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ORDINANCE NO . / v(Q / 7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, CODIFIED AS CHAPTER 7 ARTICLE III OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, (1986), AS AMENDED, BY
AMENDING APPENDIX CHAPTER 56 SECTION 5606 (F) TO CHANGE
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOTATION UNITS, PROVIDING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY
CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM, PROVIDING FOR
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Section 5606 of Appendix Chapter 56 of the Building
Code of the City of Fort Worth, as amended, entitled "Piers and
Boathouses" is hereby amended by changing subsection (f),
entitled "Flotation Units" to read as follows-
(f) FLOTATION UNITS All Flotation units shall
adequately support the dead and live loads of all
beams, stringers, and platforms Data shall be
submitted to and approved by the Building Official
showing that the buoyancy of such units will
support the loads imposed. Only Flotation units
made of materials which will not affect the water
quality of Lake Worth in any way may be used
Materials which are considered unacceptable for
this purpose include but are not limited to
standard steel 55 gallon drums, any metal which
may corrode in the aquaeous environment, and any
material which may release toxic or hazardous
material into the lake proper Flotation units
shall be constructed of material that has never
been used in any manner for storage of toxic or
hazardous material. Proof that the flotation
units meet the above requirements must be provided
to and approved by the Building Official. Legally
existing piers and boathouses and those which
were construction before the effective date of
this subsection shall be made to conform to the
requirements of this subsection on or before one
(1 ) year from the effective date of this
subsection."
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SECTION 2
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
(1986), as amended, except where the provisions of such
ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of such
ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions
of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish,
equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure in the
City or cause the same to be done contrary to or in violation of
any of the provisions of this Code. Any person, firm, or
corporation who violati-ens, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses
to comply with or who resists enforcement of any of the
provisions of this Code with respect to fire safety, zoning, or
public health and sanitation, including dumping of refine, shall
be fined not more than X2,000 00 for each offense, and with
respect to all other provisions of this Code, shall be fined not
more than X500 00 for each offense. Each day that a violation is
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 4
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and
phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall
be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance, since the
same would have been enacted by the City council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutianal
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section
SECTION 5
All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance
No 10115, as amended, or any other ordinances affecting
construction and fire safety, which have accrued at the time of
the effective date of this ordinance and as to such accrued
violations in all pending litigation, both civil and criminal,
whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same
shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted
until final disposition by the Court Building permits issued
heretofore under existing ordinances shall be valid for the time
being for which they are issued under the existing Building Code,
but, upon expiration thereof, the same shall be void
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SECTION 6
This ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the
Building Code for the City of Fort Worth as provided in Section
2, Chapter XXV, and Section 4, Chapter XXVII, of the Charter of
the City of Fort Worth The City Secretary of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in
pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and
operative provisions of this ordinance, as so published, shall be
admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than
the production thereof as provided in Chapter XXV, Section 3 of
the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
SECTION 7.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby
directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the
caption, penalty clause, and effective date in the minutes of the
City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records
of the City.
SECTION 8
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is
hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty clause, and
effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official
newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by
Section 52 013, Texas Local Government Code..
SECTION 9.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is
so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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RECOMMENDATION;
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance which
amends the City of Fort Worth Building Code as recommended by the Construc-
tion and Fire Prevention Board of Appeals.
DISCUSSION:
Section 1 proposes to eliminate the use of 55-gallon steel drums and any
~~ other flotation unit that will corrode or contaminate the waters of Lake
Worth.
It also requires legally existing piers and boathouses where such material
has been used as flotation devices to be replaced using approved materials
within one (1) year from the effective date of this ordinance.
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CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BY
OFFICE BY Mike Groomer 6122 ~ APPROVED
ORIGINATING [ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
DEPARTMENT HEADJOe Bi Tardi 7820 CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Adopted Ordinan~~ a.
CONTACT Joe 8i lardi 7820 DATE