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First Reading
December 17, 1992
Item #35
Second Reading
January 14, 1993
Item #9
ORDINANCE NO. 9578
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, ENTITLED "NATIONAL FIRE CODES," BY ADOPTING THE
1991 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL FIRE CODES, SAVE AND EXCEPT NFPA 1, AND ADOPTING
THE 1991 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE IN PLACE OF NFPA 1; PROVIDING A
PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, has determined
that it would be in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of the City of Lubbock to adopt the following changes to update and
modernize such Codes; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 11-71 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock BE and is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11-71. Code Adopted.
The 1991 Edition of the National Fire Codes, in twelve (12)
volumes, as complied and recommended by the National Fire Protec-
tion Association, Quincy, Massachusetts, is specifically adopted
as the Fire .Code of the City of Lubbock, Texas, save and except
for NFPA 1, contained in Vo 1 ume 1, which is not adopted by the
City of Lubbock. The 1991 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code, as
copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials
of Whittier, California, and the Western Fire Chief's Association
of Whittier, California, is specifically adopted in place of NFPA
1 as a part of the Fire Code of the City of Lubbock, Texas. A
copy of said National Fire Codes and said Uniform Fire Code shall
be filed with the City Secretary and a copy maintained in the
office of the Fire Marshal, all such copies to be open to public
inspection during the business hours of the offices where they are
maintained, along with amendments thereto provided by ordinance.
SECTION 2. THAT violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($1,000.00} as provided in Section 11-72 of the Zoning Ordi-
nance of the City of Lubbock.
SECTION 3. THAT should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 4. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause pub-
1 ication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method
provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Linda L. Chamales, Ass;stant City
Attorney
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NOTE TO THE FILE:
RE: FIRE CODE
January 22, 1993
The Fire Department will be the repository for the Fire Code.
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