OR 87-375 Adopts the Uniform Building Code, 1985 edition AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 87375
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ADOPTING
THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1985 EDITION, REGULATING THE ERECTION,
CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL,
DEMOLITION, CONVERSION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA
AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND
COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFORE; PROVIDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO
SAID UNIFORM BUILDING CODE; REPEALING ALL PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; SPECIFICALLY REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 275 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED
THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to provide minimuln 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 THE CITY OF COPPELL BUILDING
CODE."
SECTION Z. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
That certain code volume and volume of code standards, copies of which
are on file in the office of the City Secretary, being marked and designated as
~Uniform Building Code," including Appendix, Chapters 1, 7, 11, 1Z, Z3, 3Z, 35, 38,
49, 51, 53, 55, 57, and 70, 1985 Edition, and the ~Uniform Building Code Standards,"
1985 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, be
and the same is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Coppell, Texas,
for regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving,
ren~oval, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and
maintenance of all buildings or structures in the City, providing for the issuance
of permits and collection of fees therefor; except as portions are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended, a copy of said volumes being attached hereto as Exhibit 'B"
and "C" and made a part hereof the same as if fully set out at length herein.
SECTION 3. SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS TO UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE
The Uniform Building Code adopted by this ordinance and attached
hereto as Exhibit 'B' is amended as follows:
(a) Section 301 (a) Permit Required. No building or structure regulated
by this code shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered,
repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished
unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first
been obtained from the Building Official.
All materials governed by this code shall be installed according
to manufacturers recommendations and specifications and installed
in a neat and workn~an like manner.
(b)Delete Section 301 (b)
(c) Section 305 (d) Approval Required. Work shall not be done on
any part of the building or structure beyond the point indicated
in each successive inspection without first obtaining the approval
of the Building Official. Such approval shall be given only after
an inspection has been made on each successive step in the
construction as indicated by each of the inspections required in
Subsection (3).
There shall be a final inspection and approval on all buildings
and structures when completed and ready for occupancy or use.
No structure may be occupied by persons or possessions before
a final acceptance has been given on the occupancy.
(d) 305 (e) Final Inspection. To be made after finish grading and
the building is completed and ready for occupancy. No structure
may be occupied by person or possessions before a final acceptance
has been given on the occupancy.
(e) 305 (g) Reinspections. A reinspection fee may be assessed for
each inspection or reinspection when such portion of work for
which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections
called for are not made.
This subsection is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection
fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to coluply with
the requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice
of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection
or reinspection.
Reinspection fees may be assessed when the permit card is not
properly posted on the work site, the approved plans are not readily
available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the
date for which inspection is requested, for failure to post an address
on the job site, for failure to have the required trash receptacle
on the job site or failure to maintain trash that can be scattered
or blown by the wind within that receptacle, or for deviating from
plans requiring the approval of the building official.
To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall file an application
therefor in writing upon a form furnished for that purpose and
pay the reinspection fee in accordance with Table No. 3-A.
In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no
additional inspection of the work will be performed until the
required fees have been paid.
(f) TABLE 3-A AMENDED
Table No. 3-A "Building Perhilt Fees" is hereby amended and the
table of fees attached hereto as Exhibit "A" shall be substituted
therefor.
SECTION 4. REPEALING CLAUSE
All parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance No. Z75 and all amendments
thereto are hereby specifically repealed. However, the repeal of existing ordinances
by this ordinance shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or the punishment
of any person for any act done or con~mitted prior to the effective date of this
ordinance in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed; and prosecution for such
offenses may be instituted and causes presently pending proceeded with in all
respects as if such prior ordinance or ordinances had not been repealed.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this
ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, 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 or unconstitutional.
SECTION 6. PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) for each offense, and each and every day such offense is continued
shall constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the
publication of its caption, as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this
the/, ' dayof ,,a..,u-c- , 1977,
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
'!W CO~STRUCTION
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/ '~CCUPANCY BUILDING AREA
' "CLASSIFICATION SQUARE FEET BUILDING FEE
1,000 or less $ 70.00
1,001 to 1,250 95.00
SINGLE FAMILY, 1,251 to 1,500 ll5.00
DUPLEX, 1,501 to 1,750 125.00
TO~NHOUSE 1,751 to 2,000 155.00
(GROUP 1) 2,001 to 2,250 185.00
2,251 to 2,500 220.00
2,501 to 3,000 250.00
3,000 to 3,500 280.00
3,501 to 4,000 310.OO
4,001 to 4,500 345.00
4,501 or more 375.00
2,000 to 20,000 ,125 + .06/sq. ft.
APART!4ENTS 20,001 to 50,000 250 + .O6/sq. ft.
(GROUP H) 50,001 to 100,000 875 + .04/sq. ft.
100,O01 to 200,0OO 1500 + .03/sq. ft.
200,001 or more 2750 + .025/sa. ft.
0 to 50 $ 20.00
GROUP: A, B, C, E, F 51 to 100 25.00
(DIV. 2), H (EXCEPT 10t to 250 30.00
APARTMENTS) 251 to ~00 35.00
40t to 500 45.00
501 to 100,000 45 + -O8/sq. ft.
100,001 to 500,000 1250 + .06/sq. ft.
500,001 or more 7500 + .05/sq. ft.
0 %o 50 $ 20.00
GROUPS: F (DZX. 1 & 3) 51 to 100 25.00
G, J, ALL SHELL 101 to 250 30.00
BUiLDi~;GS 25! to 500 35.00
501 to 5,000 45 + .08/sq. ft.
5,001 to 100,000 60 + .06/sq. ft.
100,001 to 500,000 1315 + .05/sq. ft.
500,001 or more 7550 + .04/sq. ft.
ADDITIONS, ALTEP~qTIONS AND REPAIRS
OCCUPANCY -'.:VALUE OF BUILDING FEE
CLASSIFICATION PROPOSED WORK
$ 0 to 500 20.00
501 to 1,000 25.00
ALL GROUPS 1,001 to 1,500 30.00
1,501 to 2,000 35.00
2,001 to 2,500 45.00
2,501 to 3,000 50.00
3,001 to 5,000 55.00
5,001 to 10,O00 75.00
10,001 or more 75 + 1% of value
Exhibit "~
NEW CONSTRUCTION
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'~SCCUPANCY BUILD2NG 'AREA MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL
"CLASSIFICATION SQUARE FEET PLUMBING FEES
1,000 or less $ 25.00'
1,001 to 1,250 30.00
1,251 to 1,500 35.00
SINGLE FAMILY, 1,501 to 1,750 50.00
DUPLEX, 1,751 to 2,000 65.00
TOWNHOUSE 2,001 to 2,250 70.00
(GROUP 1) 2,251 to 2,500 75.00
2,501 to 3,000 85.00
3,001 to 3,500 105.00
3,501 to 4,000 120.00
4,001 to 4,500 125.00
4,501 or more 155.00
2,000 to 20,000 S ,045/sq. ft.
APART;IENTS 20,001 to 50,000 250 + .03/sq. ft.
(GROUP H) 50,001 to 100,000 435 + .0275/sq. ft.
lO0,OOl to 200,000 685 + .025/sq. ft.
200,001 or more 1450 + .02/sq. ft.
0 to 50 S 20.00
51 to !00 20.00
GROUPS: A, B, C, D, E, F 101 to 250 25.00
(D!V. 2), H (EZCE?T 251 to 400 25.00
APARTMENTS 401 to 500 30.00
501 to 100,900 10 + .04/sq. ft.
100,001 :o 500,000 625 + .03/sq. ft.
500,001 or more 625 + .03/sq. ft.
0 to 50 S 20.00
51 to 100 20.00
GROUP: F (DIV. I & 3), 101 to 250 25.00
G, J, ALL SHELL 251 to 500 30.00
BU!LDI:;GS 501 to 5,000 15 + .025/sq. ft.
5,001 ~o 10O,O00 15 + .025/sq. ft.
100,001 to 500,000 625 + .02/sq. ft.
500,~01 or more 625 + .02/sq. ft.
ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS
OCCUPANCY VALUE OF MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL &
CLASSIFICATION PROPOSED WORK PLUMBING FEES
$ 0 to 500 $ 20.00
SO1 to 1,000 5% of value
l~O01 to 1,500 5% of value
ALL GROUPS 1,501 to 2,000 20 + 4% of value
2,001 to 2,500 20 + 4% of value
2,501 to 3,0OO 20 + 4% of value
3,001 to 5,000 55 + 3% of value
5,001 to 10,000 55 · 3% of value
10,001 or more 120 + 2% of value