HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2000-049 ORDINANCE NO. 2000-49
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 7 BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION, SECTION 7-3 RELATIVE TO THE 1994
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, AS AMENDED, REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A PENALTY,
NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00)
FOR EACH SEPARATE OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE
OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH
DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine provides the minimum standards to safeguard
persons and property from hazards arising from fire; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine currently has adopted the Uniform Building
Code, 1994 Edition with certain deletions and amendments, which code is in the City of
Grapevine Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the International Conference of Building Officials, has promulgated
the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Building Code relating to building and fire safety; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends that all hotels and motels regardless of height
comply with Section 403 of the Uniform Building Code that the City of Grapevine currently
mandates for hotels and motels over three (3) stories in height;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas hereby amends parts
of the 1994 Uniform Building Code of the City of Grapevine Code of Ordinances as more
fully described in Section 3, and the City Council finds that such amendments are in the
best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Grapevine.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and
correct and are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That the City of Grapevine adopts the amendments to the Uniform
Building Code, with regard to requiring all hotels and motels to meet specifications of
Section 403 of the Uniform Building Code.
Section 3. That Chapter 7, Building and Construction, Section 7-3
Amendments, Subsection 403.1(a) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"(a) Scope. This section applies to all Group B, Office Buildings and Group R,
Division 1 Occupancies, each having floors used for human occupancy
located more than 48 feet above the lowest level of fire department access
or four (4) or more stories in height, whichever is more restrictive, and all
Group R, Division 1, Hotel and Motel Occupancies regardless of height.
Such buildings shall be of Type I or II construction and shall be provided
with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section
403.2."
Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not
to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed each day during or on which an offense occurs or
continues.
Section 5. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals,
peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an
emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health,
safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become
effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, on this the 2nd day of May, 2000.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
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,., ATTEST:
Lin a Huff 71-71-g
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John F. Boyle, Jr. '
City Attorney
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