04-19-08-Ordinance-Amending the Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and International Residential Codes-04/21/2008THAT CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 3.200, "BUILDING CODE", ARTICLE 3.300
"PLUMBING CODE", 3.400 MECHANICAL CODE, AND 3.600 "INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL CODE" ARE HEREBY AMENDED IN THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR .THE
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 1. That Chapter 3, Article 3.200, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
See.3.201 Adoption
The International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., 2006
Edition, is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the
construction, erection, alteration, moving, demolition, repair, use, and occupancy of any
building or structure within the city. One (1) copy of said code shall be kept on file in the
office of the city secretary. Those portions of said code pertaining to building and
construction fees shall be amended to read as set forth in the fee schedule found in the
appendix of this code.
See.3.202 Amendments
(a) The references in the following sections of the 2006 International Building Code to
square feet of fire areas are amended to read "6,000 square feet," to wit:
§§903.2.1.1(1), 903.2.1.3(1), 903.2.1.4(1), 903.2.2(1), 903.2.3(1), 903.2.3(3),
903.2.6(1), 903.2.6(3), 903.2.8(1), 903.2.8(3), 903.2.8.1(1), and 903.2.8.1(2).
(b) The reference in section 903.2.8.2 to "20,000 cubic feet" is amended to read "6,000
cubic feet."
Section 2. That Chapter 3, Article 3.300, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
There is hereby adopted for the purpose of providing minimum requirements and standards
for the protection of the public's health, safety and welfare, the International Plumbing Code,
2006 Edition., published by the International Code Council, Inc, and all new editions as they
become available. One copy of said code is to be on file in the office of the city secretary.
Fees are as set forth in the fee schedule in the appendix of this code.
Section 3. That Chapter 3, Article 3.400, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3.400 MECHANICAL CODE
There is hereby adopted for the purpose of providing minimum requirements and standards
to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare, the International Mechanical
Code, 2006 Edition published by the International Code Council, and all new editions as they
become available. One (1) copy of said code to be on file in the office of the city secretary.
Fees are as set forth in the fee schedule in the appendix of this code.
Section 4. That Chapter 3, Article 3.600, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3.600 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
(a) The purpose of this article is to provide minimum requirements for residential one and
two family dwellings to safeguard life, health and public welfare and the protection of
property as it relates to these safeguards by regulating and controlling the design,
construction, alteration, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance,
removal and demolition of all buildings or structures and appurtenances thereto.
(b) The International Residential Code is dedicated to the development of better building
construction and greater safety to the public and uniformity in building laws; to the granting
of full justice to all building materials on a fair basis of the true merits of each material; and
to development on a sound economic basis or the future growth of our nation through
unbiased and equitable dealing with building construction.
(c) The International Residential Code, 2006 Edition, is hereby adopted as the building
code of the city."
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent
of such conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this Ordinance are severable
and, if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph, or section.
Section 4. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of
this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance
with the general penalty provision found in Section 1.109 of this Code.
Section 5. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, this the � day of
A.D., 2008, by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Denton County, Texas.
OVED:
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ATJ*EST:
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Rosalie Chavez, City Secre ly�.,