HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 7873-1979 - Ordinance 7873 Amending Chaper 5, Sections 1304 And 1404 Building Code 1976 - 06/14/1979,#"II · .,,: l. LGB:hw ORDINANCE NO. --------7873
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK, BEING THE BUILDING CODE, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 1304 AND 1404 OF THE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1976 EDITION, AS ADOPtED BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, PER-
TAINING TO THE MINIMUM SIZE OF CERTAIN WINDOWS IN SLEEPING AREAS, PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE PERIOD, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 1-5 OF THE
CITY CODE, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Council, after receiving the recommendation of the
Building Board of Appeals, has found that the changes indicated below would be
in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LU:BBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the last paragraph of Sections 1304 and 1404 of the
Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition, as adopted by the City of Lubbock, BE and
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"All egress or rescue windows from sleeping rooms shall have a min-
imum net clear opening of 24 inches by 16 inches either by height
or width and shall provide a minimum net clear opening of 3.33
square feet.
All egress or rescue windows installed in sleeping rooms between
12:01 a.m. November 20, 1977, and midnight December 31, 1979, which
meet the aforementioned dimensions shall be deemed to be in full
compliance with this code.
All egress or rescue windows from sleeping rooms installed after mid-
night, December 31, 1979, shall also have a minimum net clear opening
width dimension of 20 inches and a minimum net clear opening of 5.7
square feet."
SECTION 2. THAT violation of any provisions of this Ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars as
provided in Section 1-5 of the City Code.
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
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative
method provided by law.
SECTION 5. THAT the fact that public necessity and convenience re-
quires that. this Ordinance be passed as an emergency measure for the reasons
set forth in the preamble hereof, the rule requiring that no ordinance shall be
finally passed on the day of its introduction be suspended and this Ordinance
is declared to be an emergency 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 14th day of June , 1979. ___ ..;;;..;:~c...------
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ATIE!ST:
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Inspection
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leon Bean, Assistant City Attorney