HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 7764-1978 - Ordinance 7764 Amending Section 303 (A) Uniform Building Code - 11/16/1978LOB:yb ORDINANCE NO. 7764
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 303(a) OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE11 1976 EDITION, THE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED HAVING BEEN
ADOPTED AS THE BUILDING CODE FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK., BY REVIS-
ING THE BUILDING PERMIT FEE.SCHEDULE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE,
PROVIDING FOR A PEANLTY AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 1-5 OF THE CITY
CODE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Lubbock finds it to be in the best
interest of the citizens of Lubbock to adopt a building permit fee schedule not sole-
ly based on total valuation, which can sometimes be unrelated to the expense of
inspection, NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
sllC'fION 1. THAT Section 303(a) of the Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition,
as previously adopted by the City of Lubbock, Be and is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"Sec. 303(a) Building Permit Fees. Every application for a building
permit shall be accompanied by the payment therefor, as follows:
Storage plants for gasoline or other
volatile or flammable liquids -----------------------------$20. 00
Service station storage tanks., each ------------------------10. 00
Parking lots ----------------------------------------------10. 00
New buildings., additions and other permits
excepting alterations -------------------------------------o. 020
per square foot,
$10. 00 Minimum
Alterations of existing buildings ---------------------------3-. 00
per $1000. 00 valuation.,
$10. 00 Minimum.
The City, school districts, county., state and United States shall be
exempt from paying any fee for any permit required under this Chapter
but a permit shall be applied for and issued for such work. Where work
for which a permit is required by this Code is started or proceeded with
prior to obtaining said permit., the fees specified herein shall be doubled,
but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from
fully complying with the requirements of this Code ln the execution of the
work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein. 11
SECTION 2. THAT Table No. 3-A-BillLDING PERMIT FEES of the Uniform
Building Code, 1976 Edition., as previously adopted by the City of Lubbock, Be
and is hereby deleted.
SECTION 3. 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..rtbeteby.
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SECTION 4. THAT violation of any provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed 1WO HUNDRED
DOLLARS as provided in Section 1--5 of The City Code.
SECTION 5. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publi-
cation of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method pro-
vided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on the first reading this 9th day of November, 1978
Passed by City Council on ~econ.9 reading this ...!§_day of November, 1978.
APPROVED:
~,~,.,:zt,~ C. C. Turque ~ Jr •• B~ g Insp. Adm.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leon Bean, Assistant City Attorney