That certain documents, three (3) copies of which are on file
in the office of the building inspector, and the city, being marked
and designated as the International Plumbing Code, 2015 edition, including
appendix chapters as published by the International Code Council,
be and is hereby adopted as the code of the city, for regulating and
controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, erection,
installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement,
addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the city and
providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor;
and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms
of such International Plumbing Code, 2015 edition, published by the
International Code Council, on file in the office of the building
inspector, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof
as if fully set out in this article.
(Ordinance 745 adopted 6/11/12; Ordinance
821 adopted 9/12/2022)
That the following sections are hereby revised:
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Section 101.1 Insert: City of Slaton,
Texas.
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Section 106.6.2 Insert: Fee schedule:
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Section 106.6.3 Insert: Fee refunds.
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1.
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The full amount of fees shall be refunded that were erroneously
paid or collected.
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2.
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The full amount of fees shall be refunded when paid for a permit
that has not commenced.
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The building inspector shall not authorize the refunding of
any fee paid except upon written request by the original permittee
not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
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Section 108.4 Insert: Violations penalties.
This subsection is amended to read:
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Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
code shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500.00) per day for each day that the violation of this code occurs
or continues and each day shall be deemed to constitute a separate
offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein
provided. Issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and
specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for,
or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this
code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the
provisions of this code shall be valid, insofar as the work or use,
which it authorizes, is lawful.
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The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans shall
not prevent the administrative authority from thereafter requiring
the correction of errors in said plans and specifications or from
preventing construction operations being carried on hereunder when
in violation of this code or of another ordinance or from revoking
any certificate of approval when issued in error.
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Section 108.5 Insert: Stop-work orders.
This subsection is amended to read:
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Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure
after having being served with a stop-work order, except such work
as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe
condition, shall be liable for a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00).
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Section 904.1 Insert. Roof extensions.
This subsection is amended to read:
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All open vent pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated
at least 10 inches above the roof, except that where a roof is to
be used for any purpose other than weather protection, the vent extensions
shall be run at least 7 feet above the roof.
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(Ordinance 745 adopted 6/11/12; Ordinance
821 adopted 9/12/2022)
