The purpose of this article is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public and welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within this jurisdiction and certain equipment specifically regulated herein.
(Code 1975, § 5-41)
This article is not intended to be in conflict with the adopted building code of the city. Rather, this article is intended to supplement the adopted building code. When any conflict shall arise between this article and the adopted building code, the most restrictive requirement shall apply. The term "building code" is meant to refer collectively to the adopted building code, electrical code, mechanical code, plumbing code, fire code and other adopted development and construction regulations and standards.
(Code 1975, § 5-42)
The city manager shall appoint the building official. The building official shall, on the authority of the city manager, carry out the duties of building official. It shall be the duty of the building official to enforce the provisions of this article and the building code.
(Code 1975, § 5-43)
(a) 
No building or structure within the city shall be used, subjected to change in use or character of use, occupied or reoccupied unless a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building official. In the event that any building or structure is leased or subleased in separate lease-units, each lease-unit must have a certificate of occupancy issued to such separate lease-unit.
(b) 
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any portion of this section by using, changing the use or character of use, occupying or reoccupying a building or structure without a certificate of occupancy shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in accordance with the provisions of this article. The tenant, property manager and the owner shall be deemed severally and jointly guilty of violation.
(c) 
In order to further compel compliance with this article, the building official may order that no utility services be provided, and/or order the disconnection of utility services (including electricity) to a building or portion thereof, which is used, occupied or reoccupied without a valid certificate of occupancy or in violation of a current certificate of occupancy. In the event that a leased portion of any building is in violation of this article, the utilities provided to the entire building may be discontinued upon order of the building official until the violation is abated. However, in the event that the portion of the leased portion of the building which is in violation of the code is separately metered for utility, then the building official's order to stop utilities shall apply only to that utility provided to the portion of the building in violation of this article. The utility provider shall give full force and effect to the order of the building official.
(Code 1975, § 5-44; Ordinance 3000, § 4, adopted 5/12/2008; Ordinance 3035, § 5, adopted 12/22/2008)
(a) 
As a prerequisite to obtaining permits as required by the building code, any person or firm operating under the provisions of this article within the city shall be registered as a contractor and pay an annual fee as established in appendix A which shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. The director of finance shall review all fees annually and adjust fees by the increase in the DFW Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12 months as established by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Contractors exempt from payment of fees as provided by state law shall be required to register.
(b) 
Each contractor shall maintain this registration with the city until the completion of work being performed under such permit. Each contractor shall furnish the building official with a written notice of contractor's permanent business and residential address, telephone numbers and driver's license number.
(c) 
The term "contractor" shall be defined as any person or firm performing work for which a permit is required, and may include but not be limited to framing carpenters, plumbers, electricians, heating and air conditioning contractors, concrete, fence, and swimming pool contractors, irrigators, roofers, sign, propane, backflow testing and fire sprinkler contractors as determined by the building official.
Exception: Homeowners performing work on their own place of residence or homestead in accordance with state statutes and local regulations shall be exempt from contractor registration fees.
(d) 
The registration may be renewed for the ensuing year by the filing of a new registration and the payment of a renewal fee as set forth herein. No refund will be paid in the event of the revocation or surrender of any such certificate of license.
(e) 
A registration may be revoked by the building official for violating any part of this code or violation of other city ordinances or for any other acts deemed a detriment to the city or citizens. Registration may be revoked by the building official for due cause. The construction board of appeals may hear revocation appeals by applicants desiring reinstatement.
(f) 
In addition to revocation by the building official found in subsection (e), the construction code appeals board, at the discretion of the building official, may be convened in order to consider an action against a current registration(s) due to poor construction practices, lack of construction quality, repeat code violations, multiple customer complaints, and similar issues. The board may revoke, suspend, or assign other probationary measures towards a registrant as a result of evidence presented to the board.
(1) 
The construction code appeals board shall have the authority to suspend or revoke any registration issued under this section for acts by the registrant including, but not limited to, the following:
a. 
Failure to observe a stop order issued under the building official;
b. 
Initiating work in violation of the board's decision or prior to the board's decision;
c. 
Causing or permitting the unauthorized or prohibited transfer or assignment of a valid registration, or providing false, misleading or inaccurate information when applying for registration;
d. 
Failure to correct inspection report items;
e. 
Repeated poor construction practices and lack of construction quality;
f. 
Repeat violations of other parts of this code or other city ordinance;
g. 
Multiple customer complaints;
h. 
Conviction of the practice of any fraud or deceit in securing a registration or a permit; conviction of the practice of any fraud or deceit for an activity related to the construction trade;
i. 
Accumulation of two decisions of the board to suspend registration; or
j. 
Accumulation within a period of 12 months of two stop orders issued under the building code.
(2) 
Such suspension/revocation of registration shall be for a time as determined by the board. After expiration of such period of time as the board shall have designated, and after payment of any outstanding fines and the routine renewal fee if it has become due in the interim, the suspended/revoked registration shall again become valid and effective for the balance of its time until expiration or a subsequent suspension or revocation.
(3) 
Suspension or revocation hearing. In considering charges under this article regarding suspension or revocation of a registration, the building code board of appeals shall proceed upon sworn information furnished it by any person. Such information shall be in writing and shall be duly verified by the person familiar with the allegations made. The board shall make an order setting the matter for hearing at a specified time and place, and the secretary of the board shall cause a copy of the board's order and of the sworn information to be served upon the registrant by registered mail at least 15 days before the date set for the hearing. The registrant may appear in person or by counsel at the time and place named in the order and present a defense to the board. The city attorney for the City of North Richland Hills shall provide counsel for the board. If the registrant fails or refuses to appear, the board may proceed to hear and determine the charge in the registrant's absence. If the registrant pleads guilty or if upon a hearing the board finds any of the charges to be true, it may enter an order suspending or revoking the certificate of registration. Failure to properly perfect an appeal in a court of competent jurisdiction within ten days of receipt of the board's decision shall render the board's decision final. Suspension or revocation of a registration resulting from a decision of the board shall preclude the registrant from securing a permit for work controlled by that registration in the City of North Richland Hills or from becoming so registered under any different identification as long as the suspension or revocation is in effect.
(Code 1975, § 5-45; Ordinance 3000, § 4, adopted 5/12/2008; Ordinance 3035, § 6, adopted 12/22/2008)
(a) 
Permits are required for the construction, repair or replacement of driveway approaches, sidewalks or curbs and gutters within the city right-of-way. The construction, repair or replacement of driveway approaches, sidewalks or curbs and gutters shall conform to the specifications contained in the Public Works Design Manual.
(b) 
Exceptions to this section are as follows:
(1) 
A homeowner who resides at his property as his homestead who performs the work himself;
(2) 
Contractors performing such work for the city under contract requiring a separate performance bond; and
(3) 
Contractors performing such work for public utility companies.
(Code 1975, § 5-46)
(a) 
No building or part of any building shall be moved through or across any sidewalk, street, alley or highway within the city unless a permit has been obtained from the building official in accordance with this section. The permit fee is nonrefundable and shall only be valid for a 24-hour period.
(b) 
Any bonded house mover desiring a house moving permit shall file a written application with the building official, not less than 15 days prior to the proposed date of the moving of the structure, supplying the following information:
(1) 
The type and kind of building to be moved.
(2) 
Describe the new location by lot, block, subdivision and street address.
(3) 
The present location of the structure.
(4) 
The date and time such building will be upon the streets.
(5) 
The proposed route from present to new location.
(6) 
The written consent of the local utility companies which may be affected by such activity.
(7) 
Prior approval from the city police department.
(8) 
Such other pertinent information as the building official may deem necessary.
(c) 
If, in the opinion of the building official, the moving of any building or structure will cause serious injury to persons or property, or will cause serious injury to the streets or other public improvements, or the building to be moved has deteriorated more than 50 percent of its original value by fire or other elements, or the moving of the building will violate any requirement of the building code or of the zoning ordinance of the city, the permit may not be issued and the building may not be moved over the streets.
(d) 
No building or structure shall be moved into or within the city limits unless a building permit has been obtained from the building official. Every building or structure moved into or within the city limits shall comply with the requirements in the building code for new buildings or structures.
(e) 
No application to move a structure into, out of, or within the city limits shall be approved unless the applicant has provided proof of insurance in the amount of $500,000.00 combined single limits.
(Code 1975, § 5-47)
Permanent and temporary addresses for buildings and structures shall be provided by the property owner, tenant or management company in accordance with the following:
(1) 
Any location requiring a building permit shall have posted an address sign in a conspicuous place on the premises either by permanent or temporary means in accordance with this article. If temporary, the address sign shall be maintained by the permit holder or his agent during construction.
(2) 
Temporary address numbers for residential properties shall be not less than three inches (76.2 mm) in height and with a contrasting color to their background shall be posted on the property so the numbers may be read from the street at all times.
(3) 
Temporary address numbers for commercial properties shall be not less than six inches (152.4 mm) in height and with a contrasting color to their background shall be posted on the property so the numbers may be read from the street at all times.
(4) 
Permanent address numbers for residential properties shall be not less than three inches (76.2 mm) in height and with a contrasting color to their background shall be posted on the front and rear, if an alley is present, of all residential structures prior to receiving a final inspection.
(5) 
Permanent address numbers for commercial buildings shall be not less than six inches (152.4 mm) in height and with a contrasting color to their background shall be posted on the front of all commercial buildings prior to receiving a certificate of occupancy.
(6) 
Permanent address numbers for commercial lease spaces shall be not less than three inches (76.2 mm) in height and with a contrasting color to their background. The address numbers shall be posted on the front door and rear door, if accessible by vehicle, on the electric meter base, the gas meter and on each roof top air conditioning unit of all commercial suites or lease spaces prior to receiving a certificate of occupancy.
(7) 
Permanent address numbers for multifamily projects shall be as follows:
a. 
The complex shall be addressed as __________ STREET NAME. Each apartment building shall be numbered 1 through _____ as indicated on the site plan. Each floor will be numbered 1 through _____. Each apartment unit will be numbered 1 through _____. The last number indicates the apartment number. The second to the last number indicates the floor. The first, or first two numbers, will indicate the building number. Apartment number 121 indicates building 1, floor 2, apartment 1. Apartment number 1016 indicates building 10, floor 1, apartment number 6.
b. 
A placard shall be mounted on the face of the building so that it will be visible from the fire department access road. The placard shall have the building number indicated by "BLDG #_____" in letters no less than ten inches (254 mm) in height. Below that shall be listed the apartment units that are included in the building by "#111 to #126" in letters no less than six inches (152.4 mm) in height. The numbers shall be at least one inch (25.4 mm) in width and shall be contrasting in color with their background.
(Code 1975, § 5-48)
The design of slab on grade foundations supporting shall be designed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the state. Foundation design shall take into account soil conditions. In lieu of an engineered design, the following minimum requirements may be utilized:
(1) 
Foundation beam and slab requirements supporting not more than two floors.
a. 
Exterior foundation beam requirements for single story structures shall be as follows: The minimum beam depth shall be 20 inches (508 mm). The minimum beam width shall be 12 inches (304.8 mm). The beam shall extend into undisturbed soil a minimum of 12 inches (304.8 mm).
b. 
Exterior foundation beam requirements for two-story structures shall be as follows: The minimum beam depth shall be 24 inches (609.6 mm). The minimum beam width shall be 12 inches (304.8 mm). The beam shall extend into undisturbed soil a minimum of 12 inches (304.8 mm).
c. 
Interior foundation beam requirements shall be as follows: The minimum beam depth shall be 16 inches (406.4 mm). The minimum beam width shall be 12 inches (304.8 mm). The maximum beam separation in any direction shall not exceed 14 feet (4,267.2 mm). Dead-end beams are prohibited.
d. 
The minimum concrete slab thickness shall be five inches (127 mm) of concrete.
(2) 
Foundation reinforcement requirements.
a. 
In every exterior and interior foundation beam, there shall be four bars of #5 sized deformed reinforcement. The reinforcement shall be placed so that two bars are located in the upper portions of the beam and so that two bars are located in the bottom portion of the beam. Reinforcement shall run parallel to the beam direction. Interior and exterior beam reinforcement shall be supported and tied at least at four feet (1,219.2 mm) intervals using stirrups of the same size or other acceptable methods.
b. 
In the concrete slab, there shall be a minimum of #3 sized deformed reinforcement placed at 12 inches (304.8 mm) on center each way. Concrete slab reinforcement shall be supported on chairs to provide a minimum of two inches (50.8 mm) of concrete coverage.
c. 
All steel shall overlap at least 40 diameters.
(3) 
Miscellaneous requirements.
a. 
Slab on grade foundations may not be placed on fill material unless fill is compacted to 95 percent of standard proctor dry density and verified with lab reports submitted to the building official.
b. 
All concrete shall have a minimum compressive strength of 3,000 psi in 28 days. Select cushion sand shall be a minimum of two inches (50.8 mm) thick placed below the slab.
c. 
Admixtures shall not contain any chemicals in sufficient quantity that may have a harmful affect on the reinforcement steel or the concrete. Chlorides, sulfites and nitrates shall not be used.
d. 
Piers shall be used when fill does not satisfy compaction requirements. Placement, size, depth and any required reinforcement shall be determined by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the state.
e. 
All foundation reinforcing steel shall not extend closer than 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of exterior form boards or adjacent earth.
f. 
Wood plates or sills shall be anchored to the foundation or foundation wall. Steel bolts with a minimum nominal diameter of one-half inch (12.7 mm) shall be used. Blots shall be embedded at least seven inches (178 mm) into the concrete and shall be spaced not more than six feet (1,829 mm) apart. There shall be a minimum of two bolts per piece with one bolt located not more than 12 inches (305 mm) or less than seven-bolt diameters from each end of the piece. A properly sized nut and washer shall be tightened on each bolt to the plate.
(Code 1975, § 5-49)
Grading, excavation and fill regulations for development of sites supervised by building permits shall be as follows:
(1) 
Excavations or fills of a building site shall grade permanent slopes no steeper than three feet (914.4 mm) horizontal to one foot (304.8) vertical.
(2) 
Exception to subsection (1) of this section may be permitted by the building official upon review and approval of slope and erosion control design based on site-specific soil investigation.
(3) 
Retaining walls may be constructed to correct excessive slopes. All retaining walls in excess of three feet in height as measured from the base of the footing to the top of the wall must be designed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the state. For the purpose of this section, the height of multiple retaining walls is cumulative if the top of the higher wall is intersected by a line drawn 45 degrees from the horizontal from the bottom of the lower wall to the top of the higher wall. Retaining walls shall be maintained in a manner which does not constitute a public hazard to persons or property. All retaining walls shall be maintained reasonably plumb and structurally sound. Any retaining wall which is severely deteriorated and/or constitutes a public hazard to persons or property as determined by the building official, or is ten degrees or more out of plumb shall be repaired, replaced, removed.
(4) 
Retaining walls less than three feet (1,219.2 mm) in height shall be designed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the state if the wall is supporting loads imposed by other than the soil retained by the wall.
(5) 
Wood retaining walls greater than 24 inches shall be prohibited.
(6) 
Site grading shall be done in conformance with approved subdivision grading plans. Where such grading plans do not exist, the permit applicant must submit grading plans for review and approval in accordance to section 98-196. Lot drainage may not cross more than one adjacent lot before the water is discharged to the street or a designated drainage easement.
(7) 
Erosion control shall be provided by an approved method which may include:
a. 
Continuous block sod;
b. 
Siltation screening;
c. 
A silt collection pond when approved by the director of public works;
d. 
Other storm water pollution controls accepted by the director of public works and the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality.
(8) 
Dust control shall be provided by approved watering methods or by other means approved by the building official or the director of public works.
(Code 1975, § 5-51; Ordinance 3035, § 7, adopted 12/22/2008)
Unless otherwise supervised by a building permit, no person shall increase or decrease the elevation of a lot, tract, or parcel of land by six inches (152.4 mm), or more, from the original elevation, on an area of 1,000 square feet (304,800 mm), or more, unless a grading and excavation permit has been obtained from the director of public works. For the purpose of this section, the original elevation shall be considered the elevation that existed five years prior to the application date of the grading and excavation permit. A grading and excavation permit shall comply with the following:
(1) 
When the area proposed to be graded, excavated or filled is located within the limits of the 100-year flood area, approval of a separate development permit issued by the floodplain administrator shall be required as a prerequisite to the approval of the grading and excavation permit.
(2) 
The grading and excavation permit shall indicate whether the soil will or will not be compacted according to the requirements of the building code and, when compacted, the applicant shall provide the director of public works with compaction reports.
(3) 
When the area proposed to be cut or filled is a building site for a permanent structure or parking area, the compaction requirements contained in the building code shall be required as a condition to the approval of the grading and excavation permit.
(4) 
Erosion control shall be provided by one of the following means:
a. 
Continuous block sod;
b. 
Siltation screening;
c. 
A silt collection pond when approved by the director of public works;
d. 
Other storm water pollution controls accepted by the director of public works and the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality.
(5) 
Dust control shall be provided by approved watering methods or by other means approved by the director of public works.
(6) 
The method of dust and erosion control shall be indicated on the grading and excavation permit application. Erosion control shall be maintained until vegetative cover is reestablished. The property owner shall remove the erosion control materials upon the city's request.
(Code 1975, § 5-52; Ordinance 2688, § 2, adopted 2/24/2003; Ordinance 3035, § 8, adopted 12/22/2008)
The general contractor listed on each building permit shall be responsible for the erection and maintenance of trash and debris containers. Each general contractor and subcontractor performing work on the job site shall be jointly and severally responsible for control of construction debris. The construction debris shall be collected and contained as outlined in this section.
(1) 
It shall be the responsibility of the general contractor and any subcontractor performing work on the job site to retrieve any and all debris and trash created by the activities described in the building permit. No trash, debris or other refuse shall be permitted to be blown, dropped, floated, dumped or carried onto any adjacent property or into the city right-of-way. All such trash and debris that is capable of being carried onto adjacent property and/or into the city right-of-way shall be continually monitored and placed into the required container.
(2) 
The general contractor and subcontractors shall be responsible for the removal of any dirt or mud which has been deposited onto a city street as a result of construction activities described in the building permit.
(3) 
Required containers shall be emptied at intervals sufficient to prevent trash and debris from overflowing.
(4) 
Failure to comply with this section shall result in the ability to obtain required inspections and/or in a "stop work" issued by the building official until such time that the contractor has complied the requirements of this section.
(Code 1975, § 5-53)
Sanitation services shall be provided at all residential construction sites in accordance with city ordinance requirements. Except as provided by chapter 66 of this Code, removal of trash and debris from residential construction sites shall be provided by the city's solid waste contractor. It shall be the responsibility of the developer or builder to arrange and compensate the solid waste contractor for this service. The use of any company or individual other than the city's solid waste contractor for the purpose of disposing of construction refuse is a violation of this section unless the company or individual used has a permit under section 66-13 and is constructing the building or has a primary business which involves the cleaning, clearing and removal of residential construction debris.
(Ordinance 2688, § 1, adopted 2/24/2003; Ordinance 2715, § 2, adopted 7/28/2003)
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to temporarily occupy any portion of any public street, alley or sidewalk within the city for the purpose of placing material or rubbish for or from building operations for any purpose whatsoever connected with the erection, removal, alteration or repair of any building or other structure shall first apply to the building official for permission for such temporary occupancy. The application shall state that the principal of the property will discharge all claims of every character arising from or occasioned by such temporary occupancy of such street, alley or sidewalk, or the construction or repair of such building and will discharge all judgments obtained, together with all costs attached thereto against the city, by reason of any such claim, injury or damage sustained. Every person, firm or corporation carrying on any such building operation shall keep all streets, alleys and sidewalks adjacent to such building operations carried on by them in a clean and orderly condition, and unobstructed, except as provided by the temporary occupancy. At the expiration of the time stipulated in the temporary occupancy, the principal of the property shall restore all such streets, alleys and sidewalks to as good a condition as they were before the beginning of such operation.
(Code 1975, § 5-54)
(a) 
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of a new structure or for the addition to an existing structure, a final grading plan (as defined in the Public Works Design Manual) shall be submitted for review and approval. The final grading plan shall consist minimally of the following:
(1) 
A topographical map with sufficient perimeter area to provide a clear definition of the initial elevations, watercourses and drainage patterns;
(2) 
One-foot (304.8 mm) contours, spot elevations (expressed in real datum) and flow arrows; and
(3) 
Limits and depths of excavation or fill.
(b) 
Lot grading plans shall be designed with the following criteria:
(1) 
The finished floor elevation shall be set a minimum of 15 inches (381 mm) above the top of the curb at the centerline of the lot on an adjacent street frontage.
(2) 
The grade away from a foundation on all sides shall be a minimum of six inches (152.4 mm) within the first ten feet (3,048 mm) or to the property line, whichever comes first.
(3) 
There shall not be less than six inches (152.4 mm) of exposed foundation above the finished lot grade.
(4) 
No grade shall exceed a maximum three horizontal to one vertical (3:1) (33.3 percent) grade. Correction of grade may be accomplished through the use of retaining walls.
(5) 
Any swales created through the application of this criterion shall have a minimum grade of one percent.
(6) 
Structures located on lots within the 100-year floodplain shall provide a finished floor elevation of not less than 1.5 feet (457.2 mm) above the 100-year base flood elevation. For structures located within the 100-year floodplain, a FEMA finished floor certificate shall be provided to the building official prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(c) 
A final grading plan sealed by a registered professional engineer licensed to practice in the state that shows the building footprint of the proposed structure may be submitted by the applicant in lieu of the criteria contained in this section. The final grading plan shall require the approval of the building official and the director of public works.
(d) 
Final grading plans that have been reviewed and approved as an element of multi-lot subdivision shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section.
(e) 
Residential lot grading shall be designed so surface water runoff will not cross more than one adjacent lot before the water is discharged to the street or a designated drainage easement.
(f) 
Nonresidential lot grading shall be designed so that surface water runoff will be carried to streets or drainage easements. No surface water may drain onto an adjacent property without the approval of the director of public works.
(g) 
A drainage study, as defined in the Public Works Design Manual, may be required if off-site of on-site stormwater drainage facilities or drainage easements are required as a result of proposed development. The director of public works will make the final determination of the necessity of a drainage study.
(Code 1975, § 5-55)
(a) 
Restroom requirement.
The general contractor for each building permit for new buildings or additions to existing buildings is required to provide temporary restroom facilities for use by construction workers.
(b) 
Exception.
The requirements of this section shall not apply when:
(1) 
Restroom facilities in the existing building on the lot are available to construction workers; or
(2) 
Restroom facilities are available within 150 feet (45,720 mm) of the lot on which the permit authorizes work.
(Code 1975, § 5-56; Ordinance 2688, § 3, adopted 2/24/2003; Ordinance 2761, § 1, adopted 12/15/2003)
The building official is authorized to develop and publish policies and procedures to assist in the enforcement and abatement of certain construction activities that create ongoing situations requiring additional and repeated efforts to enforce. The policies and procedures must provide for a tiered level of enforcement and abatement that provides for a warning notice, a stop work notice and may provide for a fine or reinspection fee.
(Code 1975, § 5-57)
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Editor's note — Former § 98-199, which pertained to hours of outdoor construction activities and derived from Code 1975, § 5-58, was repealed by Ordinance 3000, 5/12/2008.
(a) 
Required for sampling and testing; approved location.
When required by the director of public works, a sampling port built in accordance with the Public Works Design Manual shall be constructed to permit the sampling and testing of effluent discharges from a building. The sampling port shall be located in a place that is approved by the director of public works.
(b) 
Exception.
When deemed adequate by the director of public works, a manhole provided at the connection of the building sewer to the city main may serve as the required sampling port.
(Code 1975, § 5-59)
Where inspectors must enter buildings under construction in order to perform inspections as required by the building code, the permit holder is required to provide reasonable access to the building interior during periods of inclement weather. Reasonable access shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, temporary walkways of concrete, rock, stone or board and permanent sidewalks.
(Code 1975, § 5-60)
Parking lots and maneuvering areas, not including fire lanes, of all developments shall comply with the following minimum paving standards:
(1) 
Concrete paving standards.
a. 
Residential: 3.5 inches (88.9 mm) of 3,000 psi concrete (28-day compressive strength). Reinforced shall consist of #3 rebar placed on 24-inch (609.6 mm) centers each way.
b. 
Commercial: 4.5 inches (114.3 mm) of 3,000 psi concrete (28-day compressive strength). Reinforced shall consist of #3 rebar placed on 24-inch (609.6 mm) centers each way. Subgrade shall be required.
c. 
The subgrade shall be:
1. 
Stabilized with six-inch (152.4 mm) lime. The subgrade shall be stabilized with hydrated lime in sufficient amount to reduce the plasticity index below 15. If no laboratory control is used, the amount of lime shall be equal to 7.5 percent by unit dry weight of soil estimated at 75 pounds per cubic feet, or 32 pounds of lime per square yard of surface area treated to a six-inch (152.4 mm) thickness; or
2. 
Scarified and compacted to at least 95 percent Standard Proctor density.
d. 
Construction/expansion joints shall be spaced at a maximum of 15.5 feet (4,724.4 mm) on centers each way. Construction/expansion joints may be dummy or sawed joints to a depth of at least one inch (25.4 mm) deep. To ensure proper runoff in order to prevent ponding, the pavement surface should have a minimum slope of one percent (12 inches [304.8 mm] per 100 feet [30,480 mm]). Concrete shall be placed and finished in accordance with the approved grading plan.
(2) 
Asphalt paving standards.
a. 
Three inches (76.2 mm) of Type "D" H.M.A.C. (hot mix asphalt concrete).
b. 
The subgrade shall be:
1. 
Stabilized with six-inch (152.4 mm) lime. The subgrade shall be stabilized with hydrated lime in sufficient amount to reduce the plasticity index below 15. If no laboratory control is used, the amount of lime shall be equal to 7.5 percent by unit dry weight of soil estimated at 75 pounds per cubic feet, or 32 pounds of lime per square yard of surface area treated to a six-inch (152.4 mm) thickness.
2. 
Scarified and compacted to at least 95 percent Standard Proctor density.
3. 
To ensure proper runoff in order to prevent ponding, the pavement surface should have a minimum slope of one percent (12 inches [304.8 mm] per 100 feet [30,480 mm]). Concrete shall be placed and finished in accordance with the approved grading plan.
(3) 
Alternate design standard.
As an alternate to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the permit applicant may submit a design that will be equivalent in performance of the specifications above. The equivalent design must take into account the soil conditions of the site to be developed. The alternate design shall be prepared by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the state.
(4) 
Private streets and roads.
Private streets and roads that may be utilized as the means of access by public and/or private services, and which may function similar in character to a publicly dedicated street, shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Public Works Design Manual regarding materials, construction methods, and required inspections. Prior to construction of any such streets, the city shall collect plan review fees and inspection fees in accordance with the city's fee table.
(Code 1975, § 5-61; Ordinance 3035, § 9, adopted 12/22/2008)
Any fence which is repaired shall be repaired using material of the same character and appearance as the remainder of the fence. This shall not be deemed to exclude either a tapering of portions of the fence to a permitted height or a difference in appearance due to natural weathering. "Remainder" shall not be deemed to include any other existing fence on the property which is a different height. Any person owning or in charge of property where a repair is made in violation of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ordinance 3054, § 1, adopted 6/8/2009)