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. . e e . . ORDINANCE NO. 1249 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1979 EDITION OF THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, AS AMENDED, AND ALSO KNOWN AS THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; BY AMENDING SECTION 706.5, REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFS OUTSIDE FIRE DISTRI CTS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS ON PRIVATE DETACHED GARAGES, CARPORTS, AND FARM BUILDINGS; BY AMENDING SEcrION 706. 6, WOOD SHINGLES AND SHAKES, REQUI RING U. L. CLAS S "c" FI RE RETARD ANT TREATED SHINGLES AS A MINIMUM FOR WOOD SHINGLE INSTALLATION: PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PRO- VIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NGr TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), AND PROVIDING EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SEcrION 1. Sections 706.5 and 706.6 of the Southern Standard Building Code, 1979 Edition, heretofore adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: "Section 706.5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFS OUTSIDE FIRE DISTRICT. Roofs on buildings outside the Fire District, as established in Chapter III, shall have Class A, Class B, or Class C roof coverings, as specified herein. Wood Shingles or Shakes may be used as pro- vided in Section 706.6. Private detached garages, carports, and farm buildings as defined in Section 504 are regulated by this section." "Section 706.6 - WOOD SHINGLES AND SHAKES OUTSIDE THE FIRE DISTRICT. Buildings not over three (3) stories in height and/or nine thousand (9,000) square feet (For Allowable Area Increases see Section 402.3 for horizontal separation modifications and Table 400 for sprinkler modifications) in area and located six (6) feet from the property line may be roofed with U. L. approved Class" C:' Fire Retardant treated grade-labeled No. 1 or No. 2 Wood Shingles and No. 1 Shakes with a minimum butt thickness of one half (1/2) inch, securely fastened with rust resistant nails."