The building standards commission is created.
(Ordinance 1345 adopted 9/20/2022)
The building standards commission shall have the duties and
purposes as set out in chapter 54 of the Texas Local Government Code
(as adopted by the city and any other codes adopted or amended by
any subsequent or previous ordinance) to hear, determine and enforce
city ordinances related to building standards and conditions:
(1)
For
the preservation of public safety, relating to the materials or methods
used to construct a building or improvements, including the foundation,
structural elements, electrical wiring or apparatus, plumbing and
fixtures, entrances, or exits;
(2)
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, location, design, or width of entrances
or exits;
(3)
Relating
to dangerously damaged or defective buildings or improvements;
(4)
Relating
to conditions caused by accumulations of refuse, vegetation or other
matter that creates breeding and living places for insects and rodents;
(5)
To
hear appeals from decisions of the building official from persons
aggrieved by such decision and to provide the final interpretation
of the provisions of the standard codes adopted by the city.
(Ordinance 1345 adopted 9/20/2022)
Cases shall be brought before the commission by the building
official who may be assisted by the city attorney.
(Ordinance 1345 adopted 9/20/2022)
Composition of the building standards commission:
(1)
The
building and standards commission shall consist of five (5) members
appointed to two (2) year terms to run concurrently with the term
of the mayor.
(2)
Members
shall be nominated by the mayor and approved by the city council.
There shall also be appointed two (2) alternate members of the commission
who shall serve in the absence of one (1) or more regular members
when requested to do so by the mayor. The alternate members serve
for the same period as the regular members.
(3)
Regular
members or alternate members of the commission may be removed by the
city council for cause on a written charge. Before a decision regarding
the removal of a member or alternate member, the city council shall
hold a public hearing on the matter, if requested by the member or
alternate member subject to the removal action.
(4)
A
vacancy among the regular members or alternate members shall be filled
by appointment as herein provided for the unexpired term.
(Ordinance 1345 adopted 9/20/2022)
