O-76-276 - 6/22/1976ORDINANCE NO. 276
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, EQUIPMENT, USE AND
OCCUPANCY, LOCATION, MAINTENANCE, REMOVAL AND DEMOLITION
OF EVERY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OR ANY APPURTENANCES
CONNECTED OR ATTACHED TO SUCH BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES;
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE,
1976 EDITION; PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE
OF BUILDING OFFICIAL; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECT OF THIS ORDINANCE ON OTHER
ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS:
Section 1:
Terms not defined in this ordinance shall be as defined in the
Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance heretofore adopted by the
City of Round Rock, Texas.
Section 2:
The Standard Building Code, 1976 Edition, three copies of which
shall be on file with the City Secretary of the City of Round Rock,
Texas, is hereby adopted by reference and all regulations, parts,
notations, references, and specifications therein are hereby adopted
and made a part ofthis ordinance except as deleted or amended hereafter.
The said code is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out
at length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take
effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction
of all buildings and structures therein contained within the corporate
limits of the City of Round Rock, Texas.
Section 3:
The office of Building Official is hereby created and the executive
official in charge shall be known as the Building Official.
The Building Official shall be appointed by the City Manager of the
City of Round Rock, Texas. His appointment shall continue during his
good behavior and satisfactory service. He shall not be removed from
office except for cause after full opportunity has been given him to be
heard on specific charges. During temporary absence or disability of
the Building Official, the City Manager shall designate an acting Building
Official.
Section 4:
The Building Official shall be in good health, and physically capable
of making the necessary examinations and inspections. He shall not have
any interest whatever, directly or indirectly, in the sale or manufacture
of any material, process or devise, entering into or used in or in
connection with building construction, alterations, removal, and
demolition.
Section 5:
The Building Official shall have the following duties:
(a) He shall receive applications required by this code, issue
permits and furnish the prescribed certificates. He shall examine
the premises for which permits have been issued and shall make necessary
inspections to see that the provisions of law are complied with and that
construction is prosecuted safely. He shall enforce all provisions of
the Building Code. He shall, when requested by proper authority or when
the public interest so requires, make investigations in connection with
matters referred to in the Building Code and render written reports on
the same. To enforce compliance with the law, to remove illegal or
unsafe conditions, to secure the necessary safeguards during construction,
or to require adequate exit facilities in buildings and structures, he
shall issue such notices or orders as may be necessary.
(b) Inspections required under the provisions of the Building Code
shall be made by the Building Official or his duly appointed assistant.
The Building Official may accept reports of inspectors of recognized
inspection services, after investigation of their qualifications and
reliability. No certificate called for by any provision of the Building
Code shall be issued on such reports unless the same are in writing and
certified by a responsible officer of such service.
(c) The Building Official shall make comprehensive records of
applications,of permits issued, of certificates issued, of inspections
made, of reports rendered, and of notices or orders issued.
(d) All such records shall be open to public inspection for good
and sufficient reasons at the stated office hours, but shall not be
removed from the office of the Building Official without his written
consent.
(e) The Building Official shall make written reports to his immediate
superior once each month, or more often if requested, including statements
of permits and certificates issued, and orders promulgated.
Section 6:
Any officer or employee, or member of the Board of Adjustments and
Appeals, charged with the enforcement of this code, acting for the City
of Round Rock, Texas, in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby
render himself liable personally, and he is hereby relieved from all
personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property
as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his
duties. Any suit brought against any officer or employee because of such
act performed by him in performance of any provision of this code shall
be defended by the City's legal department until the final termination
of the proceedings.
Section 7:
The Building Official, in the discharge of his official duties, and
upon proper identification, shall have authority to enter any building,
structure or premises at any reasonable hour.
Section 8:
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a
fine of not more than $200.00. Each transaction and violation of any of
the provisions hereof shall be deemed a separate offense and as a separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a viola-
tion occurs or continues.
Section 9:
All ordinances, parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict here-
with are expressly repealed.
Section 10:
The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance or of
the code hereby adopted shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
READ, PASSED, AND ADOPTED this au day of June, 1976.
ATTEST:
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ELIZA:;j H LOOBY, ity SecrOtary
ON, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas