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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 7613-1978 - Ordinance Amending Chapt 5 /Building Code By Amending Section 5-2/Adding Three - 03/06/1978j EFFECTIVE March 6, 1978 KJ:yb ,- ORDINANCE NO. 7613 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS {BEING THE ,BUILDING CODE), BY AMENDING SECTION 5-2 THEREOF BY ADDING THERETO NEW SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 308 OF THE 1976 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILD- ING CODE PROVIDING FOR BOND AND PERMIT FOR INSULATION CONTRACTORS; AMENDING SUBSECTIO (i) OF SECTION 2518 THEREOF PROVIDING FOR INSULATION REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Council after receiving the recommendations of the Building Board of Appeals, has determined that the requirements for insulation as set forth below, would be in the best interest and safety of the citizens of the City of Lubbock; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the urgent need to protect the citizens of the City of Lubbock from the installation of unsafe insulation and the need to establish insulation standards promptly to permit the continued growth of the city, creates an emergency which requires the immediate passage of this measure; NOW THEREFORE : . . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT Section 5-2 of Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances, City of uubbock, which amends the Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition, BE and is hereby amended by adding new subsections (a) and (b) to Section 308 and amending Subsection (i) of Section 2518 as follows: Subsection (i) of Section 2518 of Chapter 25, Uniform Build~ng Code, 1976 Edition, is amended to read as follows: ' 0 (i) INSULATION. All buildings of frame construction which are mechanically heated or cooled, or both, shall be insulated to meet the following requirement!: Walls shall be insulated to an R-factor of not less than R-11; ceilings shall be insulated to an R-factor of not less than R-19. All such insu- lation shall be material meeting the minimum standard tests for insulation to be used in buildings of frame construction, as established by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), Underwriters' Laboratory (UL), or an Independent Testing Laboratory approved by the Building Board of Appeals using the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM C-739). . The installer of such insulation shall attach to the attic scuttle hole of the build~ng, a placard containing the following information: ' ' ' I' , 1· 1. The address of the building. · 2. A statement certifying the R-factor of the insulation installed in the walls, as well as the computed R-factor of insulation installed in the attic, the number of bags used, and the square footage of the attic. 3. A statement certifying that the insulation used meets all the requirements of this code. 4. The name and address of the insulation manufacturer, the brand of the insulation, the name of the company performing the test of the insulation, the name and address of the company installing the insulation, the date of installation, and the signature of the installer. .. KJ:bsb Any insulation, except for fibrous glass and mineral wool insulation, not directly labeled with either the ICBO or UL Seal of Approval, shall meet the following requirements: 1. The Manufacturer of the material shall have the material tested on a follow-up basis by an approved Independent Test~ng Laboratory using ASTM C-739 test one time per calendar year and a minimum of 6 ASTI1 E-84 tests per calendar year. The samples for such tests shall be obtained at random from the manufacturers' stocks by the testing laboratory during unannounced in-house visits. 2. The manufacturer shall obtain test results, certifying the material picked at random meets the ASTM test standards. 3. The manufacturer of the material shall have the insulation con- tainer labeled with the R-Factor of the material, the name of the testing laboratory and a statement that the insulation meets the requirements of ASTM C-739. 4. At the request of the City Building Inspector, the manufacturer shall forward to the City, a copy of the test results and shall submit records of the amounts of insulation produced per day along with the number of pounds of raw materials used that day. THAT a new subsection (a) is hereby added to Section 308, Chapter 3 of the Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition, as adopted by the City of Lubbock, to read as follows: "(a) Bond for Insulation Contractors/Installers. Any person engaged in the business of installing, applying, blowing, or spraying insulation or contracting to do so in the City of Lubbock, shall file with the Building Inspector, a surety bond in theanount of $5,000 conditioned on faithful performance of all provisions of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Lubbock. Said bond must pass approval as to legal sufficiency by the City Attorney or his assistant, such approval to be noted by his subscription thereon. The bond surety shall be a company authorized to transact business in the State of Texas. No bond shall be for less than one year in duration. A valid bond must be kept in effect at all times that contracting or installa- tion is being done.11 THAT a new subse~tion (b) is hereby added to Section 308, Chapter 3 of the Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition, as adopted by the City of Lubbock, to read as follows: 11 (b) Insulation Permit Required. No person shall insulate any building within the geographic limits of the City of Lubbock, unless said person shall first secure a $5.00 permit to do so from the Building Inspector, provided, however, the building permit issued for the construction of a new dwelling shall include permission to insulate such building and an additional insu- lation permit shall not be required. No permit shall be issued to any person engaged in the business of installing, applying, blowing or spraying insulation or contracting to do so, in the absence of a valid bond pursuant to Section 308(a) of this Code." ~~ KJ:b sb SECTION 2. THAT should any section, 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 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method provided by law. SECTION 4. THAT the fact that public necessity and convenience requires that this Ordinance be passed as an emergency measure for reasons set forth in the pre- amble hereof, the rule requir~ng that no Ordinance shall be finally passed on the day of its introduction be suspended, and this Ordinance is declared to be an emer- gency measure to take effect from and after its passage and publication as set forth hereinabove. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed by the City Council this.L.,_day of. __ ~F~eilbur~u"a~r~y'-----------' 1978.