for the
payment of any liability imposed by law upon such applicant to the extent
of $100,000 for personal injury and $50,000 for property damage for each
accident, and with certificate shall show that said insurance is in force
for the period for which the license is requested. Said person, firm, or
corporation may give as surety upon said bond a good and reliable surety
company or may give a sufficient personal bond with two or more financially
responsible persons as sureties. Before becoming effective, said bond
requires the approval of the City Attorney of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas. Said bond shall also be conditioned that it shall not be discharged
by one recovery thereon, but that the obligation is a continuing one,
effective for all renewals of such license.
2204.12 - TERM OF LICENSE AND RENEWAL
A housemover's license shall be valid for one year from the date of
issuance, unless sooner revoked. A housemover's license may be renewed at
the end of its term by filing an application for renewal and paying the
license fee.
2204.13 - NOTIFICATION, PAYMENTS, AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE
2204.13.1 Any licensed housemover shall before moving any house, building,
or structure within the City of Corpus Christi give notice to all persons,
firms, or corporations having poles, lines, wires, or other such fixtures
that may be affected along the route over which said house, building, or
structure may be moved, at least 24 hours before said house, building, or
structure shall be moved.
2204.13.2 Upon the completion of the moving operation and the final
determination of the expenses, including time and material incurred by the
City by reason or services and material, all of which shall be shown by an
itemized statement furnished to the permit holder, the latter shall
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thereupon pay such expenses to the City of Corpus Christi. Failure to pay
these amounts within 10 days after receipt of such statement shall
automatically cancel the housemover's license of such person, firm, or
corporation engaged in the business of housemoving in the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas and a letter from the Building Official to such person,
firm, or corporation shall be sufficient to cancel such permit.
2204.13.3 The Building Official may revoke at any time a housemover's
license, if the holder of said license violates the terms of this Code or
any other ordinance of the City.
2204.14 - EXEMPTIONS FOR MOVING SMALL BUILDINGS
Any building or structure for which the maximum dimensions are less than 13
feet 6 inches in height, 12 feet 0 inches in width, and 55 feet 0 inches in
length may be moved without a housemover's license or moving permit. Any
mobile home bearing the inspection sticker of the Texas Bureau of Labor
Statistics Mobile Home Division may be moved without a housemover's license
or moving permit.
15. SECTION 2301.6 - UNSAFE SIGNS is hereby amended to read as follows:
2301.6 - UNSAFE SIGNS
Should any sign become insecure or in danger of falling or otherwise unsafe
in the opinion of the Building Official, the owner thereof, the lessee of
the sign, the owner of the property on which the sign is located, and the
owner and manager of the business advertised on the sign, shall upon
written notice from the Building Official, forthwith in the case of
immediate danger and in any case within ten (10) days, secure the same in a
manner to be approved by the Building Official, in conformity with the
provisions of this Code or remove such sign. If such order is not complied
with in the designated time the Building Official shall remove such sign at
the expense of the owner or lessee thereof.
Such sign shall be impounded by the Building Official. Any such sign may
be redeemed by the owner or lessee thereof upon the payment to the City of
a fee of $50 for hauling the sign plus a $10 per day storage fee for each
day the sign is stored by the City. Such fee shall be in addition to and
not in lieu of any fine imposed on such owner or lessee for violation.of
any ordinance of the City. Any sign impounded and stored and not redeemed
by the owner or lessee thereof within 30 days.may be sold for salvage or
otherwise disposed of in the same manner as surplus property of the City.
In calculating the length of the storage period and the storage fee, the
first working day after the date of impoundment shall be considered day
number one. Thereafter, all days including weekends and holidays shall be
counted.
It is hereby expressly declared that the following signs are in fact unsafe
signs causing immediate danger, and it shall be the duty of the owner of
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the sign, the lessee of the sign, the owner of the property on which the
sign is located, and the owner and manager of any business advertised on
the sign to immediately remove the sign or correct the unsafe conditions:
(a) any ground sign which is located without authorization on the
right-of-way of any public street;
(b) any sign or sign -supporting structure which is constructed to a height
greater than three (3) feet above the level of the crown of the
roadway and is located within the area of the corner of a piece of
property bounded on two adjacent sides by public rights-of-way for
road, street, boulevard, alleyway or other public passageway, such
area more particularly described as being that area bounded by two
intersecting boundaries of the public right-of-way for a distance of
twenty (20) feet on each of such boundaries from the point of
intersection, and bounded by a third side determined by the drawing of
a straight line between the points on the two intersecting boundaries
twenty (20) feet from their point of intersection. This provision
shall apply to all those areas of the City designated and classified
by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi, and as amended
from time to time, except those zones designated as "B-5", or "B-6";
(c) any sign•for which a permit is required by this Code and which is not
anchored to withstand the wind pressure as specified in Section 1205
of this Code;
.(d) any sign which contains electrical wiring which fails to comply with
the Corpus Christi Electrical Code and which is determined by the
Building Official to be dangerous and unsafe according to said code.
16. A new Chapter XXXI is hereby added to read as follows:
CHAPTER XXXI
EXPOSED, GRADED, UNCOVERED LANDS
SECTION 3101 - GENERAL
3101.1
Exposed, graded and uncovered lands within the corporated limits of the
City of Corpus Christi, owing to its location on a coastal prairie, and
those lands within 5,000 feet of its said corporate limits, particularly
susceptible to denudation through wind -blowing of soils shall be considered
a detriment of the environment, an extreme annoyance and discomfort to the
inhabitants within the City and within the 5,000 foot zone adjacent
thereto, a peril to traffic and a hazard to the respiratory health of the
people.
3101.2
Such lands in actual, present cultivation for agricultural purposes do not
pose a problem of like kind to the City and, in prevailing, good soil
management practice shall not foreseeably constitute such detriment,
problem, peril and hazard.
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SECTION 3102 - SCOPE
This Chapter includes within its scope all lands, except lands presently
and actually under cultivation for agricultural purposes, within the
corporate limits of the City as the same may from time to time now and
hereafter exist and within five thousand feet of such corporate limits, and
further except for those plots defined in "Exposed Land".
SECTION 3103 - DEFINITIONS
3103.1
"Aeolian Soil" is one that is capable of being transported out of place on
the tract or parcel of land where it occurs by a sustained fresh wind, or a
wind of lesser velocity, in a duration of not less than (5) seconds and by
one or more of such durations within any total period of two (2) hours
outside of the bounding property lines within which it was situated prior
to any such transportation. An "aeolian soil" is also any fine gravel,
coarse sand, medium sand, fine sand, or very fine and falling within the
soil separate diameter limit ranges taken from the United States Department
of Agriculture as follows:
Fine gravel or very coarse sand 2 to 1 mm.
Coarse sand 1 to 0.5 mm.
Medium sand 0 5 to 0.25 mm.
Fine sand 0 25 to 0.10 mm.
Very fine sand 0 10 to 0.05 mm.
Silt 0 05 to 0.002 mm.
Clay 0 002 to 0.001 mm.
Colloidal clay below 0.001 mm.
3103.2 - EXPOSED LAND
"Exposed land" is topsoil plowed, turned, graded, or uncovered, other than
land presently and actually in cultivation for agriculture, so that its
natural or artificial cover, if any, has been substantially removed or
plowed under, rendering such land subject to aeolian deposit in measurable
quantities or abutting land or lands. A plot of such land containing an
area of less than ten (10) square feet and situated, at its nearest edge,
more than sixty (60) feet from the nearest property line enclosing such
plot shall not be subject to the terms of this ordinance and shall be
deemed not within its scope.
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3103.3 - FRESH WIND
"Fresh wind" is a wind ranging in velocity from 19-24 mph on the 0-12
Beaufort Scale as modified by the United States Weather Bureau and shall be
deemed to be prima facie evidenced by the Inspector's reported observation
of swaying motion of small trees in leaf or crested wavelets forming on
inland waters where such observations of such features occur within the
subject tract or parcel or within a radius of 300 feet of a property line
of the subject tract or parcel. Alternatively, a portable anenometer
reading shall constitute such evidence.
3103.4 - SANDS, SANDY LOAMS
For purposes of further definition hereunder of soil textural
classification the following rules from the modified Davis -Bennet Triangle
shall apply:
"Sand" or "sands" contain 80% or more of sand.
"Sandy loams" contain more than 50% but less than 80% sand and have
less than 20% clay.
3103.5 - WATERED
"Watered" is the sprinkling of water on the exposed land so that the
subject land is completely covered thereby to an average three (3) inches
penetration in depth below the topsoil surface as evidenced by five (5)
equally distanced 6" borings and whereby such core samples each contain a
ratio of not less than 3 parts water to 10 parts of soil.
SECTION 3104 - TESTS
For purposes of this Code a soil shall be deemed prima facie properly
classified if the same is positively tested in conformity with the
following described mechanical analysis or a demonstrably more refined and
accurate variant thereof:
Place exactly 100 grams of soil into a pint bottle. Add 10
cc of a saturated solution of Na2Co and fill the bottle
three-fourths full with tap water. 53topper the bottle and
shake it for five minutes in order to bring the soil in
suspension. Wash the sand sticking to the sides down into
the bottle and allow the solution to stand for about two
minutes. Theoretically, only silt and clay are now in
suspension. Carefully pour off the suspended silt and clay,
being careful to lose none of the sand. Refill the bottle
with water, shake vigorously a few times, wash down the
material sticking to the sides of the bottle, and again
allow it to stand until all of the sand has settled. Decant
the silt and clay as before, repeating this process until
the supernatant liquid is clear when the sand has settled.
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Wash the sand carefully into a large evaporating dish and
allow to settle again, then pour off as much of the water as
possible. Place the dish on a ring stand and heat gently
with Bunsen burner until the sand is dry. After allowing
the sand to cool, separate it into the various separates by
use of sieves arranged in the following order - 20 mesh, 40
mesh, 60 mesh, and 80 mesh. The material on top of the 20
mesh sieve is fine gravel; that on top of the 40 mesh sieve
is coarse sand; that on top of the 60 mesh sieve is medium
sand; that on the top of the 80 mesh sieve is find sand; the
material passing the 80 mesh sieve is very fine sand.
SECTION 3105 - OFFENSE DEFINED
It shall be unlawful for any person, as owner or as custodian, to cause or
permit to exist or be maintained exposed land within the corporate limits
of the City within five thousand feet of such corporate limits except lands
presently and actually under cultivation for agricultural purposes
containing aeolian soil or sandy loam therein, subject to transportation as
stated in the definition of "Aeolian soil", unless watered as herein
defined and provided. Every day such person causes or permits the
existence of such unlawful condition shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 3106 - ENFORCEMENT
3106.1 The Building Official is hereby empowered to go upon any tract or
parcel subject hereof, irrespective of ownership or custody, for the
purpose of enforcing this ordinance, and for the purpose of removing one
(1) 100 -gram soil sample, more or less, not more often than once in a
twenty-four (24) hour period as to such tract or parcel, and may remove,
take, and test such sample as herein provided, and may retain custody of
such sample until final disposition of any civil or criminal action filed
in relation thereto or for one (1) year, whichever first occurs, without
charge, damage, debt, or liability therefor, his supervisors, or the City
of Corpus Christi or its officers. After such first occurrence the sample
shall be returned to the owner or custodian of such land upon demand.
3106.2 By this same police power license the Building Official may enter
measure, without charge, damage, debt, or liability therefor, the
perimeter dimensions of any exposed land in a subject tract or parcel.
3106.3 By the same police power license the Building Official may enter,
make, and take the watered -test borings described in the definition of
"altered" herein.
3106.4 Wherever there is observed by the Building Official or his
assistants, corroborated by one witness, an accumulating deposit of aeolian
or wind -driven soil on the private land of one person, or upon any public
street, way, or place, such deposit occupying thereon an area of six (6)
square feet or more, proceeding presently from the exposed land of another
person, having ownership therein or custody thereof and such condition
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substantially persists for fifteen (15) seconds the offense and condition
herein denounced and declared shall be deemed, prima facie, complete and
actionable."
17. A new Chapter XXXII is hereby added, to read as follows:
CHAPTER XXXII
PIERS AND PILINGS
SECTION 3201
It shall be unlawful, unless specifically provided by this Code, for any
person, firm, or corporation to place, build, or construct or maintain any
pier or piling, post, pipe or pole in the waters within the City limits of
the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 3202 - PERMITS REQUIRED
The Building Official shall issue permits for the placing, building, or
construction of any pier or any piling, post, pipe or pole in the waters
within the City limits of the City of Corpus Christi. Each permit shall be
for a specific pole, pipe, post, piling or for the construction of a pier
or other structure at a specific locality within the waters of the City and
shall specify the dimensions and the type of materials to be used and
describe the upland to which said placement or structure is attached. Such
permit shall be issued only upon furnishing of information to the Building
Official sufficient to place such information on the permit requested.
Compliance with the provisions in obtaining a permit shall not relieve any
person, firm, or corporation from obtaining authority from any other
governmental body for placing any facility or structure in water of the
City.
SECTION 3203 - BOAT AND FISHING PIERS
3203.1 All boat piers and fishing piers shall be reinforced concrete
and or heavy timber construction.
3203.2 Wood piles used to support boat and fishing piers shall be pressure
impregnated according to AWPA Standard C18.
3203.3 The piles shall be driven to a minimum penetration below the mud
line equivalent to 1/2 the length of the cut-off pile.
3203.4 All piers shall be designed to withstand a total live load of 50
pounds per square foot.
3203.5 All wooden structural members below the walkway level (caps,
stringers, braces, etc.) shall be pressure impregnated according to AWPA
Standard C18.
3203.6 The primary pier walkway or platform shall be elevated or otherwise
designed to minimize damage resulting from wave action or rising waters.
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For purposes of this section, the designer may refer to the Flood Insurance
Rate Maps and Flood Hazard Boundary - Floodway Maps of the City of Corpus
Christi in determining the damage potential from wave action or rising
waters at the specific locality.
3203.7 All wooden caps, stringers, beams, etc., shall be positively
connected to its supporting member in such a manner so as to completely
resist their displacement by wave action or rising waters.
3203.8 Wooden decking shall be at least 2 inch nominal thickness and shall
emailed to its supporting member in such a manner to allow the decking to
be displaced by wave action or rising waters.
3203.9 All hardware shall be hot -dip galvanized in accordance with ASTM
Standard A153-61.
3203.10 When any pier is used as an integral part of an exitway from a
building, guardrails shall be provided as prescribed in Section 1121. In
all other cases, adequate guardrails protection as determined by the
designer may be provided.
3203.11 All piers shall be designed by an engineer licensed by the State
of Texas.
3203.12 Damaged piers may be rebuilt at their original elevation providing
that at least 75% of the existing pilings are sound. The Building Official
shall make this determination. All piers not meeting this requirement
shall be removed.
3203.13 Damaged piers not completely rebuilt shall be completely removed.
18. A new Chapter XXXIII is hereby added to read as follows:
CHAPTER XXXIII
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
Special construction requirements for structures in Flood Hazard Areas are
provided in the Flood Hazard Prevention Code. All proposed construction in
designated Flood Hazard Areas shall be required to meet the provisions of
the Flood Hazard Prevention Code.
19. A new Chapter XXXIV is hereby added to read as follows:
CHAPTER XXXIV - LOCATION OF BUILDINGS NEAR OIL AND GAS WELLS
SECTION 3401 - GENERAL
The presence of oil and gas wells within the City of Corpus Christi
presents the risks of blow -outs and explosions which would endanger the
lives of occupants in any buildings in proximity to wells. The Land
Drilling Ordinance and the Fire Prevention Code prohibit open flames around
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wells. This Chapter regulates the location of buildings in proximity to
oil and gas wells in order to provide for the safety of building occupants.
SECTION 3402 - BUILDINGS PROHIBITED WITHIN
150 FEET OF ACTIVE WELLS
3402.1 No habitable building shall be constructed within 150 feet of an
of and gas well which has not been plugged and abandoned according to the
regulations of the Land Drilling Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi,
except buildings directly associated with the production from such a well.
3402.2 Any oil or gas well which was plugged and abandoned prior to May
29, 1968, with mud or only a bottom plug shall be considered to be unsafe
for the location of any building within 50 feet thereof, until remedied by
setting a cement plug in the well near the surface and cutting the casing
off below ground and placing a steel plate over the top.
SECTION 3403 - NATURAL GAS SEEPAGE AREAS
In any area characterized by seeping methane gas at the surface of the
ground, any building constructed shall be provided with ventilation for the
purpose of protecting against any accumulation of explosive gases within
and under the building. Such ventilation system shall be designed by an
engineer who shall submit a statement with the application for the building
permit to the effect that the design of the ventilation system was prepared
in accordance with this Section.
20. Appendix D - HURRICANE REQUIREMENTS is hereby amended to read as follows:
APPENDIX D
HURRICANE REQUIREMENTS
D-1 - HURRICANE PRECAUTIONS
During such periods of time as are designated by the United States Weather
Center as being a hurricane warning or alert, the owner, occupant, or user
of a property shall take precaution for the securing of buildings and
equipment. Canopy awnings and swing signs shall be lashed to rigid
construction, tents shall be tied down and stored or lashed to the ground,
and such other precautions shall be taken for the securing of buildings or
structures or material or equipment as may be reasonably required.
D-2 - CANTILEVERED PROJECTIONS
Cantilevered projections, including but not limited to, exterior balconies,
on the exterior of buildings shall be designed for not less than 60 pounds
per square foot live load or 200 pounds per linear foot live load applied
at the outer edge.
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D-3 - PARAPET WALL LOADS
Parapet walls shall be designed to withstand all applicable loading,
including but not limited to, wind loads as specified in this Code.
D-4 - CONTINUOUS ANCHORING
Metal strap anchors, or other approved anchoring devices designed to resist
hurricane uplift and overturning loads, shall be used to secure rafters or
joists to top plates and top and bottom plates to studs in order to achieve
a positive continuous anchorage from roof structure to the foundation;
anchorage shall be at a spacing of 48" on center or at every third stud,
whichever is the lesser in distance. Metal strap anchors shall be
galvanized steel, and a minimum thickness of 19 gage.
D-5 - EXTERIOR WALLS AND TIE BEAMS
Exterior walls constructed of hollow concrete masonry units shall be not
less than a nominal thickness of eight (8) inches.
In all one and two-family residences a reinforced tie beam shall be placed
around the perimeter at each floor and roof level on exterior walls of
masonry units. Reinforcing shall be not less than one No. 5 reinforcing
bar. Beam size shall not be less than eight (8) inches. This beam may be
constructed with approved masonry units poured solid and tamped with
concrete.
In all buildings (except one and two-family residences) of nonreinforced
masonry construction, hollow masonry units, masonry bonded walls and cavity
wall shall not exceed 240. square feet without approved vertical and
horizontal support where the nominal wall thickness is eight inches and
units are laid in Type M, S, or N Mortar. Such walls when a nominal
thickness of 12 inches and laid in Type M, N, or S Mortar shall not exceed
360 square feet without approved vertical and horizontal support.
Grouted Brick Masonry, when laid in Type M, N, or 5 Mortar, shall be
supported vertically and horizontally in areas not to exceed 1.20 times
that allowed for hollow unit masonry of comparable wall thickness.
Plain Solid Masonry, when laid in Type M, N, or S Mortar, shall be
supported vertically and horizontally in areas not to exceed 1.10 times
that allowed for hollow unit Masonry of comparable wall thickness.
D-6 - CORNERS -HOLLOW MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
In hollow masonry unit construction each unit cell shall be reinforced with
at least one No. 5 bar at all corners; poured solid and tamped with
concrete; such reinforcing shall be properly tied into the footing and
spandrel beam.
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D-7 - WOOD TRUSS RAFTERS -ROOF CONSTRUCTION
All such members shall be securely fastened to the exterior walls with
approved hurricane anchors or clips.
21. Appendix G - RECOMMENDED GUIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FIRE DISTRICT is
hereby deleted in its entirety.
22. Appendix H - MOBILE HOME TIE DOWN STANDARDS is hereby amended to read as
follows:
APPENDIX H
MOBILE (HUD -CODE MANUFACTURED) HOME
TIE DOWN STANDARDS
H-1 MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION
All mobile home installations shall meet the requirements
Department of Labor and Standards, Standards and Requirements
through .013.
H-2 MINIMUM TIE -DOWN REQUIREMENTS
In the absence of Specific Criteria approved by the Texas
Labor and Standards, the following tie -down methods shall be
meeting the minimum requirements of this code: Approved
anchorage is illustrated in Figure H-1.
a. Number of Ties Per Side - See Table H-1
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of the Texas
063.55.07.001
Department of
considered as
blocking and
•
Length of Mobile Home Box (Ft.)
Mobile Home Box
Width (FT)
No.(1).
Vertical
10
12
14
Ties
65
to
6
57
56
80
to
to
5
46
75
80
46
74
79
to
to
to
4
35
56
60
34
55
59
to
to
to
3
33
38
40
37
39
to
to
2
33
33
Length of Boxj
No. of Diagonal Ties (All Widths)(1)
4 5 6 7 8
33
to
42
43
to
52
53
to
63
64
to
73
74
to
80
NOTE (1). The ties nearest the end of the unit shall be placed between 4
feet and 8 feet from that end.
TABLE H-1
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b. Anchoring equipment shall be capable of resisting all allowable
working loads equal to or exceeding 3,150 pounds and shall be capable
of withstanding 50 percent overload (4,725 pounds total) without
failure of either the anchoring equipment of the attachment point of
the mobile home. Ground anchors shall be of an "approved design" and
shall be used in a soil type for which they are designed and approved.
Approved equipment include the following:
1. Ground Anchors
A. Auger or dead man, 6" in diameter -- arrowhead 8".
B. Auger or arrowhead depth 4' -- dead man 5'. All augers must
be screwed into the earth the full four -foot depth.
C. Anchor rod 5/8" diameter with welded eye at top. Must be
hooked into concrete when used in dead man anchors.
D. Anchors to slabs must equal above in pull resistance.
E. All augers, arrowhead or anchors shall be of galvanized
steel.
c. Approved Tie Materials and Connectors
1. Galvanized or stainless steel cable -- 3/8" (7 x 7-7 wires each),
or
2. Galvanized aircraft cable -- 1/4" (7 x 19-7 strands of 19 wires
each), or
3. Steel strap -- 1-1/4" x .035" -- galvanized, with tensioning
device.
4. Cable ends secured by 2 U -bolt clamps.
5. Steel rods -- 5/8" with ends welded closed to form an eye.
6. Turnbuckles -- 5/8" drop forged -- closed eyes. Other tensioning
devices of similar strength approved.
d. Piers and Footings
1. Spaced at 10' intervals on both frame rails with end ones no
further than 1' from end of mobile when practical.
2. 4" x 16" wide concrete runners.
3. Footings of solid concrete 16" x 16" x 4".
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4. Piers of standard 8" x 8" x 16" open cell or (30" Maximum height)
solid concrete block.
5. Wood blocks used for leveling shall not exceed a maximum
thickness of four (4) inches. Such blocks must be of nominal 8"
x 16" dimensions.
e. Patio and Cabana Roofs
1. Two rows of vertical supports bars -- spacing 12'. Second row to
be down middle or at mobile home edge anchored to concrete floor
or equivalent footings.
2. Other structures on lot must be secured.
3. Tip -out rooms to be held by over -the -home tie at outer edge.
4. Clerestory roof requires over -the -home tie at end of each raised
section.
H-3 TRAVEL TRAILERS (LOCAL RULE)
Travel trailers to be left, or left, at parking site during United States
Weather Center hurricane warning or alert periods shall be lashed to rigid
construction and lashed to the grounds, or stored securely in permanent
buildings, conformable as practicable to the terms and conditions of
Section 101.7 and 108.2.7 of this Code. A "Travel Trailer" is a vehicular,
portable structure built on a chassis and designed to be used without a
permanent foundation as a dwelling primarily and independently of utility
connections at the parking site. All travel trailers shall be road worthy
and shall bear current license to qualify under this section.
H-4 EXCEPTIONS FOR SALES LOTS
Unoccupied mobile homes on mobile home dealers sales lots shall be
anchored, as a minimum, at each corner of the mobile home. A frame tie, an
over -the -roof tie anchor, connections, and piers and footings shall be
installed at each corner in accordance with the foregoing paragraphs,
during such periods of time as are designated by the United States Weather
Center as being a hurricane warning or alert.
(See Figure H-1 next page)
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23. Appendix J - ENERGY CONSERVATION is hereby amended by adding Sections J-2
and J-3 to read as follows:
J-2 - LOCAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
The following changes to the "Code for Energy Conservation in New Building
Constructuion" are suggested in order to reflect local conditions.
a. Revise Section 302.1 to read as follows:
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darn gain. "Aircraft" cable - 1/4" 17 a 19)
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APPROVED
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Mia Dam,
23. Appendix J - ENERGY CONSERVATION is hereby amended by adding Sections J-2
and J-3 to read as follows:
J-2 - LOCAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
The following changes to the "Code for Energy Conservation in New Building
Constructuion" are suggested in order to reflect local conditions.
a. Revise Section 302.1 to read as follows:
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302.1 EXTERIOR DESIGN CONDITIONS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
EXTERIOR DESIGN CONDITIONSi
WINTER1
Design Dry -Bulb
350 F
U°
Design Dry Bulb
94° F
SUMMER1
Design Dry Bulb
800 F
DEGREE DAYS HEATING
930...
DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE -
27°50"
I
HEATING OR
COOLING
b.- Add new paragraph 402.3(c) to read as follows:
402.3 ANALYSIS PROCEDURE
c. The State of Texas (EEI) Energy Envelope Index method in the
Texas Energy Conservation Manual may be used to test compliance.
Revise Table 5 -1 -to -read -as follows:
CARPUS CHRIST-, TEXAS
z o
TABLE 5-1
ELEMENT
MODE
TYPE A-1
BUILDINGS
TYPE A-2
BUILDINGS
U°
U°
WALLS 2
HEATING OR
COOLING
.29
:.37
ROOF/CEILING 3
HEATING OR
COOLING
.05
.05
FLOORS OVER
UNHEATED SPACES
HEATING OR
COOLING
.32
.32
HEATED
SLAB ON GRADE
HEATING
R VALUE
R VALUE
3.2
3.2
UNHEATED
SLAB ON GRADE
HEATING
R VALUE
R VALUE
N/A
N/A
t
d. Revise Table 5-2 to read as follows:
TABLE 5-2
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ELEMENT
MODE
VALUE
WALLS
3 STORIES
OR LESS
HEATING
Up
.37
COOLING
OTTV
30
SF
119
OVER
3 STORIES
HEATING
00
.46
COOLING
OTTV
30
SF
119
ROOF/CEILING
.HEATING OR
COOLING
Up
.10
FLOORS OVER
UNHEATED SPACES
HEATING OR
COOLING
Up
.33
HEATED
SLAB ON GRADE
HEATING OR
COOLING
R VALUE
3.2
UNHEATED
SLAB ON GRADE
HEATING OR
COOLING
R VALUE
N/A
SF = Solar Factor
e. For type A-1 and 'A-2 Residential Buildings (detached one and
two-family dwelling and all other residential buildings, three stories
or less in height) utilizing conventional wood frame construction, the
following criteria may be considered to meet the requirements of
Section 502.2 of the "Code for Energy Conservation in New Building
Construction".
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MINIMUM CAVITY INSULATION REQUIRED
Walls - R-11
Roof/Ceiling - R-19
Floors over unheated spaces - R-11
MAXIMUM GLAZING PERMITTED
Single Glazing - 20% of Gross wall area
Double Glazing - 33% of Gross wall area
SECTION J-3 - APPENDIX NOT MANDATORY
This appendix provides suggested guidelines for energy conservation, and
these provisions are not mandatory.
24. Appendix K - RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
25. Appendix M - ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND/OR HANDICAPPED
is hereby deleted in its entirety.
26. Appendix N - ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
27. An additional appendix, Appendix T - ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS, is hereby
adopted, said appendix to hereafter read as follows:
APPENDIX T
ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS
T-1 GENERAL
Section 1. The Texas State Program for preventing architectural
barriers, Article F, Article 601b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,
establishes standards and specification relating to the construction
of certain buildings to make them accessible to handicapped persons.
T-2 POLICY
Section 1. The provisions of this article are to further the policy
of the State of Texas to encourage and promote the rehabilitation of
handicapped or disabled citizens and to eliminate, insofar as
possible, unnecessary barriers encountered by aged, handicapped, or
disabled persons, whose ability to engage in gainful occupations or to
achieve maximum persons indepedence is needlessly restricted when such
persons cannot readily use public buildings.
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T-3 APPLICATION
Section 2. (a) The standards and specifications adopted under this
article shall apply to all buildings and facilities used by the public
which are constructed in whole or in part by the use of state, county,
or municipal funds, or the funds of any political subdivision of the
state. To such extent as is not contraindicated by federal law or
beyond the state's power of regulation, these standards shall also
apply to buildings and facilities constructed in this state through
partial or total use of federal funds. All buildings and facilities
constructed in this state, or substantially renovated, modified, or
altered, after the effective date of this article from any one of
these funds or any combination thereof shall conform to each of the
standards and specifications adopted under this article except where
the governmental department, agency, or unit concerned shall
determine, after taking all circumstances into consideration, that
full compliance with any particular standard or specification is
impracticable. Where it is determined that full compliance with any
particular standard or specification is impractical, the reasons for
such determination shall be set forth in written form by those making
the determination and forwarded to the commission. If it is
determined that full compliance is not practicable, there shall be
substantial compliance with the standard or specification to the
maximum extent practical, and the written record of the determination
that it is impractical to comply fully with a particular standard or
specification shall also set forth the extent to which an attempt will
be made to comply substantially with the standard or specification.
(b) These standards and specifications shall be adhered to in those
buildings and facilities under construction on the effective date
of this article, unless the authority responsible for the
construction shall determine that the construction has reached a
state where compliance is impractical. This article shall apply
to temporary or emergency construction as well as permanent
buildings.
(c) These standards and specifications shall be adhered to in all
buildings leased or rented in whole or in part for use by the
state under any lease or rental agreement entered into on or
after January 1, 1972. To such extent as is not contraindicated
by federal law or beyond the power of the state' regulation,
these standards shall also apply to• buildings or facilities
leased or rented for use by the state through partial or total
use of federal funds. Facilities which are the subject of lease
or rental agreements on January 1, 1972, will not be required to
meet standards and specifications for the term of the existing
lease or rental agreement but must be brought into compliance
before a lease or rental agreement is renewed. Where it is
determined by the governmental department, agency, or unit
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concerned that full compliance with any particular standard is
impractical, the reasons for such determination shall be set
forth in written form by those making the determination and
forwarded to the commission. If it is determined that full
compliance is not practical, there shall be substantial
compliance with the standard or specification to the maximum
extent practical, and the written record of the determination
that it is impractical to comply fully with a particular standard
or attempt shallecification set to
will be made to comply substantially with thestandard or
specification.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (e) of this section,
these standards and specifications shall be adhered to in 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, and which
are constructed on or after January 1, 1978, in counties with a
population of 45,000 or more. Such facilities include the
following:
(1) shopping centers which contain in excess of five separate
mercantile establishments; compliance with accessibility
standards and specifications relative to toilet rooms shall not
apply unless the shopping center elects to have public toilet
rooms;
(2) passenger transportation terminals;
(3) theaters and auditoriums having a seating capacity for 200
or more patrons;
(4) hospitals and related medical facilities which provide
direct medical service to patients;
(5) nursing homes and convalescent centers; �.
(6) uof containing an
aggregate 20,000 or more
square feet recognizable office floor space;
(7) funeral homes; and
(8) commercial business and trade schools.
(e) The Commission shall have the authority to waive or modify
accessibility standards and specifications when application of such
standards and specifications is considered by the Commission to be
irrelevant to the nature, use, or function of a building or facility
covered by this article. The Commission shall not waive or modify any
standard of specification when such action would result in a
significant impairment of the acquisition of goods and services by
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handicapped persons or substantially reduce the potential for
employment of handicapped persons. All evidence supporting waiver or
modifie a
mattercofion recordeandnbecome part ofythe
thefi e�ission shall be dsystem maintained ined bythe
Commission.
T-4 SCOPE
Section 3. (a) This article is concerned with nonambulatory
disabilities, semiambulatory disabilities, sight disabilities, hearing
disabilities, disabilities or coordination, and aging.
(b) It is intended to make all buildings and facilities covered by
this article 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.
T-5 DEFINITIONS
Section 4. For the purpose of this arti
the meanings as herein set forth:
"Nonambulatory disabilities" means
of cause or manifestation, for all
individuals to wheelchairs.
cle the following terms have
impairments that, regardless
practical purposes, confine
"Semiambulatory disabilities" means impairments that cause
individuals to walk with difficulty or insecurity. Individuals
using braces or crutches, amputees, arthritics, spastics, and
those with pulmonary and cardiac ills may be semiambulatory. The
listing here made is illustrative and shall not be construed as
being exhaustive.
"Sight disabilities" means total blindness or impairments
affecting sight to the extent that the individual functioning in
public areas is insecure or exposed to danger.
"Hearing disabilities" means deafness or hearing handicaps that
might make an individual insecure in a public area because he is
unable to communicate or hear warning signals.
"Disabilities of coordination" means faulty coordination or palsy
from brain, spinal, or peripheral nerve injury.
"Aging" means those manifestations of the aging processes that
significantly reduce mobility, flexibility, coordination, and
perceptiveness but are not accounted for in the aforementioned
categories.
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T-6 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENFORCEMENT
Section 5. (a) The responsibility for administration and enforcement
of this article shall reside primarily in the commission, but the
commission shall have the assistance of appropriate state
rehabilitation agencies in carrying out its responsibilities under
this article. State agencies involved in extending direct services to
disabled or handicapped persons are authorized to enter into
interagency contracts with the commission to provide such additional
funding as might be required to insure that service objectives and
responsibilities of such agencies are achieved through the
administration of this article. In enforcing this article the
Commission shall also receive the assistance of all appropriate
elective or appointive state officials. The Commission shall from
time to time inform professional organizations and others of this law
and its application.
(b) The Commission shall have all necessary powers to require
compliance with its rules and regulations and modifications thereof
and substitutions therefor, including powers to institute and
persecute proceedings in the district court to compel such compliance,
and shall not be required to pay any entry or filing fee in connection
with the institution of such proceedings. The Commission or a
handicapped person who seeks injunctive relief to obtain compliance
with the rules and regulations shall first notify a person responsible
for the building and allow that person 90 days to bring the building
into compliance. The Commission shall have the authority to extend
the 90-day period when circumstances justify such extension.
(c) The Commission is authorized to promulgate such rules and
regulations as might reasonably be required to implement and enforce
this article. The standards and specifications to be adopted by the
Commission under this article shall be consistent in effect to those
adopted by the American National Standards Institute, Inc. (or its
federally recognized successor in function), and the Commission shall
publish the standards and specifications in a readily accessible form
for the use of interested parties.
(d) All plans and specifications for construction of buildings
subject to the provisions of this article shall be submitted to the
Commission for review and approval prior to bidding and award of
contract in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission. Likewise, any substantial modification of approved plans
shall be resubmitted to the Commission for review and approval.
(e) The Commission may review plans and specifications, make
inspections, and issue certifications that structures not otherwise
covered by this article are free of architectural barriers and in
compliance with the provisions of this article. The Commission is
authorized to charge a fee, not to exceed $100, for review of plans
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and specifications, inspection, and certification of each privately
owned building or facility.
(f) With respect to buildings and facilities that are under the
jurisdiction and control of the University of Texas Board of Regents,
the responsibility for administration and enforcement of this article
shall reside in such governing board, and in the discharge of such
responsibility the governing board shall have the same
responsibilities, duties, powers, and authority that are herein
imposed and delegated to the Commission with respect to all other
buildings and facilities covered by this article.
T-7 - STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Section 6. In conformity with paragraph (c), Section 7.05, Article
601b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Handicapped Accessibility Act of
Texas), the State Purchasing and General Services Commission on April
1, 1984, permanently adopted accessibility standards and
specifications considered consistent in effect to those adopted by the
American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI A117.1 - 1980). The
adoption process included making the standards and specifications a
part of the official rules and regulations of the Commission, as Rule
028.13.03.586 "Standards and Specifications".
28. Appendix Q - ADOBE CONSTRUCTION is hereby deleted in its entirety.
29. An additional appendix, Appendix U - PROSCENIUM CURTAINS, is hereby
adopted, said Appendix being the pamphlet entitled "SBCCI 4-1 1979
Installation of Proscenium Curtains" (A copy of which, authenticated by the
signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary, and made a public record by
this section is on file in the City Secretary's office), as fully as if
copied at length in this ordinance.
30. An additional appendix, Appendix V - BUILDING SECURITY, is hereby adopted,
said appendix to read as follows:
APPENDIX V
BUILDING SECURITY
This appendix contains suggestions for improving the physical security of
buildings.
I. Exterior Doors:
A. All exterior doors except sliding glass doors or metal doors, should
be solid core doors if wood and should be a minimum of one and
three -eights (1-3/8") inches in thickness. Hollow core doors should
not be used.
B. Hinges. All exterior door hinges should be mounted with the hinge on
the interior of the building, except where a non -removable hinge pin
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or stud bolt is used; such a hinge may be installed with the hinge
facing the exterior of the building.
C. Strike Plate Lock Area. The shim space between the door buck and door
frame should have a solid wood filler 12 inches above and below the
strike plate area to resist spreading by force applied to the door
frame. Screws securing the strike plate area should pass through the
strike plate, door frame, solid wood filler, and enter the buck plate
by a minimum of one-quarter of an inch.
D. Glass in exterior doors. No glass should be used on any exterior door
within forty inches of any lock.
E. Door locks.
1. All exterior door locks should be single cylinder keyed locks
with mortised dead bolt that extends into the strike plate a
minimum of one inch. See Section 1114 for door hardware
limitations to exit doorways.
2. Lock bolts should have a case hardened steel insert to resist
hack sawing.
3. Locks should have case hardened steel cylinder guards on
exterior, to resist prying and/or pulling.
4. Retaining screws on interior of lock should be the shielding or
nonremovable type.
F. Sliding glass doors. Sliding glass doors should be installed with the
sliding portion on the inside only, so as to prevent the lifting and
removal of the glass panel from the exterior of the building. Each
sliding panel should have a secondary locking or securing device in
addition to the original lock, such as:
1. A charlie bar, which is a device laid in the track to prevent
opening.
2. An approved track lock.
3. Inside removable pins or locks securing the panel to the frame.
G. Exterior glazing. All glass used in exterior sliding glass doors and
fixed glass panels should be tempered glass or polycarbonate sheeting.
II. Windows
All locking devices should be secured with three-quarter inch #8 full
threaded screws as a minimum.
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III. Door Viewers
Door viewers should be installed on all main entrance doors and should
cover 180 degrees of viewing. Such viewers should be installed with
the securing portion of the inside.
IV. Lights
All exterior doors should be provided with
interior activated switch, to illuminate th
ten feet in any direction.
an approved light, with
e door area for at least
V. Key Requirements
During construction the builder should use a lock cylinder that will
be removed upon occupancy, and new cylinders and all keys should be
furnished to the occupant.
31. An additional appendix, Appendix R - ROOF COVERINGS, is hereby adopted,
being the pamphlet entitled "Southern Building Code Congress International
STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF COVERING, 1982 EDITION" (a copy of
which, authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary, and
made a public record by this section, is on file in the City Secretary's
office), as fully as if copied at length in this ordinance.
32. CONSTRUCTION 1REQUIREMENTS, is hereby adopted, saiddix S - L WIAn NDSTORM
RESISTANT
appendix to read as
follows:
APPENDIX "S"
SUPPLEMENTAL WINDSTORM RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Section S-100 - GENERAL
This supplemental requirements apply to construction in those developed areas
located seaward of the Intracoastal Canal and reflect the criteria for windstorm
resistant construction set forth by the Texas Catastrophe Property Insurance
Association. The design wind load shall be 120 mph as set forth in Section
1205.
Section S-200 - ANCHORAGE
201. Heavy timber construction (as defined in Texas C.B.S.)
Every roof girder and every roof beam shall be anchored to an exterior or
interior wall or to a properly designed interior column. Walls beams and
plates shall be anchored to the wall with approved type anchors not more
than 4 feet apart. Roof planking where supported by a wall shall be
anchored to such wall at intervals not exceeding 4 feet. Roof trusses
shall be securely anchored to masonry walls at points of bearing. Monitor
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and saw tooth construction shall be anchored to the main roof construction.
Anchors shall consist of steel or iron bolts or straps of sufficient
strength and ample anchorage to resist vertical uplift of the roof as
required.
202. Ordinary construction (masonry)
a. All trimmers and at least one beam or joist in every 4 feet resting on
masonry walls, shall be secured to such walls by approved metal
anchors attached at or near the bottom in a manner to be
self-releasing. Each end of a trimmer, beam or joist that is
supported by a girder shall be secured or tied in an approved manner
to such girder or to a trimmer, beam or joist correspondingly
supported from the opposite side of such girder. Anchors and ties
shall be so arranged as to form continuous ties between opposite
masonry walls.
b. Where floor or roof joists or beams run parallel to masonry walls,
such walls shall be secured to 4 or more joists of the floor or roof
construction by approved metal anchors at maximum intervals of 8 feet
for dwellings, and 6 feet in other buildings.
c. Wall plates and roof construction shall be anchored to the walls at
least every 6 feet, except that wall plates and roof construction
shall be anchored at intervals of 4 feet to hollow concrete masonry
walls which do not have cast-in-place reinforced concrete tie beams.
d. Wooden girders shall be anchored to the walls and fastened to each
other with suitable steel straps placed near the bottom of the girder.
e. At least every third rafter shall be anchored to the ceiling joists or
partitions directly beneath by not less than the equivalent of 1 x 6
inch boards securely nailed. Such braces shall be attached to the
rafters at their mid-points or at the third points if two are used per
rafter. In peaked roofs opposite rafters shall be laterally braced to
each other at the ridge in a manner satisfactory to the building
official.
f. Roof trusses shall be securely anchored to masonry walls at points of
bearing.
g. Anchors shall consist of steel or iron bolts or straps of sufficient
strength and ample anchorage to resist vertical uplift of the roof as
required.
203. WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION
a. Sills shall be anchored to the foundation walls to develop a strength
equivalent to 1/2 inch bolts with proper washes embedded 6 inches in
concrete foundation walls and spaced 6 feet apart.
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b. Rafters shall be anchored to the wall plate by approved metal anchors
attached to at least every other rafter or shall be otherwise anchored
in an approved manner.
c. In all buildings 20 feet or more in width where joists run at right
angles to the rafters, the rafters shall be tied to the ceiling joists
with wood or metal ties nailed to the foot of alternate rafters and
extending across 4 joists well nailed to each joist.
d. Girders resting on masonry foundation walls or piers shall be anchored
thereto with not less than 1/2 inch bolts embedded at least 6 inches
in masonry.
e. Wooden columns and posts shall be securely anchored to their
foundations and to the members which they support.
f. At least every third rafter shall be anchored to the ceiling joist or
partitions directly beneath by not less than the equivalent of 1 x 6
inch boards securely nailed. Such braces shall be attached to the
rafters at their mid -points or at the third points if two are used per
rafter.
g. Each rafter shall be laterally braced to the opposite rafter at a
point underneath the ridge, in order to form a brace known as the "A"
type or "Collar beam", except that roof construction of the "Exposed
Cathedral Type" or "Exposed Shed Type" may have such bracing omitted
when the rafters are securely anchored and braced in an approved
manner. Roof framing and trussing of all other types of roof
construction shall be anchored by an approved method.
SECTION S-300 - ROOF COVERING
301. INSTALLATION
a. General requirements for all roof coverings.
(1) Roof coverings shall be securely attached to the roof in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and specifications and
with the methods approved by the building official. Nails, clips, and
similar attaching devices shall be galvanized or otherwise suitably
corrosion resistant.
b. Prepare shingle roof coverings.
(1) Wood roof decks to which prepared shingles are applied shall be
solidly sheathed. Sheathing shall be well seasoned and dry.
Sheathing boards shall be at least 1 inch nominal dimension boards not
over 6 inches wide. Plywood sheathing shall be at least 5/8 of an
inch thick.
(2) Attic spaces shall be vented with vent openings so placed as to
circulate air in all parts of the attic.
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(3) Nails shall be of sufficient length to extend through the roof
deck (sheathing).
(4) Thick -butt asphalt shingles shall be nailed in the thick portion
of the shingle.
(5) All butts or tabs of asphalt shingles shall be securely spotted
or tabbed with a plastic, fibrous, asphaltic cement or anchored by
clips or locks, and all edges at eaves and gables shall be set in such
cement 3 inches back from the edge.
(6) Metal drip edges shall be nailed to the roof deck with nails not
less than 10 inches on centers.
c. Built-up roof coverings.
(1) For built-up roof coverings cant strips shall be provided at the
angle of roof and vertical surfaces.
(2) Built-up roof coverings shall be carried at least 6 inches above
the cant strip to a reglet in the parapet and covered with metal
flashing calked into the reglet. Reglet may be omitted at parapet
walls provided two layers of felt or the equivalent are carried across
the top of the parapet under coping and down the parapet to the lower
edge of the cant strip. The said layers to run vertically, properly
lapped and cemented to the parapet.
(3) All resinous places in the wood roof deck shall be covered with
sheathing paper or unsaturated felt.
(4) The first layer or anchor sheet shall be not less than 30 -pound
felt nailed 6 inches on center along a 2 -inch lap and nailed 12 inches
on center both ways, in the area between laps with tin caps and 1 -inch
nails; or shall be not less than two layers of 15 -pound felt lapped 18
inches and nailed through both sheets on 6 -inch centers along the lap
and on 12 -inch centers in the area between laps with tin caps and
1 -inch nails; or, where the underside of the roof sheathing is to be
exposed and its appearance considered, the first layer shall be not
less than 30 -pound felt or two layers of 15 -pound felt nailed 6 inches
on centers along the rafters with tin caps and 11 -inch nails, and
nailed 12 inches on centers, both ways, between rafters, with tin caps
and 3/4 -inch nails.
(5) Each additional sheet above the anchor sheet shall be throughly
mopped between layers with a bituminous compound so that no layer
touches an unmopped layer. Bituminous compound for mopping plys
together shall be air refined asphalt or coal tar pitch but shall not
be any type of emulsion, cold or cut back liquid cement, oil or
grease.
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(6) Gravel stop and drip strips, and eave and gable drips shall be
not less than No. 26 guage galvanized metal, 16 ounce copper or 0.024
inch aluminum, with not less than 3 -inch flange on roof and nailed
with not less than 3/4 -inch nails spaced not more than 6 inches apart.
d. Roll roofing.
(1) Roll roofing shall be applied only over a smooth surface. Roll
roofing shall not be applied over shingle roofs.
(2) Roll roofing applied in a single layer shall be spot mopped and
applied by concealed nail method with a minimum 3 -inch head lap and a
minimum 6 -inch end lap properly cemented. Nail spacing shall be not
less than 4 inches on centers.
(3) Nails that secure roll roofing to the deck shall be driven at
least 3/4 of an inch from the edge of the sheet.
e. Tile Roofing.
(1) Tile roofing shall be laid over not less than one layer of
30 -pound asphalt felt securely fastened by nailing with tin caps.
(2) All tile shall be thoroughly watered with a hose before
application.
(3) Every tile shall be laid full length in portland cement mortar
and in addition the first three horizontal courses shall be nailed.
Under certain conditions additional nailing may be required to prevent
the tile from slipping. Mortar shall be not less than one part cement
and three parts sand and not more than twenty-five percent lime by
volume.
(4) All nails for flashing and tiles shall be copper.
f. Corrugated metal roofing, protected metal roofing, corrugated and flat
sheet asbestos cement roofing.
(1) When roofings of the above types are applied to wood roof decks
they shall be secured with drive screws of sufficient length to extend
through the roof deck. When applied directly to purlins and other
roof members they shall be secured with bolted strap fasteners, bolts
or stud fasteners. Properly designed clip fasteners that are approved
may be used in accordance with the conditions of such approval. Drive
screws at least 4 inches in length may be used to secure these
roofings directly to wood purlins.
(2) Aluminum roofing when fastened to steel roof structure shall be
insulated against electrogalvanic action.
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g. Insulated steel deck roofing.
Insulated steel deck shall be secured by spot welding of clips or spot
welding the sheets to the steel purlins, or by equivalent means.
SECTION S-400 - CONSTRUCTION
401. WALLS
During erection masonry walls shall not be built higher than 10 times their
thickness unless adequately braced at the floor or roof level immediately
above the story under construction.
SECTION 2. Appendix D - Hurricane Requirements, Appendix H -
Mobile Home Tie Down Standards, Appendix I - Standards for Demolition, Appendix
L - Power Operated Doors, Appendix U - Prescenium Curtains, Appendix R - Roof
Coverings, and Appendix S - Supplemental Windstorm Resistant Construction are
made a part of this Code, and the requirements set forth in appendices 0, H, I,
L, R, S and U are requirements of this Code. Appendices, A -Weights of Building
Materials, B -Fire Resistance Ratings for Materials and Construction, C -Wood
Preservatives, E -Recommended Guide for Sound Isolation in Multi -Fad
Dwellings, F -Fall out Shelter Construction, J-EnergyConservation, 0 -Commentary
on Section 1206 -Low Rise Wind Loads, P-Caculated Fire Resistance,
T -Architectural Barriers, and V -Building Security are solely for the purposes of
providing information and recommended practices, and shall not have the force
and effect of law.
SECTION 3. For the purposes of this Code, there shall be no Fire
District established in the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 4. Ordinance No. 15256 passed December 12, 1979,
Ordinance No. 15308 passed January 16, 1980, Ordinance No. 16395 passed July 22,
1981, Ordinance No. 17520 passed June 1983, Ordinance No. 16772 passed December
23, 1981, Ordinance No. 17933 passed November 9, 1983, Ordinance No. 17859
passed September 28, 1983, Ordinance No. 18355 passed July 24, 1984, and
Ordinance No. 19186 passed February 11, 1986, are hereby repealed effective
June 1, 1986.
SECTION 5. Any person, firm, or corporation who violates a
provision of this Code, or fails to comply therewith or with any of the
requirements thereof, or who erects, constructs, alters, demolishes; or moves
any building or structure in violation of a detailed statement or drawing
submitted and approved thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
liable to a fine of not more than $200. Each such person, firm, or corporation
shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any
violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed or continued. The
owner or owners of any building or structure failing to comply with any of the
provisions of this Code, and the owner or owners of any premises wherein a
violation of the provisions of this Code occurs, and any architect, engineer,
designer, builder, contractor, agent, person, firm, or corporation employed
therewith and who has assisted in the commission of any such violation, shall be
guilty of a separate offense.
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SECTION 6. 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 any other section, paragraph, subdivision,
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 hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall have an effective date of
June 1, 1986, and shall take effect for all permits issued from and after
June 1, 1986, after its final passage and publication one time in the official
publication of the City of Corpus Christi, which publication shall contain the
caption stating in summary the purpose of the ordinance.
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•
That the foregoing ordinance was read for
second reading on this the /.5/ -day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
That the foregoing ordinance was read
third reading on this the 22 z d day
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
That the fore9king ordinan
on this the 4y day of
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
first
Vievcci-
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
for
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time and p ssed to its
, 19 , by the
t second time and p sed to its
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Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
was read for the ,third time and passed finally
, 1946! , by the following vote:
PASSED AND APPROVED,
ATTEST:
this
the
City Secretary
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
day of
MAYOR
THE CI Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
19287
STATE OF TEXAS, �ss:
County of Nueces.
Before me,
MURIEL LA RUE
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
AD# 29730
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CITY SECRETARY
the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says
SENIOR ACCOUNTING
Daily Newspapers published
NOTICE OF PASSAGE
CLERK of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
OF ORDINANCE--.rLQ.,.._.9.a2.8Y
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CALLER—TI24ES PUBLISHINQ__GQ_,
on the._..r?thday of MAY 19.8.6., and once each... clay thereafter for or4e
consecutive day
DNE. Times.
41.40 MURIEL LA RUE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
EDNA 1CQSTEFj V.-30-88
6.ti51,.... ad y oof Jay,
Notary Public,'Nud'ces County, Texas