HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 11388CITY OF FORT WORTH BUILDING CODE
ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND AMENDING
THE 1991 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
ORDINANCE NUMBER I /~
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1991 UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE WITH AMENDMENTS BY REPEALING
SECTIONS 7-16 THROUGH 7-32, 7-391 THROUGH 7-
407 AND BY REPEALING AND AMENDING SECTIONS 7-
46, 7-47, 7-48, AND 7-49 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, REGULATING THE ERECTION,
CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR,
MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION,
OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA, AND
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH; PROVIDING FOR THE. ISSUANCE
OF PERMITS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES THEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS;
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.
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SECTION 1.
CITY CODE SECTIONS 7-16 THROUGH 7-32, ORDINANCE 9282 AND 9962,
CREATING THE CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PREVENTION BOARD OF APPEALS IS
HEREBY REPEALED.
CITY CODE SECTIONS 7-391 THROUGH 7-407, ORDINANCE NO. 10495,
REGARDING SWIMMING POOLS IS HEREBY REPEALED.
SECTION 2.
Section 7-46 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-46. 1991 EDITION OF THE IINIFORM BOILDING CODE ADOPTED.
(a) The Building Code of the City of Fort Worth is hereby
revised and amended to conform to the 1991 edition of the Uniform
Building Code of the International Conference of Building
Officials, as amended hereby, and the same as amended hereby is
hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Fort Worth from
the effective date thereof.
(b) The following provisions of the Appendix to the 1991
edition of the Uniform Building Code, as amended hereby, are hereby
specifically adopted as amended as part of the Building Code of the
City of Fort Worth:
Chapter 1, Division I, Life-Safety Requirements for Existing
Buildings Other Than High-Rise Buildings;
Chapter 1, Division II, Life-Safety Requirements for Existing
High-Rise Buildings;
Chapter 1, Division III, Retroactive Requirements for All
Occupancies ("local addition);
Chapter 7, Aviation Control Towers;
Chapter.l0, Detention and Correctional Facilities;
Chapter 12, Division III, Barriers for Swimming Pools, Spas,
and Hot Tubs;
Chapter 12, Division IV Barriers for Swimming Pools (local
addition);
Chapter 23, Division I, Snow Load Design;
Chapter 31, Division I, Site Accessibility;
Chapter 31, Division II, Accessibility for Existing Buildings;
Chapter 3 2 , Reroofing; ;~;,~~ '
Chapter 49, Patio Covers; ~~;`
Chapter 51, Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Moving
Walks; ''*~k..
Chapter 55, Membrane Structures;
Chapter 56, Piers and Boathouses (local addition);
Chapter 70, Excavation and Grading.
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(c) One (1) copy of the 1991 edition of the Uniform Building
Code, including the Appendix thereto, marked Exhibit "A", and one
(1) copy of the 1991 edition of the Uniform Building Code
Standards, marked Exhibit "B", are incorporated herein by reference
and shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary for
permanent record and inspection.
(d) For informational purposes, the Errata corrections
published by the International Conference of Building Officials for
the 1991 Uniform Building Code and Standards, known at the time of
this ordinance, are marked herein and, along with any future Errata
corrections discovered, are considered as part of this code.
SECTION 3.
Section 7-47 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-47. Amendments
I. The 1991 edition of the Uniform Building Code, including
the Appendix thereto (Exhibit "A") and the 1991 edition of the
Uniform Building Code Standards (Exhibit "B") are hereby amended as
provided in this Section. Three (3) copies of such amendments are
specifically incorporated herein by reference and shall be filed in
the office of the City Secretary for permanent record and
inspection.
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II. The 1991 edition of the Uniform Building Code is hereby
amended by revising the following sections as follows:
SECTION 104
Section 104 (a) through (f) unchanged except (f) 2 is amended
to read as follows:
2. Any unsafe conditions as described in this code are
corrected. The Building Official shall use Appendix Chapter 1 as
a guideline to determine unsafe conditions. Unsafe conditions to
be corrected shall include but not be limited to those provisions
specified for existing buildings in Appendix Chapter 1.
SECTION 204
Section 204 changed to read as follows:
Construction and Fire Prevention Board of Appeals
Sec. 204. (a) General. The City Council finds that there is
a need to provide the citizens of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
with safe, affordable, and well constructed housing, commercial
buildings and other structures in which these citizens can work,
play and live. It is the specific intent of the City Council that
standards for construction and fire prevention be used for the
welfare and safety of the City's citizens. The City Council finds
that construction and fire prevention standards change from time to
time and that construction and fire prevention standards should
stay current with modern practices of construction and fire safety.
In carrying out these purposes, it is the intent of the City
Council that such construction and fire prevention standards be
adopted as outlined herein and that a Construction and Fire
Prevention Board of Appeals be given cognizance over matters
pertaining thereto.
It is the intent of the City Council that compliance with the
construction and fire prevention standards contained herein is the
responsibility of the citizens and business to which they apply;
and that neither the Construction and Fire Prevention Board of
Appeals nor the City of Fort Worth, its officers, agents and
employees, shall be liable or responsible for any errors or
omissions arising out of the enforcement or failure to enforce
these standards.
(b) Creation of Board. The City Council hereby establishes
a Construction and Fire Prevention Board of Appeals (the Board) for
the"purpose of determining the acceptability and adequacy of
materials, equipment, and methods of construction. The City
Council shall adopt construction and fire prevention standards
which will be applicable throughout the City. Construction and
fire prevention standards shall include but not be limited to
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Building Codes, Substandard Building Codes and Fire Codes as may be
adopted by the City Council and amended from time to time. These
construction and fire prevention standards shall not include codes
or ordinances such as the Electrical Code, Mechanical Code, and
Plumbing Code which are. under the cognizance of other duly
appointed City Boards or Commissions and said codes or ordinances
so excluded hereby shall not be considered repealed by or pursuant
to Section 7-48 of the City Code.
(c) Composition of Board; Appointment of Members. The Board
shall consist of nine members to be appointed in the following
manner:
Place 1. One architect to be nominated by the Fort Worth
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Place 2. One home builder to be nominated by the Fort Worth
Home Builders' Association.
Place 3. One general building contractor to be nominated by
the Fort Worth Chapter of the Associated General
Contractors.
Place 4. One structural engineer to be nominated by the Fort
Worth Branch of the Texas Society of Professional
Engineers.
Place 5. One mechanical engineer to be nominated by the Fort
Worth Branch of the Texas Society of Professional
Engineers.
Place 6. One building owner or manager to be nominated by
the Building Owners and Managers Association of
Fort Worth.
Place 7. One person qualified in design and installation of
sprinklers to be nominated by the City Manager.
Place 8. One fire insurance underwriter to be nominated by
the City Manager.
Place 9. One expert in hazardous materials and chemicals to
be nominated by the City Manager.
The City Manager shall appoint members to the Board from time
to time subject to the consent of the City Council. If nominations
are not received from nominating organizations within 45 days of
the date when requested, the City Manager may entertain nominations
from other sources. Whenever any reference to the Building Code
Board of Appeals is. made in any ordinance adopted prior to this
ordinance, such reference shall be deemed to refer to the
Construction and Fire Prevention Board of Appeals as created
herein.
A11 members, upon being sworn in, shall become officers of the
City of Fort Worth.
(d) Terms of Members. Members appointed to odd numbered
places shall serve terms which expire October 1 of odd numbered
years. Members appointed to the even numbered places shall serve
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terms which expire October 1 of even numbered years. No member
shall serve more than three consecutive two-year terms. Members
shall serve until their successors are appointed.
(e) Meetings; Quorum. All meetings of the Board shall be
open to the public as provided by law. Five (5) members of said
Board shall constitute a quorum to transact business. Every matter
before the Board for vote shall require for final passage the
affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
The Board shall hold meetings at such time and place as called by
the Chairman or one lawfully acting in that capacity.
(f) Bylaws and Records. The Board shall hold an
organizational meeting in October of each year, at which time it
shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman before proceeding to other
matters of business. The Board shall establish its own rules of
procedure and shall amend them from time to time as it deems
necessary. The Building Official shall serve as Secretary to the
Board.
(q) Authority and Power. The Board shall have no authority
relative to the administrative provisions of any of the codes under
its purview.
The Board shall have the authority and power to:
1. Hear appeals on interpretations by the Building Official
on the Building Code. The Board may modify in whole or in part or
may affirm the interpretation of the Building Official. No
interpretations shall be heard by the Board until the Building
Official has rendered a written interpretation. It shall be
incumbent upon the Building Official to render a written
interpretation within thirty (30) days of receipt of written
request.
2. Hear appeals on interpretations by the Fire Chief on the
Fire Code. The Board may modify in whole or in part or may affirm
the interpretation of the Fire Chief. No interpretations shall be
heard by the Board until the Fire Chief has rendered a written
interpretation. It shall be incumbent upon the Fire Chief to
render a written interpretation within thirty (30) days of receipt
of written request.
3. Approve alternate methods of construction and fire
prevention where it is impractical to meet the adopted construction
and fire prevention standards, provided that the Board finds the
same degree of suitability, strength, effectiveness, fire
resistance, durability, sanitation and safety exists in the
alternate method as intended by the standards.
4. Approve new methods of construction and fire prevention
not covered by the construction and fire prevention standards,
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provided that the Board finds the same degree of suitability,
strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, sanitation
and safety exists in the new methods as intended by the standards.
The Board, in approving new materials and processes, shall rely
upon recognized standards or practices. The Board shall have no
power to otherwise limit, modify, or change these construction and
fire prevention standards.
5. Determine the acceptability and adequacy of materials,
equipment and methods of construction of signs. Hear appeals on
interpretations by the Building Official on the Sign Code of the
City of Fort Worth. No interpretation shall be heard by the Board
until the Building Official has rendered a written interpretation.
It shall be incumbent upon the Building Official to render a
written interpretation within thirty (30) days of receipt of
written request.
The Building Official may accept and then refer an application
concerning the electrical requirements of the Sign Code to the
Electrical Board for a decision. Such application and decision is
not valid. unless the referral by the Building Official is upheld by
an approval vote of the Construction and Fire Prevention Board of
Appeals.
6. Review all technical amendments to the Minimum Building
Standards Code of the City of Fort Worth.
(h) Riqht of Appeal. Any person, firm, company or
corporation aggrieved by a decision or order of the .Building
Official or Fire Chief may appeal such decision or order to the
Board if it falls within the Boards authority. Every appeal must
be filed in writing on the form provided by staff with the Building
Official within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision or
order appealed from. The Board shall not consider any appeal that
is filed after the thirty (30) day period. Such appeal shall
contain appropriate reference to the decision or order appealed
from, as well as the grounds for the appeal. At the time of filing
an appeal, the appellant shall pay a non-refundable appeal fee as
set forth in Table No. 3-C.
EXCEPTION: The fee will not be required for those
applicants meeting exceptions 1, 2 or 3 of Section 304(b)
1.
A person, firm, company or corporation aggrieved by a decision
or order of the Board may present to a District .Court a petition,
duly verified, setting fourth that such decision is illegal, in
whole or in part, specifying the grounds of illegality. Such
petition shall be presented to the Court within ten (10) days after
the filing of the decision of the board.
(i) Agenda and Records. The agenda for the Board shall be
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prepared by the Building Official and shall be posted as required
by law. All records and evidence pertinent to any appeal shall be
transmitted to the Board prior to the hearing by delivery to the
Building Official. Records of all appeals shall be kept in the
office of the Building Official. The Building Official shall
transmit copies of appeal records to the Fire Chief.
(j) Hearing. The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the
hearing of an appeal and shall give notice of said hearing in
writing to the parties in interest. Parties may appear before the
Board in person, by agent or by attorney. The Board may require
additional data and tests necessary for adequate decision of the
appeal. The Board shall notify the appellant of its decision.
(k) Stay of Proceedings. An appeal shall stay all
proceedings in connection with the decision or order appealed from,
unless and until the Building Official or Fire Chief shall have
certified to the Board after notice of appeal has been filed that
a stay would cause hazard to life or property. Any work done
contrary to the order of the Building Official or Fire Chief after
filing an appeal hereunder, pending the determination of such
appeal, shall be subject to nullification should the order be
affirmed and may not be considered by the Board as mitigating or
extenuating circumstance.
(1) Enforcement. The Building Official and Fire Chief shall
enforce and execute all decisions and orders of the Board for which
they are respectively responsible.
(m) Ex-Officio Members. The Building Official and the Fire
Chief or their designated representatives shall be ex-officio
members of the Board. Ex-officio members will submit a report by
October 31 of each year which shall contain an overview of the past
fiscal year's operation. The Board may make recommendations to the
City Council for amendments to standards as needed throughout the
year.
SECTION 206
Section 206 added to read as follows:
Dangerous Demolition
Sec. 206. The Building Official may order the cessation of
the wrecking. or demolition of any building or structure within the
City when the same is being accomplished in a reckless or careless
manner or in such a manner so as to endanger life and property.
When such work has been ordered stopped by the Building Official,
same shall not be resumed until said official is satisfied that
adequate precautions have been or will be taken for protection for
life and property. To continue such work without the expressed
approval of the Building Official shall constitute a violation of
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this Ordinance, and each day that such work continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 301
Section 301 (a) unchanged with a new oaractraph added to read
as follows•
Blasting or the use of explosives shall be permitted only in
special circumstances. Such work will require an additional
special blasting permit, issued by the Fire Chief with the approval
of the Building Official.
Section 301 (b) changed to read as follows:
(b) Work Exempt from Permit. A building permit shall not be
required for the following:
1. (deleted)
2. Fences not over 6 feet high and open wire fences without
slats up to 8 feet high. In addition, both heights may
have barbed wire installed in accordance with City Code
added above the 6 and 8 feet dimension.
3. Oil derricks.
4. Movable cases, counters and partitions not over 5 feet 9
inches high.
5. Retaining walls which are not over 4 feet in height
measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the
wall, unless supporting a surcharge or impounding Class
I, II or III-A liquids. (Retaining walls placed in
succession shall be considered one wall if, upon drawing
a line from the bottom of the footing of the lower wall
at a 45 degree angle up and towards the higher wall, the
line intersects the higher wall or any material retained
by the wall at any point.)
6. Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the capacity
does not exceed 5,000 gallons and the ratio of height to
diameter or width does not exceed 2 to 1.
7. (deleted)
8. Painting, papering, and similar finish work.
9. Temporary motion picture, television and theater stage
sets and scenery.
l0. Window awnings supported by an exterior wall of Group R,
Division 3, and Group M Occupancies when projecting not
more than 54 inches.
11. Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a Group R,
Division 3 Occupancy in which the pool walls are entirely
above the adjacent grade and if the capacity does not
exceed 5,000 gallons.
12. Roof repairs on Group R, Division 3 and their accessory
structures. For the purpose of this section, roof
repairs shall include the repair and replacement of the
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material above, but not including, the decking material,
lathing boards or sheathing boards.
13. Demolition of a structure by the State of Texas for
highway widening purposes.
Unless otherwise exempted, separate plumbing, electrical and
mechanical permits will be required for the above-exempted items.
Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not
be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any
manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other
laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
Section 301(c) unchanged.
SECTION 302
Section 302 La) unchanged.
Section 302 (b) changed to read as follows:
(b) Plans and Specifications. The Building Official may
require plans and specifications to be prepared by or under the
direction of a registered professional architect or engineer
licensed by the State of Texas. When the plans and specifications
are not prepared by an architect or engineer, the Building Official
may require the applicant submitting the documents to demonstrate
that state law does not require them to be prepared by an architect
or engineer.
The Building Official may waive the submission of any or all
portions of the plans and specifications if it is found that the
nature of the work applied for is such that reviewing those
documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code.
All plans, specifications and accompanying data involved with
the practice of engineering or architecture shall .comply with all
state and local laws governing the practice of engineering or
architecture.
The Building Official may require diagrams, calculations, or
any other additional information when, in his opinion, they are
necessary to show compliance with this code.
Section 302 (c) deleted.
.Section 302(d) unchanged.
Section 302(e) added to read as follows:
(e) Residential Master Plans. All Master Plans on file with
the Building Inspection Department will be considered obsolete with
the adoption of this code. Unless picked up by the owner within 90
days after the effective date of this code, those plans will be
disposed of. Homebuilders may submit new master plans after the
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effective date of this code.
SECTION 303
Section 303 (a) unchanged with addition of the following.:
Permits for the remodel or addition to Group R, Division 3
Occupancies or their accessory structures, shall only be issued to
individuals or contractors registered in accordance with Section
309 of this code.
EXCEPTION: The property owner, where the work that
requires a permit is being performed by the owner only,
need not be registered.
Section 303 (b~ through fie) unchanged.
SECTION 304
Section 304 (a) changed to read as follows:
Sec. 304. (a) General. Fees required by this code shall be
assessed in accordance with the provisions of this code or shall be
as set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the jurisdiction.
Section 304(b) changed to read as follows:
(b) 1. Building Permit Fees. The fee for each permit shall
be as set forth in Table No. 3-A. At the time of application,
along with any other fees required, a permit application fee as
specified in Table No. 3-C shall be required.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Buildings or structures owned and
occupied by a Federal, State, or County entity on
property owned by the Federal, State, or County entity
shall be exempt from the permit fees. This exception
does not apply to public school districts or county
community colleges.
2. Work by non-City personnel on property under the
control of the City of Fort Worth shall be exempt from
the permit fees only if the work is for action under a
contract that will be or has been approved by City
Council with notes in the contract packages stating the
fee is waived.
3. Work by city personnel on property under the
control of the City of Fort Worth shall be exempt from
the permit fees only if the application is accompanied by
a copy of the work order for the project.
The determination of value or valuation under any of the
provisions of this code shall be made by the Building Official.
The value to be used in computing the building permit fee shall be
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the total value of all construction work for which the permit is
issued, as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical,
plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire-extinguishing
systems and any other permanent equipment.
EXCEPTION: When other than new construction,
individual permits shall be required per trade. The
building permit fee will be based upon the valuation as
determined by the Building Official for that work only.
The fee for other trade permits will be subject to the
appropriate codes.
Unless acceptable bid price documentation is provided, the
determination of valuation shall be the largest of the valuation
stated by the applicant or as calculated by the Building Official
in accordance with the approved valuation table.
2. Demolition and Movinq Permit Fees. Movement and
Demolition of buildings and structures shall comply with Chapter 7,
Article VII of the City Code and with the provisions of this code.
The fee for each permit shall be based upon the gross square
footage as set forth in Table No. 3-C. At the time of application,
along with any other fees required, a permit application fee as
specified in Table No. 3-C shall be required.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. The fees for demolition will not be
required for buildings ordered demolished by the City of
Fort Worth.
2. The fees for moving will not be required for
those applicants meeting exceptions 2 or 3 of Section 304
(b) 1.
3. The fees for demolition will not be required for
those applicants meeting exceptions 1, 2 or 3 of Section
304 (b) 1.
3. Change of Occupancy. A special building permit shall be
required for a Change of Occupancy as specified in Section 502.
The fee shall be as set forth in Table No. 3-C and shall cover all
plan review deemed necessary by the Building Official. At the time
of application, along with any other fees required, a permit
application fee as specified in Table No. 3-C shall be required. If
it is determined that repairs requiring a standard building permit
are necessary to comply with the occupancy change, this same permit
may be used as the building permit. The fees will be adjusted to
the appropriate amount for a building permit except that the
original Change of Occupancy fee shall not be reduced.
EXCEPTION: The permit fees will not be required for
those applicants meeting exceptions 1, 2 or 3 of Section
304 (b) 1.
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~. Ordinance Inspection. An Ordinance Inspection shall be
required in which a billing or meter change occurs for gas, water
or. electrical services.
EXCEPTION: Individually metered dwellings and
dwelling units.
Ordinance Inspection may be used for any miscellaneous
inspection whether required by other codes and ordinances or
desired by individuals.
The fee for an Ordinance Inspection shall be that as specified
in Table No. 3-C dependant upon which type of inspector is required
because of the nature of the existing equipment or proposed use to
be made.
EXCEPTION: The fee will not be required for those
applicants meeting exceptions 1, 2 or 3 of Section 304 (b)
1.
An Ordinance Inspection, whether passed or failed, in which no
action, including but not limited to occupying, repairing, or
changing the billing, is taken within 60 days, shall be considered
expired and a new Ordinance Inspection with the appropriate fees
will be required to continue any action.
5. Section 17-M Carport Permits. A fee shall be paid as
specif ied in Table No. 3-C for a carport permit under Section 17,
Paragraph M, of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
6. Letters. A fee shall be paid as specified in Table No.
3-C for all encroachment variance letters and all zoning
verification letters.
7. Change of Record. Any request for a record change, or
any mistake made by an applicant that requires a record change,
including but not limited to name or address changes, whether
computer or paper record, must be requested in writing with a fee
as specified in Table No 3-C.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. For record changes that affect the
permit fee, such as adding equipment, fixtures or square
footage, the Building Official may require a separate
permit for the extra items with the appropriate fee.
2. The fee will not be required for those applicants
meeting exception 3 of Section 304 (b) 1.
Section 304 (c) changed to read as follows:
(c) Plan Review Fee. When a plan or other data are required
to be submitted by Subsection (b) of Section 302, a plan review fee
shall be paid at the time of application. Said plan review fee
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shall be as specified in Table No. 3-C.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. The fee will not be required for those
applicants meeting exceptions 1, 2 or 3 of Section 304
(b) 1.
2. The fee will not be required for Group R-3
Occupancies and their accessory uses.
The original plan review fee will be credited to the cost of
the building permit fee at the time the building permit is issued
and the remaining fee is paid.
Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require
additional. plan review, an additional plan review fee shall be
charged at the rate shown in Table No. 3-A. The fee, including the
minimum, shall be charged at each request for additional review.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. The fee will not be required for those
applicants meeting exceptions 1, 2 or 3 of Section 304 (b)
1.
2. The fee will not be required for Group R-3
Occupancies and their accessory uses.
3. Those plans under a Fast Track review will not be
charged if the additional review is for additional
phases; however, addendums to plans already reviewed will
be charged the fee.
When trade permits are issued under an umbrella permit, the
additional plan review fee shall apply to all plans including those
for other trades.
Section 304 (d) and (e) unchanged.
Section 304 (f) changed to read as follows:
(f) Fee Refunds. 1. The Building Official may authorize
refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or
collected.
2. The Building Official may authorize the refunding of not
more than 95 percent of any permit fee required by this code when
no work has taken place provided the request for refund is in
writing from the applicant, accompanied with the original receipt
and request is made not later than 180 days after the date of
application or permit issuance.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. The 180 day time frame may be extended
by the Building Official to coincide with any extension
authorized under Section 303 (d) or 304 (d).
2. When the investigation fee of Section 304 (e) has
been collected, it shall not be refunded unless paid by
another party nor shall it be considered when calculating
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the 95 percent or the minimum of Exception 4.
3. No refund will be given for the application fee
nor shall it be considered when calculating the 95
percent or the minimum of Exception 4.
4. The Building Official shall retain, as a minimum,
the largest of the following:
(a). The plan review fee; or
(b). Minimum of 50 dollars ($50.00)
Section 304(q) added to read as follows:
(q) Administrative Hold. Any administrative discrepancy
including but not limited to, delinquency in payments, returned
checks, failure to pay for reinspection, investigation or
registration fees, and failure to keep registration, insurance or
bond up-to-date,. may result in a hold being placed on issuance of
permits and performance of inspections of existing permits until
the administrative discrepancy is corrected. For the purpose of
this section, the term "up-to-date" shall mean that whenever any of
these items are required by this or any other ordinance to obtain
a permit covered by this code, it shall be maintained current and
in effect until the permit is finaled.
SECTION 305
Section 305 La) through (f) unchanged except that (e) 4 is
deleted.
Section 305 (a) unchanaed except the followinq___sentence and
exception is added to the fourth paragraph:
For Ordinance Inspection, re-inspections shall adhere to and pay
fees assessed by the appropriate code of each separate inspector
involved.
EXCEPTION: The fee will not be required for those
applicants meeting exception 3 of Section 304(b)1.
SECTION 306
Section 306 (a) unchanged.
Section 306(b) chanaed to read as follows:
(b) Special Inspector. The special inspector shall be a
qualified person who shall demonstrate competence, to the
satisfaction of the architect or engineer of record, for
inspection of the particular type of construction or
operation requiring special inspection.
Section 306 (c) unchanged.
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Section 306 (d) deleted.
Section 306 (e) changed to read as follows:
(e) Periodic Special Inspection. Some special inspections
may be made on a periodic basis and satisfy the
requirements of continuous inspection, provided this
periodic scheduled inspection is performed as specified
by the architect or engineer of record.
Section 306 (f) deleted.
SECTION 308
Section 308 (a) and (b) unchanged.
Section 308(c) changed to read as follows:
(c) Certificate Issued. After the Building Official inspects
the building or structure and finds no violations of the provisions
of this code or other laws which are enforced by the code
enforcement agency, the Building Official or his deputies shall
issue a Certificate of Occupancy which shall contain the following:
1. The permit number.
2. The address, legal description and
location.
3. The use and occupancy classification.
4. The occupant load.
5. The construction type.
6. The name of the issuing individual.
7. -The name of the Building Official.
8. The name and address of the owner.
9. A statement that the described portion
has been inspected for compliance with
of this code for the group and division
zoning of the
of the building
the requirements
of occupancy and
the use for which the proposed occupancy is classified.
10. A statement that 8-2 high piled combustible storage will
be annotated as B2-H.
For existing uses required to obtain a Certificate of
Occupancy to comply with Appendix Chapter 1, the Building Official
may issue a certificate where evidence is provided showing the
building complied with the ordinances in effect at the time of
construction or last occupancy. The Building Official, at his
discretion, may accept documents, including but not limited to, old
permits, old Certificate of Occupancies, affidavits, tax records
and business records as evidence.
Section 308 ~d) unchanged with the addition of the following:
A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for a period up to but
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not to exceed 24 months-may be issued by the Building Official for
a structure not in compliance with this code (exiting excluded),
provided:
1. The location and utilities
the city.
2. The area of the structure
feet.
3. The Temporary Certificate
specific applicant and is
meet ali other ordinances of
does not exceed 2,500 square
of Occupancy is issued to a
not transferable.
Upon a separate application, the Construction and Fire
Prevention Board of Appeals may extend the Temporary Certificate of
Occupancy originally granted beyond the 24-month .period of time,
not exceeding a time period of 12 months, provided the Building
Official has certified that the structure is being maintained as
approved under the original conditions of the Temporary Certificate
of Occupancy.
Section 308(e) unchanged.
Section 308 (f) unchanged with the addition of the following:
In addition, where any unsafe condition results from the use
of any utilities in noncompliance with said Certificate of
Occupancy or this code, the Building Official may order, in
writing, that such utilities be disconnected.
SECTION 309
Section 309 added to read as follows:
Individual or Contractor Registration for Group R, Division 3
Occupancies or their Accessory Structures
Sec. 309. (a) General. Each individual or business shall list
its principals and. an official, in its employ, who will be
designated as controlling officer. The controlling officer shall
be responsible for all permits obtained by him or any employee of
his business. Each registered business shall notify the City of
Fort Worth, in writing, of its permanent business address and the
residential address of its designated official.
(b) Fees. A registration fee as specified in Table No. 3-C
shall be paid and it shall be valid for a one year period from the
date of payment.
(c) Individual or Contractor Identification. 1. Each job
site in which a permit is issued to a registered individual or
contractor shall be identified with a sign located in the front
yard or on the structure front so as to be visible to the street.
The sign may not be larger than two (2) feet by two (2) feet and
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no smaller than one and one-half (1-1/2) feet by one and one-half
(1 - 1/2) feet and must display the individual or contractor's
business name and the registration number. The registration number
shall be no smaller than two and one-half (2-1/2) inches high.
2. Signs must be posted not more than three days before
construction begins, must remain posted during construction and
must be removed not more than three days after the final inspection
is approved by the city.
3. Signs on projects without a permit and signs put up for
longer periods than what is justified by item 2 above will be
considered advertising and must comply with the appropriate codes
and ordinances.
(d) Aork Performed by Employees. All work performed under a
permit to a registered individual or contractor must be performed
by persons in their direct employ. For the purpose of this
section, the term "direct employ" shall include individuals
receiving a regular paycheck as payment for performance of duties,
as well as, subcontractors for which, under the provisions of this
section, the registered individual or contractor is taking
responsibility for their work performance. It shall not allow for
homeowners to obtain a permit without registration but hire others
to do the work.
Individuals or Contractors using their registration to permit
jobs for other non-registered individuals will be considered, as
well as those non-registered individuals, to be in violation of
this code.
(e) Revocation of Registration. Registration may be revoked
by the Building Official for due cause. The Construction and Fire
Prevention Board of Appeals may hear revocation appeals by
applicants desiring reinstatement.
TABLE NO. 3-A
Table No. 3-A unchanged except item #2 under "Other Inspection
and Fees" is changed to read:
2. Reinspection fees assessed under provisions of Section 305
(8).......$20.00
TABLE NO. 3-B
(This table is not used)
TABLE NO. 3-C
Table No. 3-C added to read as follows:
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TABLE NO. 3-C
1. CFPBOA Application Fee (1st item per address) $100.00
.(each additional item per address) $ 20.00
2. Permit Application Fee $ 10.00
3. Demolition and Moving Fees
Square Footage
1 through 1,000 $ 40.00
1,001 through 2,000 $ 80.00
2,001 through 3,000 $150.00
3,001 through 5,000 $225.00
5,001 through 10,000 $300.00
10,001 through 20,000 $400.00
20,001 and above $800.00
4. Change of Occupancy Permit Fee $ 40.00
5. Ordinance Inspection Fee (per inspector) $ 20.00
6. Encroachment Variance Letters $ 25.00
7. Zoning Verification Letters $ 10.00
8. Record Change Fee (per record or permit) $ 10.00
9. Plan Review Fee
those submitted for fast track $250.00
those requiring circulation $200.00
those without circulation $ 75.00
10. Contractor Registration (valid for one year) $100.00
11. Section 17-M Carport $ 25.00
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SECTION 402
Section 402 unchanged except that "APPROVED FABRICATOR" is
deleted.
SECTION 409
Section 409 unchanged with addition of the following:
HIGB-RISE BUILDING is a building having floors used for human
occupancy located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire
department vehicle access.
SECTION 417
*** ERRATA *** (First and Second Printing)
Revise the definition of "PLASTIC MATERIALS, APPROVED," by
revising the last sentence to read "Approved plastics shall be
classified as either CC1 or CC2 in accordance with the following
requirements:
CC1: Plastic materials which have a burning extent of 1 inch
or less when tested in nominal 0.060-inch thickness (or in the
thickness intended for use).
CC2: Plastic material which have a burning rate of 2.5 inches
per minute or less when tested in nominal 0.060-inch thickness (or
in the thickness intended for use)."
SECTION 503
Section 503 (a). (b} and (c) unchanged.
Section 503 (d) unchanged except Exception #3 is changed to
read as follows•
3. In the one-hour occupancy separation between Group
R, Division 3 and Group M Occupancies, the separation may
be limited to the installation of not less than one-half
inch gypsum board on each side and a tight-fitting
weather-stripped door in lieu of a one-hour fire
assembly. Fire dampers need not be installed in air
ducts passing through the wall, floor or ceiling
separating a Group R, Division 3 Occupancy from a Group
M Occupancy, provided such ducts within the Group M
Occupancy are constructed of steel having a thickness not
less than 0.019 inch (No. 26 galvanized sheet gauge) and
have no openings into the Group M Occupancy.
SECTION 506
Section 506 (a) and (b) unchanged.
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Section 506 (c) unchanged except items #1 through #4 are
changed to read as follows:
1. (delete)
2. Section 3802
Occupancies.
3. (delete)
4. (delete)
SECTION 507
(f) for Group H, Division 1, 2 and. 3
Section 507 unchanged except items #1 through #5 of the second
paragraph are changed to read as follows:
1. Section 3802 (f) for Group H, Division 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7
Occupancies.
2. (delete)
3. (delete)
4. (delete)
5. Section 3802 (g) for Group I, Division 1.1 and 1.2
Occupancies used as hospitals, nursing homes or health-
care centers in Type II One-hour, Type III One-hour, Type
IV or Type V One-hour construction.
SECTION 508
Section 508 unchanaed except item (f) is chanced to read as
follows•
(f) Corridors, except as specifically exempted in Sections
3305 (g) and 3318 (e) [ Section 3305 (g) and (h) J.
SECTION 514
Section 514 added to read as follows:
Chain Link Fences
Sec. 514. Chain link fences 6 feet and lower shall have the
top finish twists (selvages) turned under or knuckled.
TABLE NO. 5-A
*** ERRATA *** (First Printing)
Add "motor vehicle fuel-dispensing stations and parking
garages not classified as Group B, Division 3 open parking garages
or Group M, Division 1 private garages" to the description of a
Group B, Division 1 Occupancy.
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SECTION 601
Section 601 unchanged with Exception #2 and ~3 added to the
third paragraph of Division 4 to read as follows:
2. Carnivals, circuses, tent shows or similar
temporary amusement uses, where permits are issued by the
Chief of Police, need not comply with the provisions set
forth in Sections 610, 3314 '(f) and 3802 (c).
3. Temporary seasonal amusement uses, such as
haunted houses, for a period of 60 days or less in any
given twelve month period, may comply with Table No. 6-A
in lieu of Sections 610, 3314 (f) and 3802 (c).
SECTION 602
Section 602 (a) through (d) unchanged.
Section 602 (e) unchanged with the addition of the following
paragraph to 602 (e)1.
Buildings and structures located on race track sites, such as
auto and horse racing tracks, shall be constructed of at least Type
II-N construction.
SECTION 605
Section 605 unchanged with the addition of an Exception after
the second paragraph to read. as follows:
ERCEPTION: Bathrooms which contain only a water
closet or lavatory or combination thereof, and similar
rooms may be ventilated with an approved mechanical
recirculating fan or similar device designed to remove
odors from the air.
SECTION 609
Section 609 changed to read as follows:
Sec. 609. An approved fire alarm system shall be installed,
as set forth in the Fire Code, in the following locations:
1. in Group A, Division 1, 2 and 2.1 Occupancies; and,
2. in establishments where alcohol is consumed with an
occupant load of 200 or more.
TABLE NO. 6-A
Table No. 6-A added to read as follows:
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TABLE NO. 6-A
Alternative Reauirements to Sections 610, 3314 (f) and 3802 (c)
for Temporary Amusement Buildings - Sections 601 and 702 c) 7.
Is Maximum
Construction Building Allowable
Type Fully Exit
Sprinklered Distance
II-N
III-N, V-N
All
Others
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
100'
75'
75'
50'
150'
100'
Minimum
Number
of
Exits 3
* + 1
* + 1
* + 2
*
* + 1
Maximum
Stories
Above
Grade
1
1
1
1
2
1
Alarm Requirements
based on Occupant Load
< 51 I 51 - 100 101 - 500 I > 500
None A,B or C2 A or B A
None A or B A or B A
None A or B2 A A
B A A A
None A, B or C2 A, B or C2 A
None A, B or C A or B A
* - Number of exits as required by Chapter 33.
'Types of Fire Alarm System:
A. Full detection (automatic) which will turn off sound system and activate exit lighting system plus voice
evacuation (taped message).
B. Full detection (automatic) which will turn off sound system and activate exit lighting system plus bells/horns.
C. Full detection to sound alarm at constantly attended location. Controls for lights and sound shall be located
at the constantly attended location.
2Sprinklers may substitute for detection devices.
3If using this table, the occupant load for the amusement area shall be calculated as one person per 50 sq. ft. Load
calculations for other areas shall be as specified in Chapter 33.
.SECTION 702
Section 702 fa) through (c~6 unchanged.
Section 702 lc)7 unchanged with Exception #2 and #3 added to
read as follows•
2. Carnivals, circuses, tent shows or similar
temporary amusement uses, where permits are issued by the
Chief of Police need not comply with the provisions set
forth in Sections 610, 3314 (f) and 3802 (c).
3. Temporary seasonal amusement uses, such as
haunted houses, for a period of 60 days or less in any
given 12 month period, may comply with Table No. 6-A in
lieu of Sections 610, 3314 (f) and 3802 (c).
SECTION 705
Section 705 (a) unchanged.
Section 705 (b) 1 changed to read as follows:
i. General. In Group B Occupancy buildings, enclosed
portions customarily occupied by human beings, other than rooms and
areas for which requirements are specified elsewhere in this
section, shall be provided with natural ventilation by means of
exterior openings with an openable area not less than 1/20 of the
total floor area of such portions, or shall be provided with a
mechanically operated ventilating system. The mechanically
operated ventilation system shall be capable of supplying a minimum
of five cubic feet per minute of outside air per occupant with a
total circulated of not less than 15 cubic feet per minute per
occupant in all occupied portions of the building.
E%CEPTION: I.n Group B, Division 1 repair garages and
motor vehicle fuel-dispensing stations without
lubrication pits, storage garages and aircraft hangars,
such ventilating system may be omitted when, in the
building official's opinion, the building is supplied
with unobstructed openings to the outer air which are
sufficient to provide the necessary ventilation.
In all buildings or portions thereof where Class I, II or III-
A liquids are used, exhaust ventilation shall be provided
sufficient to produce six air changes per hour. Such exhaust
ventilation shall be taken from a point at or near the floor level..
Toilet rooms shall be provided with a fully openable exterior
window at least 3 square feet in area; or a vertical duct not less
than 100 square inches in area for the first toilet facility, with
50 additional square inches for each additional facility; or a
mechanically operated exhaust system capable of providing a
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complete change of air every 15 minutes. Such systems shall be
connected directly to the outside, and the point of discharge shall
be at least 3 feet from openings into the building.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Bathrooms which contain only a water
closet or lavatory or combination thereof, and similar
rooms may be ventilated with an approved mechanical
recirculating fan or similar device designed
to remove odors from the air.
2. Bathroom exhaust ducts may terminate in a
warehouse or shop area when infiltration of outside air
is present.
Section 705 fib) 2 and (c) unchanged.
SECTION 802
Section 802 unchanged except that 802 (c) Exception #2 is
deleted.
SECTION 901
Section 901 (a) unchanged with the addition of an Exception #3
under Division 2, item #6 to read as follows:
3. Rooms or areas used for woodworking that do not
exceed 1,500 square feet in area may be classified as
Group B, Division 2 Occupancies, provided dust-producing
machines are equipped with approved dust collectors.
Section 90.1 (b) through (f) unchanged.
TABLE NO. 9-A
Table No. 9-A unchanged with the following added to footnote
#1 and. an Errata:
A battery charging equipment area need not be considered a
control area provided that:
1. the area is equipped with a charging capacity of not more
than ten (10) batteries at a time; and,
2. a ventilation system directly to the outside is provided
when the charging capacity is more than four (4) batteries at
one time; and,
3. a business using more than one (1) such grouping shall
separate such groupings by a distance of at least 100 feet;
and,
4. that any such grouping placed within an enclosed space
must have an area of more than ten (10) times the area
required by the chargers; and,
5. that such uses shall be considered an H Occupancy when
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not in compliance with these provisions.
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Revise Item 6.1, Unstable (reactive) Class 1 material, under
the Use-Open System, Liquid Gallons column, by replacing "(25)6j
with "N.L."
SECTION 1103
Section 1103 unchanged with. the addition of an Exception to
read as follows•
EBCEPTION: For one- and two-family dwellings and
apartment buildings, open metal carport structures may be
constructed within zero (0) feet of the property line
without fire-resistive or opening protection when the
location of such is approved as required by other City
ordinances.
SECTION 1202
Section 1202 (a) unchanged.
Section 1202 (b) unchanged with the addition of the following
to the f first paracraph
Two-family dwelling units shall be separated by two one-hour
occupancy separation walls that are carried to the roof deck.
Existing two-family dwellings built without the two one-hour
occupancy separation walls shall provide a one-hour occupancy
separation that extends to the roof deck whenever it is subdivided
into separate ownership.
SECTION 1204
Section 1204 unchanged with the addition of item #3 at the end
to read as follows:
3. A permit is obtained to install approved systems.
SECTION 1205
Section 1205 (a) and (b) unchanged.
Section 1205 (c) unchanged with an Exception added after the
third paragraph to read as follows:
EBCEPTION: Laundry rooms that have an HVAC vent
installed in that room.
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Section 1205 jd) unchanged.
SECTION 1210
Section 1210 (a) 1,, 2,. and 5 unchanged.
Section 1210 (a) 3 unchanged with the addition of an Exception
to .read as follows:
EXCEPTION: Whenever rewiring or new wiring occurs
during the alteration, repair or addition process that,
in the opinion of the Building Official, makes it
possible to hardwire the smoke detectors, then they shall
be installed as required for new construction.
Section 1210 (,a) 4 unchanged with the addition of a sentence
at the end to read as follows:
If, in the opinion of the Building Official, the sounding of
one alarm is not loud enough to be heard in all sleeping areas, he
may require that one or more detectors be interconnected.
Section 1210 (b) unchanged.
SECTION 1211
Section 1211 changed to read as follows:
Sec. 1211. Group R, Division 1 Occupancies shall be provided
with an approved manual and automatic fire alarm system in
apartment houses three or more stories in height or containing 16
or more dwelling units, in hotels three or more stories in height
or containing 20 or more guest rooms and in congregate residences
three or more stories in height or having an occupant load of 20 or
more, in accordance with the Fire Code.
*** ERRATA *** (First and Second Printing)
Add a new paragraph to read as follows: "For the purposes of
this section, area separation walls shall not define separate
buildings."
SECTION 1214
Section 1214 added to read as follows:
Security Requirements - Two-Family Residences and Apartments
Sec. 1214. No two-family residence or apartment building
shall hereafter be erected without those security requirements set
out below. Such installations shall be installed on all exterior
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doors and any door leading into a dwelling unit from a public
corridor.
1. Hinges shall be installed so that the butt of the hinge
is inside the dwelling unit or structure;
2. Side glass panels shall be spaced a distance of three
feet from the door or be constructed of shatter-proof
construction when located closer than three feet;
3. Doors shall be of solid core wood construction of 1-3/4"
or hollow metal;
4. Doors shall contain a fish-eye viewing lens;
5. Sash and jamb shall be reinforced with blocking between
studs and jamb at locking device;
6. Dead bolts with a 1-inch throw are required and shall
also meet Sections 3304(c), (d), or (e) of this code;
7. Strike plates for locks shall be held in place with a
minimum 1-1/2 inch No. 6 screw;
8. Glass patio doors shall be drilled through the
overlapping frames so that a bolt or pin may be inserted
to provide a positive latch. Such hole shall be drilled
in the top corner of each panel where such panels
overlap.
SECTION 1710
Section 1710 la) unchanaed with the addition of items F and G
to the exception to read. as follows:
F. Areas where a minimum ten-foot wide public
easement is dedicated on adjacent properties for
maintenance and restricting the space from construction
except for cross fences.
G. An existing residential building changing in use
to a commercial use may have a non-combustible finish
roof in place of the required parapet.
Section 1710 (b) unchanged.
SECTION 1712
Section 1712 (a) unchanged.
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Section 1712 jb) changed to read as follows:
(b) Vehicle Barriers. In all parking garages where any
parking area is located more than 5 feet above adjacent grade,
deck, floor or ramp, vehicle barriers shall be provided.
EXEMPTION: Parking garages of Group M, Division 1
Occupancies.
Vehicle barriers shall comply with the following:.
1. The vehicle barrier shall be designed to resist a
horizontal load of not less than 6,000 pounds. The horizontal
force shall be applied over a one-foot-square area at a height of
18 inches above the parking surface. The force shall be
distributed through the vehicle barrier into the structural frame.
2. The vehicle barrier shall have a minimum vertical
dimension of 12 inches and shall be centered at 18 inches above the
parking surface.
TABLE NO. 17-A
Table No 17-A unchanged with the addition of footnote #4 to
read as follows•
' In Type II fire-resistive structures which are not required
to comply with Section 1907, those assemblies required by this
table to be two-hour fire resistive may be reduced to one-hour if
the building is provided with an approved automatic sprinkler
system throughout.
SECTION 1807
Special Provisions for Hiqh Rise Occupancies
Section 1807 la) changed to read as follows:
Sec. 1807. (a) Scope. This section applies to all occupancies
having floors used for human occupancy located more than 75 feet
above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. Such
buildings -shall be provided with an approved automatic sprinkler
system in accordance with Section 1807 (c).
Section 1807. (b) unchanged.
Section 1807 (c) unchanged except that 28 is chancted to read
as follows•
B. Except for corridors in all occupancies and partitions
separating dwelling units or guest rooms, all interior nonbearing
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partitions required to be one-hour fire-resistive construction by
Table No. 17-A may be of noncombustible construction without a
fire-resistive time period.
Section 1807 (d) unchanged with the addition of item #4 to
read as follows:
4. At other locations as required by the Fire Code.
Section 1807 (e) chanced to read as follows:
(e) Alarm and Communication Systems. The alarm and
communication system shall be designed and installed as required by
the Fire Code.
Section 1807 (f) through (k) unchanged excegt for the Errata
to ( f) , Item 8 .
*** ERRATA *** (First Printing)
Delete "controls and" so that the item reads "Emergency and
standby power status indicators."
SECTION 1903
Section 1903 La) unchanged with the addition of an Exception
~5 to read as follows:
5. In Type II fire-resistive structures which are
not required to comply with Section 1907, those
assemblies required by Table No. 17-A to be two-hour fire
resistive may be reduced to one-hour if the building is
provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system
throughout.
Section 1903 (b) unchancte.d.
SECTION 1907
Special Provisions for Hiqh Rise Occupancies
Section 1907 changed to read as follows:
Sec. 1907. All occupancies having floors used for human
occupancy located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire
department vehicle access, shall comply with the special provisions
on high-rise buildings in Section 1807.
EXCEPTION: The reduction provisions for roofs in
Section 1807 (c), Item 2A, are not permitted.
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SECTION. 2308
Section 2308 (a) unchanged.
Section 2308 (b) unchanged with the addition of the following
paragraph
All retaining walls exceeding four (4) feet in height shall
have an engineer's seal affixed to the plans. Retaining walls
constructed of railroad ties shall not exceed four (4) feet in
height. Measurement shall be from the bottom of the footing to the
top of the wall. See Section 301 (b), item 5 for retaining walls
in succession.
Section 2308 (c) through (e) unchanged.
SECTION 2318
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and. Third Printing)
Change the references in the last sentence to "Sections 2317
and 2318."
SECTION 2331
*** ERRATA *** (Third Printing Only)
Revise the definition of "BEARING HALL SYSTEM" by adding the
term "space" after the term "load-carrying."
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Revise the definition of "BOILDING FRAME SYSTEM" by adding the
term "space" after the term "complete."
Revise the definition of "VERTICAL LOAD-CARRYING FRAME" by
adding the term "space" before the term "frame."
SECTION 2333
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Sec. 2333 (f) 2, 3 and 4. Revise the first sentence of each
subsection by adding the term "space" before the term "frame.."
*** ERRATA *** (Third Printing Only)
Sec. 2333 (f) 5 A. Add the term "space" after the term
"complete."
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TABLE NO. 23-H
*** ERRATA *** (First Printing)
Add a new Footnote No. 8 as follows:
s Factors for cylindrical elements are two thirds of those for
flat or angular elements.
Also, add the footnote indicator to structure category 7
(signs, flagpoles, light poles, minor structures).
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Revise the reference section to irregularity Type E from "2334
(i) 1" to "2333 (i) 1."
SECTION 2401
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Sec. 2401 (c) . Add the following notation: "Lw= length of
wall." Also, revise the notation "Pn" to "po."
SECTION 2404
*** ERRATA *** (First and Second Printing)
Sec. 2404 (b) 7. Add a paragraph at the end of the subsection
as follows:
Dry mixes for mortar and grout which are blended in the
factory and mixed at the jobsite shall be mixed in mechanical
mixers until workable, but not to exceed 10 minutes.
SECTION 2405
*** ERRATA *** (First and Second Printing)
Sec. 2405. Add two subsections as follows:
(d) Mortar Testinq. When required, mortar shall be tested in
accordance with U.B.C. Standard No. 24-22.
(e) Grout Testinq. When required, grout shall be tested in
accordance with U.B.C. Standard No. 24-28.
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SECTION 2406
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Sec. 2406 (b) 3. In the first sentence, replace the reference
to "Table No. 24-E-1" with "Table No. 24-E."
SECTION 2509
*** ERRATA *** (First Printing)
In Hankinson's Formula, replace the "Fe.l" in the numerator and
denominator with "F~."
SECTION 2516
Section 2516 (a) and (b) unchanged.
Section 2516 Lc) unchanced with an Exception added to (c) 11
to read as follows:
EXCEPTION: Where approved wood of natural resistance
to decay is not used, all wood exposed to the weather
shall be painted or treated with an approved treatment.
Section 2516 (d), (e) and (f) unchanged.
Section 2516 Lct) unchanged with an Exception added after the
first paragraph of (g) 4 to read as follows:
EXCEPTION: In other than one- and two-family
dwellings, wood shingles and shakes shall not be used as
an exterior wall covering within seven (7) feet of grade
unless the area immediately adjacent to the building is
covered with pavement a minimum of 20 feet in width. As
an alternative, a five-foot green space followed by
fifteen (15) feet of pavement is permissible.. All wood
shingles and shakes to be used as an exterior wall
covering must be Class C Rated for roofing.
Section 2516 Lh) through (m)unchanged.
SECTION 2609
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Sec. 2609 (f) 3 C. Revise Equation (9-12) by replacing
"20,000" with "200,000."
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SECTION 2625
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Sec. 2625 (i). Replace the reference to "Section 2312 (h) 2
D" with "Section 2337 (b) 4." Also, replace the reference at the
end of the paragraph to "Section 2625 (d) 2 A and (e) 2 A" with
"Section 2625 (d) 2 A and (f) 2 A."
SECTION 2626
*** ERRATA *** (First and Second Printing)
Sec. 2626 (d) 1 C. Revise the equation by replacing "0.3df'~"
with "0.3f'~."
SECTION 2710
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Sec. 2710 (q) 10. In Exception 1B, revise the equation by
replacing "0.8SM," with "0.8EIK,. "
Sec. 2710 (h) 3 H. Revise the definition of A~ by replacing
"Section 2711 (b) 2" with "U.B.C. Standard No. 27-15."
SECTION 2711
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Sec. 2711 (f) 2 A. Revise Equation (11-2) by replacing "C„"
with "C~. "
SECTION 2901
Section 2901 unchanged with the addition of a subsection fc)
to read as follows:
(c) Trench Safety. On all construction projects in which
trench excavations exceed five (5) feet in depth, public or
private, within the corporate limits of the City, or within the
extraterritorial jurisdiction, the bid documents and contracts for
such projects shall contain:
1. detailed plans and specifications for adequate trench
safety systems that meet the Occupational Safety and
Health Act Standards; and,
2. a pay item for the trench safety system.
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This requirement shall not apply to persons subject to safety
standards adopted under Article 6053-1, V.C.T.S., and subject to
the administrative penalty provision of Article 6053-2, V.C.T.S.
SECTION 2905
Section 2905 unchanged with the addition of a subsection (cx)
to read as follows:
(q) Minimum distance of swimming pools from foundations.
Swimming pools may not be closer to a building foundation than one
horizontal foot at finish grade for every vertical foot of swimming
pool depth.
EXCEPTION: A foundation designed by an engineer
registered in the State of Texas may be placed closer to
the pool.
SECTION 2907
Section 2907 La) unchanged.
Section 2907 (b) unchanged with the addition of Exception #3
to read as follows:
3. In soils considered adequate, as determined by
the Building Official, for structures of standard
construction in which engineering design is not used,
Figure No. 29-2 may be accepted as an alternate
foundation design for the occupancies and conditions
specified.
FIGURE NO. 29-2
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1. Groups R and M Occupancies not exceeding two (2) stories in height and of light framing construction, and,
2. Groups B and H Occupancies not exceeding one (1) story in height, two thousand (2000) square feet in area,
or a Unit Live Load of fifty (50) pounds per square foot.
CHAPTER 31
Chapter 31 is entirely revised to read as follows:
Chapter 31
ACCESSIBILITY
(NOTE: The City of Fort Worth .cannot and does not in any
way represent, advise or guarantee that compliance with
the Building Code will prevent liability for violations
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.)
SCOPE
Sec. 3101. (a) General. Buildings or portions of buildings
shall be accessible to persons with disabilities as required by
this chapter.
Reference is made to Appendix Chapter 31 for requirements
governing the provision of accessible site facilities not regulated
by this chapter. See Section 103.
(b) Design. The design and construction of accessible building
elements shall be in accordance with this chapter and U.B.C.
Standard No. 31-1 which is a part of this code and is also listed
in .Chapter 60, Part II. For a building to be considered to be
accessible, it shall be designed and constructed to the minimum
provisions of this chapter and U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
Definitions
Sec. 3102. For the purpose of this chapter certain terms are
defined as follows:
ACCESSIBLE describes a site, building, facility or portion
thereof., that complies with this chapter and that can be
approached, entered and used by persons with physical disabilities.
ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS is a path of travel, usable by a
mobility impaired person, that leads to a public way.
ACCESSIBLE ROUTE is .continuous path connecting all accessible
elements and spaces in a building or facility that is usable by
persons with disabilities.
ADAPTABILITY means the capability of certain building spaces
and elements, such as kitchen counters, sinks, and grab bars, to be
altered or added so as to accommodate the needs of persons with and
without disabilities, or to accommodate the needs of persons with
different types or degrees of disability.
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AREA OF REFUGE is an area with direct access to an exit or an
elevator where persons unable to use stairs can remain temporarily
in safety to await instructions or assistance during emergency
evacuation.
COMMON USE AREA are rooms, spaces or elements that are made
available for use of a specific group of people.
ELEMENT is an architectural or mechanical component of a
building, facility, space, or site that is used in making spaces
accessible.
FACILITY is all or any portion of a building, structure, or
area, including the site on which such building, structure, or area
is located, wherein specific services are provided or activities
are performed.
PUBLIC USE AREAS are rooms or spaces that are made available
to the general public.
SITE is a parcel of land bounded by a property line or a
designated portion of a public right-of-way.
Building Accessibility
Sec. 3103. (a) Where required. 1. General. Accessibility to
temporary or permanent buildings or portions thereof shall be
provided for all occupancy classifications except as modified by
this chapter. See also Appendix Chapter 31.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Subject to the approval of the
building official, areas where work cannot reasonably be
performed by persons having a severe impairment
(mobility, sight or hearing) need not have specific
features which provide accessibility to such persons.
2. Temporary structures, sites and equipment directly
associated with the construction process such as
construction site trailers, scaffolding, bridging or
material hoists are not required to be accessible. This
exception does not include walkways or pedestrian
protection required by Chapter 44.
2. Group A Occupancies. A. General. Group A Occupancies shall
be accessible as provided in this chapter.
EXCEPTION: In the assembly area of dining and drinking
establishments which are located within nonelevator
buildings, when the area of mezzanine seating is not more
than 25 percent of the total seating, an accessible means
of vertical access to the mezzanine is not required,
provided the same services are provided in an accessible
space.
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Stadiums, theaters, auditoriums and similar occupancies shall
provide wheelchair spaces in accordance with Table No. 31-A.
Removable seats shall be permitted in the wheelchair positions.
When the seating capacity of an individual assembly area
exceeds 300, wheelchair spaces shall be provided in more than one
location and shall be on an accessible route of travel. Dispersion
of wheelchair spaces shall be based on the availability of
accessible routes to various seating areas, including seating at
various levels in multilevel facilities. Services provided in
inaccessible areas shall also be provided on an accessible level
and shall be accessible.
B. Assistive listening systems. Assistive listening systems
complying with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1 shall be installed in
assembly areas where audible communications are integral to the use
of the space including stadiums, theaters, auditoriums, lecture
halls, and similar area: when fixed seats are provided; as follows:
(i) Areas with an occupant load of 50 or more.
(ii) Areas where an audio-amplification system is installed..
Receivers for assistive listening systems shall be provided at
a rate of 4 percent. of the total number of seats, but in no case
less than two receivers.
Such assembly areas not equipped with an audio-amplification
system or with an occupant load of less than 50 shall have a
permanently installed assistive listening system, or shall have
electrical outlets or other supplementary wiring necessary to
support a portable assistive listening system.
Signage shall be installed to notify patrons of the
availability of the listening system.
3. Group 8 Occupancies. Group B Occupancies shall be
accessible as provided in this chapter. Assembly spaces in Group
B Occupancies shall comply with Section 3103 (a) 2 B.
4. Group E Occupancies. Group E Occupancies shall be
accessible as provided in this chapter. Assembly spaces in Group
E Occupancies shall comply with Section 3103 (a) 2 B.
5. Group H Occupancies. Group H Occupancies shall be
accessible as provided in this chapter.
6. Group I Occupancies. Group I Occupancies shall be
accessible in public use, common use and employee use areas, and
shall have accessible patient rooms, cells and treatment or
examination rooms as follows:
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A. In Group I, Division 1.1 patient-care units within
hospitals which specialize in treating conditions that affect
mobility, all patient rooms, including associated toilet rooms and
bathrooms.
B. In Group I, Division 1.1 patient-care units within
hospitals that do not specialize in treating conditions that affect
mobility, at least one in every 10 patient rooms, or fraction
thereof, including associated toilet rooms and bathrooms.
C. In Group I, Division 1.1 and 2 nursing homes and long-
term care facilities, at least one in every two patient rooms, or
fraction thereof, including associated toilet rooms and bathrooms.
D. In Group I, Division 3 mental health occupancies, at
least one in every 10 patient rooms, or fraction thereof, including
associated toilet rooms and bathrooms.
E. In Group I, Division 3 jail, prison and similar
occupancies, at least one in every 20 rooms or cells, or fraction
thereof, including associated toilet rooms and bathrooms.
F. In Group I Occupancies, all treatment and examination
rooms shall be accessible.
7. Group M Occupancies. Group M, Division 1 Occupancies
shall be accessible as follows:
A. Private garages and carports which are not required to be
accessible which contain accessible parking.
B. In Group M, Division 1 agricultural buildings, access
need be provided only to paved work areas and areas open to the
general public.
8. Group R Occupancies. A. General. Group R Occupancies
shall be accessible as provided in this chapter.
Where accessible dwelling units, guest and sleeping rooms, are
required, public- and common-use areas and facilities such as
recreational facilities, laundry facilities, garbage and recycling
collection areas, mailbox locations, lobbies, foyers and management
offices, shall be accessible.
EXCEPTION: Where recreational facilities are provided
accessory to accessible dwelling units, only 25 percent
of recreational facilities need be accessible, provided
not less than one of each type in each group of such
facilities shall be accessible. All recreational
facilities of each type on a site shall be considered to
determine the total number of each type which are
required to be accessible.
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B. Apartment Houses. In apartment houses containing more
than 20 dwelling units, at least 2 percent, but not less than one,
of the dwelling units shall be accessible. All dwelling units on
a site shall be considered to determine the total number of
accessible dwelling units.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Dwelling units required to be
accessible may be adaptable dwelling units.
2. Dwelling units with two or more stories in a
nonelevator building need not be accessible.
C. Hotels and Lodging Houses. In hotels and lodging houses
containing 6 or more guest rooms, one of the first 30 guest rooms
and one additional guest room for each 100 guest rooms, or fraction
thereof, .shall be accessible.. Bathing, toilet and other facilities
accessory to an accessible guest room shall be accessible. In
hotels with 51 or more guest rooms, fifty percent, but not less
than one, of the accessible guest rooms shall have a roll-in
shower.
In addition to the accessible guest rooms required above,
guest rooms for persons with hearing impairments shall be provided
in accordance with Table No. 31-B. Guest rooms for persons with
hearing impairments shall be provided with a visible and audible
alarm-indicating appliances, activated by both the in-room smoke
detector and the building fire protective signaling system..
D. Congregate Residences. In congregate residences with more
than 20 occupants, at least 2 percent, but in no case less than
one, of the sleeping rooms shall be accessible.
(b) .Design and Construction. 1. General. When accessibility
is required by this chapter, it shall be designed and constructed
in accordance with this chapter and U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
2. Accessible route. When a building, or portion of a
building is required to be accessible, an accessible route shall be
provided to all portions of the building, to accessible building
entrances, and connecting the building to accessible pedestrian
walkways, and the public way.
EXCEPTION: In other than the offices of health-care
providers, transportation facilities and airports, multi-
tenant Group B, Division 2 retail and wholesale
occupancies, floors above and below accessible levels
that have an aggregate area of not more than 3000 square
feet and an aggregate occupant load of not more than 50
need not be served by an accessible route from an
accessible level.
Where floor levels are required to be connected by an
accessible route, and an interior path of travel is provided
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between the levels, the accessible route between the levels shall
also be interior. Where only one accessible route is provided it
may serve but shall not pass through kitchens, storage rooms,
toilet rooms, bathrooms, closets or other similar spaces.
EXCEPTION: A single accessible route may pass through
a kitchen or storage room in an accessible or adaptable
dwelling unit.
When more than one building or facility is located on a site,
accessible routes shall be provided connecting accessible buildings
and accessible site facilities.
EXCEPTION: For Group R, Division 1 apartment
occupancies, where the slope of the finished grade
between accessible buildings and facilities exceeds 1 in
12, or where physical barriers of the site prevent the
installation of an accessible route, a vehicular route
with parking at each accessible building or .facility may
be provided in place of an accessible route.
3. Accessible Entrances. Each building and structure,. and
each separate tenancy within a building or structure shall be
provided with at least one entrance which complies with the
accessible route provisions of U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1. At least
50 percent of all entrances shall be accessible.
EXCEPTION: Entrances used exclusively for loading and
service.
When a building or facility has entrances which normally serve
accessible parking facilities, transportation facilities, passenger
loading zones, taxi stands, public streets and sidewalks, or
accessible interior vertical access, then at least one of the
entrances serving each such function shall comply with the
accessible route provisions of U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
4. Signs. A. International Symbol of Accessibility. The
following elements and spaces of accessible facilities shall be
identified by the International Symbol of Accessibility:
1. Accessible parking spaces, except where the total
parking spaces provided are five or less.
2. Accessible areas of refuge.
3. Accessible passenger loading zone(s).
4. Accessible toilet and bathing facilities.
B. Other Signs. Inaccessible building entrances,
inaccessible public toilets and bathing facilities, and elevators
not serving as an accessible route shall be provided with
directional signage indicating the route to the nearest similar
accessible element.
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In assembly areas, a sign notifying the general public of the
availability of assistive listening systems shall be provided at
ticket offices or similar locations.
Each door to an exit stairway shall have a tactile sign,
including raised letters and Braille, stating "EXIT" and complying
with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
At exits and elevators serving a required accessible space but
not providing an .approved accessible means of egress, signs shall
be installed indicating the location of accessible means of egress.
Egress and Areas of Refuge
Sec. 3104. (a) Means of Egress. 1. General. All required
accessible spaces shall be provided with not less than one
accessible means of egress. Where more than one exit is required
from any accessible space, each accessible portion of the space
shall be served by not less than two accessible means of egress.
The maximum travel distance from any accessible space to an area of
refuge shall not exceed the travel distance permitted by Chapter
33.
Each accessible means of egress shall be continuous from each
required accessible occupied area to a public way and shall include
accessible routes, ramps, exit stairs, elevators, horizontal exits
or smoke barriers.
2. Stairways. Where an exit stairway is part of an
accessible means of egress, the stairway shall have a clear width
of not less than 48 inches between handrails. The stairway shall
either incorporate an area of refuge within an enlarged story-level
landing or shall be accessed from an area of refuge complying with
Section 3104 (b) or a horizontal exit.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Exit stairways serving a single
dwelling unit or guest room.
2. Exit stairways serving buildings protected
throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system.
3. The clear width of 48 inches between handrails is
not required for exit stairways accessed from a
horizontal exit.
4. Areas of refuge are not required in open parking
garages.
3. Elevators. In buildings where an accessible floor is four
or more stories above or below a level of exit discharge serving
that floor, at least one elevator shall serve as one required
accessible means of egress.
EXCEPTION: In fully sprinklered buildings, the
elevator need not be provided to floors provided with a
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horizontal exit and located at or above the level of exit
discharge.
Where an elevator is part of an accessible means of egress,
standby power shall be provided. The elevator shall be accessed
from either an area of refuge complying with Section 3.104 (b) or a
horizontal exit.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Elevators are not required to be
accessed by an area of refuge or a horizontal exit in
buildings protected throughout by an approved automatic
sprinkler system.
2. Areas of refuge are not required in open parking
garages.
4. Platform Lifts. Platform (wheelchair) lifts shall not
serve as part of an accessible means of egress.
EXCEPTION: Within a dwelling unit.
(b) Areas Of Refuge. 1. Access. Every required area of
refuge shall be accessible from the space it serves by an
accessible means of egress. Every required area of refuge shall
have direct access to a stairway or an elevator complying with
Section 3104 (a).
2. Size. Each area of refuge shall be sized to accommodate
one wheelchair space of 30 by 48 inches for each 200 occupants, or
portion thereof, based on the occupant load of the area of refuge
and all areas served by the area of refuge.
Wheelchair spaces shall not reduce the required exit width.
Access to any of the required wheelchair spaces in an area of
refuge shall not be obstructed by more than one adjoining
wheelchair space.
3. Construction. Each area of refuge shall be separated from
the remainder of the story by a smoke barrier having at least a 1-
hour fire resistive rating. Smoke barriers shall extend to the
roof or floor deck above. Doors in the smoke barrier shall be
tight-fitting smoke- and draft-control assemblies having a fire-
protection rating not less than 20-minute. Doors shall be self-
closing or automatic closing by smoke detection. An approved
damper designed to resist the passage of smoke shall be provided at
each point a duct penetrates the smoke barrier.
Every area of refuge that is not protected by an automatic
sprinkler system .shall be designed to prevent the intrusion of
smoke.
EXCEPTION: Areas of refuge located within a stairway
enclosure.
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4. Two-way communication. Every area of refuge shall be
provided with a two-way communication system between the area of
refuge and a central control point.
EXCEPTION: Buildings four stories or less in height.
5. Instructions. In each area of refuge provided with a
two-way emergency communication system, instructions on the use of
the area under emergency conditions shall be posted adjoining the
communications system. The instructions shall include:
A. Directions to find other exits;
B. Advice that persons able to use the exit stairway do so
as soon as possible, unless they are assisting others;
C. Information on planned availability of assistance in the
use of stairs or supervised operation of elevators and
how to summon such assistance; and,
D. Directions for use of the emergency communications
system.
6. Identification. Each area of refuge shall be identified
by a sign stating AREA OF REFUGE and the International Symbol of
Accessibility. The sign shall be located at each door providing
access to the area of refuge. The sign shall be illuminated as
required for exit signs where exit sign illumination is required.
Tactile signage shall be located at each door to an area of refuge.
Facility Accessibility
Sec. 3105. (a) General. Where buildings, or portions of
buildings are required to be accessible, building facilities shall
be accessible as provided in this section.
All building facilities or elements required by this section
to be accessible shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
(b) Bathing and Toilet Facilities. 1. Bathing Facilities.
When bathing facilities are provided, at least one of each type of
fixture or element shall be accessible.
EXCEPTION:' A bathing facility for a single occupant
and not for common or public use may be adaptable.
2. Toilet Facilities. Toilet facilities located within
accessible dwelling units, guest rooms and congregate residences
shall comply with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
In other occupancies, each toilet room shall be accessible.
At least one of each type of fixture or element in each accessible
toilet room shall be accessible. Where toilet stalls are provided
in a toilet room, at least one toilet stall shall be wheelchair
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accessible. Where 6 or more toilet stalls are provided in a toilet
room, at least one ambulatory accessible toilet stall shall be
provided in addition to the wheelchair accessible toilet stall.
EXCEPTION: A toilet facility for a single occupant and
not for common or public use may be adaptable.
3. Lavatories, Mirrors and Towel Fixtures. At least one
accessible lavatory shall be .provided within any toilet facility.
Where mirrors, towel fixtures and other toilet and bathroom
accessories are provided, at least one of each shall be accessible.
(c) Elevators, Stairway and Platform Lifts. All elevators on
an accessible route, shall be accessible.
EXCEPTION: Private elevators serving only one dwelling
unit.
Elevators required to be accessible shall be designed and
constructed to comply with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
Stairways in buildings, or portions of buildings, required to
be accessible shall be designed and constructed to comply with
U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
Platform (wheelchair) lifts shall not be part of a required
accessible route.
(d) Otber Building Facilities. 1. Drinking Fountains. On any
floor where drinking fountains are provided, at least 50 percent,
but not less than one fountain, shall be accessible.
2. Fixed or Built-in Seating or Tables. Where fixed or
built-in seating or tables are provided at least 5 percent, but not
less than one, shall be accessible. In dining and drinking
establishments, such seating or tables shall be distributed
throughout the facility.
3, Storage. Where storage facilities such as cabinets,
shelves, closets, lockers, and drawers are provided in required
accessible or adaptable spaces, at least one of each type provided
shall contain storage space complying with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-
1.
4. Customer Service Facilities. A. Dressing and Fitting
Rooms. Where dressing or fitting rooms are provided, at least 5
percent, but not less than one, in each group of rooms serving
distinct and different functions shall be accessible.
B. Counters and Windows. Where customer sales and service
counters or windows are provided, a portion of the counter or at
least one window, shall be accessible.
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C. Check-out Aisles. Accessible check-out aisles shall be
installed in accordance with Table No. 31-C. Traffic control
devices, security devices, and turnstiles located in accessible
check-out aisles or lanes shall be accessible.
5. Controls, Operating Mechanisms and Hardware. Controls,
operating mechanisms and hardware intended for operation by the
occupant, including switches that control lighting and ventilation
and electrical convenience outlets., in accessible spaces, along
accessible routes, or as parts of accessible elements shall be
accessible.
6. Alarms. Alarm systems where provided, shall include both
audible and visible alarms. The alarm devices shall be located in
hotel guest rooms as required by Section 3103 (a) 8 C, accessible
public and common use areas including toilet rooms and bathing
facilities, hallways and lobbies.
7. Rail Transit Platforms. Rail transit platform edges
bordering a drop-off and not protected by platform screens or
guardrails shall be provided with detectable warnings in accordance
with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
TABLE NO. 31-A-WHEELCHAIR SPACES REQOIRED IN ASSEMBLY AREAS
CAPACITY OF SEATING IN ASSEMBLY
AREAS NIIMBER OF REQIIZRED WHEELCHAIR
SPACES
4 to 25 1
26 to 50 2
51 to 300 4
301 to 500 6
over 500 6 plus 1 for each 200 over 500
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TABLE NO. 31-8-NUMBER OF ROOMS FOR
PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF ROOMS MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER
6-25 1
26-50 2
51-75 3
76-100 4
101-150 5
151-.200 6
201-300 7
301-400 8
401-500 9
501-1000 2$ of total rooms
Over 1000 20 plus 1 for every 100 rooms,
or fraction thereof, over
1,000.
TABLE NO. 31-C-REQUIRED CHECK-OIIT AISLES
TOTAL CHECK-OUT AISLES
UNITS ON SALE MINIMUM NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE
CHECK-OUT AISLES
1-4 1
5-8 2
9-15 3
Over 15 3 plus 20~ of additional
aisles
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SECTION 3204
Section 3204 (a) through (d) unchanaed.
Section 3204 (e) changed to read as follows:
(e) Existing Group R, Division 1 Occupancies. Ordinary wood
shingle or shake roofs located on Group R, Division 1 Occupancies
at the time of adoption of this ordinance shall be required to be
removed and replaced with a Class C roofing material or covered, if
permitted by and in accordance with Appendix Section 3212, with
Class C shingles at the end of their 80$ amortization of life
expectancy or February 11, 1988, whichever is later.. The 80$ life
expectancy of ordinary wood shingles is 14.4 years for Number 1, 12
years for Number 2, and 9.6 years for Number 3. The time clock
countdown for such life expectancy starts on the date the building
upon which the roof is installed received final inspection from the
Building Official or his representative. Buildings which are not
in compliance with this provision shall be vacated until made to
conform.
EXCEPTION: A wood shingle roof may be treated to
provide a reduced fire hazard or extend the fire
retardant life of the roof. The roof shingle coating is
required to meet all testing listed in the Uniform
Building Code Standard 32-7. Tests may be accomplished
by an approved testing facility. The maximum time frame
allowed to extend fire retardant life of the roof
shingles is limited to that time frame certified by an
approved testing facility.
SECTION 3205
Section 3205 unchanaed with a new paragraph added to (c) to
read as follows:
Where eave or cornice vents are used to provide the
ventilation of combustible attic spaces, vent openings shall not be
located within three (3) feet measured horizontally above the
window or door opening in the wall of the story immediately below.
SECTION 3206
Section 3206 (a) unchanaed with the addition of Exception #3
to (a)1 to read as follows:
3. Buildings protected throughout by an approved
automatic sprinkler system.
Section 3206 (b) through (e) unchanged.
Section 3206 (f) unchanged with an Exception added to (f) 3 to
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read as follows•
EXCEPTION: In buildings
approved automatic sprinkler
only to extend down from the
of four (4) feet.
SECTION 3207
protected throughout by an
system, curtain boards need
ceiling for a minimum depth
Section 3207 (a) unchanged with an Exception added to read as
follows:
EXCEPTION: Coal tar built-up roof systems may be
sloped a minimum of '~a inch in 12 inches.
Section 3207 (b) unchanged.
Section 3207 (c) unchanged with an Exception added to the
second paragraph to read as, follows:
EXCEPTION: Overflow drain lines may connect into
the roof drain lines after the roof drain lines have
turned vertically downward toward the lowest part of the
building.
Section 3207 jd,) and le) unchanged.
Section 3207 (f) added to read as follows:
(f~ Over Private Property. Drainage from the roofs of any
commercial building or structure shall be contained within the
property lines and shall not be allowed or caused to drain to
adjacent properties. Drainage from downspout of any commercial
building or structure shall be connected to lateral storm sewer
piping or, in the alternative, water therefrom shall be otherwise
contained and directed in accordance with accepted engineering
practice as approved by the Director of Transportation and Public
Works.
TABLE NO. 32-A
Table No. 32-A and footnotes changed to read as follows:
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TABLE NO. 32-A--MINIMUM ROOF CLASSES
TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION=
OCCUPANCY I II III IV V
F.R. F.R. 1-HR N 1-HR N H.T. 1-HR N
A-1 A B -- -- -- -- -- -- --
A)2-2.1 A 8. B -- B -- B B --
A-3 A B B B B B B 8 B
A-4 A B B 8 B B B B B
B)1-2 A B B B B B 8 B 8
B)3-4 A B B B B B B B B
E A B B B B B 8 B B
H-1 A A A A -- -- -- -- --
H)2-3-4-5-6-7 A B B B B B B B B
I)1.1-1.2-2 A B B -- B -- 8 B --
I-3 A B B' -- B' -- -- B --
M B B B B NR NR NR NR N
R-1 A B B 8 B B C C C
R-3 B B B B NR NR NR NR N
See Section 1002(b).
2For existing wood shingle roofs made non-conforming by this table, in those cases where it
proves necessary to replace all or part of a non-rated wood shingle roof, Class A, B or C
shingles may be overlaid on the wood shingles if permitted by and in accordance with Appendix
Section 3212.
A - Class A roofing
B - Class B roofing
C - Class C roofing
NR - Nonrated roof coverings
N - No requirement for fire resistance
F.R. - Fire resistive
H.T. - Heavy timber
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TABLE NO. 32-8-1
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
In Category 3, Attachment, Type of fastners, revise the crown
width of "5/16-inch" to "15/16-inch."
SECTION 3303
Section 3303 (a) through (c) unchanged.
Section 3303 (d) unchanged with a paragraph added to read as
follows•
In one-story portions of Group B, Division 2 Occupancies
classified as a factory or warehouse, the exit travel distance of
the factory or warehouse area only may be increased to 400 feet if
1. it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Building
Official that the actual occupant load ratio of this area is less
than 1:1000; and,
2. the building is equipped with. an approved automatic
sprinkler system throughout.
Section. 3303 (e) unchanged.
SECTION 3304
Section 3304 la) through (k) unchanged.
Section 3304 (1) changed to read as follows:
(1) Additional Doors. When additional doors are available
for egress purposes, they shall conform to all provisions of this
chapter.
EXCEPTION: Approved revolving doors having leaves
which will collapse under opposing pressures may be used
in exit situations, provided:
A. Such doors have a minimum width of 6 feet 6
inches.
B. At least one conforming exit door is located
adjacent to each revolving door.
C. The revolving door shall not be considered to
provide any exit width.
Section 3304 (m) added to read as follows:
(m) Electronic Lockinq Devices. Electronic locking devices,
installed in such a manner that the method of unrestricted exiting
relies upon electricity or electronics instead of mechanical means,
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shall comply with the following:
1. An approved smoke detection system shall be installed
throughout the largest area of either the entire tenant space or
the entire floor in which the area served by the electronic device
is located.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. When the tenant space has all of its
exits directly to the exterior, only the tenant space
needs to have the approved smoke detection system.
2. When an approved automatic sprinkler system is
installed throughout the required area, the smoke
detection system of this subsection is not required.
2. Doors which .have electronic locking devices shall swing
freely when the electronic device is released.
3. The electronic device shall comply with the following:
A. Automatically release upon activation of the smoke
detection system.
B. Automatically release upon loss of electrical power to
the building or the electronic device.
C. Automatically release upon activation of a release button
located adjacent to each door which is electronically latched. The
release button shall be red in color. An approved sign shall be
adjacent to the button with the words "Push to Exit". Sign letter
shall be at least one (1) inch in height and shall have a stroke of
not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. In lieu of a release button, an
emergency pull box or a break glass emergency box may be
located adjacent to the door to activate the release in
an emergency. Choice of box must be approved by the Fire
Chief so as not to be confused with any other alarm
boxes. An approved sign shall be adjacent to the box
with the appropriate message such as "Pull to Open Door"
or "Break Glass to Open Door." The box shall be wired
through a supervised circuit as defined in the Fire Code.
2. In buildings monitored by 24-hour security
personnel, a release button will not be required if a
means for two-way communication with security such as
intercom or telephone is provided in an approved
location. Controls shall be provided at the security
station for unlatching the electronic device. The two-
way communication system shall be wired through a
supervised circuit as defined in the Fire Code.
D. The electronic device may be relatched automatically as
long as normal power is provided. The electronic device shall not
be powered by emergency backup power such as generators or
batteries.
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4. When the area required to have the approved smoke
detection system by item 1 above exceeds 1500 square feet, that
same area shall have an approved automatic sprinkler system
installed throughout. Any waterflow alarm or trouble signal
initiated by the sprinkler system shall cause the electronic device
to immediately release.
SECTION 3305
Section 3305 (a) through (f) unchanced.
Section 3305 (g) .unchanged except that Exception #5 is changed
and Exception #8 is added to read as follows:
5. Corridor walls and ceilings need not be of fire-
resistive construction within office spaces when the
entire story in which the space is located is equipped
with an approved automatic sprinkler system throughout
and smoke detectors are installed within the tenant
corridor in accordance with their listing.
8. Except for Groups H, I and R-1 Occupancies,
corridors shall not be required to be protected when the
building is protected by an approved automatic sprinkler
system throughout.
Use of this exception will not permit the use of non-
rated corridors in the following:
- for the exit enclosure separation in the Exception of
Section 3303 (c).
- to obtain the 100 foot travel distance increase of the
first paragraph of Section 3303 (d).
- to convey air to or from rooms as stated in Section
1002 (a) of the Mechanical Code.
Section 3305 lh) unchanged with the addition of Exception #2
to (h)2 to read as follows:
2. Fixed, approved 1/4-inch-thick wired glass
installed in steel frames shall be accepted as three-
fourths hour fire-protection rating.
Section 3305 (i) and (i) unchanged.
SECTION 3306
Section 3306 (a) through (h) unchanged.
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Section 3306 (i) unchang_ed with an Exception added after the
second paragraph to read as follows:
ERCEPTION: For Group R, Division 3 Occupancies and
inside Group R, Division 1 Occupancies, a handrail may
have one interruption of its continuance by a newel post
where the stairway changes direction or by a space where
a wall mounted handrail terminates and a
handrail/guardrail combination begins.
Section 3306 (j) through (p) unchanged.
SECTION 3318
Section. 3318 (a) through (d) unchanged,.
Section 3318 (e) unchanged with the addition of Exception #2
to read as follows:
2. When the building is protected by an approved
automatic sprinkler system throughout, corridors may
comply with Section 3305 (g) Exception #8.
Section 3318 (f) through (k) unchanged.
SECTION 3703
SECTION 3703 (a) through (g) unchanged.
SECTION 3703 (h) unchanged except that the Exception is
~~; deleted.
SECTION 3801
Section 3801 (a) unchanged.
SECTION 3801 (b) unchanged except subparagraphs #3 and #4 are
added to read as follows:
3. Centrifugal Fire Pumps
A. U.B.C. Standard No. 38-4, Installation of Centrifugal
Fire Pumps.
4. Halon Fire-extinguishing system
A. U.B.C. Standard No. 38-5, Installation of Halon 1301 Fire
Extinguishing Systems.
SECTION 3801 (c) unchanged except the definition of "Class I
system" is changed to read as follows:
Class I is a standpipe system with a water supply consisting
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of a one-inch water fill connection at the top of the riser to
maintain piping normally wet and a Fire Department connection which
is equipped with 2-1/2 inch outlets for use by the Fire Department
or trained personnel.
EXCEPTION: Dry standpipes are permitted without the
water fill connection when they are located in areas
subject to freezing.
Section 3801 (d) changed to read as follows:
(d) Standards. Fire-extinguishing systems shall comply with
U.B.C. Standards Nos. 38-1, 38-2, 38-4 and 38-5.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Automatic fire-extinguishing systems
not covered by U.B.C. Standard Nos. 38-1, 38-2, 38-4 or
38-5 shall be approved and installed in accordance with
approved standards.
2. Automatic sprinkler systems may be connected to
the domestic water-supply main when approved by the
Building Official, provided the domestic water supply is
of adequate pressure, capacity and sizing for the
combined domestic and sprinkler requirements. In such
case, the sprinkler system connection shall be made
between the public water main or meter and the building
shutoff valve, and there shall not be intervening valves
or connections. The Fire Department connection may be
omitted when approved by the Fire Department.
3. Automatic sprinkler systems in Group R Occupancies
four stories or less may be in .accordance with U.B.C.
Standard No. 38-3. When residential sprinkler systems as
set forth in U.B.C. Standard No. 38-3 are provided,
exceptions to or reductions in code requirements based on
the installation of an automatic fire-extinguishing.
system are not allowed.
4. Where sprinklers are installed in electrical rooms
they shall be separated from the buildings main sprinkler
system by a pre-action valve. This valve shall be
connected to fire detection device(s) in the electrical
room. Sprinkler piping shall remain dry until the fire
detection device activates and opens the pre-action
valve. Detection devices shall have a minimum
temperature rating of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Sprinkler
head(s) shall be of a type to remain closed until
sufficient heat is present to open them. The
sprinkler(s) shall have a minimum temperature rating of
212 degrees Fahrenheit. Sprinkler heads in electrical
rooms shall be protected with a listed guard over the
head. Sprinkler heads may be installed in electrical
rooms without the pre-action valve, fire detection device
and guard if approved tamper proof sprinkler heads are
installed in place of the standard heads.
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Section 3801 (ej is deleted.
SECTION 3802
Section 3802 (a) unchanged.
Section 3802 (b) unchanged with the addition of items #5 #6
and #7 to read as follows:
5. Buildings Four or More Stories. An approved automatic
fire extinguishing system shall be installed in all buildings
consisting of four (4) or more stories except open parking garages.
6. Race Track Bites. Buildings and .structures located on
race track sites, such as auto and horse racing tracks, shall have
an approved automatic fire extinguishing system installed in the
following locations:
A. Barns, including horse stalls
B. Race car storage and repair buildings
C. Storage rooms with combustible material
D. Grandstand or bleacher areas and .any use connected to
the grandstand or bleacher areas.
7. Spray Booths and Rooms. For spray booths and spraying
rooms see Appendix Section 134.
Section 3802 lc) unchanged with the addition of Exceptions #2
and #3 to Item #6 to read as follows:
2. Carnivals, circuses, tent shows or similar
temporary amusement uses, where permits are issued by the
Chief of Police.
3. Temporary seasonal amusement uses, such as haunted
houses, for a period of 60 days or less in any given
twelve month period, that complies with Table No. 6-A.
Section 3802 fd) unchanged with the addition of the followins
paragraphs•
Speculative buildings over 12,000 square feet which measure
fifteen (15 ) f eet or more from the floor to the bottom of the roof
structural system shall be protected as Class IV commodities
according to Article 81 of the Fire Code.
For tire storage over six feet high and for storage of
aerosols over six feet high see the Fire Code.
Section 3802 (e) through (h) unchanged.
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SECTION 3804
Section 3804 unchanged except that 3804 (d) 4 is changed to
read as follows•
4. Other approved fire protection equipment is installed in
such areas.
SECTION 3805
Section 3805 (a) and lb1 unchanged.
Section 3805 (c) changed to read:
(c) Location of Class I Standpipes. There shall be a Class
I standpipe outlet connection at every floor-level landing of every
required stairway above or below grade and on each side of the wall
adjacent to the exit opening of a horizontal exit. Outlets at
stairways shall be located within the exit enclosure or, in the
case of smokeproof enclosures, within the vestibule or exterior
balcony, giving access to the stairway.
Risers and laterals of Class I standpipe systems not located
within an enclosed stairway or smokeproof enclosure shall be
protected by a degree of fire resistance equal to that required for
vertical enclosures in the building in which they are located.
EXCEPTIONS In buildings equipped with an approved
automatic sprinkler system, risers and laterals which are
not located within an enclosed stairway or smokeproof
enclosure need not be enclosed within f ire-resistive
construction.
There shall be a two-way outlet above the roofline on every
standpipe when the roof has a slope of less than four (4) inches in
twelve (12) inches.
EXCEPTION: Where the stairway extends to the roof,
the two-way outlet may be located at the topmost floor
landing.
In buildings where more than one standpipe is provided, the
standpipes shall be interconnected at the bottom.
Section 3805 (d) and (e) unchanged.
TABLE NO. 38-A
Table No. 38-A unchanged with the addition of a Note to read
as follows- _
Note: For the purpose of this table, a story height shall be
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considered to be no more than twelve (12) feet.
Table No. 42-B
Table No. 42-B unchanged except that "Other Exitways" for
Grout R, Division 1 Occupancies is changed to Class "I".
CHAPTER 43
*** ERRATA *** (First Printing)
Replace the work "fire block" with "fire stop" throughout.
SECTION 4304
Section 4304 (a) through (d) unchanged.
Section 4304 (e) changed to read as follows.
(e) Through Penetration. Penetrating items passing entirely
through both protective membranes of walls requiring protected
openings shall be protected with through-penetration fire stops
suitable for the method of penetration.
EXCEPTION: Penetrations not larger than a 4-inch
nominal pipe or 16 square inches in overall cross-
sectional area containing noncombustible penetrating
items, where the annular space between the penetrating
items and the wall assembly being penetrated is filled
with a material which will prevent the passage of flame
and hot gases sufficient to ignite cotton waste when
subjected to U.B.C. Standard No. 43-1 time-temperature
fire conditions under a minimum positive differential of
0.01-inch water column at the location of the penetration
for the time period at least equal to the fire-resistance
rating of the wall assembly.
The T rating for through-penetration fire stops in fire rated
walls requiring protected openings shall apply to penetrations in
the following locations:
1. Above corridor ceilings which are not part of a fire-
resistive assembly.
2. Below any ceiling.
EXCEPTION: Any through-penetrating item not larger
than 4-inch nominal pipe or 16 square inches in overall
cross-sectional area need not have a T rating.
Section 4304 (f) changed to read as follows:
(f) Membrane Penetrations. Walls requiring protected openings
may have openings for steel electrical outlet boxes not exceeding
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16 square inches in area, provided the aggregate area of such
openings is not more than 100 square inches for any 100 square feet
of wall or partition area. Outlet boxes on opposite sides of walls
and partitions shall be separated by a horizontal distance of at
least 24 inches.
Where wall-protective membranes are penetrated by other
materials or where larger openings are required than permitted
above, the penetrating items shall be:
1. Protected with membrane-penetration fire stops suitable
for the methods of penetrations, or
2. Installed in accordance with the installation
instructions of their listing for such use.
EXCEPTION: Penetrations not larger than a 4-inch
nominal pipe or 16 square inches in overall cross-
sectional area containing noncombustible penetrating
items, where the annular space between the penetrating
items and the protective membrane being penetrated is
filled with a material which will prevent the passage of
flame and. hot gases sufficient to ignite cotton waste
when subjected to U.B.C. Standard No. 43-1 time-
temperature fire conditions under a minimum positive
pressure differential of 0.01-inch water column at the
location of the penetration for the time period at least
equal to the fire-resistance rating of the wall assembly.
Section 4304 (g) unchanged.
SECTION 4306
Section 4306 (a) through (h) unchanged except for the Errata
to 4306 (b).
*** ERRATA *** (First, Second and Third Printing)
Sec. 4306 (b). In the definition of "FIRE ASSEMBLY,
AOTOMATIC-CLOSING," revise the refernce to a Uniform Fire Code
standard from "14-1" to "14-2."
Section 4306 (i) unchanged with an Exception added to read as
follows•
EXCEPTION: Glazing that is not less than 1/4 inch
thick and reinforced with wire mesh No. 24 gauge or
heavier embedded in the glass with openings not larger
than one (1) inch square shall be accepted for use in
doors and' windows in accordance with the provisions of
this section.
Section 4306 (j) throucth ll) unchanged.
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TABLE NO. 43-A
*** ERRATA *** (First and Second Printing)
In item 2-4.1, revise the last word on the seventh line of the
first paragraph from "webs" to "flanges."
SECTION 4407
Section 4407 la) unchanged with an Exception and second
paragraph added to read as follows:
EBCEPTION: In lieu of the above requirements, the
Building Official may permit a solid fence where there is
pedestrian access on the opposite side of the street away
from the construction site and more than half the length
of the block is to be used for construction or demolition
purposes. Where such use is permitted, the Contractor
shall place pedestrian warning signs on each side of the
barricade at corners occupied by said barricades. The
pedestrian signs shall read as follows:
WARNING
"Pedestrians are required by law to use the opposite side
of the street."
WARNING
"No Parking or Standing of Vehicles."
The contractor or person given permission to use any portion
of the street shall provide a stacking lane for vehicles waiting to
load and unload behind the portion of the street for which
permission of use has been granted. All gates and doors in
barricades shall swing in toward the construction site. All
pedestrian walkways installed in the street shall include a walking
platform.
Section 4407 fb) through (d) unchanged.
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CHAPTER 46
Chanter 46 added to read as follows:
Chapter 46
Encroachment of
Public Property
TEMPORARY ENCROACHMENTS
General
Sec. 4601. No person, firm, or corporation shall use or
occupy a public street, alley, or sidewalk without first complying
with the requirements of this chapter.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Use of public property for work that
does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Building,
Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing or Sign Codes.
2. Entire street widths may be approved for closure
by the Director of Transportation and Public Works,
provided the length of time does not exceed one 8-hour
day. For this purpose, no encroachment is required.
Temporary encroachments may be used to permit the temporary
use of public property for other purposes besides construction or
demolition. The Department of Transportation/Public Works in these
cases shall formulate a policy covering such use.
Permit Required
Sec. 4602. (a) General. Temporary encroachment of public
property shall not occur until the applicant executes a Temporary
Consent Agreement with the City and obtains an Encroachment Permit
from the Building Official.
(b) Temporary Consent Agreement. The applicant shall execute
three (3) copies of a Consent Agreement with the City upon forms
furnished by the Building Official. The forms for such agreement
shall be approved from time to time by the City Attorney. Executed
forms shall be kept and made available in the offices of the
Building Official and City Secretary.
(c) Liability Insurance. The Temporary Consent Agreements
shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant has secured and
paid for a policy of public liability insurance covering all public
risks related to the proposed use and occupancy of public property
as described in the agreement and permits. The amount of insurance
coverage shall be at least the maximum amounts of liability which
can be imposed upon the City under State law.
Each such insurance policy shall provide that it cannot be
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canceled or amended without at least ten (10) days advance written
notice to the City. Insurance shall be maintained for the length
of encroachment.
(d) Plans. Each Temporary Consent Agreement shall be
accompanied by a plan showing the location and amount of public
property to be occupied; the location of all railings, fences,
canopies and construction offices, sheds and other appurtenances;
and the nature and location of all warning devices necessary to
protect pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
The Encroachment Permit shall not be considered as a
construction permit for the items required to be shown on the plan
except those required for pedestrian protection as required by
Chapter 44.
(e) Permit Fee. The applicant shall pay a permit fee based
upon the area used and the expected length of use as follows:
1. If the time does not exceed three (3) days, the fee will
be $30.00 per day up to and including the third day;
2. If the time exceeds three (3) days, the fee per day will
be six-tenths of one cent ($.006) per square foot of
s idewa lk space and one and two-tenths of one cent ( $ .012 )
per square foot of street space used with a minimum fee
of $30.00 per permit.
If the length of time is underestimated, an additional permit
fee will be required. If the fee is paid before the permit
expires, the permit can be extended. If after the permit expires,
a new permit must be applied for.
(f) Refund. If the length of time is overestimated, the
Building Official shall, upon request, calculate the permit fee
based upon the actual number of days and return any overages to the
applicant except that a minimum of thirty dollars ($30.00) per
permit will be kept.
(q) Inspections. An inspection must be obtained after all
barricades, fences, railings and other forms of pedestrian and
vehicular protection are in place. A final inspection must be
obtained after all .such items are removed.
(h) Issuance. The Building Official shall issue an
Encroachment Permit when the applicant has complied with all the
provisions of this chapter.
Building official Authority
Sec. 4603. (a) General. The Building Official is hereby
authorized to execute the Encroachment Agreement on behalf of the
City for temporary use or occupancy of public property for areas as
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listed in this section. Areas larger than those specified herein
will require City Council approval before the Agreement can be
executed.
(b) Area. The Building Official and the Director of
Transportation and Public Works shall determine the area of street,
alley or public sidewalk which may be used during the construction
or demolition period for work space and for storage of materials
and equipment. Such area shall be based upon the actual need of
the builder, with due consideration being given to public
inconvenience.
The area allowed for use without requiring City Council
approval shall be as follows:
1. Not more than two (2) - Panes of a four (4) - lane street
nor one (1) - lane of a two (2) - lane street nor one (1)
- lane of a one way street may be blocked.
2. Alleys adjoining a building site provided that a clear
and unobstructed roadway of not less than 10 feet in
width is maintained through such alley if such roadway is
required for use by fire trucks, garbage trucks or for
access to public utilities or other buildings on the
alley.
3. Any portion of a public sidewalk adjoining a building
site except the walkway area required to be maintained
for public use.
4. Not withstanding the above provisions, no use will be
authorized within 8 feet 6 inches of the center line of
any railway track.
Special Provisions
Sec. 4604. (a) Earth and Rubbish. Earth or other waste
material taken from buildings shall not be stored either upon
sidewalks or streets, but shall be removed therefrom each day upon
accumulation. When. dry rubbish is being handled, same shall be
wetted so as to prevent dust and blowing debris.
(b) Demolition. No wrecked or waste materials shall be
placed upon any floor of any building during the course of
demolition so as to cause the overloading of such floor. Such
materials shall be lowered to the ground immediately upon
displacement. No material shall be thrown from a building to a
sidewalk or pavement but shall be conveyed to the ground by
properly constructed chutes.
Blasting, pulling or throwing of masonry walls shall not be
permitted except in emergencies as approved by the Fire Chief and
the Building Official.
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,.
PERMANENT ENCROACHMENTS
General
Sec. d605. No part of any building or structure, or any
appendage thereto, that is not in compliance with the provisions of
this chapter shall project into public property.
EXCEPTION: Gratings over openings in public property
which have openings not exceeding 7/16 inch and are
designed to withstand loads in excess of 150 pounds psf
may permanently occupy public property.
Consent Agreement
Sec. d606. (a) General. All permanent encroachments into
public property shall require a duly executed Consent Agreement
approved by City Council.
EXCEPTION: 1. The Building Official is hereby
authorized to execute Consent Agreements on behalf of the
City covering signs that do not project more than two (2)
feet over public property when all requirements of this
Code, the Sign Code and the Comprehensive Zoning -Code
have been satisfied.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute
Consent Agreements on behalf of the City, except as
provided in Exception #1 above, when the encroachment
beyond the property line extends no closer than within 18
inches of the face of the curb.
fib) Application. The applicant shall execute three (3)
copies of a Consent Agreement with the City upon forms furnished by
the Building Official. The forms for such agreement shall be
approved from time to time by the City Attorney.. Executed forms
shall be kept and made available in the offices of the Building
Official and City Secretary.
ic) Insurance. The Consent Agreements shall be accompanied
by proof that the applicant has secured and paid for a policy of
public liability insurance covering all public property as
described in the Agreement. The amount of insurance coverage shall
be at least the maximum amounts of liability which can be imposed
upon the City under State law.
Each insurance policy shall provide that it cannot be canceled
or amended without at least ten (10) days advance written notice to
the City. Insurance shall be maintained for the length of the
encroachment.
(d) Plans. Each Consent Agreement shall be accompanied by a
plan showing the location and amount of public property to be
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occupied with details of the structure of encroachment.
(e) Fee. Along with the Consent Agreements the applicant
shall pay a non-refundable application fee as follows:
Approved By Fee __
~ 1. Building Official $100.00
2. City Manager $200.00
3. City Council $300.00
(f) Permits. Approval of the Consent Agreement does not
eliminate the need for proper permits to do work as required by any
code of the City. No work may commence without a permit as
required by appropriate codes.
(q) Signs. Advertising signs projecting into public property
are to be considered a permanent occupancy of public property.
EXCEPTION: An identification sign displayed as part
of the marquee, provided the sign contains no off-premise
advertising, is displayed to identify or locate the
building or place of business and the height of the
message does not exceed three (3) feet.
Signs that are covered by existing Consent Agreements shall
have those Consent Agreements become null and void when a sign is
altered in size, removed or requires structural repair.
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SECTION 5603
*** ERRATA *** (First Printing)
Sec. 5603. (c) 2. Revise the first two sentences to read "The
smoke-control system shall be connected to both the sprinkler
system and the smoke detector system and shall automatically
operate when either is actuated. The smoke-control system shall
also be capable of manual operation."
CHAPTER 60
Chapter 60, Part II. .Chapter 31 is changed to read as follows:
CHAPTER 31
31-1; 3101 (b), 3103 (b) 1, 3103 (b) 4, 3105 (b) 5, 3104 (a),
3105 (a), 3105 (b) 2, 3105 (c), 3105 (e)
Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, A 117.1-
1992 of the Council of American Building
Officials/American Natianal Standards Institute.
Chatter 60, Part II. Chapter 38 is changed to read as follows:
CHAPTER 38
38-1; 911 (c), 1807 (c), 3801 (b), 3801 (d), 3802 (f) 3, 3802
(g) , 3802 (h) , 3901 (a} , 3903 (d) , 4204 (a) , 5207 (a) ,
5208 (a), 5603 (a), Appendix 125, Appendix 1108 (b)
Installation of Sprinkler Systems. Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13-1991, National
Fire Protection Association.
38-2; 3801 (b), 3801 (d), 3805 (a)
Standpipe Systems. Installation Standard of the
International Conference of Building Officials.
38-3; 3801 (b), 3801 (d), 4204 (a}, 4205, 5207 (a), 5208 (a)
Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Group R Occupancies
Four Stories or Less in Height. Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential
Occupancies up to Four Stories in Height, NFPA 13R-1989,
National Fire Protection Association.
38-4; 3801 (b), 3801 (d)
Centrifugal Fire Pumps. Standard for the Installation of
Centrifugal Fire Pumps, NFPA 20-1990, National Fire
Protection Association.
38-5; 3801 (b), 3801 (d)
Halon Fire Extinguishing System. Standard on Halon 1301
Fire Extinguishing Systems, NFPA 12A-1989, National Fire
Protection Association.
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III. The Appendix of the 1991 edition of the Uniform Building
Code is hereby amended by revising and/or adding the following
sections as follows:
APPENDIX SECTION 110
Appendix Section 110 (a) unchanged
Appendix Section 110 (b) changed to read as follows:
(b) Effective Date. Within eighteen (18) months after notice
is given, plans for compliance shall be submitted for review, and
within thirty-six (36) months after notice is given, the work shall
be completed or the building shall be vacated until made to
conform.
Appendix Section 110 (c) added to read as follows:
(c) Alternate Materials and Methods. Alternate materials and
methods may be used, provided such materials or methods comply with
the spirit and intent of this appendix.
The Building Official may modify any of the provisions of this
appendix in conformance with Section 106 of this code.
APPENDIX SECTION 111
Appendix Section 111 (a) and (b) unchanged.
Appendix Section 111 (c) unchanged with Exceptions ~2 and #3
added to read as follows:
2. Where an approved fire alarm system is
installed, which includes smoke detection in all common
corridors serving as an exit for an occupant load of 30
or more, wall openings may be non-protected except that
doorway openings shall have self-closing doors. The fire
alarm system shall be interfaced with the HVAC system to
shut off any central HVAC unit in any area where a fire
is detected and shall be installed in accordance with
Appendix III-C of the Fire Code.
3. In a corridor of a Group B or E Occupancy,
having been constructed with a six (6) foot wide corridor
under Ordinance #6374, only the approved fire alarm
system, interfaced with the HVAC system, shall be
required. Corridor protection as stated in this section
will not be required. Remodeling of existing corridor
wall must meet the requirements for new construction.
Appendix Section 111 (d) and (e) unchanged.
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APPENDIX SECTION 120
Appendix Section 120 changed to read as follows:
Sec. 120. These provisions apply to all existing high-rise
buildings constructed prior to the adoption of this division.
EBCEPTION: Group I, Division 3 Occupancies need only
comply with Section 125 (a) 10.
APPENDIX. SECTION 122
Appendix Section 122 unchanged except the second paragraph is
changed to read as follows:
Plans and specifications for the necessary alterations shall
be filed with the Building Official within eighteen (18) months
after notice is given. Work on the required alterations to the
building shall commence within thirty (30) months of the date of
notification and such work shall be completed within five (5) years
from the date of notification.
APPENDIX SECTION 125
Appendix Section 125 (a1 unchanged except some of the items
are changed to read as follows:
1. (deleted)
2. (deleted)
15. Exit stairways. All high-rise buildings shall have a
minimum of two approved exit stairways.
EBCEPTION: Existing buildings that have a stairway
and afire escape, need not construct the second stairway
as required by this subsection, provided the fire escape
complies with all of the provisions of Section 111 (d)
and the following:
Access from a corridor shall not be through an
intervening room; nor shall access to the fire escape be
secured in an area that cannot be freely accessed by an
occupant on that floor.
16. Exit Corridor Construction. Corridors serving as an
exit for an occupant load of 30 or more shall have walls
and ceilings of not less than one-hour fire-resistive
construction as required by this code. Existing walls
may be surfaced with wood lath and plaster in good
condition or 1/2-inch gypsum wallboard for corridor walls
and ceilings and occupancy separations when approved.
ERCEPTION: A corridor of a Group B or E Occupancy
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which has been constructed with a six (6) foot width
under ordinance #6374, may install an approved fire alarm
system in lieu of the protection required by this
subsection. The fire alarm system shall be interfaced
with the HVAC system to shut off any central HVAC unit in
any area where a fire is detected and shall be installed
in accordance with Appendix III-C of the Fire Code.
Remodeling of existing corridor walls must meet the
requirements for new construction.
17. Exit corridor openings. openings in corridor walls and
ceilings serving as an exit for an occupant load of 30 or
more shall be protected by not less than 1 3/8-inch
solid-bonded wood-core doors, approved 1/4-inch-thick
wired glass, approved fire dampers conforming to U.B.C.
Standard No. 43-7 which is part of this code, or by
equivalent protection in lieu of any of these items (See
Chapter 60). Transoms shall be fixed closed and covered
with 1/2-inch Type X gypsum wallboard of equivalent
material installed on both sides of the opening.
EXCEPTION: Where an approved fire alarm system is
installed, which includes smoke detection in all common
corridors, up to twenty-five percent (25~$) of the wall
area of the room common to the corridor may be tempered
glass installed in metal or solid wood frames. The fire
alarm system shall be interfaced with the HVAC system to
shut off any central HVAC unit in any area where a fire
is detected and shall be installed in accordance with
Appendix III-C of the Fire Code.
19. Exit corridor dead ends. The length of dead end
corridors serving an occupant load of more than thirty
(30) shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
25. Emergency plan. See Fire Code, Section 10.501.
26. Posting of emergency plan and exit plans. See Fire Code,
Section 10.502
27. Fire drills. See Fire Code, Section 10.503.
Appendix Section 125(b) unchanged except item 19 is deleted.
Appendix Section 125 (c) is added to read as follows:
(c) An approved automatic sprinkler system shall be provided
in basements or stories exceeding 1, 500 square feet in area and not
having a minimum of 20 square feet of opening entirely above the
adjoining ground level in each 50 lineal feet or fraction thereof
of exterior wall on at least one side of the building. Openings
shall have a minimum clear dimension of 30 inches.
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If any portion of a basement is located more than 75 feet from
required openings, the basement shall be provided with an approved
automatic sprinkler system throughout.
APPENDIX TABLE NO. A-1-A
Appendix Table No. A-1-A unchanged except that the column
titled "Group B, Division 2" is changed to read "All Other
Occupancies."
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APPENDIX CHAPTER 1 DIVISION III
Appendix Chapter 1 Division III is added to read as follows:
Division III
Retroactive Requirements for All Occupancies
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Sec. 130. These provisions shall apply to all existing
buildings. The provisions of this division may be enforced by other
code enforcement divisions of this city but interpretation
authority shall be retained by the Building Official.
Sec. 131. Certificate of Occupancy. Those premises not
posting a Certificate of Occupancy shall be required to comply with
Section 308 of this code. A Certificate of Occupancy shall not be
withheld based on non-compliance when a building meets the
ordinance under which it was constructed.
Sec. 132. Fire alarms. Regardless of the date of occupancy,
approved fire alarms shall be provided in accordance with Sections
609(2) and 1210 of this code.
Sec. 133. Maintenance. Any material such as masonry,
concrete, steel, wood, plastic, glass, gypsum products, plaster,
stucco and other construction materials, when placed upon a
structure or building, shall be kept in repair and shall be
replaced when not painted or preserved for either fire protection
or weathering purposes and further shall be replaced or repaired
when broken, deteriorated or unsafe.
ERCEPTION: White wood or natural decay resistant wood
fences provided for screening purposes only and not
required by other codes or ordinances may remain
unpainted or untreated provided that the fence is kept
repaired and in a safe condition.
Sec. 134. Spray Booths. New and existing spray booths and
spraying rooms shall be protected by an approved automatic fire-
extinguishing system.
Sec. 135. Swimming Pool Barriers. See Appendix
Chapter 12, Division IV.
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APPENDIX SECTION 1243
Appendix Section 1243 unchanged except that subparagraphs (a)
9 and lb) are deleted.
APPENDIX CHAPTER 12 DIVISION IV
Appendix Chapter 12 Division IV is added to read as follows:
Division IV
Swimming Pools
General
Sec. 1250. The requirements of this Division shall be
applicable to all outdoor swimming pools located within the city,
regardless of date of construction.
EICCEPTION: Swimming pools on the premises of Group R,
Division 3 Occupancies constructed after the effective
date of Appendix Chapter 12, Division III shall comply
with that division.
The provisions of this division may be enforced by other code
enforcement divisions of this city but interpretation authority
shall be retained by the Building Official.
Purpose
Sec. 1251. (a). The purpose of this division is to provide a
higher degree of protection against potential drownings, especially
among children, through the use of safety barriers. It is not
intended as a substitute for adult supervision of children in pool
areas or adult responsibility for supervision of access to such
areas.
(b) The city recommends that all persons be taught how to
swim.
Definitions
Sec. 1252. As used in this division, the following words and
terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto.
Barrier means a fence, wall, building wall or combination
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thereof, or other object or structure, which completely surrounds
and obstructs access to a swimming pool.
Portable spa or portable hot tub means an outdoor movable
structure intended for recreational bathing, in which all controls,
water heating and water circulating equipment are an integral part
of the structure and which is cord connected (not permanently
electrically wired).
Swimming pool means any outdoor structure intended for
swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over twenty-
four (24) inches deep, including in-ground, above-ground and on-
ground swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.
Barrier Required.
Sec. 1253. Outdoor swimming pools shall be provided with a
barrier which shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The barrier shall be not less than forty-eight (48)
inches in height and shall be so constructed as not to
have openings, holes or gaps larger than four (4) inches
in any dimension except for doors and gates; and if a
picket or iron fence is erected or maintained, the
horizontal dimension shall not exceed four (4) inches.
Such barrier shall comply with provisions of the zoning
ordinance and other applicable city codes and ordinances.
(2) A wall of a dwelling or structure is permitted to serve
as part of the barrier.
(3) Natural topographical barriers such as lakes, rivers,
retaining walls, impenetrable hedges, and inaccessible
inclines may be substituted as part of the barrier.
(4 ) All gates or doors opening through such barriers shall be
equipped with a device for keeping the gate or door
securely closed at all times when not in actual use,
except that the door of any dwelling or dwelling unit
which -forms a part of the barrier need not be so
equipped. Such closure device shall be attached not less
than forty (40) inches above grade. Such gates or doors
shall be kept securely closed at all times when not in
actual use.
(5) Temporary access through a barrier may be permitted
during construction if a temporary barrier is provided
during times when such access is not in use.
(6) No person in possession of land within the city, either
as owner,. purchaser, lessee, tenant or licensee, upon
which is situated an outdoor swimming pool, shall fail to
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provide a barrier as herein provided.
Exemptions
Sec. 1254. The following are exempt from the barrier
requirements of this division:
(1) Indoor swimming pools are exempt.
(2) Outdoor swimming pools less than twenty-four (24) inches
in depth are exempt.
(3) Outdoor swimming pools having at least forty-six (46)
inches measured vertically between pool decking or pool
top and adjoining grade are exempt provided that their
access ladder or steps can be locked or blocked in a
manner approved by the Building Official when such ladder
or steps are not in use.
(4) Outdoor swimming pools facing a private golf course or
other restricted access area where the erection of
barriers is prohibited by deed restrictions are exempt.
(5) Portable spas or portable hot tubs with safety covers of
a type approved by the Building Official are exempt.
Modifications
Bec. 1255. The Building Official may make modifications in
individual cases, upon a showing of good cause with respect to the
height, dimension of openings, nature or location of barrier, or
the necessity thereof, provided the protection as sought hereunder
is not reduced thereby. The Building Official may permit other
protective devices or structures to be used so long as the degree
of protection afforded by the substitute devices or structures is
not less than the protection afforded by the barrier described in
this division.
APPENDIX SECTION 2345
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APPENDIX CHAPTER 31
Appendix Chapter 31 is entirely revised to read as follows:
Chapter 31
Division I
SITE ACCESSIBILITY
Accessible Exterior Routes
Sec. 3111. (a) General. Accessible exterior routes shall be
provided from public transportation stops, accessible parking and
accessible passenger loading zones and public sidewalks to the
accessible building entrance they serve.
When more than one building or facility is located on a site,
at least one accessible route shall connect accessible elements,
facilities and buildings that are on the same site. The accessible
route between accessible parking and accessible building entrances
shall be the most practical direct route.
(b) Design and Construction. when accessibility is required
by this section, it shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1.
Parking Facilities
Sec. 3112. (a) Accessible Parking Required. When parking lots
or garage facilities are provided, accessible parking spaces shall
be provided in accordance with Table No. A-31-A except for the
following occupancies:
1. For Group I, Division 1.1 and 2 medical care occupancies
specializing in the treatment of persons with mobility
impairments, 20 percent of the parking spaces provided shall
be accessible.
2. For Group I, Division 1.1, 1.2 and Group B, Division 2
Occupancies providing outpatient medical care facilities, 10
percent of the parking spaces provided shall be accessible.
3. For Group R, Division 1 apartment buildings containing
accessible or adaptable dwelling units where parking is
provided, two percent of the parking spaces shall be
accessible. Where parking is provided within or beneath a
building, accessible parking spaces shall also be provided
within or beneath the building.
One van accessible parking space shall be provided for every
eight accessible parking spaces, or fraction thereof.
Accessible parking spaces shall be located on the shortest
possible route from adjacent parking to an accessible building
entrance. In facilities with multiple accessible building
entrances with adjacent parking, accessible parking spaces shall be
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dispersed and located near the accessible entrances.
EXCEPTION: In multilevel parking structures,
accessible van parking spaces may be located on one
level.
Where a parking facility is not accessory to a particular
building, accessible parking spaces shall be located on the
shortest accessible route to an accessible pedestrian entrance to
the parking facility.
(b) Design and Construction. General. When accessible and van
accessible parking spaces are. required by this section, they shall
be designed and constructed in accordance with U.B.C. Standard No.
31-1.
(c) Signs. Every accessible and van accessible parking space
required by this section shall be identified by a sign complying
with U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1 and which includes the International
Symbol of Accessibility.
EXCEPTION: Parking garages and facilities of 5 or
fewer total parking spaces need not identify the required
accessible parking space with a sign.
Passenger Loading Zones
Sec. 3113. (a) Location. Where provided, passenger loading
zones shall be located on an accessible route.
(b) Design and Construction. Passenger loading zones shall
be designed and constructed in accordance with U.B.C. Standard No.
31-1.
TABLE NO. A-31-A NUMBER OF aCCESSia~E PnRKwr, caer_FC
TOTAL PARKING SPACES IN LOT OR GARAGE MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE
1-25 1
26-50 2
51-75 3
76-100 4
101-150 5
151-200 g
201-300 7
301-400 g
401-500 g '
501-1000 2% of total spaces
Over 1000 20 spaces plus 1 space for
every 100 spaces, or fraction
thereof over 1000.
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DIVISION II
ACCE38IBILITY FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
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Sec. 3120. The provisions of this division apply to
renovations, alterations and additions to existing buildings,
including those identified as historic buildings. This part
includes minimum standards for removing architectural barriers, and
providing and maintaining accessibility for persons with
disabilities to existing buildings and facilities.
Definitions
Sec. 3121. For the purpose of this part, certain terms are
designated as follows:
ALTERATION is any change, addition or modification in
construction or occupancy.
TECHNICALLY INFEASIBLE means an alteration of a building or
facility that has little likelihood of being accomplished because
existing structural conditions would require removing or altering
a load-bearing member which is an essential part of the structural
frame, or because existing physical or site constraints prohibit
modification or addition of elements, spaces or features which are
in full and strict compliance with the minimum requirements for new
construction a,nd which are necessary to provide accessibility.
Alterations
.Sec. 3122. Alterations. (a) General. 1. Compliance.
Alterations to existing buildings or facilities shall comply with
this section. No alteration shall reduce or have the effect of
reducing accessibility or usability of a building, portion of a
building, or facility. If compliance with this section is
technically infeasible, the alteration shall provide access to the
maximum extent technically feasible.
2. Existing Elements. If existing elements, spaces, essential
features or common areas are altered, each such altered element,
space, feature or area shall comply with the applicable provisions
of Part I of this chapter and U.B.C. Standard 31-1.
EXCEPTION: Accessible means of egress required by
Section 3104 need not be provided in alterations of
existing buildings and facilities.
Where an alteration is to an area of primary function, the
accessible route to the altered area shall be made accessible. The
accessible route to the primary function area shall include any
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toilet facilities or drinking fountains serving the area of primary
function.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. The costs of providing the accessible
route need not exceed 20 percent of the costs of the
alterations affecting the area of primary function.
2. Alterations to windows, hardware, operating
controls, electrical outlets and signs.
3. Alterations to mechanical systems, electrical
systems, installation or alteration of fire protection
systems, and abatement of hazardous materials.
4. Alterations undertaken for the primary .purpose of
increasing the accessibility of an existing building,
facility or element.
(b) Modifications. i. General. Modifications set forth in this
section may be used for compliance where the required standard is
technically infeasible.
2. Hotel Guest Rooms. Where guest rooms of a hotel are being
altered, at least one of every 25 guest rooms being altered shall
be accessible, and at least one additional guest room for every 25
guest rooms being altered shall be provided with visible and
audible alarm-indicating appliances for persons with hearing
impairments. The total number of accessible guest rooms and guest
rooms accessible to persons with hearing impairments need not
exceed the number required by Section 3103 (a) 8 C.
3. Performance Areas. Where it is technically infeasible to
alter all performance areas to be on an accessible route, at least
one of each type of performance area shall be made accessible.
4. Platform Lifts. Platform lifts may be used where
installation of an elevator is technically infeasible.
5. Toilet Rooms. The addition of one accessible unisex
toilet facility accessible to all occupants on the floor may be
provided in lieu of making existing toilet facilities accessible
when. it is technically infeasible to alter existing toilet and
bathing facilities to be accessible. The unisex facility shall be
located on the same floor and in the same area as the existing
toilet facilities. Each unisex toilet facility shall contain one
accessible water closet and lavatory and the door shall be lockable
from within the room.
Where existing toilet facilities are being altered and are not
made accessible, directional signs shall be provided indicating the
location of the nearest accessible toilet or bathing facility
within the building.
6. Assembly Areas. Seating shall adjoin an accessible route
that also serves as a means of egress. Where it is technically
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infeasible to disperse accessible seating throughout an altered
assembly area, accessible seating areas may be clustered. Each
accessible seating area shall have provisions for companion
seating.
7. Dressing Rooms. Where it is technically infeasible to
provide accessible dressing rooms in each group of rooms, one
dressing room for each sex, or a unisex dressing room, on each
level shall be accessible.
Change of Occupancy
Sec. 3123. Requirements for new construction provided in
Chapter 31 shall apply to existing buildings that undergo a change
of occupancy group, unless technically infeasible.
Historic preservation
Sec. 3124. Accessibility provisions of this part shall be
applied to historic buildings and facilities as defined in Section
104 (f) of this code.
The building official, after consulting with the appropriate
historic preservation officer, shall determine whether provisions
required by this part for accessible routes, ramps, entrances,
toilets, parking or signage would threaten or destroy the historic
significance of the building or facility.
If it is determined that any of the accessibility requirements
listed above would threaten or destroy the historic significance of
a building or facility, the modifications of Section 3122 (b) for
that feature may be utilized.
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APPENDIX SECTION 5110
Appendix Section 5110 (a) is deleted.
Appendix Section 5110 (b) unchanged with the addition of a
second paragraph to read as follows:
The Certificate of Inspection shall be conspicuously
displayed and posted in-each elevator car or in close proximity of
each dumbwaiter, escalator, or moving walk.
Appendix Section 5110 (c) is deleted.
Appendix Section 5110 (dL is unchanged.
Appendix Section 5110 (e) is changed to read as follows:
(e) Fees. Fees shall be as follows:
Annual Business Registration..........$100.00
Annual Inspector Registration.........$ 25.00
Certificate of Inspection for each escalator, moving walk
or commercial dumbwaiter' .............$ 20.00
'(Note: Each escalator or moving walk unit powered by
one motor shall be considered a separate escalator or
moving walk.)
APPENDIX SECTION .5113
Appendix Section 5113 (a) chanced to read as follows:
Sec. 5113. {a) General. The owner shall be responsible for
the safe operation and maintenance of each elevator, dumbwaiter,
escalator or moving walk installation and shall cause annual
inspections, tests and maintenance to be made on such conveyances
as required in this section.
Apt~endix Section 5113 (b) through (e) unchanced.
Appendix Section 5113 (f) through. (h) added to read as
follows•
(f). Inspections. Inspections shall be performed by
certified and registered inspection organizations and certified and
registered inspectors in accordance with criteria as set forth by
the City of Fort Worth Construction and Fire Prevention Board of
Appeals.
(g). Registration. Each inspection business organization
shall be annually registered with the City of Fort Worth. The
business registration shall be authorization for such business
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organization to perform inspections and submit inspection reports.
All inspectors shall be annually registered with the City of Fort
Worth. Only inspection reports submitted by registered inspectors
who are employed by registered inspection business organizations
shall be acceptable when applying for a Certificate of Inspection.
(h). Registration Revocation. The Building Official, for due
cause, may revoke registration of any organization or inspector.
Appeals of such revocation may be made to the City of Fort Worth
Construction and Fire Prevention Board of Appeals.
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APPENDIX CHAPTER 56
Appendix Chapter 56 added to read as follows:
Chapter 56
Piers and Boathouses
Sec. 5601. Permit and Application. No person shall erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, or move any boathouse, pier, or
combination to any body of water within the corporate limits of
Fort Worth under the jurisdiction and control of the City of Fort
Worth without first having made application and obtaining a permit.
Sec. 5602. Approval of Applications and Permits. Each
application for a permit, together with plans for a boathouse,
pier, or any combination thereof shall be approved by the Building
Official or his authorized agent.
Where such structures are constructed on Lake Worth or any
body of water subject to the jurisdiction of the Park and
Recreation Department of the City of Fort Worth, the additional
approval of such department shall be obtained.
Sec. 5603. IIse. Boathouses shall be classified as a Group M
Occupancy and shall not be used for Group A through Group R
Occupancies, except where permitted by the Zoning Ordinance,
together with the approval of the Park and Recreation Department
for those properties and uses in or adjacent to Lake Worth or any
body of water subject to the jurisdiction of the Park and
Recreation Department of the City of Fort Worth..
Sec. 5604. Design, Design Loads. All pier and pier platforms
shall be designed to withstand the live and dead loads specified in
Chapter 23 of this Code. The minimum live load for the .pier
platform shall be 40 psf . Piles shall conform to Chapter 29 of
this Code.
Sec. 5605. Lenqth and Width Requirements. The minimum width
of any pier shall be four (4) feet. The maximum length of any pier
shall not exceed 100 feet.
Sec. 5606. Construction. (a). Piers shall meet or exceed the
minimum requirements for construction as follows:
1. Wood Piles: Wood piles shall be a minimum of six (6)
inches in diameter. Such piles shall be driven to a minimum depth
of twenty-four (24) inches below the top layer of silt. Such piles
shall be driven in pairs, one on either side of the platform, and
braced as required by Paragraph (e) of this section. Such piles
shall not be spaced apart more than ten (10) feet center to center.
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2. Metal Piles: Metal piles shall be a minimum of three (3)
inches inside diameter pipe capable of being driven to a minimum
depth of twenty-four (24) inches below the top layer of silt. Such
piles shall be driven in pairs, one on either side of the platform,
and braced as required by Paragraph (e) of this section. Such
piles shall not be spaced apart more than ten (10) feet center to
center.
3. Alternate Method: Sets of structural columns of the same
size forming a box crib may be used. Such crib shall be braced as
required in Paragraph (e) of this section and anchored as required
in paragraph (g) of this section.
(b) Beams. Beams shall be defined as those members which
connect to piers or support the stringers. All beams when of wood
shall be a minimum 2-inch material.
(c) Stringers. Stringers shall be defined as those members
usually supporting the decking. All stringers when of wood shall
be of a minimum 2-inch material. Pipe stringers shall be a nominal
2-1/2-inch I.D. and spaced not more than eighteen (18) inches O.C.
(d) Decking. 1. Wooden platform decking shall be of a
minimum nominal 2-inch material.
2. Other materials, to include lightweight concrete or metal
decking may be used when approved by the Building Official. Such
decking shall meet the load requirements of Section 5604.
(e) Bracing. 1. All wooden bracing shall be of a minimum
nominal 2-inch material.
2. Bracing shall be accomplished by one or more of the
following methods:
a. Cross or "X" bracing. Cross or "X" bracing may be
used on each set of pier and box cribs.
b. Beams may be used as bracing, provided the
connections give sufficient support to resist horizontal
forces equivalent to that of cross or "X" bracing.
c. Knee bracing. Knee bracing shall be used on each
pier attached to and paralleling the platform deck. Pipe
knee bracing shall be a nominal 2-1/2 inch I.D.
(f) Floatation IInits. 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.
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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 aqueous 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.
(q~ Anchorage. 1. Anchorage of the platform deck to beams
and piles shall be accompanied by one or more of the following
methods:
a. By attaching the beams to the piers and box cribs by
lag bolts.
b. By caps: Wood caps shall be a minimum nominal 4-inch
material and anchored by bolts and welded.
2. Floatation and box crib structures: Such structures shall
be anchored with solid units that will provide the following
anchorage:
a. Piers less than fifty (50) feet in length: An anchor
on each corner that will support one-fourth of the total
dead load plus one-eighth the total live load.
b. Piers fifty (50) feet or more in .length: Anchors at
the midpoint of the piers.
c. All piers shall be anchored to the shore line.
d. All anchors shall be of masonry, concrete, or steel
and shall be securely fastened to the pier by wire rope,
cable, chain, or other approved methods.
(h) Required Water Proof inq. 1. All wood below one (1) foot
above spillway elevation on lakes or below one (1) foot above the
50-year flood elevations on other bodies of water shall be treated
lumber. Such treatment shall be six (6) pounds of creosote or
pentachlorophenol or other approved water proofing material per
cubic foot. Such treatment materials shall comply with the latest
Federal Specifications TT-W-571.
2. All metal, including bolts, lag bolts, and fasteners,
shall be galvanized or painted with paints of similar materials
approved far immersion in water.
sec. 5607. Construction of boathouses shall meet or exceed
the requirements for framing and coverage as specified in other
parts of this Code. Where concentrated loads are applied to joists
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or rafters, the concentrated load, when producing moments greater
than the minimum uniform live load, shall be used for design
purposes.
Sec. 5608. Alternate Methods. Alternate methods of
construction may be used, provided that such methods meet the
intent of this chapter and such alternate methods are designed and
plans sealed by an architect or engineer, as required by the
Building Official, licensed to practice in the State of Texas.
Such design shall be approved by the Building Official.
Sec. 5609. The requirements of this chapter are considered
minimum requirements for safety purposes. Any such structures that
do not meet these requirements shall be considered hazardous and
shall be abated, as provided by Section 203 of this Code. If the
Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District Number One
regulations are more restrictive than the City of Fort Worth
regulations, the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement
District Number One regulations apply.
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APPENDIX CHAPTER 70
Appendix Chanter 70 is entirely changed to read as follows:
CHAPTER 70
EXCAVATION AND GRADING
Sec. 7001. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to
safeguard life, limb, property, and the public welfare by
regulating grading on private property.
Sec. 7002. Whenever the Building Official determines that any
existing excavation or embankment or fill on private property has
become a hazard to life and limb, or endangers property, or
adversely affects the safety, use or stability of a public way or
drainage channel, the owner of the property upon which the
excavation or fill is located, or other person or agent in control
of said property, upon receipt of notice in writing from the
Building Official, shall within the period specified therein repair
or eliminate such excavation or embankment so as to eliminate the
hazard and be in conformance with the requirements of this Code.
sec. 7003. (a) General. Unless otherwise recommended in the
approved soil engineering report, fills shall conform to the
provisions of this section.
(b) Fill Location. Fill slopes shall not be constructed on
natural slopes steeper than two to one.
(c) Compaction. All fills shall be compacted to a minimum of
ninety (90) percent of maximum density as determined by U.B.C.
Standard No. 70-1. Field density shall be determined in accordance
with U.B.C. Standard No. 70-2 or equivalent as approved by the
Building Official.
(d) Slope. The slope of fill surface shall be not steeper
than is safe for the intended use. Fill slopes shall be no steeper
than two horizontal to one vertical.
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IV. The 1991 edition of the Uniform Building Code Standards
is hereby amended by revising and/or adding the following standards
as follows:
U.B.C. STANDARD NO. 31-1
U.B.C. Standard No. 31-1 is chancted to read as follows:
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARD NO. 31-1
Building and Facility Access Specifications
See Sections 3101 (b), 3103 (b) i and 4, 3105 (a),
3105 (b) 2 and 5, and 3105 (c) and (e), Uniform Building Code
Adoption of CABO/ANSI standard
Sec. 31.101. Access to buildings and facilities in buildings
shall be in accordance with Council of American Building
Officials/American National Standard A 117.1-1992, "Accessible and
Usable Buildings and Facilities," published by the Council of
American Building Officials, copyright 1992, 5203 Leesburg Pike,
#708, Falls Church, VA, 22041, as if set out at length herein.
When a provision of the standard adopted hereby is found to be
in conflict with a provision of the Uniform Building Code, the
provision of the Uniform Building Code takes precedence.
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U.B.C. STANDARD NO. 38-1
U.B.C. Standard No. 38-1 entirely changed to read as follows•
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARD No. 38-1
Installation of Sprinkler Systems
This standard, with certain exceptions, is based upon the National
Fire Protection Association Standard for the Installation of
Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13-1991.
See Sections 911 (c); 1807 (c); 3801 (b) and (d); 3802 (f) 3, (g)
and (h); 3901 (a); 3903 (d}; 4204 (a); 5207 (a) 4B and 6B; 5208 (a)
4; 5603 (a); Appendix Section 125 (a) and (b); and Appendix Section
1108 (b), Uniform Building Code; Sections 10.507 (g); 10.508;
70.201 (e}, Item No. 4 (i); 79.203 (a) and (c); 79.204 (b) and (c);
and 79.301 (d), Uniform Fire Code.
Adoption of NFPA Standard
Sec. 38.101. Except for the limitations, deletions,
modifications or amendments set forth in Section 38.102 of this
standard, the installation of sprinkler systems required by the
Uniform Building Code shall be in accordance with the Standard for
the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13-1991 published by
the National Fire Protection Association, copyright 1991,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269, as if set out at
length herein.
Amendments
Sec. 38.102. The National Fire Protection Association
Standard adopted by Section 38.101 applies to the selection,
installation, inspection, maintenance and testing of sprinkler
systems, except as follows:
1. When the standard makes reference to an NFPA standard, the
following conversions shall apply:
NFPA 14 =
NFPA 231
NFPA 231C
NFPA 96 =
NFPA 13R
NFPA 20 =
NFPA 24 =
UBC 38-2
= UFC 38-1
= UFC 81-2
UMC
= UBC 38-3
UBC 38-4
UBC 38-5
2. SECTION 1-1 is amended by deleting the note.
3. SECTION 1-2 is deleted.
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4. SECTION 1-4 is amended by revising the definition of
"Authority Having Jurisdiction" to read as follows:
The "Authority Having Jurisdiction" is the building
official.
The definitions of "Approved" and "Listed" shall be as
set forth in the Uniform Building Code.
Section 1-4 is further amended by deleting the definitions of
the words "Should" and "Standard" by deleting the note
following the definition of "Sprinkler System," and by adding
definitions for "Acceptance," "Building Official" and "Fire
Chief" to read as follows:
"Acceptance" is acceptance by the authority having
jurisdiction.
"Building Official" is the officer or other designated
authority charged with the administration and enforcement
of this standard, or his duly authorized representative.
"Fire Chief" is the Chief of the Fire Department or his
duly authorized representative.
5. SECTION 1-4.7 is amended to read as follows:
1-4.7 Classification of Occupancies:
1-4.7. For the purpose of determining the level of
protection to be provided by required sprinkler system
installation, the building official shall classify the use of
each building or portion thereof as a Light Hazard; an
Ordinary Hazard, Group 1 or 2 Occupancy; or an Extra Hazard,
Group 1 or 2 Occupancy, as defined in this section.
Any use not specifically mentioned or about which there is any
doubt shall be included in the classification which it most
nearly resembles based on the life and fire hazard. For
highpiled stock, see the Uniform Fire Code.
1-4.7.1 Light Hazard Occupancies:
1-4.7.1. Light Hazard Occupancies are users where the
quantity or combustibility, or both, of contents is low and
fires of low rates of heat release are expected.
Light Hazard Occupancies include uses such as:
Churches
Clubs
Eaves and overhangs., if combustible construction with no
combustibles beneath
Educational
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Hospitals
Institutional
Libraries, except large stack rooms
Museums
Nursing or convalescent homes
Office, including data processing
Residential
Restaurant seating areas
Theaters and auditoriums excluding stages and proscenium
Unused attics
1-4.7.2.1 Ordinary Hazard Occupancies:
1-4.7.2.1. Ordinary Hazard Group 1 Occupancies are uses
where combustibility is low, quantities of combustibles are
moderate, stockpiles of combustibles do not exceed 8 feet, and
fires with moderate rates of heat release are expected.
Ordinary Hazard Group 1 Occupancies include uses such as:
Automobile parking garages
Bakeries
Beverage manufacturing
Canneries
Dairy products manufacturing and processing
Electronics plants
Glass and glass products manufacturing
Laundries
Restaurant service areas
1-4.7.2.2. Ordinary Hazard Group 2 Occupancies are uses
where the quantity or combustibility of contents, or both, is
moderate to high, stockpiles do not exceed 12 feet in height,
and fires of moderate to high rates of heat release are
expected.. (Ordinary Hazard Group 2 Occupancies shall be
hydraulically designed.)
Ordinary Hazard Group 2 Occupancies includes uses such as:
Cereal mills
Chemical plants - ordinary
Cold storage warehouses
Confectionery products
Distilleries
Exhibition halls
Feed mills
Leather goods manufacturing
Libraries - large stack room areas
Machine-shops
Metal works
Mercantile
Paper and pulp mills
Paper processing plants
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Piers and wharves
Printing and publishing
Repair garages
Textile manufacturing
Tire manufacturing
Tobacco products manufacturing
Warehouses (having moderate to high combustibility of content,
such as paper, household furniture, paint, general storage,
whiskey, etc., except for warehouses used for high-piled
storage. See the Fire Code.)
Wood machining
Wood product assembly
6.
1-4.7.3.2 Extra Hazard Occupancies:
1-4.7.3.2. Extra Hazard Group 1 Occupancies are uses
where the quantity and combustibility of contents is very high
and dust, lint or other materials other than flammable or
combustible liquids are present and rapidly developing fires
with high rates of heat release are expected. (Extra Hazard
Group 1 Occupancies shall be hydraulically designed.)
Extra Hazard Group 1 Occupancies include uses such as:
Combustible hydraulic fluid use areas such as die casting and
metal extruding
Plywood and particle board manufacturing
Printing (using inks with below 100°F flashpoints)
Rubber reclaiming, compounding, drying, milling, vulcanizing
Saw mills
Textile picking, opening, blending, garnetting, carding,
combining of cotton, synthetics, wood shoddy, or burlap
Upholstering with plastic foams
Extra Hazard Group 2 Occupancies are uses with moderate to
substantial quantities of flammable or combustible liquids or
where shielding of combustibles is extensive. (Extra Hazard
Group 2 Occupancies shall be hydraulically designed.)
Extra Hazard Group 2 Occupancies include uses such as:
Flow coating
Mobile home or modular building assemblies (where finished
enclosure is present and has combustible interiors)
Open oil quenching
Solvent cleaning
Varnish and paint dripping
Asphalt saturating
Flammable liquid spraying
SECTION 1-4.7.4.1 is amended to read as follows:
1-4.7.4.1. For hazards
beyond the scope of this
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standard, see appropriate UFC standards or other nationally
recognized standards.
7. SECTION 1-9.2 is amended as follows:
Add to SECTION 6-1.1.1 (b)rand current mailing addresses
A d d t o S E C T I O N 6- 1 1. 1 ( p):
and antifreeze system: include
NFPA calculations
A d d t o S E C T I O N 6- 1 1 1 ( v)
with rod sizes, trapeze bar
dimensions and locations of
hangers on piping indicated
Change SECTION 6-1.1.1 (gg):"contractor" to "sprinkler con-
tractor"
8. TABLE 2-2.1 (A) is amended to read as follows:
Table 2-2.1 (A). Water Supply Requirements for Pipe Schedule
Sprinkler Systems.
MINIMUM
RESIDUAL MINIMUM FLOW
PRESSURE AT BASE OF
OCCUPANCY (PSI) RISER GPM DURATION IN
CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTE 1) (SEE NOTE 2) MINUTES
Light Hazard 15 500 30
Ordinary 15 850 60
Hazard
(Group 1)
Ordinary Hydraulic design required.
Hazard
(Group 2)
Warehouses Hydraulic design required. For high-piled
stock storage, see Uniform Fire Code Standards
No. 81-1 and 81-2.
Highrise Hydraulic design required.
Buildings
Extra Hazard Hydraulic design required.
NOTES: 1. The pressure required at the base of the sprinkler
riser is the residual pressure required at the elevation of
the highest sprinkler plus the pressure required to reach this
elevation.
2. When the greater flow or higher pressures are required by
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UBC Standard No. 38-2, the more restrictive requirement shall
apply unless the building is sprinklered throughout whereby
only the sprinkler demand need be met when compliance with UBC
Section 1807 is not required.
9. SECTION 2-8 is amended by adding Section 2-8.3 as follows:
2-8.3. Fire Department connections shall be located on
a wall or in a yard adjacent to a fire lane or public roadway
within 300 feet of afire hydrant unless otherwise approved by
the Fire Chief. Connections shall be placed between 18 and 48
inches above grade in a location acceptable to the Fire Chief .
When a sprinkler system contains a 2-1/2 inch outlet, the
supply shall be in accordance with UBC Standard No. 38-2.
10. SECTION 4-1.1 is amended by adding a fourth exception:
EXCEPTION: NO. 4: Sprinklers may be omitted in rooms
or areas as provided in Section 3804 of the Uniform
Building Code.
il. SECTION 4-2.1 is amended to read as follows:
4-2.1. The maximum floor area on any one floor to be
protected by sprinklers supplied by any one sprinkler system
riser or combined system riser shall be as follows:
Light Hazard - 52,000 sq. ft. (4831 m2)
Ordinary Hazard - 52,000 sq. ft. (4831 m2)
Extra Hazard - 40,000 sq. ft. (2323 m2)
Storage - High-piled storage and storage covered by Uniform
Fire Code Standards - 40,000 sq. ft. (3.716 m2)
EXCEPTION 1; No change.
EXCEPTION 2: When single systems protect both high-
piled storage covered by other Uniform Fire Code
Standards and ordinary hazard areas, the storage area
coverage shall not exceed 40,000 sq. ft. and the total
area coverage shall not exceed 52,000 sq. ft.
12. SECTION 4-2.2.5 is deleted.
13. SECTION 4-3.1.1 is amended by adding the following sentences:
Residential sprinklers shall be used in any room which
contains a sleeping area and is arranged for use by four or
less occupants. Rooms which contain sleeping areas such as
apartments or hotel/motel, or dormitories for more than four
people such as resting areas in day care centers and schools,
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or in institutional occupancies shall be protected by fast
response commercial sprinklers bearing an Underwriters
Laboratories listing or equivalent.
EXCEPTION: Delete.
14. SECTION 4-4..1.3 is amended by adding Section 4-4.1.3.5 as
follows:
4-4.1.3.5. Wood Trusses in Concealed Spaces. When wood
trusses are present in concealed spaces, sprinklers shall be
placed at a maximum protection area of 100 sq. ft. per head.
Heads shall be placed not closer than 6 feet nor farther than
10 feet from adjacent heads and shall be staggered. Heads
shall not be placed closer than 6 inches from the truss
members and shall be installed in the reverse position
(pendant sprinklers in the upright position and upright
sprinklers in the pendant position). The systems shall be
hydraulically calculated.
Deflectors' height shall be centered in the trusses, but no
more than 12 inches.
Hangers shall be as follows:
A. Drive or lag screws shall not be used to attach hangers
to any chord of any truss.
B. A horizontal beam should be .placed between at least two
web members and the hanger shall be attached to that
horizontal beam in an approved manner. When this method
is used, the beam shall be attached to the web member
with through bolts. Only one drill hole not to exceed
1/4 inch diameter shall be used in each web member.
C. Other hanging systems may be used when in compliance with
Section 3-15.
15. SECTION 4-4.1.7.2 is amended by adding 4-4.1.7.2.5 to read as
follows:
4-4..1.7.2.5. When floor openings are unenclosed, the
floor openings involved shall be protected by draft curtains
in combination with closely spaced sprinklers. See Uniform
Building Code Section 1706 (a), Exception 2; the floor
openings provided for escalators.
16. SECTION 4-4.1.7.3.2 is amended to read as follows:
4-4.1.7.3.2. Stairs enclosed in shafts of combustible or
noncombustible construction shall have sprinklers provided at
each floor landing and beneath the first landing above the
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lowest level.
17. SECTION 4-4.1.7.4 is amended to read as follows:
4-4.1.7.4. Building service chutes shall be protected in
accordance with Uniform Building Code Section 3802 (b), Item
No. 2.
18. SECTION 4-4.1.7.14 is amended by adding a new sentence to read
as follows:
See Uniform Building Code Section 5208 (b).
19. SECTION 4-5.3.6.3 is amended by adding the following sentence:
Drainage shall be to an approved location.
20. SECTION 4-6.1.1.1 is amended by adding a second paragraph as
follows:
Alarm devices, such as water motor gongs, installed outside of
buildings shall be installed as close as practicable to the
Fire Department connections. Adjacent to the alarm shall be
a sign which states "When alarm sounds, call Fort Worth Fire
Department, 9-1-1," and which contains the address of the
property. The minimum sign dimension shall be 9 inches.
21. SECTION 4-6.1.1.2 is amended by adding a second paragraph as
follows:
Electrically operated alarm attachments forming part of a
central station, proprietary, remote or local station
signaling system required by Section 4-6 of -these amendments
or Article 10 of this code shall be installed in accordance
with approved nationally recognized standards. Electrically
operated alarm attachments forming part of a local sprinkler
water flow alarm system may be of open-circuit type and shall
comply with Uniform Fire Code Standard 14-1.
22. SECTION 4-6 is amended by adding a new Section 4-6.1.1.4.1 to
read as follows:
4-6.1.1.4.1. Alarm Supervision. When serving more than
100 sprinklers, automatic sprinkler systems shall be
supervised by an approved central, proprietary or remote
station service or a local alarm which will give an audible
signal at a constantly attended location.
23. SECTION 5-2.2.1 is amended to read as follows:
5-2.2.1. Occupancy classifications shall be as set forth
in Section 1-4.7. See Item No. 5 of these amendments.
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Table 5-2.2 shall be used in determining the minimum water
supply requirements for pipe schedule sprinkler systems in
Light Hazard Occupancies or in Ordinary Hazard Group 1
Occupancies. In Ordinary Hazard Group 2 Occupancies, Extra
Hazard Occupancies and in highrise buildings, the sprinkler
system shall be hydraulically designed. For high-piled stock
see U.F.C. Standards 81-1 and 81-2.
24. SECTION 5-2.3.1.1 is amended by adding the following sentence:
See Chapter 5 for additional requirements.
25. SECTION 5-2.3.1.3 (d) is amended to read as follows:
5-2.3.1.3 (d). When inside hose stations are planned or
are required by other standards, a water allowance of 50 gpm
(18.9 L/min) for a one hose station installation [100 gpm (378
L/min) for a two or more station installations shall be added
to the sprinkler requirement at the .point of connection to the
system at the residual pressure required by the sprinkler
system design if such pressure is adequate for the operation
of the hose stream.
26. SECTION 5-2.3.1.3 (e): Change "NFPA 14" to "UBC Standard
38-2."
27. SECTION 5-2.3.1 is amended by adding Section 5-2..3.1.5 to read
as follows:
5-2.3.1.5. For all speculative offices a minimum of 300
gpm flow is required at an adequate residual pressure. The
residual pressure shall be sufficient to cover anticipated
pipe friction losses and sprinkler flow pressures with the
spacing limits used in Chapter 4.
28. SECTION 5-2 is amended by adding Section 5-2.3.2.5 to read as
follows:
5-2.3.2.5. For uses which have the potential for fast
spreading fires due to the presence of lint, combustible
residue, combustible hydraulic fluids under high pressure with
ignition sources nearby and similar factors, the minimum area
of operation shall encompass the entire area likely to be
involved in such a fire.
29. SECTION 7-1.1 is amended by adding paragraph two as follows:
When the sole water supply consists of a municipal water works
connection, the municipal water supply must exceed the
calculated hydraulic pressure demand from Chapter 5 by 5 psi
at the calculated flow demand. Flow tests must be conducted
within 12 months of the date of beginning sprinkler
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installations and may be required to be taken at peak hours of
water demand when deemed necessary by the Fire Chief.
30. SECTION 8-1 is amended by changing "Authority Having
Jurisdiction" to "Fire Chief."
31. SECTION 8-2.2.5 is amended to read as follows:
8-2.2.5 Leakage Prohibited. The sprinkler system
including inside piping, underground mains, lead-in piping and
common supply piping charges with water shall not display
visible leakage during or after testing.
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U.B.C. STANDARD NO. 38-2
U B.C. Standard No. 38-2 changed as follows:
1. SECTION 38.202
Change definition of "Class I system" to read as follows:
Class I is a standpipe system with a water supply
consisting of a one-inch water fill connection at the top of
the riser to maintain piping normally wet and a Fire
Department. connection which is equipped with 2-1j2 inch
outlets for use by the Fire Department or trained personnel.
E%CEPTION: Dry standpipes are permitted without the
water fill connection when they are located in areas
subject to freezing.
2. SECTION 38.203 (c)
Add Exception to read as follows:
EBCEPTION: In buildings other than highrise which are
fully equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler
system which are not equipped with occupant use hose
cabinets, only the sprinkler system demand need be
provided, if the fire hose demand can be satisfied by
Fire Department apparatus.
3. SECTION 38.207
Add the following paragraph:
Each .Fire Department connection shall consist of a
minimum of one (1) 2-ij2 inch inlet for each 250 gpm of the
required water supply. Fire Department connections shall be
located on a wall or in a yard adjacent to the fire lane or
public roadway within 150 feet of a fire hydrant unless
otherwise approved by the Fire Department. Connections shall
be placed between 18 and 48 inches above grade in a location
acceptable to the Fire Chief.
4. SECTION 38.211
Change to read as follows:
Sec. 38.211. Outlet pressures shall not be permitted to
exceed 175 pounds per square inch. Where greater pressure may
exist, an approved automatic pressure regulating device shall
be installed to restrict pressures to not greater than 175
pounds per square inch. The pressure regulating device shall
not be externally adjustable for varied pressures.
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U.B.C.. STANDARD NO. 38-3
U.B.C. Standard No. 38-3 unchanged with the addition of the
following amendments:
la. Section 1-3 is amended by adding the definition of dwelling
and Fire Chief to read as follows:
Dwelling. Any building which contains "dwelling units"
intended to be used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be
occupied, or which are occupied for habitation purposes.
Fire Chief. The Chief of the Fire Department or his duly
authorized representative.
2a. Section 2-1.2.2 is changed to read as follows:
Sec. 2-1.2.2. Plans shall be submitted as required by
Appendix VII-B of the Fire Code.
2b. Section 2-1.2.3. is added to read as follows:
Sec. 2-1.2.3. The installer shall perform all required
acceptance tests, complete the City of Fort Worth Contractor's
Material and Test Certificates, and forward the certificate(s)
to the Fire Chief, prior to asking for final approval of the
installation.
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U.B.C. STANDARD N0. 38-4
U.B.C. Standard No. 38-4 added to read as follows:
ONIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARD No. 38-4
Installation of centrifugal Fire Pumps
This standard, with certain exceptions, is based upon the National
Fire Protection Association Standard for the Installation of
Centrifugal Fire Pumps, NFPA 20-1990.
See Section 3801 (b) and (d), Uniform Building Code; and Section
10.306 (a), Uniform Fire Code.
Adoption of NFPA Standard
Sec. 38.401. Except for the limitations, deletions,
modifications or amendments set forth in Section 38.402 of this
Standard, the installation of stationary centrifugal fire pumps for
use in fire protection systems required by the Uniform Building
Code shall be in accordance with the "Standard for the Installation
of Centrifugal Fire Pumps, NFPA 20-1990, published by the National
Fire Protection Association, copyright 1990, Batterymarch Park,
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269, as if set out at length herein.
Amendments
Sec. 38.402. The National Fire Protection Association
Standard adopted by Section. 38.401 applies to the selection,
installation, inspection, maintenance, and testing of centrifugal
fire pumps except as follows:
1. Section 1-2.1 is deleted.
2. Section 1-7.4 is amended by changing all references of "NFPA
70, National Electrical Code" to "the City of Fort Worth
Electrical Code."
3. Section 1-7.9 is amended by:
(a) Revising the definition of "Authority Having
Jurisdiction" to read as follows:
"Authority Having Jurisdiction" is the Building Official.
(b) Deleting the definitions "Should" and "Standard" and by
adding definitions for "Acceptance," "Building Official" and
"Fire Chief" to read as follows:
"Acceptance" is acceptance by the Authority Having
Jurisdiction.
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"Building Official" is the officer or other designated
authority charged with the administration and enforcement of
the standard or his duly authorized representative.
"Fire Chief" is the Chief of the Fire Department or his duly
authorized representative.
(c) The definition of "Approved" and "Listed" shall be as set
forth in the Uniform Building Code.
4. Section 2-8.3 is amended by changed "NFPA 13" to "UBC Standard
38-1."
5. Section 2-9.1 is amended by changing "NFPA 24, Standard for
Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances" to
"Nationally Recognized Standards."
6. Section 2-9.6 is amended by changing "NFPA 24, Standard for
Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances" to
"Nationally Recognized Standards."
7. Section 2-10.2 is amended by changing "NFPA 13" to "UBC
Standard 38-1" and by changing "NFPA 24, Standard for Private
Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances" to "Nationally
Recognized Standards."
8. Section 2-14.3.2 is amended by revising the text to read as
follows:
"Hose valve(s) shall have threads as specified in the
Uniform Building Code."
9. Section 5-1.2 is amended by changing "NFPA 13" to "UBC
Standard 38-1" and "NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of
Standpipe and Hose Systems, Chapter 5 and Chapter 6" to "UBC
Standard 38-2."
10. Section 6-1 is amended by changing "NFPA 70, National
Electrical Code" to "the City of Fort Worth Electrical Code."
il. Section 6-4.1 is amended by changing "NFPA 70, National
Electrical Code" to "the City of Fort Worth Electrical Code."
12. Section 6-5.3.2. is amended by changing "NFPA 70" to "City of
Fort Worth Electrical Code."
13. Section 7-3.6 is amended by changing "NFPA 70, National
Electrical Code" to "the City of Fort Worth Electrical Code."
14. Section 7-4 is amended by changing all references of "NFPA 70,
National Electrical Code" to "the City of Fort Worth
Electrical Code."
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15. Section 8-5.3 is amended by changing "NFPA 37, Standard for
the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and
Gas Turbines" to "the City of Fort Worth Mechanical Code."
16. Section 11-2.2 is amended by changing "Authority Having
Jurisdiction" to "Fire Chief."
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U.B.C. STANDARD NO. 38-5
U.B.C. Standard No. 38-5 added to read as follows:
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARD No. 38-5
Installation of Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems
This standard, with certain exceptions, is based upon the National
Fire Protection Association Standard on Halon 1301 Fire
Extinguishing Systems, NFPA 12A-1989.
Adoption of NFPA standard
Sec. 38.501. Except 'for the limitations, deletions,
modifications or amendments set forth in Section 38.502 of this
standard, the installation of Halon 1301 fire extinguishing systems
required by the Uniform Building Code shall be in accordance with
'the "Standard on Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems, NFPA 12A-
1989, published by the National Fire Protection Association,
copyright 1989, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269, as
if set out at length herein.
Amendments
Sec. 38.502. The National Fire Protection Association
Standard adopted by Section 38.501 applies to the installation of
Halon 1301 systems except as follows:
1. Sectioh 1-1 is amended by changing "NFPA 10, Standard for
Portable Extinguishers" to "U.F.C. Standard No. 10-1."
2. Section 1-4 is amended by revising the definition of
"Authority Having Jurisdiction" to read as follows:
"Authority Having Jurisdiction" is the Building Official.
Section 1-4. The definition of "Approved" and "Listed" shall
be as set forth in the Uniform Building Code.
Section 1-4 is amended by deleting the words "Should" and
"Standard" and by adding the definition for "Acceptance,"
"Building Official" and "Fire Chief" to read as follows:
"Acceptance" is acceptance by the Authority Having
Jurisdiction.
"Building Official" is the officer or other designated
authority charged with the administration and enforcement
of the standard or his duly authorized representative.
"Fire Chief" is the Chief of the Fire ®epartment or his
duly authorized representative.
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3. Section 1-8.1 is amended to read as follows:
Section 1.8.1. Detection, actuation, alarm and control
systems shall be installed, tested and maintained in
accordance with the Fire Code.
4. Section 2-2.3 is added as follows:
Section 2-2.3 Soak Time. The minimum concentration of Halon
specified herein to protect an area shall be maintained for a
period of not less than 10 .minutes throughout the protected
area at a level of one foot below the ceiling or one foot
above the highest level of possible storage, whichever is
higher.
5. Chapter 4 is deleted.
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SECTION 4.
Section 7-48 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-48. Effect of conflict with other ordinances.
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 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 5.
Section 7-49 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-49. Compliance required; penalty.
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 violates, 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 shall be fined not more than
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and with respect
to all other provisions of this Code shall be fined not more than
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that a
violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate
offense.
SECTION 6.
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 final
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 have 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.
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SECTION 7.
All rights and remedies of the City of Fort
expressly saved as to any and all violations of t
10327, 10495, 9282 and 9962, as amended, or any
affecting construction and fire safety, which ha,
time of the effective date of this ordinance;
accrued violations and all pending litigation,
criminal, whether pending in court or not, under
same shall not be affected by this ordinance but'.
until final disposition by the courts.
Worth, Texas are
-e Ordinance Nos.
other ordinances
~e accrued at the
and, as to such
both civil and
such ordinances,
-ay be prosecuted
Building permits heretofore issued 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.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of the
Building Code of the City of Fort Worth, as provided in Section 2,
Chapter XXV, and Section 9, 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 the 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 9.
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 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 10.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30)
days after its passage and publication, and it is so ordained.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
~~e2z''-~ City Attorney
Date : ~ - ,2'~" , j3
ADOPTED : ~ - 2 ~ ~ 9 .3
EFFECTIVE:
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