1972-031AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER FIVE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, BY REPEALING PORTIONS OF THE ADOPTED
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1970 EDITION~ VOLUME ONE, EFFECTING CER-
TAIN CHANGES THERETO, CREATING A BUILDING CODE BOARD, ESTABLISH-
ING PROCEDURES AND POWERS THEREFORE, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDIN-
ANCES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
A That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas,
is hereby amended and changed in the following particulars
B Chapter Five, Article II, Section 5-14 is hereby
amended by adding new subsections(e) and (f) to Section 5-14
of said article and chapter, which shall hereafter read as follows
'~e) Volume I, Section 1709 (a) GENERAL, is deleted and
amended to read as follows
(a) General Parapets shall be provided on all exterior
walls of buildings, except as follows
1 Walls not required to be of fire-resistive construction
2 Roofs with more than 20 degree slope unless said build-
ing is against another building
3 Walls where unprotected openings are permitted
4 Exterior walls of a building which is 20 feet or more
distant in all directions from the nearest line to which the other
buildings are, or may be built, and from other buildings on the
same lot
5 Walls which terminate at roofs of not less than two-hour
fire-resistive construction or roofs constructed entirely of Non-
combustible materials
(b) Required parapets shall have fire resistance ratings not
less than required for the wall on which they are erected
(c) Required parapets on exterior walls required to have a
fire resistance rating of two-hours shall extend not less than two
feet above the roof, parapets on exterior walls required to have
a fire resistance rating of three or four-hours shall extend not
less than three feet above the roof, parapets shall extend at
least to the same height as any portion of the roof within fifteen
feet "
"(f) Volume I, Section 204 is deleted and amended to read
as follows
(a) Building Code Board - Creation
There is herby created a Building Code Board consisting of
five (5) members, each to be appointed by the City Council for a
term of t~o (2) years, and removable for cause by said Council
after public hearing Initially, however, all five (5) members
shall be appointed for a term to expire coincidently with other
City Boards, to serve until their successors are appointed To
the extent that persons are available within this City, the said
Board shall consist of one (1) general contractor, and ~e (t)
architect, one (1) engineer, and two ,~j~mem~ers _~ !- Z~ f'~
_ -~ ?i 2 I ] [ ~, who shall all reside within the City The
City Council may appoint ex officio members to this Board, to
have a voice in all matters before it, but who shall have no vote
The Chief Building Official shall be an ex officio member of the
board
b Procedure and Powers
The Board shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings pro-
vided that same are consistent with the Code of the Cmty of
Denton and Statutes of the State of Texas The Building Code
Board shall have the same powers and duties on matters concerning
Chapter Five of the Code of Ordinances as the Board of
Adjustment has on matters concerning, and arising from, the
Zoning Ordinance, including the following
(a) Elect a chairman, who may administer oaths, and
compel the attendance of witnesses,
(b) Hear and determine, by a four-fifths (4/5) vote
of the members, appeals from any decision o£ the
Chief Building Official made pursuant to Chapter
Five other than Article IV after proper notice has
been given,
(c) By a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the members, grant
variances to any provision of Chapter Five, other
than Article IV, subject to appropriate conditions
and safeguards, and after a determination by the
Board that a hardship exists which would be cured
by the particular variance sought
Maintain
(d) /Jurisdiction of questions involving Article IV of
said Chapter as authorized therein"
C Chapter Five, Article IV, Section 5-47 (5) - Definition
of "Board" is hereby repealed and replaced by the following
"Board" 'Board' shall mean the Building Code Board of the
City of Denton, Texas."
D Chapter Five, Article IV, Sections 5-55, 5-56, 5-57 are
hereby expressly amended to become consistent with the above
changes, by replacing the term "Board of Ad3ustment" with the
term "Building Code Board" wherever used in said sections
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word an this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the re-
maining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City
of Denton, Texas, hereby declares at would have enacted such remain-
lng portions despite any such invalidity
PART III
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the
caption of this ordinance to be published in the Denton Record-
Chronicle within ten (10) days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the //~ay of ~ ,
A D 1972
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
BROOKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS