There is hereby established a building and standards commission,
which shall:
(1)
Hear
and determine cases regarding the following types of ordinances:
(A)
For the preservation of public safety, relating to the materials
or methods used to construct a building or improvement, including
the foundation, structural elements, electrical wiring or apparatus,
plumbing and fixtures, entrances, or exits;
(B)
Relating to the fire safety of a building or improvement, including
provisions relating to materials, types of construction or design,
warning devices, sprinklers or other fire suppression devices, availability
of water supply for extinguishing fires, and location, design, or
width of entrances or exits;
(C)
Relating to dangerously damaged or defective buildings or improvements;
or
(D)
Relating to conditions caused by accumulations of refuse, vegetation,
or other matter that creates breeding and living places for insects
and rodents.
(2)
To
hear appeals from decisions of the building inspector from persons
aggrieved by such decision and to provide the final interpretation
of the provisions of the standard codes adopted by the city.
(Ordinance 2016-04 adopted 6/16/16)
(a)
The
members of the commission shall be nominated and appointed by the
city council and the commission shall be composed of no less than
five (5) members and no more than seven (7) members.
(b)
Members
shall be residents of the city.
(c)
Members
shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years. Vacancies shall be
filled for an unexpired term in the manner in which original appointments
are made.
(d)
Members
shall serve without any form of compensation.
(Ordinance 2016-04 adopted 6/16/16)
(a)
The
chairperson of the commission, or in his or her absence, the vice
chairperson, shall preside over all meetings and shall determine all
questions of order, procedure, and the reception of evidence.
(b)
The
commission shall establish rules and regulations for its own procedures
consistent with state law, due process, this code, and the city charter.
Hearings shall not be required to be conducted in strict compliance
with the Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Civil Procedure, or
Rules of Evidence.
(c)
A
majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
(Ordinance 2016-04 adopted 6/16/16)
The decisions and rulings of the commission shall be determined
by the concurring vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
Any member of the commission who did not hear the evidence accepted
at a hearing, or who has a conflict of interest in a case, as determined
by ch. 171, Texas Local Government Code, shall not participate or
vote in the decision in that case.
(Ordinance 2016-04 adopted 6/16/16)
