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Editor’s note—Ord. No. 1180, § 2, adopted Apr. 24, 2001, amended the title of art. III to read as hereinabove set forth. Formerly, such art. III was titled, Building Code.
(a) 
Adopted.
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the city secretary, being marked and designated as the International Building Code, 2018 edition, including appendix chapters A, C, F, G, I, J, & N as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the city, for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures is herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees, therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said building code on file in the office of the city secretary are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in subsection (b).
(b) 
Amendments.
Affected sections from the 2018 International Building Code are hereby amended and set forth in exhibit 1 thereto are adopted and incorporated herein as if set forth at length, which shall control and amend the 2018 edition of the International Building Code adopted by subsection (a) above, as follows:
Section 101.l Insert: [City of Rockport, Texas]
Section 105.3 Insert: To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the department of building safety for that purpose. The applicant shall be the owner or an authorized agent (builder, building contractor) and shall be responsible to install all or part of any building system.
Section 109.2 Insert: On buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority (refer to fee schedule in Chapter 22, Rockport Code of Ordinances).
Section 109.4 Insert: Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a penalty of 400% of the usual permit fee, in addition to the required permit fees but not less than $250.00.
Section 114.4 Insert: Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed in Section 1-7, “General penalty for violations of Code; continuing violations,” City of Rockport Code of Ordinances.
Section 1612.3 Insert: [City of Rockport, Texas]
Section 1612.3 Insert: [February 17, 2016]
Section 3301.2 Insert at end: Construction equipment and materials shall be stored and placed so as not to endanger the public, the workers or adjoining property for the duration of the construction project. Construction debris/litter shall be placed in containers acceptable for the purpose.
(Ordinance 973, 5-24-94; Ordinance 1103, § 1, 11-24-98; Ordinance 1144, § 2, 2-22-00; Ordinance 1180, §§ 3, 4, 4-24-2001; Ordinance 1288, §§ 1—3, 3-23-04; Ordinance 1374, § 1, 4-10-07; Ordinance 1481, § 1, 10-13-09; Ordinance 1604, § 1, 5-28-13; Ordinance 1858, § 1, 9-28-21)
(a) 
Adopted.
A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the city secretary, being marked and designated as the International Residential Code, 2018 edition, including appendix chapters A through K and M through T as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the residential code of the city, for regulating and governing the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate. Of egress as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said residential code on file in the office of the city secretary are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in subsections (b).
(b) 
Amendments.
Affected sections from the 2018 International Residential Code are hereby amended as follows:
Section R101.1 Insert: [City of Rockport, Texas]
Section R105.3 Insert: To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the department of building safety for that purpose. The applicant shall be the owner or an authorized agent (builder, building contractor) as the case may be, and shall be responsible to install all or part of any building system.
Section R105.10 Insert: Homeowner’s permit.
Section R105.10.1 Insert: A permit may be issued to property owners for construction, alteration, installation, or repairs within the scope of this code, in a single-family residential building owned and occupied by the property owner as their homestead as indicated by the Aransas County tax records. All work must be done by their hands.
Section R108.2 Insert: On buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority (refer to fee schedule in Chapter 22, Rockport Code of Ordinances).
Section R108.6 Insert: Any person who commences work requiring a permit on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a penalty of 400% of the usual permit fee in addition to the required permit fees, but not less than $250.00.
Section R113.4 Insert: Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed in Section 1-7, “General penalty for violations of Code; continuing violations,” City of Rockport Code of Ordinances.
Table R301.2(1) Insert: [Flood Insurance Rate Map; dated February 17, 2016; Community-Panel Numbers 485504 0001-0005].
Section P2603.5.l Insert: [6 inches (150mm)], unless otherwise approved by the code official; [12 inches (300mm)], unless otherwise approved by the code official.
Section P2903.9.l Insert at the end: ... Additionally, the water service shall be valved at the curb or lot line in accordance with local requirements. On the discharge side of the city water meter, property side, inside an approved valve box with cover.
Section P3005.2.2 Insert: Cleanouts shall be installed not more than 100 feet (30480mm) apart in horizontal drainage lines measured from the upstream entrance of the cleanout. In addition, there shall be a clean-out on the property side, at or near the connection of the building sewer to the public sewer system and shall be brought to grade in an approved manner.
(Code 1972, § 7-2; Ordinance 1180, § 5, 4-24-01; Ordinance 1290, §§ 1, 2, 3-23-04; Ordinance 1374, § 2, 4-10-07; Ordinance 1415, § 1, 12-11-07; Ordinance 1481, § 2, 10-13-09; Ordinance 1604, § 2, 5-28-13; Ordinance 1858, § 2, 9-28-21)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any contractor, or other person in charge of the construction, to leave the jobsite in an unsafe or unsanitary condition at the end of each days work, as hereinafter provided.
(b) 
At the end of each work day the contractor, or other person in charge of the construction, shall be responsible for and see that i) all equipment and materials are stored and placed in neat order and/or safe location so as not to endanger the public, the workers or the adjoining property; and ii) the construction site is cleaned up such that all debris and/or litter is placed in enclosed containers or trash bins (which shall not be located in a public right-of-way unless pre-approved in writing).
(c) 
The contractor, or other person in charge of the construction, shall dispose of all cut brush, trees and/or tree limbs prior to framing of the project. However, firewood for future use may be stored on the property in a neat manner behind the front building set back line.
(Ordinance 1415, § 1, 12-11-07)
Editor’s note—Ord. No. 1180, § 6, repealed former § 22-58, Permit and deposit or bond required for house moving, which derived from the 1972 Code, § 703. Secs. 22-59—22-79 were nonsubstantive.