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ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 82 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF <br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE, RELATING TO WIND DESIGN SPEED RATING FOR <br />RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING <br />A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN <br />MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF <br />THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND <br />UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO <br />THOUSAND DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION <br />HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br />Section 1: That Chapter 82, "Buildings and Building Regulations," Article II, `Building <br />Codes", Section 82-32"Residential Code Amendments", of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, <br />Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />"Sec. 82-32. Residential Code Amendments. <br />Section 8905.2 Work Exempt from Permit. Plumbing: The stopping of leaks in drains, <br />water, soil, waste or vent pipe; provided, however, that if any concealed trap, <br />drainpipe, water, soil, waste or vent pipe becomes defective and it becomes <br />necessary to remove and replace the same with new material, such work shall be <br />considered as new work and a permit shall be obtained and inspection made as <br />provided in this code. The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, <br />valves or fixtures, and the removal and reinstallation of water closets. <br />Table R309.2(9) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria. Establishment of criteria in <br />accordance with table shown. <br />Ground Wind Design Seismic Subject to Damage From Winter Ice Flood Air Mean Annual <br />Snow Speed Tapograp Design Weathering Frost Termite Design Barrier Hazards Freezing Temp "j" <br />Load Category Temp Under- g Index I' <br />"d" hic effects „�, "a" Line "c" "e" layment <br />(mph) "k" Depth Required <br />b.. <br />"h" <br />0 See No A N 12" VH 32° No 4-9 87 1500 or 670 <br />No #1 11-6-96 less <br />6-18-07 <br />Note #1: For all residential developments, wind design speed rating shall be no less <br />than 120 m.p.h. for IRC Section R301.2.1.1 and for use with Table R.301.2(2), or for <br />use with the methods listed in IRC Section R301.2.1.1, or with methods that utilize <br />ASCE 7-05. The wind design speed rating shall be no less than 150 m.p.h. for any <br />approved methods that utilize ASCE 7-10. <br />