Ordinance No. 855oRns n,, w E No. 855
.AN ORDINANCE AMENDINC AN ORDINANCE, "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR FIRE
LIFTS, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, E,-)UIP-
MENT AND REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES dITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF
BAYTOWN. TEXAS; REPEALING OIRDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING
A. SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE THERE -
OF." BEING ORDINANCE NO. 637, PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, OF
BAYTOWN ON THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1964, BY ADDING PARAGRAPHS`�(e), f)
AND (f6 TO SECTION FIVE (3); AND, BY ADDING PARAGRAPHS 5, 6 AND 7 TO
SECTION THIRTY -ONE (31) THERETO, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTO141i, TEXAS:
A r tB
Section 11: That paragraphs (te), Q) and {gj she'll be added to Section 5
and shz ,Al read as fellows, to -wit:
(e). Conditions of the Permit: The Building Official shall act upon an appli-
cation for a permit with plans as filed, or as amended, withoutAi"sonable or un-
necessary delay. A permit shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the
work and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter, or set aside
any of the provisions of this code, nor shall such issuance or a permit prevent the
Building Official from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in plans or in
construction, or of violations of this code. Any permit issued shall become invalid
unless the stark authorized by it shall have been commenced within six months after
its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for
R period of one year after the time the work is commenced; provided, that, for cause,
one or more extensions of time, for periods not exceeding ninety days each, may be
aallo,;e3 in .writing by the Building Official.
(f). Drawings to be kept at _stte: 4,dhen the Building Official issues a permit,
he shall endorse, in writing, or stamp, both sets of plans ",APPROVED ". One set cf
drawings so approved shall be retained by the Building Official and the other set
shall be returned to the applicant. The approved drawings shrill be kept at the
site of work and shall be open to inspection by the Building Official or his autho-
rized representative.
Action on Application:
(i) No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, enlarge, Alter,
Aspok , move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any building or structure in the
applicable jurisdiction, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a
separate building permit for such buildings or structures from the Building Officio ".
(ii) If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described in an
application for permit and the drawings filed therewith conform to the requirements
of this code and rather pertinent laws and ordinances, he shall issue a permit there-
for to the applicant.
(i7A) If the application for a permit and the drawings filed therewith
describe work which does not conform to the requirements of this coda or other per-
tinent laws or ordinances, the Building Official shall not issue as permit, but ,,hall
return the dral,,ings to the applicant with his refusal to issue such permit. Such
refusal shall., when requested, be in exiting and shall contain the reasons therefrr.
Section ': That paragraphs 5, 5 and 7 shall be added to Section 31 and
shall read as ioll..o4s, to -:Sit:
5. Light and Veptilst'ion - Minimum Re4Luiregtents:
(a) EveLy hahitalrle roam or buildings hereafter erected shall have one or
more �indows, unless otherwise, specifically provided herein, to afford adequate
light ana ventilaticy, Cho specified in this chapte: shall be can-
Mace! ai mtalyi7 inq"i.umi v. 0 P At A. ; -n i M SM A 13y� �qoiw:no ltght
and vW11ation.
(n) where windows are . _qa ,Z ..ndaws snali open an a sweet, public
space, yari, at sopyovel open space that will aivard adenuate air and QW. Required
Z"Fav' ON! ne cn •nnYrrucreH -Nnh a4an Faliv openei, K; ~ca nT open space shall not
ue lebs then one-M! (Lit) the requirei Wnjou area.
(c) ., - , !��! i�m! Ver qaoirstjoum Purnasan Wil Kavw pvov tons ror
tho 1<4,100 0. f�490, oar.
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11 .Ajs on"n :dva.w YY th! WKWAn MOW, proMad Wr7urlu nufaval Ught
-n" "2nVLlaZk1r 'S ty qcev AW nf this Snpm.
(a) SAUSPS na o1:1 azwlsa Praw.el WIC .s rnquLzel Wir"U". Jali have glazed
OvKawn a' Moi jago Y: arna 1 QAa Wn uwi-=a:4 (170 °) a wnn arna af
the coon 6erveG Q thew with the tallow!"s =,onpt,oub;
W,esenw, and caiiarA Loz u,": 'so psmo. n 1 :. �._
LO 01S OP 11 have as arex not Qw, than one- Vt 4wo (I/Wh)
%, Zout bran &'IV V.
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1 'Ok.0 Ass, glass olncj� PH j.mfilar p1mM oanoU tia.,
Unir Ps- ltghc char 04?r 036 shmil have arna incrensat
(Q 5am % - ; by ramNan W a3e ii accr7nnoy , 4v v vy,q , ja o1, vapors,
Wr , or Mo. , i - i don. , ionaK: sun , a : Qjur iavi Mauc 1W too a.! z dial! Ae provided
I 0 H .k Air , vent L Wt ion to a A. 5. rBn hen ink lu an "u.
6. Toilets:
(a) UnOt , !'jjjv !rzo E K?Oan ris . U': , Tor
!Srspazation a: WK.
(a) dvery MW room shall 10�1 WK:OWS ax bnectfied to, layfonyle rooms
u�ovlding In to rasp less than three (z) square feet of open space, or skill have
approved, 1qU;"y1nPL :tclanlcal VeQK71;A1.
!I V:.!n� . to z ion:
MY? UnnWILT00 W qravilw Dy machaniial wears, f.,h a,z W W-
,U.2ut quvaUtj LG q.nntaw aealth!ul Wa!, LUWI Whail be PIML00 tS !Mt the
,eqvirwmen,s n: t M Mal! Uws. In Lho elsenca K =0 rQUQ_WyMS, lenOlMHOU
at least equWalam to toe requfxemmnt� oh WU cKe gaverntn% nowal -antilation
jhS 1 1 he Ur 1V i %K .
(b), %anotmen, cadets, batvrojms ant rest rooms Wall we piavLdad KM
at least two (7) nuble foot of 'reS rP inz s.nute par sqiar, W Q Mot area.
SSM)h 3: ZAL excepi; aj � .10 avanlej, all tm to sp? p av Aon, of
_ YOU Ordinince ro. 157, passed 5• !�; City WWI W the 0hy K Vytown on the
12ch fav
povSor -101atil:' n c ho to-no of thn wr�Wwnce whsil ne sob;nes to One penalties
provided therein.
Seac:an 4: Anective Day: Ma wrqmawa WE laze w�i;= = and aftar
poi by We Yc! lojawrl. The City Maur '. n rosy Mected
to .five Mitice Vrv& K zaWng the cnp.Wo K ta:. jco .ndnze no a pu,nnoned a the
O`Mol Minn- 1— NO of 4;vw a z, ' .�. a 'cn pvl vvr'yo late
tneldaf.
11"WIME50 72n� ani 2ASSSD ;, � ;z%y Y 02 010 CEO, 10; VP cc "n jAcy
of Spauvr, nr Wq On 9th day of Fen-ua-y, 107.
ATTUS, Seaborn Cravvy, "SY0,
Edna 00ver, City Clerk
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George fhat; lar, City Attorney