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ORDINANCE NO. 7326
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE .OF ORDINANC
ITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, (BEING THE BUILDING CODE) BY AMENDING
ECTION 5-2 THEREOF: ADDING A NEW FOOTNOTE 10 TO TABLE NO. 25-
0F THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE PROVIDING FOR STUD TO SOLE
LATE NAILING AND JOIST AND RAFTER NAILING; AMENDING SUB-SEC-
ION 9 OF SUB-SECTION (g) OF SECTION 2518 THEREOF TO PROVIDE FO
HE ATTACHMENT OF JOISTS AND CONNECTORS; PROVIDING A SAVrNGS
LAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council, after receiving the recommendations of the
uilding Board of Appeals., has found that the changes indicated below would b
the best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock: NOW THEREFORE:
E IT ORDArNED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 5-2 of Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances.,
ity of Lubbock (Being the Building Code), BE and is hereby amended by add-
ng thereto a new footnote number 10 to Table No. 25-P of the Uniform Build-
g Code., 1973 Edition, which shall read as follows:
1110. Stud to sole plate: May also be end nailed with 2-16d
nails. as long as the exterior sheeting is tied to the bottom
plate.
Ceiling joists to plate; ceiling joists to parallel rafters;
rafter to plate: may be attached to the top double plate with
3-Bd or 2-16d box nails. 11
SECTION 2. THAT Section 5-2 of Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances,
ity of Lubbock (Being the Building Code), BE and is hereby amended by a-
ending Sub-Section 9 of Sub-Section (g) of Section 2518 of the Uniform Build-
·ng Code, 1973 Edition, to read as follows:
119. Approved metal joist hangers or framing connectors
shall be used on all exterior walls to attach engineered
trusses to the top double plate. Exposed exterior columns
and/or posts shall be anchored by an approved method at
the base and to the beam. "
SECTION 3. THAT should any section, _paragraph. sentence. clause,
hrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for
any reason., the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
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SECTION 4. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause pub-
ication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method
rovided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
assed by the Council on first reading this 9th
assed by the Council on second reading this 16th
day of September
day of Dec ember
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