The 2021 edition of the International Existing Building Code is hereby adopted and declared operative as the existing building code of the city. A copy of such code is on file in the office of the city clerk.
(Ordinance 89-63, sec. 1, adopted 8/22/89; Ordinance 03-080, sec. 10, adopted 10/14/03; 1978 Code, sec. 6-172; Ordinance 10-057, sec. 23, adopted 8/3/10; Ordinance 17-008, sec. 13, adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 24-011 adopted 3/19/2024)
(a) 
Section 113.4 of the International Existing Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 113.4. Violation penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provision of this code. Each such person deemed guilty of a violation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000.00): provided where such fine is for an offense for which the state law imposes a fine, the fine imposed by the Municipal Court shall be the same as the fine for each such like offense under the state law. Each day any violation of any provision of this code continues after due notice has been served shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) 
Section 409.1 of the International Existing Building Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section 409.1 Conformance. Structures moved into or within the jurisdiction shall comply with the provisions of this code for new structures.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to move a building or part of a building through or across any sidewalk, street, alley, or highway within the City if the building or part of a building was designed for residential purposes and is to be placed on a lot in the City for residential purposes without obtaining a structure moving permit from the Building Official. A building or part of a building to be used for any purposes may not be moved through or across any sidewalk, street or alley within the City without first obtaining a moving permit from the Building Official. The application for a structure moving permit shall be accompanied by applications for all necessary permits required to bring these houses, buildings or structures into compliance with the applicable Building Codes. Included with the building permit application shall be a complete set of plans showing the changes, if any, of the structure after all contemplated improvements.
B. 
A structure moving permit may be obtained from the Building Official if the structure, prior to being moved, meets the following criteria:
1. 
A residential structure must be located in the City; commercial structures may only be moved from outside the City with prior approval from the Building Official. These commercial structures shall comply with the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council.
2. 
The appraised value of the structure, as set by the Jefferson County Appraisal District, must be a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the average appraised value of all residential and/or commercial structures on lots or tracts within four hundred (400) feet of the property line of the lot or tracts upon which the structure to be moved will be placed.
3. 
The application for a structure moving permit must be accompanied by an application for all necessary permits required to bring the structure into compliance with all applicable codes. Included with the building permit application shall be a complete set of plans showing the changes, if any, of the structure after all contemplated improvements.
C. 
The Building Official, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a residential moving permit, shall require a bond or cashier's check in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). Such bond or cashier's check shall be made payable to the City of Beaumont and shall be conditioned upon strict compliance with the terms of this City Code.
1. 
The structure will be brought into compliance with all applicable codes and connected to water, sewer, electricity, and gas if applicable ("utilities") within ninety (90) calendar days after relocation to the new site. Failure to connect the structure to utilities may result in forfeiture of the required security and demolition of the structure. If the security is forfeited for any reason, the City is hereby authorized to demolish the structure and clear the lot. By signing an application for a structure moving permit, the owner or agent for the owner agrees that the structure may be demolished by the City if it becomes necessary to forfeit the security required by the City Code of Ordinance.
2. 
Failure or refusal to timely perform any one or more of the requirements of the City Code of Ordinance may result in the forfeiture of the required security.
3. 
Appeals from the denial of a structure moving permit or a decision to forfeit the required security by the Building Official shall be made in writing to the Zoning Board of Adjustment within ten (10) days after the denial of such permit. The Zoning Board of Adjustment may reverse the decision of the Building Official if the Board of Adjustment finds by the concurrence of four (4) members of the Board that the structure meets the requirements set out herein for issuance of a building permit.
4. 
Extensions of time as deemed reasonable may be granted by the Building Official upon a showing of delay caused by matters beyond the control of the owner or mover. One thirty (30) day extension may be granted by the Building Official.
5. 
All new commercial buildings and new residences to be moved shall comply with the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council.
(Ordinance 10-057, sec. 24, adopted 8/3/10; Ordinance 17-008, sec. 14, adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 24-011 adopted 3/19/2024)