OR 93-624 Adopts uniform building code AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 93624
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, BRINGING FORWARD IN
THIS ORDINANCE THE PROVISIONS OF CITY OF COPPELL ORDINANCE NO. 91-520
THAT ADOPTED THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1991 EDITION, AS THE CITY OF
COPPELL BUILDING CODE; MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE, 1991 EDITION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; EXCEPT HOWEVER, WHERE A
DIFFERENT PENALTY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW FOR SUCH OFFENSE
THE PENALTY SHALL BE THAT FIXED BY STATE LAW, AND FOR ANY OFFENSE
WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF LAW THAT GOVERNS F1RE SAFETY,
ZONING, OR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION, INCLUDING DUMPING OF REFUSE,
THE PENALTY SHALL BE A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to provide minimum standards to regulate the design,
construction, materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures
and certain equipment thereof, within the City to protect public safety, health and welfare; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. TITLE
This ordinance shall be known as "CITY OF COPPELL BUILDING CODE".
SECTION 2. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
That certain code volume and volume of code standards, as herein amended, copies
of which are on file in the office of the City Secretary, being marked and designated as "Uniform
Building Code," including Appendix Chapters 12 and 70, 1991 Edition, attached hereto as Exhibit
"A" and the "Uniform Building Code Standards," 1991 Edition, attached hereto as Exhibit "B"
published by the International Conference of Building officials, be and the same are hereby
adopted as the Building Code of the City of Coppell, Texas, for regulating the erection,
construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy,
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equipment. use. height, area and maintenance of all buildings or structures in the City, providing
for the issuance of permits and collection of/~es therefor. Except as hereinafter deleted.
modified or amended, copies of said w~lumes~ being attached hereto as Exhibits "A" and "B" are
made a part hereof the same as if fully set out at length herein and shall be maintained. together
with said amendments, in the Office of the City Secretary and be known as the City of Coppell
Building Code.
SECTION 3. SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
The Unifi>rm Building Code adopted by this ordinance and attached hereto as Exhibit "A"
is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit "1" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all
purposes. Any future amendment shall be made by amending said Exhibit "1".
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
Should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause. phrase or section of this ordinance
be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity
of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to
be invalid. illegal or unconstitutional. and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances
as a whole.
SECTION 5. REPEALING CLAUSE
That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Coppell in conflict with the provisions
ol' this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances
and provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell not in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. SAVINGS CLAUSE
An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is govemed by the prior
law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances. as amended, in effect when the offense was
committed and the former law is continued in effect fi~r this purpose.
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SECTION 7. PENALTY CLAUSE
That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or
of the Code of Ordinances, as amended. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction in the municipal court of the City of Coppell, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense, except however, where a
different penalty has been established by state law for such ofi~nse the penalty shall be that fixed
by state law. and for any offense which is a violation of any provision of law that governs fire
safety. zoning, or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, the penalty shall be
a fine not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($20)0.0(l) for each offense. Each and
every day said violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication
of the caption, as the law in such cases provide.
t4 ~ 1993.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
' CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ,,
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CITY A~OR~EY
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