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ORDINANCE NO. 1813
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TO BE KNOWN AS
THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS BUILDING ORDINANCE; ADOPTING THE ùïiIFORM
RUILDING CODE AND ITS APPENDICES: EST~..BLISHING THE BtTILD!~~ BeARD
OF APPEALS; REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF CORTRAcroRS; REPEALING
PREVIOUS BUILDING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
TITLE
This Ordinance shall be known as the "North Richland Hills
Building Code," may be cited as such, and will be referred to
herein as "this code".
SECTION 2.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Code is to provide the City of North Richland
Hills with minimum standards to protect the health, life and
property; to preserve good government, order, and security of the
City and its residents; to provide for the issuance of building
construction permits, the collection of permit fees, and the
inspection of construction activities by the office of the
Building Official for compliance with applicable codes.
SECTION 3.
1991 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE ADOPTED
The Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition, and the Uniform Building
Code Standards, published by the International Conference of
Building Officials and referred to as "UBC", as amended herein
and by the provisions contained in this Ordinance, is hereby
adopted as the Building Code for the City of North Richland
Hills, Texas, is incorporated herein by reference and a copy
shall be filed in the Office of the City Secretary.
SECTION 4.
ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE APPENDIX
The following appendix chapters of the 1991 Uniform Building Code
are hereby adopted in their entirety with any amendments as
described herein:
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
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CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 49
CHAPTER 51
CHAPTER 55
CHAPTER 70
SECTION 5.
REROOFING
BASEMENT PIPE INLETS
PATIO COVERS
ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS AND
MOVING WALKS
MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
EXCAVATION AND GRADING
ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS ADOPTED
The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1991
Edition, as published by the International Conference of Building
Officials is hereby adopted.
SECTION 6.
ADOPTION OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Appendix A to Part 36 of the Americans with Disabilities Act is
hereby adopted in its entirety and shall apply to all buildings
and structures located wi thin the City of North Richland Hills
except for duplex residential dwellings and single family
detached residential dwellings.
SECTION 7.
PRIOR ORDINANCES REPEALED
Ordinance No. 1560, 1035 ,1401 and, Sections 2 and 5 of Ordinance
1658 are expressly superseded by the terms of this Ordinance.
Upon the adoption of this Ordinance, any section of an Ordinance
in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
SECTION 8.
CONFLICTING REGULATIONS
In the event that a provision of a State or Federal regulation is
in direct conflict with a provision contained in this Ordinance,
then the most stringent provision shall govern and take
precedence.
SECTION 9.
APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS
Unless otherwise expressly stated, this ordinance shall apply to
the following:
The erection, construction,
moving, removal, demolition,
enlargement, alteration, repair,
conversion, occupancy, equipment,
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use, height, area and maintenance of all buildings and structures
in the city of North Richland Hills.
SECTION 1C.
BUILDING OFFICIAL D~~~CNATED
1. The city Manager of the City of North Richland Hills shall
appoint the Building Official and shall on the authority of
the City Manager assure and accomplish the duties of
Building Official and shall be under the supervision of the
Director of Community Development.
2. It shall be the duty of the Building Official to enforce the
provisions of this Code. He shall, upon proper application
issue permits for the construction or alteration of any and
all buildings or structures, and shall make inspections of
such as provided for in this code.
SECTION 11.
BUILDING INSPEcroRS
1. The Building Official may appoint building inspectors to
perform the inspections of buildings and structures as
provided for in this Code. Where the term Building Official
is used herein, it shall mean either the Building Official
or his authorized representative.
2. It shall be unlawful for the Building Official or any
Building Inspector, while employed by the City of North
Richland Hills, to engage in the business of building
construction trade or building inspection, either directly
or indirectly, or to have financial interest in any concern
engaged in such business in the City of North Richland
Hills.
3. The Building Official shall be authorized during reasonable
hours to enter any building or premises in the discharge of
his official duties, or for the purpose of making any
inspection or reinspection of the structure.
4. It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder or interfere
with the Building Official or any Building Inspector in the
discharge of their duties under this Code.
5. The Building Official shall keep records of all permits
issued, inspections made and other official work performed
in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
6. The Building Official shall have complete jurisdiction for
the enforcement of this code. Any discrepancies by any
person, organization, association, official, management,
programs, department, service, commission, agency,
utilities, operation, office, director or board shall have
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the right to appeal to the Building Board of Appeals as
prescribed herein.
7. The Building Code of the City of North Richland Hills shall
be administered and enf0rced. by the Department of Community
Development.
SECTION 12.
BOARD OF APPEALS
1. There is hereby created a Board of Appeals, consisting of
five members and two alternates appointed by the City
Council and removable for cause by the appointing authority.
The alternate members shall serve in the absence or
incapacity of a regular member. The members shall serve for
a period of two years and until their successors are duly
appointed.
2. The Board shall elect a chairman from among its members to
preside at meetings.
3. The Board may adopt rules to govern meetings and establish
procedures associated with the appeal process. Meetings of
the Board are held at the call of the chairman and at other
times as determined by the Board.
4. The Board of Appeals shall have the authority to:
a. hear and decide an appeal that alleges error in an
order, requirement, decision, or determination made by
the Building Official in the enforcement of this code;
b. recommend the approval of alternate and new materials,
methods and decisions in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Code;
c. authorize in specific cases a special exception to or
variance from the terms of this code if the special
exception or variance is not contrary to the public
interest and, due to special conditions, a literal
enforcement of the code would result in unnecessary
hardships, and so that the purpose and intent of the
code is observed.
SECTION 13.
APPEAL PROCEDURES
The appellate procedure shall be as follows:
1. The appeal shall be filed with the Building Official in
writing within fifteen (15) days from the date of the
decision or order appealed from. Such appeal shall refer to
the specific decision or order appealed from and shall
clearly state the appellant's grounds for appeal.
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2. Such appeals shall be placed on the agenda of the Board for
hearing. The Board shall notify all necessary parties of
the date and location of the hearing. Parties may appear
before the Board in person, by agents, or by attorney. The
Board may require such additional data; tests or expert.
professionals that it deems necessary for adequate decision
of the appeal.
3. When an appeal has been filed by a tenant, the tenant shall
provide written authorization to the Building Official, from
the landlord or property owner to proceed with the appeal
4. The appellant shall be required to pay a non-refundable fee
of fifty dollar ($50.00) per appeal at the time that the
appeal application is submitted to the Building Official.
5. The Building Official shall transmit to the Board all
records and data in their possession which are relevant to
the appeal.
6. All orders or decisions made pursuant to this Code which are
appealed from shall be stayed pending the final decision of
the Board. However, if the Building Official certifies to
the Board that by staying such order or decision, a
hazardous situation to life or property would exist, then
such order or decision shall remain in full effect pending
the final decision of the Board.
7. The Building Official shall enforce and execute all
decisions and orders of the Board.
8. Any party aggrieved by a decision or order of the Board of
Appeals shall have five days to file a motion for rehearing
setting out specific grounds therefor. A motion for
rehearing must be filed as a prerequisite to appeal. The
Board shall give notice to all parties and act upon such
motion for rehearing at the earliest practical date, in no
event longer than 30 days from filing.
9. A party aggrieved by the action of the Board on the motion
for rehearing may appeal to any District Court of Tarrant
County, Texas by filing suit within 30 days from the date
the Board takes final action on the motion for rehearing.
The case before the District Court shall be tried under the
"Substantial Evidence Rule" and not under the "Trial de Novo
Rule" .
SECTION 14.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
1. No building or structure within the City shall be used as a
habi tation nor as a business of any kind where employees
enter same or the pUblic is expressly or implied invited to
enter same unless a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued
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by the Building Official of the city. In the Event that any
building or structure is leased or subleased in separate
lease-units, each lease-unit must have a Certificate of
Occupancy issued to such separate lease-unit.
2. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any portion of
this section by using or occupying a building or structure
without a certificate of occupancy shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined in accordance with the provisions of
this Code. Both the tenant and the landlord shall be deemed
guil ty of violation in the event of use or occupancy of
leased premises without a Certificate of Occupancy.
3 . In order to further compel compliance with this ordinance
the Building Official may order that no city utility be
provided to the building, or portion thereof, which is
occupied or used without a certificate of Occupancy. In the
event that a leased portion of any building is in violation
of this ordinance the city utility provided to the entire
building may be discontinued upon order of the Building
Official until the violation is abated. However, in the
event that the portion of the leased portion of the building
which is in violation of the ordinance is separately metered
for water then the Building Official's order to stop city
utilities shall apply only to that meter which controls the
services provided to the portion of the building in
violation of this ordinance. The utility Department shall
gi ve full force and effect to the order of the Building
Official.
SECTION 15.
PERMITS
No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged,
altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or
demolished unless a separate permit for each building or
structure has first been obtained from the Building Official.
However, certain structures may be exempt from the permit
requirement and these are contained in Section 20, Para. 3 of
this Ordinance.
SECTION 16.
FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT
When work requiring a permit is found to be in progress or
completed and no permit has been issued for such work, the
required permit fee shall be doubled and shall be charged to the
Contractor or Homeowner doing all or part of the work.
SECTION 17.
PERMIT FEES
Every applicant for a Building Permit shall submit a written
application to the Building Official and pay a permit a fee prior
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to receiving said permit. The permit fee shall be determined
according to the fee schedules contained in this Section and
shall cover the cost of regular and required inspections.
1. The permit fee fo~ (:cnstruction or reconstr1J~tion of single
family residential dwellings , mUlti-family residential
dwellings and non-residential structures shall be calculated
by applying the fee schedule contained in Table 1 to the
estimated construction cost of the structure. The estimated
construction cost shall be calculated by using Table 2
"Building Valuation Data".
2. Every applicant for construction of a new residential
dwelling or construction of a new commercial structure shall
pay a $100.00 (one hundred dollar) non-refundable deposit
with each set of plans submitted for a building permit. Such
fee shall be applied toward the building permit fee.
3. Every applicant for a sign permit shall pay a $50.00 (fifty
dollar) non-refundable deposit for each sign submitted for a
sign permit. Such fee shall be applied toward the sign
permit fee.
4. Every commercial building permit applicant shall pay a non-
refundable plan review fee which shall be 65% (sixty five
percent) of the building permit fee.
5. The permit fee for miscellaneous type construction shall be
calculated according to the fee schedule contained in Table
3.
6. The m1n1mum estimated cost for inground swimming pools shall
be calculated at thirty dollars ($30.00) per square foot.
7. The minimum estimated cost for commercial tenant finish out
or remodel shall be calculated at fifteen dollars ($15.00)
per square foot of occupied or controlled area.
8. The minimum estimated cost for automatic fire sprinkler
systems shall be calculated at two dollars ($2.00) per
square foot of protected area.
SECTION 18.
INSPECTIONS
1. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to request
and obtain the necessary inspections from the Community
Development Department. Failure to obtain the necessary
inspections shall constitute a violation of this Code.
2. It shall be a violation of this Code for any person, firm or
corporation to fraudulently alter any inspection report or
inspection tag issued by the Building Official or his
designated representative.
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3. Any inspection which has been requested by the permittee and
found to be not in compliance with this Code or not ready
shall be charged a reinspect ion fee of thirty dollars
($30.00).
4. The Ruilding Official shall provide t.¡ritten procedures to
govern the stages of construction at which point an
inspection is required and furnish such information to
permit holders when requested.
SECTION 19.
CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION
1. As a prerequisite to obtaining permits as required by this
code, any person or firm operating under the provisions of
this code within the City of North Richland Hills shall be
registered as a contractor and pay an annual fee of seventy-
five dollars ($75.00) which shall be valid for one year from
the date of issuance.
2. Each contractor shall maintain this registration with the
City until the completion of work being performed under such
permit. Each contractor shall furnish the Building Official
with a written notice of contractor's permanent business and
residential address, telephone numbers and drivers license
number.
3. The term "CONTRACTOR" shall be defined as any person or firm
performing work for which a permit or an inspection is
required.
(EXCEPTION: homeowners doing work on their own place of
residence shall be exempt from contractor registration
fees. )
4. The registration may be renewed for the ensuing year by the
filing of a new registration and the paYment of a renewal
fee as set forth herein. No refund will be paid in the
event of the revocation or surrender of any such certificate
of license.
5. A registration may be revoked for violating any part of this
code or violation of other city ordinances or for any other
acts deemed a detriment to the ci ty or ci tizens.
Contractors who feel aggrieved by this action shall have the
right to appeal to the Building Board of Appeals.
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SECTION 20.
AMENDMENTS
The 1991 Uniform Building Code is amended and changed in the
following respects:
1. Section 104.(e) Moved Buildings and Temporary Buildings, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
1. No building or part of any building shall be moved
through or across any sidewalk, street, alley or
highway within the city unless a permit has been
obtained from the Building Official in accordance with
this code. The non-refundable permit fee listed on
Table 3 shall be charged for each permit and shall only
be valid for a 24 hour period.
2. Any bonded house mover desiring a housemoving permit
shall file a written application with the Building
Official, not less than five (5) days prior to the
proposed date of the moving of the structure, supplying
the following information:
a. The type and kind of building to be moved.
b. Proposed new location by lot, block, subdivision
and street address.
c. The present location of the structure.
d. The date and time such building will be upon the
streets.
e. The proposed route from present to new location.
f. The written consent of the local utility companies
which may be affected by such activity.
g. Prior approval from the North Richland Hills
Police Department.
h. Such other pertinent information as the Building
Official may deem necessary.
3. If in the opinion of the Building Official, the moving
of any building or structure will cause serious injury
to persons or property, or serious injury to the
streets or other public improvements, or the building
to be moved has deteriorated more than fifty percent
(50%) of its original value by fire or other elements,
or will depreciate the value of surrounding property at
the new proposed location, or the moving of the
building will violate any requirement of this Code or
of the Zoning Ordinance of the City, the permit shall
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not be issued and the building shall not be moved over
the streets.
2. section 205. Violations, is hereby amehdeù to read:
Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof during
which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is
committed or continued and upon conviction of any such
violation such person shall be fined.
3. Section 301(b). Exempted Work, is hereby amended to read:
A. Playhouses less than 32 square feet and less than 10
feet in height.
B. Replacement of up to four sections of an existing
deteriorated fence located on residential property.
C. Painting, papering and similar finish work.
D. Temporary motion picture, television and theater stage
sets and scenery.
E. Window awnings supported by an exterior wall of Group
R, Division 3, and Group M occupancies when projecting
not more than 54 inches.
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 which would be in violation of the provisions of this code
or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
4.
Section 305(h). Address Sign.
follows:
Shall be added to read as
A. Work requ1r1ng a permit shall have posted an address
sign in a conspicuous place on the premises. This
address sign shall be maintained by the permit holder
or his agent during construction and have the street
address and the legal description of the property on
it.
B. Permanent address numbers not less than 3" inches in
height and with a contrasting color to their background
shall be posted on the front of all residential
structures prior to receiving a final inspection.
C. Permanent address numbers not less than 6" inches in
height and with a contrasting color to their background
shall be posted on the front and rear of all commercial
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structures prior to receiving a Certificate of
Occupancy.
D. A reflective supplement address shall be installed in
conjunction with the fir'=! l~ne !!!.arking, at RIJ
apartment complexes where a single street number is
used to designate the buildings official address. The
address shall be as follows:
1. The marking shall be a minimum of 24" by 12" red
rectangle painted on the pavement, in conjunction
with the fire lane as per Table 4.
2. The red rectangle shall have white numbers that
indicate the street address of the building.
Numbers shall be block type, measuring nine inches
in height, and easily readable from a moving
vehicle.
3. Supplement street numbers shall be installed as
indicated on Table 4 or as required by the
Building Official or Fire Marshall.
4. Maintenance of the addresses shall be the same as
that required of fire lanes.
5. Supplement addresses shall be installed at all
apartment complexes by August 1, 1992.
E. Lease spaces located inside a mall shall have permanent
address numbers or lease space numbers, not less than
3" inches in height and with a contrasting color to
their background shall be posted in a conspicuous
location at the front or main entrance of the lease
space, and 6" numbers on the rear doors if applicable.
5. Section 505.(g). Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems. shall be
added to read as follows:
Automatic fire sprinkler systems as required by this code
shall apply to the total building or structure, regardless
of the area separation walls as provided in section 505.(f)
6. section 1210.(a). Smoke Detectors, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Every dwelling unit and every guest room in a hotel or
lodging house used for sleeping purposes shall be provided
with smoke detectors conforming to N.F.P.A. Standard No. 72-
E. In dwelling units, detectors shall be mounted on the
ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in the corridor
or area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes.
In efficiency dwelling unit, hotel sleeping room and in
hotel suites, the detector shall be centrally located on the
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ceiling of the main room or hotel sleeping room. Where
sleeping rooms are on an upper level, the detector shall be
placed at the center of the ceiling directly above the
stairway. All detectors shall be located in accordance with
approved manufacturer's instructions. When actu~ted, the
detector shall provide an alarm in the dwelling unit or
guest room. When one or more sleeping rooms are added or
created in existing Group R, Division 3 Occupancies, the
entire building shall be provided with smoke detectors
located as required for new Group R, Division 3 Occupancies.
In new construction, required smoke detectors shall receive
their primary power from the building wiring, on its own
dedicated circuit. A smoke detector shall be installed in
the basement of dwelling units having a stairway which opens
from the basement into the dwelling. Such stairway shall be
connected to a sounding device or other detector to provide
an alarm which will be audible in the sleeping area.
7. section 2517.(g).2. is hereby amended to read:
Framing Details. Studs shall be placed with their wide
dimension perpendicular to the wall. Not less than three
studs shall be installed at each corner of an exterior wall.
EXCEPTION: At corners a third stud may be omitted through
the use of wood spacers or backup cleats of 3lB-inch thick
plywood, 1-inch thick lumber or other approved devices which
will serve as an adequate backing for the attachment of
facing materials.
All wall studs shall be capped with double top plates
installed to provide overlapping at corners and at
intersections with other partitions. End joints in double
top plates shall be offset at least 48 inches.
When bearing studs are spaced at 24-inch intervals and top
plates are less than 2" by 6" or two 3" by 4" members and
when the floor joists, floor trusses or roof trusses which
they support are spaced at more than 16-inch intervals, such
joists or trusses shall bear within 5 inches of the studs
beneath or a third plate shall be installed.
Studs shall have full bearing on a plate or sill not less
than 2 inches in thickness having a width not less than that
of the wall studs.
8. section 1807.(a) Shall be amended to read as follows:
Scope. This section applies to all Group B , Division 2
office and Group R, Division 1 occupancies, each having four
or more stories in height.
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9. Section 2601. Shall be amended to read as follows.
The design of structures in concrete of cast- in-place or
precast construction, plain, reinforced or prestressed,
shall conform to the rules and princip;Üs specified in this
chapter. Minimum concrete foundation requirements shall be
amended as follows:
1. Exterior foundation beam requirements for 1 story homes
shall be as follows.
A. Minimum Beam Depth 20 inches, 12 inches into
natural grade.
B. Minimum Beam width 12 inches.
2. Exterior foundation beam requirements for 2 story homes
shall be as follows.
A. Minimum Beam Depth 24 inches, 12 inches into
natural grade.
B. Minimum Beam width 12 inches.
3. Foundation Interior Beam Requirements for 1 and 2 story
homes shall be as follows.
A. Minimum Beam Depth 16 inches.
B. Minimum Beam Width 12 inches.
C. Maximum Beam Separation 14 feet.
4. Beam Steel Requirements
A.
There shall be four bars of
parallel in two layers directly
bar layers with clear separation
four inches in all directions.
#5 rebar placed
above the bottom
of not less than
5. Concrete Matt Requirements
A. The minimum matt thickness shall be four inches.
B. Select cushion sand shall be a minimum of two
inches below the pad.
C. There shall be #3 rebar installed on eighteen inch
centers each way.
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6. Pier Requirements
A. Piers shall be required at the intersection of all
beams when conditions require their installation
for slab stability,
B. Piers shall be used where lots have been filled.
C. piers shall be installed into undisturbed soil a
minimum of four feet.
7. Subsections 1,2,3,4 and 5 may have deviations from
requirements if detailed engineering drawings are
submitted and approved by the Building Official.
8. Prestressed Concrete Slabs
A. All prestressed concrete slabs will require
engineered drawings to be filed with the Building
Official.
B. All drawings shall display an engineer's seal and
original signature licensed by the state of Texas.
C. The drawings shall indicate the legal description
and street address of the property.
D. A report shall be filed with the Building
Official's office listing date and stress factor
and signed by an authorized person performing the
work on every prestressed concrete slab.
9. Post-Tension Slabs
A. All post-tension slabs will require engineered
drawings to be filed with the Building Department
B. All drawings shall display an engineer's seal and
original signature licensed by the state of Texas.
c. The engineer or authorized representative shall
inspect and file a report with the Building
Department stating the cable installation was done
according to the engineer's design before pouring
of slab.
D. A report shall be filed with the Building
Department showing the date, stress factor used on
the cables and signed by an authorized person
performing the work on every post-tension slab.
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10. section 3802.(a) Shall be amended to read as follows:
Where Required. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be
installed in the occupancies and locations as set forth in
this section. For provisions on special h~zards and
hazardous materials, see the Fire Code.
11. Section 3802.(c).1 Shall be amended to read as follows:
Group A
automatic
buildings
beverages.
Occupancies. 1.
fire sprinkler
where there is
Drinking Establishments. An
system shall be installed in
the consumption of alcoholic
12. Section 3802.(c).8 Shall be added to read as follows:
Group A Occupancies. All Group A Occupancies which have an
occupant load of 500 persons or more shall be protected with
an automatic fire sprinkler system.
13. Section 3802.(d) Group B, Division 2 Occupancies shall be
amended to read as follows:
An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in all
Group B occupancies in which the total gross square footage
of floor area is 12,000 square feet or greater, or the
building is three stories or more in height.
14. Section 3802.(i) Shall be added to read as follows:
Stand pipes shall be installed on landings on each floor
above the first and shall be equipped with National Standard
threads and accessible for Fire Department use.
15. Section 3802.(j) Shall be added to read as follows:
Fire hydrants shall be located within a 100 foot hose lay of
the Fire Department connection.
16 Section 3803. Shall be amended to read as follows:
All automatic fire sprinkler systems or standpipe systems
and their components which are required by this Code shall
be electrically supervised and shall be automatically
transmitted to an approved central station, remote station
or proprietary supervising station as defined by national
standards.
17 Appendix Chapter 70, Excavation and Grading, is hereby
adopted with the following amendments:
1. Grading guidelines for development of lots and tracts,
to maintain protection of adjoining properties and
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alleviate erosion problems encountered by improper
drainage:
2. Excavations or fills made for purpose of development of
a lot or tract ShRl1 grade psrmanent slopes no steeper
than five (5) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical.
3. Deviation from excavation or fill limitations for
slopes shall be permitted only upon the presentation of
soil investigation report acceptable to the Building
Official.
4. Retaining walls used to comply with the foregoing
requirement shall be constructed in accordance with
accepted engineering practice and shall be installed in
a good workmanship manner satisfactory to the Building
Official.
5. Retaining walls four (4) feet or more in height from
finished grade to top of wall will require a permit
prior to construction.
6. Applications for building permits for retaining walls
exceeding four feet in height must include a detailed
engineered drawing with design calculations. All
drawings must bear legal descriptions of property, all
boundaries, easements and right-of-way, as well as the
engineer's seal and signature.
7. Grading of slopes shall be done in such a manner as to
influence proper drainage. Where it is practical, 80%
of lot or tract shall be graded to the fronting street
gutter or in accordance with the approved subdivision
drainage plans that have been approved by the City
Council. Drainage on portion of lot or tract below curb
level shall not drain across more than two (2) lots or
tracts before entering an approved drainage way.
SECTION 21.
FIRE PROTECTION AND SEPARATION BETWEEN ZERO LOT
LINE, TWO FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS.
1. Zero lot line and two-family dwellings shall have a one-hour
fire separation from each other continuous from the floor to
the bottom of roof deck. Where the roof-ceiling framing
elements are parallel to the walls, such framing and
elements supporting such framing shall be of not less than
one-hour fire-resistive construction for a width of not less
than four (4) feet on each side of the wall. Where roof-
ceiling framing elements are perpendicular to the wall, the
one-hour fire-resistive construction shall extend not less
than four (4) feet on each side of the wall with fire
blocking between the rafters.
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2. Multifamily dwellings shall have a one-hour fire separation
between each unit. If trusses are used in the floor-ceiling
assembly, then they shall be protected by one-hour fire-
resistive materials enclosing the entire truss assembly on
all sides for its entire I~ngth and. hplght. Draft stops
shall be installed in the attics above and in line with the
walls separating each unit from another unit. Multifamily
dwellings shall be of Type V One-Hour construction or
better.
SECTION 22.
WOOD SHINGLES
1. It shall be in violation of this Ordinance to use any wood
shingles as part of the construction material on structures
classified as mUlti-family (including duplexes) or
commercial buildings.
2. All single family dwellings using wood shingles or shakes
shall be factory pressure treated with a fire retardant
chemical to meet class C fire resistant requirements of the
National Fire Protection Association No. 256.
3. Existing wood shingles or shake roofs may be repaired with
wood shingles or shakes providing the area repaired does not
exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the entire area of the
roof, otherwise the area to be repaired shall be replaced
with material specified in the code.
SECTION 23.
SIDEWALKS
sidewalks shall be installed in accordance with the City of North
Richland Hills Public Works Design Manual.
SECTION 24.
DRIVE APPROACHES
Drive approaches shall be installed in accordance with the city
of North Richland Hills PUblic Works Department Design Manual.
SECTION 25.
CONSTRUCTION REFUSE
Every contractor at each construction site of a new residential
or commercial structure shall provide a container for collection
of loose debris. It shall be the responsibility of the
contractor to insure that all loose trash and debris created is
picked up and properly disposed of .
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SECTION 26.
TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY OF STREETS
Hereafter any person or persons, firm or corporation desiring to
temporarily occupy any portion of any pUblic street, alley or
sidewalk wi thin the city for the purpose of placing thereon
material or rubbish for or from building operations, or for any
excavation of any area under such street, alley or sidewalk or
for any purpose whatsoever connected with the erection, removal,
al teration or repair of any building or other structure, shall
apply to the building official for permission for such temporary
occupancy, with the condition that the principal therein will
discharge all claims of every character arising from or
occasioned by such occupancy of such street, alley or sidewalk,
or the construction or repair of such building or thé making of
such excavation and discharge all judgments obtained, together
with all costs attached thereto against the city, by reason of
any such claim, injury or damage sustained; and every person or
persons, firm or corporation carrying on any such excavation or
building operation shall keep all streets, alleys and sidewalks
adjacent to such excavations or building operations carried on by
them, in a clean and orderly condition, and unobstructed, except
as provided herein, during such operation; and at the expiration
of the time stipulated in the permission aforesaid, they shall
restore all such streets, alleys and sidewalks to as good
condition as they were before the beginning of such operation.
SECTION 27.
PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits,
neglects, or refuses to comply with or who resists the
enforcement of any of the provisions of this Code shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred
dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a violations
is permitted to exists shall constitute a separate offense.
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SECTION 28.
SEVERABILITY
Should any provision
~~constituticn31, the
rl~eIDed to effe~t the
of this ordinance.
of this ordinance be held invalid or
remainder of such ordinance shall not be
validity of any other section or provisior.
Passed and approved this 22nd day of June 1992.
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ttest:
TOTAL VALUATION
$1.00 - $500.00
$501.00 - $2,000.00
$2,001.00 - $25,000.00
$25,001.00 - $50,000.00
$50,001.00 - $100,000.00
$100,001.00 - $500,000.00
$500,000.00 - $1,000,000.00
$1,000,001.00 and up
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TABLE 1
FEE
$15.00
$15.00 for the first $500.00
plus $2.00 for each additional
$100.00 or fraction thereof,
to and including $2,000.00.
$45.00 for the first $2000.00
plus $9.00 for each additional
$1000.00 or fraction thereof,
to and including $25,000.00.
$252.00 for the first
$25,000.00 plus $6.50 for each
additional $1000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and
including $50,000.00.
$414.50 for the first
$50,000.00 plus $4.50 for each
additional $1000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and
including $100,000.00.
$639.50 for the first
$100,000.00 plus $3.50 for
each additional $1000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and
including $500,000.00.
$2039.50 for the first
$500,000.00 plus $3.00 for
each additional $1000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and
including $1,000,000.00.
$3539.50 for the first
$500,000.00 plus $2.00 for
each additional $1000.00 or
fraction thereof.
Cost ~ Cost ~
Sq....,. Fool, Squ.1... Fool,
A_a~ Occupancy and Typo Av~all. Occupancy and Typo
7. DWELLINGS: 13. JAILS:
Type V-Masonry. . . . . .. 60.80 Type I or II F.R. ......... 128.60
(Gooc ) $78.00 Type III-l-Hour........ 116.90
Type V-Wood Frame 52.30 Type V-l-Hour ........ 84.00
(Good) $74.00 14. LIBRARIES:
Basements- Type I or II F.R. ......... 94.20
Semi-Finished ......... 16.20 Type II-I-Hour ........ 65.90
(Good) $18.50 Type II-N ............. 62.50
Unfinished. .. .. . . . . . . .. 12.20 Type III-l-Hour...... " 71.70
(Good) $14.30 Type III-N ............ 68.20
8. FIRE STATIONS: Type V-I-Hour . . . . . . .. 64.20
Type I or II F.R. ......... 91.80 Type V-N ............. 61.20
Type II-l-Hour ........ 59.50 15. MEDICAL OFFICES:
Type II-N ............. 56.50 Type I or II F.R.· ........ 96.20
Type III-l-Hour . . . . . . " 66.20 Type II-l-Hour 71.60
Type III-N ............ 62.80 Type II-N .. . . . . . . . . . .. 68.20
Type V-I-Hour ........ 59.20 Type III-l-Hour........ 78.30
Type V-N ............. 56.20 Type III-N ............ 74.70
9. HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY: Type V-l-Hour ........ 72.90
Type I or II F.R. ......... 82.80 Type V-N .. . . . . . .. . . .. 68.90
Type II-l-Hour ........ 66.40 16. OFFICES..:
Type II-N ............. 63.20 Type I or II F.R.· ........ 86.20
Type III-l-Hour ........ 69.20 Type II-l-Hour ........ 55.80
Type III-N ............ 66.20 Type II-N ....... . . . . .. 53.20
Type V-I-Hour ........ 66.00 Type III-l-Hour.... .... 61.40
Type V-N ... . . . . . . . . .. 62.70 Type III-N ............ 58.60
10. HOSPITALS: Type V-l-Hour ........ 56.80
Type I or II F.R.· ... ..... 131.50 Type V-N . ........ .... 54.20
Type III-l-Hour ....... 109.40 17. PRIVATE GARAGES:
Type V-I-Hour ....... 101.50 Wood Frame........... 18.60
11. HOTELS AND MOTELS: Masonry............... 22.00
Type I or II F.R.· . .. ... . .. 82.20 Open Carports ......... 13.30
Type III-l-Hour .. ...... 71.00 18. PUBLIC BUILDINGS:
Type III-N ............ 67.60 Type I or II F.R.· ....... 100.40
Type V-I-Hour ........ 61.90 Type II-l-Hour ........ 74.90
Type V-N . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59.10 Type II-N ....... . . . . .. 71.60
12. INDUSTRIAL PLANTS: Type III-l-Hour........ 83.80
Type I or II F.R. ......... 45.60 Type III-N ............ 80.10
Type II-I-Hour 31.10 Type V-l-Hour ........ 74.10
Type II-N (Stock) '" .... 29.40 Type V-N ........... .. 71.10
Type III-l-Hour ........ 34.30 19. PUBLIC GARAGES:
Type III-N ............ 32.80 Type I or II F.R.'
Tilt-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23.10 Type I or II Open Parking.
Type V-I-Hour ........ 31.00 Type II-N . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Type V-N ............. 29.20 Type III-I-Hour........
. Add 0.5 percent to total cost for each story over three. "Deduct 20 percent for shell-only buildings.
Occupancy and Typo
1. APARTMENT HOUSES:
Tvpl' I or II F.R.· . . . .. .. $ 71.50
(Good) $87.00
Tvp£' V-Masonry
(or Type II ) .......... 56.80
(GoocH $70.80
Type V-Wood Frame ... 50.60
(Good) $63.90
Type I-Basement Garage 29.90
2. AUDITORIUMS:
TYPl' I or II F.R. . . . . . . . . .
Typ£' II-I-Hour........
Tvpl' II-N ............
rvpe III-I-Hour.......
Type III-N ............
rype V-I-Hour .......
rvpl'V-N ............
3. BANKS:
Tvpl' I or II F.R.· . . ... .. .
Type II-I-Hour . . . . . . . .
Type II-N ............
Typ£' III-I-Hour .......
T ypl' III-N . . . . . . . . . . . .
rvpl'V-I-Hour .......
Type V-N ............
4. BOWLING ALLEYS:
rVpl' II-l-Hour........
rVpl' II-N ............
rVpl' III-I-Hour.......
Tvpp III-N . . . . . . . . . . . .
Type V-I-Hour .......
S. CHURCHES:
Typt' I or II F.R. . . . . . . . .. 79.20
Tvpe II-I-Hour........ 59.20
Type II-N ............ 56.20
Type III-I-Hour ....... 63.50
Type III-N . . . . . . . . . . .. 60.50
Tvpe V-I-Hour ....... 57.80
Type V-N ............ 55.00
6. CONVALESCENT HOSPITALS:
Tvpl' I or II F.R.· ...... .. 112.30
Tvpl' II-I-Hour......... 94.20
rvpe III-l·Hour ....... 80.10
rvpe V-I-Hour ....... 72.10
120.00
86.20
82.10
97.70
93.30
86.20
82.00
40.10
38.30
44.00
41.90
37.50
TABLE 2
Building Valuation Data
Cost ~
$qwo... Faot,
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83.80
59.50
56.50
63.60
60.70
58.40
55.50
Coot ~
$qwo... Foot,
A_.
26.70
23.10
Occupancy and Typo
Type III-N .............
Type V-l-Hour . . . . . . . .
20. RESTAURANTS:
Type III-l-Hour
Type III-N ............
Type V-l-Hour . . . .. . . .
Type V-N ............
21. SCHOOLS:
Type lor II F.R. .........
Type II-l-Hour . . . . . . . .
Type III-l-Hour
Type III-N ............
Type V-I-Hour . . . . . . . .
Type V-N ............
22. SERVICE STATIONS:
Type II-N ............
Type III-l-Hour
Type V-l-Hour . . . . . . . .
Canopies. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23. STORES:
Type lor II F.R.· ........
Type II-l-Hour . . . . . . . .
Type II-N ............
Type III-l-Hour .......
Type III-N ............
Type V-l-Hour . . . . . . . .
Type V-N ............
24. THEATERS:
Type I or II F.R. .........
Type III-l-Hour .......
Type III-N ............
Type V-l-Hour . . . . . . . .
Type V-N ............
25. WAREHOUSES·":
Type I or II F.R. .... . . . . .
Type II or V-l-Hour....
Type II or V-N ........
Type III-l-Hour
Type III-N ....... . . . . .
74.80
71.20
66.30
63.10
90.00
64.20
64.70
61.30
59.20
56.00
53.40
53.60
47.10
20.60
67.40
40.60
39.80
49.60
46.80
39.60
37.10
87.80
63.60
60.60
57.40
54.80
39.90
23.60
22.20
27.10
25.90
EQUIPMENT
39.60 AIR CONDITIONING:
31.00 Commercial......... 3.45
23.20 Residential .......... 2.85
27.90 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. . . 1.65
'''Deduct 11 percent for mini-warehouses.
REGIONAL MODIFIERS
Till' (ollowinl-\ modifiers are recommended for use in conjunction with the building valuation data. In addition, certain locaJ conditions may require further
r11odilic.lIions. To use these modifiers. merely multiply the listed cost per square foot by the appropriate regional modifier. For example, to adjust the cost of
,1 rvpe III-I-Hour hotel building of average construction for the Iowa area, select Regional Modifier 0.80 and unit cost from valuation data, $69.90.
0.80 X 71.00 = $56.80 (adjusted cost per square foot)
Eastern U.S. Modifier
Connecticut ............. 0.95
f)pldware ............... 0.84
District of Columbia ...... 0.87
r londa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.74
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.68
Mdine .................. 0.81
M.1ryland ............... 0.79
M.lssachusetts ........... 0.94
Nl'W Hampshire ......... 0.82
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.91
New York
New York City .. . . . . . .. I .16
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.87
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . .. 0.70
Eastern U.S. (cont.) Modifier
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia .......... 0.96
Other ................ 0.83
Rhode Island ............ 0.94
South Carolina .......... 0.70
Vermont................ 0.80
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.73
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . .. 0.82
Central U.S.
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.72
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.70
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.87
Indiana ................. 0.82
Iowa ................... 0.80
Kansas ................. 0.74
Central U.S. Modifier
Kentucky ............... 0.77
Louisiana .... . . . . . . . . . " 0.78
Michigan ...... . . . . . . . .. 0.84
Minnesota .............. 0.86
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.71
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 0.78
Nebraska .... . . . . . . . . . .. 0.75
North Dakota ........... 0.80
Ohio................... 0.80
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . .. . '" 0.71
South Dakota ........... 0.78
Tennessee .............. 0.72
Texas .................. 0.74
Wisconsin .............. 0.85
Alaska ................. 1.30
Western U.S. Modifier
Arizona ................ 0.82
California
Los Angeles .......... 1.00
San Francisco. . . . . . . .. 1.13
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 0.94
Colorado............... 0.81
Hawaii ................ 1.14
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0.80
Montana ............... 0.79
Nevada ................ 0.89
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . .. 0.76
Oregon ................ 0.83
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 0.75
Washington............ 0.88
Wyoming .............. 0.80
TABLE 3
BUILDING ACTIVTTV
Residential Accessory Building (under 200 sq. ft.)
Construction / Sales Trailer
Television Satellite Dish
Retaining Wall (4 feet or more in height)
Fence (wood or chain link)
Fence (masonry)
Deck / Patio (less than 24" high, without a cover)
Driveway (not including approach)
Drive Approach
Sidewalk
Demolition (per building)
Move Out (per residential or commercial building)
Tent (30 day permit)
Portable Spa/Hot tub
Garage Sale (residential)
Temporary Vendor (1 - 7 consecutive days)
Temporary Vendor (8 - 30 consecutive days)
Temporary Vendor (31 - 90 consecutive days)
Carnival
Lawn Irrigation System (single family residential)
Fire Sprinkler System (remodel or repair)
Fire Alarm System
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PERMIT FEE
$15.00
$50.00
$15.00
$30.00
$15.00
$50.00
$15.00
$15.00
$15.00
$15.00
$50.00
$200.00
$30.00
$15.00
$5.00
$35.00
$100.00
$150.00
$200.00
$15.00
$60.00
$60.00
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LEGAL AFFIDAVIT
·'·'f.»,')lliJrn:1Ib,.' i,,:,
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An ordlnan~ '.i_ ....... ·.Mland /iII1s
adopting the 1'991 Edition of the UnifOrm . Building
Code as the Building Code of the City; adopting
certain appendices of the Code: establishing a
Board of Appeals, providing for hearings and ap-
pealsi requiring registration of contractors and
providing for a penalty of a $200 fine for violation.
Passed and approved by the City Council of the
City of North Rlchland Hills, Texas the 22nd day of
June, 1992.
APPROVED:
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT
/s/ Tommy Brown
Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Jeanette Rewis
City Secretary
MCN CPN 895
PUB: 06/28/92
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Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally ap-
peared MARG I E lANGlEY
known to me to be a credible person, who
first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said:
That she is the C.l.A.R. of the MID CITIES NEWS
, a newspa-
per which has been regularly and continuously published and of general
circulation in the City/Town of N. RICHlAND HIllS ,for a period of
.more than one year next preceding the first publication of the attached
lEGAL AD
said newspaper on the following date(s).
and that he caused said notice to be published in
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That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as
published on said date(s) in said
NEWSPAPER ~
Y'f\íÑ'y 7'~h
to and subscribed before me, this th~4i~, day oN\4 ~
Sworn
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TARRANT County, Texas