HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13747ORDINANCE NUMBER. ~ 3 ~ ~"
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT WORTH MECHANICAL CODE, BY
PROVIDING FOR THE CROSS REFERENCING TO THE MINIMUM BUILDING
STANDARDS CODE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF,
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
Section 7-167 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is amended by
inserting a new amendment as follows
SECTION A02
*Section A02.10, added to read as follows.
A02.10 Minimum Building Standards Code. As provided for m Section 7-67,
and as further detailed m Sections 7-87, 7-88, 7-89, 7-90 and 7-91 of the City Code,
which is more specifically known as the Minimum Building Standards Code, those
provisions setting minimum standards that relate to Mechanical Code items for buildings
and structures shall be considered as part of this code.
Enforcement of these sections may be performed by other departments or divisions of the
City of Fort Worth. However, as provisions of this code, final interpretation, appeals of
interpretation, requests for vanances, etc. shall be handled as described in this code.
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SECTION 2
This article 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 this
article are m direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, m
which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a
fine not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000 00) for all violations involving fire
safety, or public health and sanitation and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500 00) for all other violations of this ordinance. Each day or any portion
thereof dunng which any violation of this ordinance occurs or continues shall be deemed
a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided.
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 void,
ineffective, or unconstitutional by the vahd~udgment or final decree of any court of
competent ~unsdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness, or 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 m this ordinance of any such void, ineffective, or unconstitutional phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 5
This ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the Mechanical Code of the
City of Fort Worth, as provided m Section 2, Chapter XXV, and Section 9, Chapter
XXVII, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth. The Development Department of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance m pamphlet
form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this
ordinance, as so published, shall be admissible m evidence m all courts without further
proof than the production thereof, as provided m Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the Charter
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas.
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SECTION 6
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, is hereby directed to publish the
caption, penalty clause, and effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days m the
official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas as authorized by Section 2, Chapter
XXV of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas and by Section 52.013 (a) of the
Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 7
This ordinance shall be m full force and effect thirty (30) days after its passage
and publication, and rt is so ordained.
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Assistant City Attorney
Date O/~t-~-_ a y¢ ~ 9 g
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3-9-99
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City of Fort Worth, ~'exas
M'Ayor and Council C,ammun~cAt~on
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
3/23/99 G•12513 06CODES 1 of 1
suB.lECr ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING CODE, ELECTRICAL CODE,
PLUMBING CODE AND MECHANICAL CODE TO CROSS REFERENCE AND MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO CORRESPOND WITH CHANGES TO THE MINIMUM BUILDING
STANDARDS CODE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amendments to the Building
Code, Electrical Code, Plumbing Code and Mechanical Code.
DISCUSSION
In order to have the referenced codes correspond with the provisions of the Minimum Building
Standards Code, it is necessary that the attached amendments be approved As written, the
amendments will provide for the following
1 Eliminate current conflicts between the Building, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes and
the Minimum Building Standards Code Failure to eliminate such conflicts could result in conflicting
actions taken and answers provided by the different departments involved, and
2. Allow both the Development and City Services Departments to enforce the same provisions that
deal with construction provisions on existing buildings and structures, and
3 Recognize the Development Department as the single code interpretation authority for those code
items that relate. to Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing items, while accepting the Code
Compliance Division as the single interpretation authority for the remainder of the Minimum Building
Standards Code
4 Allow a variance or appeal prnrcd:.~r° fvr thVJV codes items by providing access to the various
Boards created in the Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds.
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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Originating Department Head:
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Ann Kovich 8901 (from)
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