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Home My WebLink About020290 ORD - 04/26/1988AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13-1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED "STANDARD BUILDING CODE ADOPTED; AMENDMENTS," BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3401, 3402, AND 3403 AND ADDING SECTION 3404; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION BY NOTICE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 13-1 of the Code of Ordinan- ces, entitled "Standard Building Code Adopted; amendments," is hereby amended by amending Sections 3401, 3402, and 3403 and adding a new Section 3404, which shall read as follows: Chapter XXXIV--LOCATIONS 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 risk of blow -outs and explosions which would endanger the lives of occupants in any buildings in proximity to wells. The presence of oil and gas wells, water wells, or cisterns which are not in actual use by the owner thereof also present risks to life. The fire prevention code: prohibits open: flames around wells. This chapter regulates the location of buildings in proximity to oil and gas wells in order to provide for the safety of building occu- pants and regulates the covering and plugging of wells and cisterns which are not in actual use. Section 3402 --Buildings Prohibited Within One Hundred Fifty Feet of Active Wells. 3402.1. No habitable building shall be constructed or allowed to stand within one hundred fifty (150) feet of an oil and gas well which has not been plugged and abandoned according to the ordinances and regulations 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 fifty (50) feet there- of, until such well has been covered and plugged in compliance with Section 3404 below, and no such build- ing shall be constructed or allowed to stand until such well has been appropriately covered and plugged. 501AT052.ORD -120290 ItICROF11111E0 Section 3403 --Natural Gas Seepage Areas. In any area characterized by seeping methane gas at the surface of the ground, it shall be unlawful for any building to be constructed unless such building shall be provided with ventilation for the purpose of pro- tecting 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. Section 3404 --Covering and Plugging Well or Cistern 3404.1. It shall be unlawful for the owner or opera- tor of any well or cistern which is at least ten (10) feet deep, and at least five (5) inches in diameter but not more than six (6) feet in diameter to fail to keep it entirely covered at all times with a covering capable of sustaining weight of not less than two hundred (200) pounds, except when said well or cistern is in actual use by the owner or operator thereof. 3404.2. It shall be unlawful for any person who shall drill, dig, or otherwise create or cause to be drilled, dug, or otherwise created, any well or hole which is at least ten (10) feet in depth and less r:u than five (5) inches in diameter to abandon said well or hole without first completely filling said well or hole from its total depth to the surface or plugging the same with a permanent type plug at a depth of not less than ten (10) feet from the surface and completely filling the same from said plug to the surface. SECTION 2. 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 provi- sion 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 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its final passage and publication one time in the official publica- tion of the City of Corpus Christi, which publication shall contain the caption stating in summary the purpose of the ordi- nance. 501AT052.ORD -2- That the foregoing ordinance was read for first time and passed to its second reading on this the /0___. day of BJP, R,2 , 19 07, by the following vote: Betty N. Turner Bill Pruet 4 David Berlanga, Sr. (J 2 . Mary Rhodes 6, L Leo Guerrero tt Frank Schwing, Jr. (.ity. Clif Moss ClabWitt Mary Pat Slavik alty Linda Strong 9. That the foregoing ordinance as read forAbe se and time and '.ssed to its third reading on this the (' day ofUp/La. , 19 ; ; , by the following vote: Betty N. Turner David Berlanga, Sr. Leo Guerrero Clif Moss Bill Pruet Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. Mary Pat Slavik Linda Strong 41 -2 - That the foregoing ordi nce was read for t third time and passed finally on , 19 , by the following vote: this the 0(7 day of Betty N. Turner David Berlanga, Sr. Leo Guerrero Clif Moss Bill Pruet Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. Mary Pat Slavik Linda Strong PASSED AND APPROVED, this the (s21Pday of t' I_ 'r"� ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: DAY OF HAL GEORGE, CITY ATTORNEY By , 19 . A sl s` ant City" Attorney 99.044.01 YOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 20290 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas, ] City of C C County of Nueces ] ss: Ad # 11697 Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Deanne D. Palmer, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is a Senior Accounting Clerk of the Corpus Christi Caller - Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Chri -id County smd State, generally ,circulated in Aransas, Bee Duval Hidalgo Jim Hogg Jim Wells Karnes Ker�y K1ebe Live ' ' ' ' ' ' Oak, Nueces, Refuio, San Patricio, and VictoriaCoum,es, d at the publication of "NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE #2020 AMEN0ING" of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 2nd day of May 1988, and each day thereafter for one consecutive day(s). one Times $ 32.20 Senior Accounting Clerk f this 6th d f M 1988 ped a�� =��orn tz�y�e ore me s ay o May, . FaiIr, Koster Notary Public, NueL--/County, Texas My commission expires on 11.30.88 NOTICE OF PASSAGE 4 QF ORDINANCE #20290 AMENDING SECTION 13 -VE OF THE CODE OF OFIDI-, MENTS," BY' AMENDING' SECTIONS 340i, 3402, AND 3403 *.ID ADDING sEcrtprt. 3404; pnovitmtc FOR SEV— ERANCE; PROVIDI4G PUBLICATION BY NOTICE. ,- Was passe0 and approved by the City COancil of the Car; of Corpus Christi, Texas oil The full text of said ordinancqA is available to the publk in the Office of the City Secretary. /s/ Armando Cherie City Secretary An ='oCorpus Christi *�