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Home My WebLink About020727 ORD - 07/25/1989AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 13, BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED OPERATIONS; HOUSING AND HOUSING PREMISES STANDARDS, ARTICLE VII, MECHANICAL CODE, SECTION 13-221, ADOPTED; AMENDMENTS, BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 103.5(b), 104.2 (a) AND (b), 106.3, AND 106.4 ; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Code, Chapter 13, Buildings; Construction and Related Operations; Housing and Housing Premises Standards, Article VII, Mechanical Code, Section 13-221, Adopted; Amendments, is hereby amended by amending Subsection 103.5, Requirements Not Covered by Code, by adding a new subparagraph (b) to read as follows: 103.5(b) --General Inspections. The Chief Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector may initiate re -inspections of existing mechanical installations, devices and equipment or that may hereafter be installed and within the scope of this code. When the installation, equipment, or fixture is found to be defective, dangerous or in an unsafe condition, or there is found to be insufficient required facilities or facilities inaccessible to the customers, then the person, firm or corporation owning, using or operating the same shall be notified in writing and shall make the necessary repairs or corrections required to comply within five (5) days or a longer period specified by the Chief Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector in said notice. If corrections are not completed within the specified time, the Chief Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector may proceed with further legal action to obtain compliance or shall immediately order the discontinuance of utilities to the premises until same has been remedied as directed. SECTION 2. That the City Code, Chapter 13, Buildings; Construction and Related Operations; Housing and Housing Premises Standards, Article VII, Mechanical Code, is hereby amended by amending Section 13-221, Ado ted; amendments, Subsection 104.2, Permits Not Required by amending paragrap s a ani (b) to read as follows: 104.2 --Permits Not Required (a) Ordinary minor repairs may be made without a permit, as outlined in paragraph 104.2(b). The making of such ordinary minor repairs without a permit shall be in compliance with the code's technical requirements and shall not be deemed authority to violate the City's Code. 208HG106.ord 20727 MICROFILMED (b) Permits shall not be required for the following: 1. Any electrical portable heating appliance; 2. Any portable ventilation equipment; 3. Any portable cooling unit; 4. Any steam, hot or chilled water piping within any heating or cooling equipment regulated by this code; 5. Replacement of any individual component part or composite component part within an approved assembly unit, in which its replacement and replacement part do not alter its original approval or make it unsafe and complies with this code. This exception shall not be construed to include replacement of a complete assembly unit such as a condensing unit, furnace, or other such assembly units as assembled by the original equipment manufacturer; 6. Any portable evaporative cooler; 7. Any self-contained refrigeration system containing ten (10) pounds or less of refrigerant and actuated by motors of one (1) horsepower or less; 8. Replacing or repairing of existing vent pipes with proper clearances and roof flashing; SECTION 3. That the City Code, Chapter 13, Buildings; Construction and Related Operations; Housing and Housing Premises Standards, Article VII, Mechanical Code, Section 13-221, Adopted; Amendments, is hereby amended by amending Subsections 106.3, Failure to •btain a Permit, and 106.4, Investigation Fee, to read as follows: 106.3 --Failure to Obtain a Permit. (a) In the event that work for which a permit is required by this Code is commenced prior to the issuance of the required permit, then a fee shall be due in accordance with the Permit Fee Schedule. 106.4 --Investigation Fee In the event that an inspection is made and the resultant discovery is that work for which a permit is required by this code, has been done, but the required permit has not been issued or obtained, then an investigation fee shall be due in accordance with the Permit Fee Schedule. SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect 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. 208HG106.ord SECTION 5. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance, this ordinance to become effective upon such publication. 208HG106.ord That the foregoing ordinance was read for th first time and p ed to its second reading on this the // day of , 19, by the following vote: Betty N. Turner David Berlanga, Sr. Leo Guerrero Tom Hunt That the foregoing ordinance third reading on this the following vote: Betty N. Turner David Berlanga, Sr. Leo Guerrero Tom Hunt Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Clif Moss Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. (1674 was read for t e s cond time and passed to its day of , 19 }'`, by the Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Clif Moss Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. That the foregoing ordinance„was read for the third time and passed finally on this the -) day of ��( , 10,11 , by the following vote: Betty N. Turner i Edward A. Martin a! 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