HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 870265.006ORDINANCE
NUMBER
870265.
006
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
OF
GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS
REPEALING
SECTION
105
OF
THE
STANDARD
BUILDING
CODE,
THE
STANDARD
GAS
CODE,
THE
STANDARD
PLUMBING
CODE,
THE
STANDARD
FIRE
PREVENTION
CODE,
AND
THE
STANDARD
MECHANICAL
CODE,
AND
FURTHER
REPEALING
CHAPTER
6,
DIVISION
11,
SECTIONS
6-
39.
6
THROUGH
6-
39.
9
OF
THE
CITY
OF
GEORGETOWN
CODE
OF
ORDINANCES (
PERTAINING
TO
THE
BOARD
OF
ELECTRICAL
EXAMINERS),
AND
CREATING
A
BUILDING
TRADES
BOARD
OF
APPEALS,
PROVIDING
FOR
APPOINTMENT
OF
MEMBERS
AND
SUCCESSOR
MEMBERS
TO
SAID
BOARD,
PROVIDING
TERMS
OF
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CHAIRMAN
OF
SAID
BOARD,
PROVIDING
FOR
THE
CITY
BUILDING
OFFICIAL
TO
SERVE
AS
SECRETARY
AND
KEEP
RECORDS
OF
SAID
BOARD,
PROVIDING
A
PROCESS
OF
APPEALING
DECISIONS
OF
CITY
BUILDING
INSPECTORS
OR
OFFICIALS
TO
SAID
BOARD,
PROVIDING
FOR
HEARINGS
ON
APPEAL
TO
SAID
BOARD,
REPLACING
THE
TERMS "
BOARD
OF
ADJUSTMENTS
AND
APPEALS"
WITH "
BUILDING
TRADES
BOARD
OF
APPEALS"
WHEREVER
IT
APPEARS
IN
THE
ABOVE
REFERENCED
CODES9
PROVIDING
A
SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE,
REPEALING
CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES,
AND
SETTING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE,
BE
IT
ORDAINED
BY
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS!,
That
Section
105
of
the
Standard
Building
Code,
the
Standard
Gas
Code,
the
Standard
Plumbing
Code,
the
Standard
Fire
Prevention
Code,
and
the
Standard
Mechanical
Code,
and
Sections
6-
39.
6
through
6-
39.
9
of
the
Code
of
Ordinances
pertaining
to
the
Board
of
Electrical
Examiners,
as
adopted
by
the
City
of
Georgetown,
Texas
be
and
are
hereby
amended
to
read
as
follows<
SECTION
1.
ORGANIZATION
AND
MEMBERSHIP.
There
is
hereby
created
and
established
in
and
for
the
City
of
Georgetown
a
Building
Trades
Board
of
Appeals
hereafter
mown
as
the "
Board".
Appointments
Page
1
of
7
Pages
of
members
to
said
Board
shall
be
on
the
recommendation
of
the
Mayor
of
the
City
of
Georgetown
and
be
approved
by
a
vote
of
the
majority
of
the
City
Council
in
regular
open
session.
Such
Board
shall
consist
of
seven (
7)
members
as
follows`
One (
1)
member
shall
be
experienced
in
the
building
construction
business. One (
1)
member
shall
be
experienced
as
a
plumbing
contractor
who
is
or
has
been
licensed
with
the
Texas
Railroad
Commission
to
work
with
Liquid
Petroleum (
LP)
gases.
One {
1)
member
shall
be
experienced
in
the
Fire
Protection
or
Fire
Prevention
field.
One (
1)
member
shall
be
experienced
in
the
mechanical
Cheating,
ventilation
and
air
conditioning (
HVAC)
1
industry
and
possess
or
have
possessed
a
mechanical
contractor'
s
license.
One (
1)
member
shall
be
experienced
as
an
electrical
contractor
and
possess
or
have
possessed
a
Master
Electrician'
s
license.
One (
1)
member
shall
be
or
have
been
a
Registered
Professional
Architect. One (
1)
member
shall
be
a
representative
at
large,
not
associated
with
any
of
the
specific
trades
listed
above.
All
members
of
said
Board
shall
reside
within
the
corporate
limits
or
within
the
extraterritorial
jurisdiction
of
the
City
of
Georgetown
during
the
time
in
which
they
serve
on
said
Board.
Page
2
of
7
Pages
The
appointed
members
of
the
Board
shall
hold
office
for
a
period
of
three (
3)
years
or
until
their
successors
have
been
duly
appointed
and
qualified,
provided,
however
that
the
initial
appointments
to
the
Board
shall
have
staggered
terms
so
that
two (
2)
members
are
appointed
for
one (
1)
year
terms,
two (
2)
members
are
appointed
for
two (
2)
year
terms
and
three (
3)
members
are
appointed
for
three (
3)
year
terms.
If
for
any
reason
any
member
of
the
Board
shall
be
unable
to
act,
shall
resign
from
his
or
her
respective
position,
or
shall
be
removed
for
any
cause,
then
the
appointment
of
a
successor
to
fill
the
unexpired
term
of
that
Board
member
shall
be
made
on
the
recommendation
of
the
Mayor
and
by
a
vote
of
a
majority
of
the
City
Council.
The
appointed
members
of
the
Board
shall
elect
as
Chairman
of
the
Board
one
of
their
number,
The
Building
Official
for
the
City
of
Georgetown (
or
his
duly
appointed
agent)
shall
be
the
Secretary
of
the
Board
and
shall
keep
a
full
record
of
all
proceedings
of
the
Board
and
such
other
records
as
the
Board
may
direct,
provided,
however,
that
in
no
event
shall
any
City
employee
vote
on
any
matter
pending
before
the
Board.
The
members
of
the
Board
shall
serve
with
no
compensation
whatsoever.
The
Board
shall
have
the
power
to
promulgate
its
own
rules
governing
its
meeting
and
proceedings,
subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
article,
but
the
Board
shall
have
at
least
one (
1)
regular
meeting
each
calendar
year.
Special
meetings
of
the
Board
shall
be
called
by
the
Chairman
of
the
Board
or
upon
written
request
or
three (
3)
members
of
the
Board.
SECTION
2.
APPEALS,
The
Board
shall
have
the
power
to
hear
appeals
and
render
decisions
upon
rulings
and
refusals
of
rulings
by
city
building
inspectors
or
officials
when
requests
of
a
modification
or
a
variation
from
the
provisions
of
this
article
have
been
made.
Whenever
a
City
building
inspector
or
official
shall
reject
or
refuse
to
approve
the
mode
or
manner
of
work
proposed
to
be
followed
or
materials
to
be
used
in
the
proposed
construction,
or
when
it
is
claimed
that
the
provisions
of
this
Code
do
not
apply,
or
that
any
equally
good
or
more
desirable
form
of
installation
can
be
employed
in
any
specific
case,
or
when
it
is
claimed
that
the
true
intent
and
meaning
of
this
Code
or
any
of
the
regulations
thereunder
have
been
misconstrued
or
wrongly
interpreted,
the
owner
of
such
building
or
structure,
or
his/
her
duly
authorized
agent,
may
appeal
the
decision
of
the
City
official
to
the
Board.
Notice
of
the
appeal
shall
be
in
writing
and
filed
within
ninety (
90)
days
after
the
decision
is
rendered
by
the
City
official.
Such
appeals
shall
be
perfected
by
giving
written
notice
containing
the
following
information
to
the
Chairman
of
the
Board®
a)
name
and
address
of
person
making
appeal;
b)
facts
surrounding
the
particular
ruling
or
refusal
to
make
ruling,
c)
the
ruling,
if
any,
of
the
City
building
official;
d)
reasons
why
such
ruling
should
be
set
aside,
or,
if
the
ruling
was
refused,
why
such
ruling
should
be
made,
The
person
making -
the
appeal
shall
send
copies
of
such
appeal
to
the
Building
Official
and
the
City
Attorney.
In
case
of
a
building
or
structure
which,
in
the
opinion
of
the
Building
Official,
is
unsafe
or
dangerous,
the
Building
Official
may,
the
time
of
such
appeal
to
a
shorter
period®
Page
4
of
7
Pages
in
his
order,
limit
SECTION
3®
HEARINGS®
Upon
receiving
a
notice
of
appeal,
the
Chairman
of
the
Board
shall
make
an
order
setting
the
appeal
for
hearing
at
a
specified
time
and
place,
and
shall
give
notice
of
such
information
in
writing
to
the
person
making
the
appeal,
and
the
Building
Official,
and
the
City
Attorney®
The
hearing
shall
be
held
as
soon
as
is
practicable,
and
in
all
cases
shall
be
within
two (
2)
weeks
after
the
notice
of
appeal
is
received
by
the
Chairman
of
the
Board,
unless
the
person
making
the
appeal
requests
in
writing
that
he
or
she
be
granted
additional
time.
If
such
person
has
failed
to
make
his/
her
appearance
at
the
proper
time
and
place
to
present
his/
her
appeal,
then
at
the
next
consecutive
regular
meeting
of
the
Board
after
such
notice
of
appeal
has
been
received
by
the
Chairman,
said
appeal
shall
be
dismissed
by
Board.
The
Board
shall,
in
every
case,
reach
a
decision
without
unreasonable
or
unnecessary
delay®
If
a
decision
of
the
Board
reverses
or
modifies
a
refusal,
order,
or
disallowance
of
the
building
official,
or
varies
the
application
of
any
provision
of
this
Code,
the
Building
Official
shall
immediately
take
action
in
accordance
with
such
decision.
The
Board,
after
hearing
an
appeal,
may
vary
the
application
of
any
provision
of
this
Code
to
any
particular
case
when,
in
its
opinion,
the
enforcement
thereof
would
do
manifest
injustice
and
would
be
contrary
to
the
spirit
and
purpose
of
this
Code
or
public
interest,
or
when,
in
its
opinion,
the
interpretation
of
the
Building
Official
should
be
modified
or
reversed.
Every
decision
of
the
Board
shall
be
final,
subject
however
to
such
remedy
as
any
aggrieved
party
might
have
at
law
or
in
equity®
During
the
pendency
of
the
appeal
to
the
Board,
the
ruling
or
refusal
of
the
Building
Official
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect,
The
Standard
Building
Code,
the
Standard
Gas
Code,
the
Standard
Plumbing
Code,
the
Standard
d=
ire
Prevention
Code,
and
the
Standard
Mechanical
Code,
and
Sections
6-
39.
6
through
6-
39,
9
of
the
Code
of
Ordinances,
as
adopted
by
and
for
the
City
of
Georgetown,
are
each
hereby
amended
and
the
term
or
terms "
Board
of
Adjustments
and
Appeals"
or "
Board"
shall
be
replaced
with "
Building
Trades
Board
of
Appeals"
wherever
said
terms
appear
an
of
the
aforementionedlode..
s.
SECTION
5®
VALIDITY.
If
any
part
of
this
ordinance
is
found
by
any
court
of
competent ,
jurisdiction
to
be
void
or
unconstitutional,
the
remaining
portions
shall
not
be
affected
but
shall
remain
in
full
force
and
effect®
All
ordinances
or
parts
of
ordinances
conflicting
with
any
of
the
provisions
of
r
This
ordinance
shall
become
effective
upon
adoption
of
its
second
reading
by
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Georgetown,
Texas,
Read
on
first
reading
this
23
Ref. #
870241)
6- M
day
of
June
Passed,
read
and
adopted
on
second
reading
this
14
day
of
July
s
1987*
Approved
as
to
legality
in
accordance
with
section
2®
10
of
the
City
of
3 ity
Attorney
THE
STATE
OF
TEXAS
COUNTY
OF
WILLIAMSON
CITY
OF
GEORGETOWN
91
being
the
current
City
Secretary
of
the
City
of
Georgetown
do
hereby
certify
that
the
attached
ordinance
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Georgetown
is
a
true
and
correct
copy
of
such
ordinance
adopted
at
a
council
meeting
open
to
the
public
land
notice
of
said
meeting,
giving
the
date,
place,
and
subject
thereof,
having
been
posted
as
prescribed
by
Article
6252-
17,
Section
3A,
VATCS,
Dated
this
City
Seal)
City
Secretary
1987.