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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 05 28 Fire BldgORDINANCE NO. 05/ 28 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3.103, AND CHAPTER 5, SECTION 5.107, TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTIONS FOR AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Chapter 3, Section 3.103, of the Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended by adding the following as subsection (17A): "Section 3.103 Amendments to the Building Code (17A) Section 903.3.5.1 is amended as follows: Section 903.5.1. Connections for Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems Automatic fire sprinkler systems in residential structures with more than two individual units and all non-residential structures shall have a separate connection to the potable water supply. Installation plans for the underground supply main shall be submitted for review and approval. The underground supply main shall be installed in accordance with the International Fire Code, 2000, N.F.P.A. 24 and State Fire Marshal's Office guidelines. The size of the connection shall be reviewed and approved by the University Park Fire Department prior to installation. The water supply for two individual units and a single-family residence can bc installed in accordance with Section 903.3.5.1.1 or this section. Section 903.3.5.1.2 is deleted." 77142 SECTION 2. That Chapter 5, Section 5.107, Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended by adding the following as subsection (27A): "Section 5.107 Amendments Made in the International Fire Code (27A) Section 903.3.5.1 is amended to read as follows: Connections for Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems Automatic fire sprinkler systems in residential structures with more than two individual units and all non-residential structures shall have a separate connection to the potable water supply. Installation plans for the underground supply main shall be submitted for review and approval. The underground supply main shall be installed in accordance with the International Fire Code, 2000, N.F.P.A. 24, and State Fire Marshal's Office guidelines. The size of the connection shall be reviewed and approved by the University Park Fire Department prior to installation. The water supply for two individual units and a single-family residence can be installed in accordance with Section 903.3.5.1.1 or this section. Section 903.3.5.1.2 is deleted." SECTION 3. That all ordinances of the City of University Park in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be, and the same are hereby, repealed and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of University Park not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as a whole, or any 77142 part or provision thereof, other than the part decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional. SECTION 5. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of University Park, shall subject to a penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and each day such offense shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediately iSom and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 6th day of September 2005. ~I~S U. HOLMtS II~, MAYOR CITY ATTORNEY (RLD/8-31-05) (77142) ?/142