(a)
The
2006 edition of the International [Building] Code, as amended, with
an appendix thereto with revisions and all appendices thereto, is
adopted as the standard for the regulating and controlling of all
electrical work [sic] within the city, and the same is hereby made
a part of this section as fully and to the same extent as though copied
in full.
(b)
The
city secretary shall keep on file in her office a copy of the ordinance
adopting this section, the latest copy of the International Building
Code, 2006 edition, and copies of all amendments, changes or revisions
that may be made to same, and such copies shall be open to inspection
by any person.
(c)
Any
person, firm, corporation or agent who shall violate a provision of
this code or of the technical codes shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
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 the code or of the technical codes is committed
or continued.
(Ordinance 473 adopted 9/17/07)
(a)
Wherever
the word “municipality” is used in the building code,
it shall be held to mean the City of Jourdanton, Texas.
(b)
Wherever
the term “corporation counsel” is used in the building
code, it shall be held to mean the attorney for the City of Jourdanton,
Texas.
(1988 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1.07)
(a)
Office established.
(1)
The office of building official is hereby created, and the executive
official in charge shall be known as the building official.
(2)
The building official shall be appointed by the city [manager]. His
appointment shall continue during good behavior and satisfactory service.
He shall not be removed from office except for cause after full opportunity
has been given him to be heard on specific charges.
(3)
During temporary absence or disability of the building official,
the appointing authority shall designate an acting building official.
(b)
Qualifications.
He shall be in good health, physically
capable of making the necessary examinations and inspections. He shall
not have any interest whatever, directly or indirectly, in the sale
or manufacture of any material, process or device entering into or
used in or in connection with building construction, alterations,
removal, and demolition.
(c)
Duties.
(1)
He shall receive applications required by this division, issue permits
and furnish the prescribed certificates. He shall examine the premises
for which permits have been issued and shall make necessary inspections
to see that provisions of law are complied with and that construction
is prosecuted safely. He shall enforce all provisions of the building
code. He shall, when requested by proper authority, or when the public
interest so requires, make investigations in connection with matters
referred to in the building code and render written reports on the
same. To enforce compliance with law, to remove illegal or unsafe
conditions, to secure the necessary safeguards during construction,
or to require adequate exit facilities in buildings and structures,
he shall issue such notices or orders as may be necessary.
(2)
Inspections required under provisions of the building code shall
be made by the building official or his duly appointed assistant.
The building official may accept reports of inspectors of recognized
inspection services, after investigation of their qualifications and
reliability. No certificate called for by any provision of the building
code shall be issued on such reports unless the same are in writing
and certified to by a responsible officer of such service.
(3)
The building official shall keep comprehensive records of applications,
of permits issued, of certificates issued, of inspections made, of
reports rendered, and of notices or orders issued.
(4)
All such records shall be open to public inspection for good and
sufficient reasons at the stated office hours, but shall not be removed
from the office of the building official without his written consent.
(5)
The building official shall make written reports to his immediate
superior once each month, or oftener if requested, including statements
of permits and certificates issued, and orders promulgated.
(1988 Code, ch. 3, secs. 1.02–1.04)
Any officer or employee, or member of the board of adjustments
and appeals, charged with the enforcement of this division, acting
for the city in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render
himself liable personally, and he is hereby relieved from all personal
liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as
a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his
duties. Any suit brought against any officer or employee because of
such act performed by him in the enforcement of any provision of this
division shall be defended by the [city attorney] until the final
termination of the proceedings.
(1988 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1.05)
The building official, in the discharge of his official duties,
and upon proper identification, shall have authority to enter any
building, structure or premises at any reasonable hour.
(1988 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1.06)
(a)
Required; fee; expiration.
(1)
Before commencing construction and remodeling or addition to any
house or building or setting up or locating a mobile home on any premises
within the corporate limits of the city, the owner of the premises
or his representative shall first apply for a building permit from
the city secretary.
(2)
Upon furnishing a description of the property upon which the construction
is to be done or the mobile home is to be set up or located, and the
payment of the prescribed fee, the city secretary shall issue a building
permit to the applicant.
(3)
The schedule of rates for building permits shall be as provided for in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(4)
In any case in which the city secretary shall require it, plans and
specifications of the proposed construction, together with such other
information as required by the city secretary, shall be furnished
by the applicant before a permit shall be issued.
(5)
In any case in which the city secretary shall determine that the applicant has misrepresented the cost of construction, he may cancel any building permit previously issued until the applicant provides either satisfactory evidence of the cost of the cost [sic] of construction or pays any additional amount deemed necessary to cover the cost of the permit as set forth in subsection (3) above.
(6)
All building permits issued by the city shall expire ninety (90)
days from the date of issuance. The permit holder may seek a one-time
thirty (30) day extension. If construction is not completed within
ninety (90) days from the date of issuance, the permit holder shall
purchase another permit.
(1988 Code, ch. 3, sec. 1.09; Ordinance 386 adopted 5/20/02)
