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Home My WebLink AboutO-1948-366 . ,:. " \, - ~ ,~I \-0 '~'~ \ t" ",; "Y." .4 '; ", ," , l'~ ~ .!. . "\l 1-1' to.~ a , "\}*~;i e AN ORDINANCE ESTABLIS INGFIRE LIMITS; REGULATING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATIONS; PROVIDING FOR PERMITS AND FEES; AND PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING: ANY PERSON VIOLATING ANY OF THE PROVI- SIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHA BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPOH COINICTION SHALL BE B'INED IN ANY SUM NOT TO EXCEED $100.0 . EACH DAY A VIOLATION IS PERM TTED TO CONTINUE SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE, AND DECLA NG AN E)lERGENCY. ' BE 12 ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TmtAS, THAT: Section 1. The fo110 ing shall be and are hereby declared to be the fire limits of the ity of La Porte, Texas: Beginning at a point n the City Limit line on Tenth streot in the center of the alley of Block #46 of the Town of La po~te; , e Thence in an easterly the alley to the cent sout.ll along the cente in the center of'Sout irection along the center of r of South ~lrd street; Thence of South/Third street to a point A Street; . Thence in an easterly direction along the center of South A Street to a point opposite the alley 1n Block ~6 of the Town of La orte; thence South along the center of the alley tough said Block #36 to a point 1n the center of Sout B Avenue; Thence 1n an easterly irection along the center of South B Avenue to a po nt opposite the alley 1n Block 1201, Town of La Porte; Thence in a northerly irection along the center of the alley through said Block 1201, to a point in the center of South A Stre t; Thence in an easterly direct- ion along the center 0 South A Street to a point in the center of South Se enth A venue; Thence north along the center of South Seventh Avenue to a point in the cent r of the alley in Block #197 of the Town of La Port ; Thence in an easterly irection along the center of the alley to a point 1 the center of South Tenth Avenue; Thence in a northerly irection along the center of South Tenth Aven"e acr08R Ea t Main street and along the cen- tw of North-Tenth Ave ue to a point in the center of the alley through bloc 1184 of the Town of La Porte; Thencs in a westerly d rectlon along the center of the alley to a point in th center of South Seventh Avenue; Thence in a northerly irection along the center of South Seventh Avenue t a po.1nt in the center of North A Street; Thence in a ester1y direction along the cen- ter of North A Street 0 a point opposite the alley in Block /160 of the Town f La Porte; Thence in a southerly irection along the center of said alley in block #6 to the center of the inter- secting alley in said lock; Thence in 'if westerly.. \ireet1on along the cantor of alley to the City L~l line on Tenth Street; Thence 1n a southerly directi n along the City Limit line on Tenth street to the place of beginning. . o , e e proposed work together with a s~a~ement of the materials to be use ---..... ......... ... ructure, building or part thereot arged or altered until a plan 0 f the ,..--...-..........." . . ...- e Section 2. No shall hereafter be shall have been submitted to h~ ~~11ding, inspector or designated __ ~ _ ___II .. r ~. .. officer of the City of La For e, Texas, who shall, if in accordanc with the proviBlon~ herein co tained, !ssue a_~~mit for the pro~ posed cons~ruc~ion. B~fore s h perm~t _i~ issu~d, the building, 4__~.~::,:,'_:...:.. ~ .;._ .' ~.;_...~. _. . _.1 .. his repaesentative or contrac or, shall be required to ~nish de- tailed information regarding he name of the owner, proposed loca- tion, character of occUpanc1, manner and kind of materiAl, plumb- ing, wiring, reofing, chimney and flue construction, manner and e kind of hea~ to be used, est1 of building, estimated time for completion and the n contractor. On securing this infor shall be the dut1 of the "'IC...~ ..:....::a.;,;~';....Jw..;.....__ _.:~~. ~ building inspector thorized agent to issue a building pe~it upon the pa,ment of On Dollar ($1.00) by said Owner which e gives the builder the right t erect said building and the r~t to place the materials requ1r d for said construction upon the streets and alleys adjacent t the lot where said building is to erected, provided that in no shall such materials be placed in any street or alley it &11 interfere with the traffic over or through said street 0 alley or endanger the public in passing such building. All 0 her applicable Ordinances must be complied with. Permits quired on all buildings erected with in the corporate limits of th City of La porte, Texas, with the exception of buildings where he total cost does not exceed $25.00. structures hereafter erected ithout permit or not in conformit1 with this Ordinance shall be The building inspector or other designated officer shall be required to keep a record of all building permits issued in a well-bound volume that shall be available for the inSp6~t1on of e; the publiC. No building shall be moved trom one location to another within the City Limits of La Porte, Texas, until a permit has been obtained therefor. A permit shall be issued only in case e e . -3- " e the construation is in accordance with this Ordinance. Sect ion 3. Every building hereafter erected, altered or --. .-.--... enlarged within the fire limits, shall be enclosed on all sides with walls.oons~ructed wholly of stone, well burned brick, rein- forced concrete, hollow tile, concrete blocks or ironclad on steel fram'e~ -- Wallo shall not be less than 12 inches in thickness except- ing that one-story buildings may have walls not less than 8 inches in thickness, or ironclad walls on steel trames, and shall have th roof structures ot incombustible materials except that wood deck- ing may be used.' Two-story buildings may.have walls not less than 8 inches in thickness provided that they have adequate structural strength approved by the building inspector of the CIty. All cor- nices shall be ot incombustible materials. Joint and party walls between two buildin~s shall not be less than 12 inches in thick- ness. The purpose ot this section is to prohibit the erection, within the fire limits, of any building or structure of wooden, stucco or veneer type of construc~ion, or any buildings whose wall contain wood supports. Section 4. No structure whose walls are wholly, or in part, constructed of wood, shall hereafter be built or moved into the tire limits as herein designated or as they may hereafter be es- tablished exoept as follows: (a) Temporary one-story trame buildings for the use of builders. (b) Wooden tsnces not over 8 feet high with- out cover or root. . . Any ~tisting trame or ironcald building, within the fire limits, which may hereafter be damaged by fire, decay or otherwise to an amount greater than one-halt of its present value exclusive of the foundation shall not be repair. or rebuilt, but shall be re moved. Extension to or remodeling to change the type of construct ion of existing buildings shall not be considered as repairs. Re- pairs to existing wood Shingle roofs shall be limited to minor re- pair, and where exceeding 50% of the value of the roof, shall be replaced only with incombustible materials. e e .. -4- ,e, Section 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordtnanoe shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall va fined in any sum not to exceed $100.00. Each day a violation is permitted to continue shall constitute a sepa- rate offenseo Section 6. Ordinance 1349 passed by the Board of Commissio - ers on November 28, 1947, and all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconstitent or in conn ict with the provisions of this e Ordinance shall be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 7. The fact the best interest and general welfare of the City ~equire that the regulations made herein be put into effect, constitutes and creites an emergency and a public necessit that the rule requiring Ordinances to be read at three several meetings be suspended and that :tb-is Ordinance be passed finall,. on its first reading; and that this Ordinance take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and publication; and it is so ordained. /1 19th day of - It :~' ',,: Oct aber , Passed and approved this the A. D. 1948. " . ~~ a Porte, Texas. Texas . , " ... . .." ;.,.:,::, . -r~..6 ... " ~~ ~ ~ '... ~ ~ '.... .'