O-2020-3803 Adopting the 2018 International Code editions for Building and 2020 National Electrical Code with local amendments

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(a) No permit shall be issued for any general or building contracting work, as such work is defined within the International Building Code, adopted in section 82-31, until the general or building contractor or his employer shall have arranged to carry the following insurance: (1) Workers' compensation insurance on each and every one of his employees as required and in accordance with the provisions of the state Workers' Compensation Act; (2) Public liability insurance to the extent of$50,000.00 for any one accident, and $100,000.00 for any one person; and (3) Property damage insurance to the extent of$10,000.00 for any one accident, and $100,000.00 in the aggregate. (b) Such insurance shall be written by an accredited company under the supervision of the board of insurance commissioners of the State of Texas. (c) Evidence of compliance with the insurance requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be considered as having been met when the policy, a copy thereof, or a certificate of insurance has been filed with and approved by the chief building official of the city. Such policy shall include an endorsement thereon that the chief building official will be notified at least ten days in advance in the event of the policy being cancelled or expiring before the expiration date of the license. Sec. 82-36. - Plan review fee. [Amounts established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code.] Sec. 82-37. - Minimum size stud walls where drain, waste and/or vent plumbing is installed. Minimum six-inch stud walls shall be required where drain, waste and vent (DWV—Horizontal and/or vertical) plumbing is installed. The use of two by six studs (wood or metal) shall be required for new construction and additions (addition of square footage) for both residential and non-residential construction where DWV plumbing is installed. Secs. 82-38-82-65. - Reserved. Section 2: That Chapter 82, "Buildings and Building Regulations", Article III "Plumbing Code", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as follows: "Article III "Plumbing Code" Sec. 82-66. -Adoption. (a) Except as provided in this article, the International Plumbing Code, 2018 edition, published by the International Code Council, is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length in this section and the provisions therein shall be controlling and apply to in the; erection, installation, alteration, repairs, relocation, replacement, addition to, use arid or maintenance of plumbing systems within the city limits. One copy of the International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, is on file in the office of the city secretary. (b) If a section of this article is found to be in conflict with a provision of any zoning, building, fire, safety or health ordinance or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any other ordinance or code or regulation of the city, the provision which establishes the higher standard for the promotion of the health and safety of the people shall prevail.