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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT WORTH PLUMBING CODE,
CODIFIED AS CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 1011(a) OF
SECTION 26-2(b) THEREOF BY SPECIFYING THE REQUIRED
INSULATION ON WATER PIPE RUN IN UNHEATED SPACES;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; 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 the Fort Worth Plumbing Code, codified as Chapter 26 of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby
amended by deleting in its entirety Section 1011(a) of Section 26-
2(b) thereof, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section
1011(a), and following said amendment, Section 1011(a) shall read
as follows, to wit:
Water Pipe Insulation. (a) All water pipe run in crawl
spaces below floors, in attics, in garages and similar
unheated spaces, except that piping run within interior
partitions or horizontally between ceiling and floor
construction of multiple story buildings, shall be insulated
with one inch (1") thick glass fiber insulation with fire
resistant kraft paper aluminum-foil laminate or glass cloth
jacket, and fittings shall be insulated with cement of
flexible glass fiber material to a like thickness and covered
with a glass cloth jacket. Alternately, other insulating
materials which provide an equivalent insulating value (K-
value of .27 maximum) and having finished surface with maximum
flamespread rating of 25 and smoke development rating of 50
under ASTM E 84-91a may be used. Elastomeric insulation in
one inch (1") wall thickness with a maximum flamespread rating
of 25 and smoke development rating of 50 under ASTM E 84-91a
may be used.
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SECTION 2.
This chapter 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 chapter 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such Code are hereby repealed.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 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 valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, 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 ]nave been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
All rights and remedies of the. City of Fort Worth, Texas, are
expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of
Chapter 26 of the Code, or any other ordinances affecting plumbing
which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this
ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending
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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
courts.
l SECTION 5.
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 the operative provisions of this
ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in a1T
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 6.
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 during 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 7.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas is hereby
directed to publish the caption and Sections 1, 6, 7, and 8 of this
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ordinance for two (2) days in 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 8.
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:
ty Attorney ,
Date : (o - ,? q - 9~i1~
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
07/12/94 **G10730 12PLUIWIBING 1 of 1
svsJECT ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT WO"RTH PLUMBING CODE, CODIFIED AS
CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORThi, BY AMENDING
SECTION 101 1 (a) OF SECTION 26-2(b) THEREOF, RELATING TO REQUIRED WATER
PIPE INSULATION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending the Fort Worth
Plumbing Code, codified as Chapter 26 of the Code of the City o~F Fort Worth (1986), as
amended, by amending Section 101 11a) of Section 26-2 (b) thereof, relating to required water
pipe insulation
DISCUSSION
The proposed amendment is necessary because of a misprint, vagueness, the need for
clarification, and a need for a standard for reference purposes
A public hearing was held on May 3, 1994, after notifying pine organizal:ions by written invitation
to attend and comment on the proposed revision Notice of the public hearing was published in
the newspaper No one appeared in opposition
The Plumbing Board has requested that the attached ordinance be approved by the City Council
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that no expenditure of City funds is required for this
action
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Submitted for City Manager's
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APPROtf~D
Mike Groomer 6140
Originating Department Head: CITY COUNCIL r
Wade Adkins 7623 (from) Ju~ ~ ~ ~~g4
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