(a)
Adoption.
There is hereby adopted by the city council
for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction,
alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location
and maintenance of buildings and structures within the city, including
permits and penalties, the code known as the International Building
Code 2018, as published by the International Code Council, including
appendices thereto, save and except such portions as are hereinafter
deleted, modified or amended, and to the same extent is hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and the
provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all
buildings and other structures within the city. A copy of such code
is on file in the office of the city secretary.
(b)
Exceptions.
(1)
All “Type I Buildings” as illustrated in table 503, Allowable
Building Heights and Areas, of the 2018 International Building Code
shall not exceed 65 feet within the city limits; provided, however,
a building constructed and licensed after December 8, 2016 for hospital
use, that is located on a tract of land larger than eight acres, that
abuts a federal highway with service roads, and that has clearances
from the Federal Aviation Administration and other applicable airport
zoning authorities, shall not exceed 105 feet.
(2)
“Wind-Borne Debris Region” as defined by chapter 2, section 202, Definitions, of the 2018 International Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Wind-Borne Debris Region. Areas within
hurricane-prone regions located:
1.
Within 1 mile (1.61 km) of the coastal mean high-water line where
the ultimate design wind speed, Vult is 130 mph (58.1 m/s) or greater;
or
2.
In areas where the ultimate design wind speed is 142 mph (63.5 m/s)
or greater.
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For Risk Category II buildings and structures and Risk Category
III buildings and structures, except health care facilities, the windborne
debris region shall be based on figure 1609A. For Risk Category IV
buildings and structures and Risk Category III health care facilities,
the windborne debris region shall be based on figure 1609B.
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(1991 Code, sec. 9-21; Ordinance
89-427, sec. 1, adopted 3/9/89; Ordinance 00-548, sec. I, adopted 10/28/99; Ordinance 02-569, sec. I, adopted 3/28/02; Ordinance 14-733, sec. 1, adopted 4/24/14; Ordinance 14-737, sec. 1, adopted 7/24/14; Ordinance 15-751, sec. 1, adopted 2/12/15; Ordinance 16-792, sec. 1, adopted 12/8/16; Ordinance 17-803, sec. 1, adopted 5/31/17; Ordinance 19-836, sec. 1, adopted 2/14/19; 2007
Code, sec. 12-56)
In the event of any conflict with the provisions of the code
adopted by this division and the provisions of this code, state law
or city ordinances, rules or regulations, the provisions of this code,
state law or city ordinances, rules or regulations shall prevail and
be controlling.
(1973 Code, sec. 8-17; 1991 Code,
sec. 9-25; 2007 Code, sec. 12-57)
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
when used in the code adopted in this division, means the
city attorney.
when used in the code adopted in this division, means the
City of Humble, Texas.
(1973 Code, sec. 8-21; 1991 Code,
sec. 9-26; 2007 Code, sec. 12-58)
Before any permit shall be issued under this division, the applicant
shall pay a permit fee in such amounts as currently established or
as hereafter adopted by resolution of the city council from time to
time.
(1973 Code, sec. 8-23; 1991 Code,
sec. 9-28; 2007 Code, sec. 12-59)
