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ORDINANCE NO .
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCESOF THE CITY OF DENTON, CHAPTER 28, ARTICLE 11, SECTIONS 28-26 THROUGH 28-
32, BY REPEALING THE 2012 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE ANDADOPTING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE. PROVIDINGFOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES; PROVIDING FORSEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR CONTINUATION OFPRIOR LAW; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION ANDESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Health & Building Standards Commission
at its March 24, 2022 meeting, the City Council now finds it is in the best interests of public health,
safety, and welfare to repeal the 20 12 edition of the International Building Code and to adopt the
2021 edition of the International Building Code including Appendix C; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 28, Article II, Buildings and Building Regulations, Sections 28-26
through 28-32, of the Denton Code of Ordinances are repealed in their entirety and replaced with
new Sections 28-26 through 28-27, to read as follows:
Sec. 28-26. 2021 International Building Code adopted.
The International Building Code, 2021 edition, published by the International Code
Council, a copy of which shall be filed in the office of the city secretary and available
for public inspection, is hereby adopted, the same as if copied at length herein,
including appendix C and subject to the deletions and amendments enumerated inSection 28-27.
Section 28-27. Deletions and Amendments to the 2021 International Building Code.
1. Section 101.1. is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the City ofDenton, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”
2. Section 101.4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
101.4 Referenced codes. The other codes specified in sections 101.4.1 through 101.4.8
and referenced elsewhere in this code shall be considered to be part of the requirements
of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference.
3. A new Section 101.4.8 is added, to read as follows:
101.4.8 Electrical. The provisions of the NFPA 70 National Electrical Code shall
apply to the installation, alterations, repairs, and replacement of electrical systems,including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances and where
connected to an electrical system.
4. A new Section 104.12. is added to read as follows:
104.12 Contractor Registration. The Building Official shall receive applications from
and register contractors according to the rules adopted by the City.
5. The first paragraph and first two items under the “Building” list of Section 105.2 are
deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following; the remainder of the Section
is unchanged:
105.2 Work exempt from permit. Exemption from permit requirements of this code
shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in
violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this
jurisdiction. Permits shall not be required for the following.
Building:
1. One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses
and similar uses, provided the floor area is not greater than 200 square feet (18.58 m2).
2. Deleted.
6. Section 109.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
109.2 Schedule of permit fees. Where a permit is required, a fee for each permit shall
be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable
governing authority or ordinance of the City.
7. Section 113 Means of Appeal, is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
113. General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations
made by the building official, code official, or fire marshal relative to the application
and interpretation of the requirements of this Code and all other applicable codes of the
City of Denton, there shall be a health and building standards commission.
113.2 Limitations on authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claimthat the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been
incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an equivalent or
better form of construction is proposed. The board shall not have authority to waive
requirements of this code or interpret the administration of this code.
8. A new Section 903.2.9.5 is added to read as follows:
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903.2.9.5 Self-Service Storage Facility. An automatic sprinkler system shall be
installed throughout all self-service storage facilities.
9. Section 903.2.11 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following.
903.2.11 Specific buildings areas and hazards. In all occupancies other than Group
U, an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed for building design or hazards in
the locations set forth in Sections 903.2.11.1 through 903.2.11.7.
10. A new Section 903.2.11.7 is added to read as follows:
903.2.11.7 General.
1. An automatic sprinkler shall be installed in all new buildings of noncombustible
construction, (Type I & II) including group R-3, which exceed three stories in
height or which have more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet (929 m:!) of
floor area regardless of fire area, area separation walls, or fire walls.
2.An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all new buildings of
combustible construction, (Type III, IV & V) including Group R-3, which exceed
two stories in height or which have more than seven thousand five hundred
(7,500) square feet (697 m2) of floor area regardless of fire area, area separationwalls, or fire walls.
3.The owner(s) of any building shall be required to install an automatic sprinkler
system at such time as the owner(s) constructs an addition or enlargement to the
building if the total square footage of such addition, when combined with the total
square footage of the existing building, exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet
(929 m2) of noncombustible construction (Type I & II) total floor area, regardless
of fire area, area separation walls, or fire walls.
4.The owner(s) of any building shall be required to install an automatic sprinkler
system at such time as the owner(s) constructs an addition or enlargement to the
building if the total square footage of such addition, when combined with the total
square footage of the existing building, exceeds seven thousand five hundred
(7,500) square feet (696 rrP) of combustible construction (Type III, IV & V) total
floor area, regardless of fire area, area separation walls, or fire walls.
11. Section 903.3.1.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
903.3.1.2 NFPA 13R sprinkler systems. Automatic sprinkler systems in Group R
occupancies shall be permitted to be installed throughout in accordance with NFPA
13R where the Group R occupancy meets all of the following conditions :
1. Four stories or fewer above grade plane.
2. For other than Group R-2 occupancies, the floor level of the highest story is 30
feet (9144 mm) or less above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.
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For Group R-2 occupancies, the roof assembly is less than 45 feet (13716 mm)
above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. The height of the roof
assembly shall be determined by measuring the distance from the lowest
required fire vehicle access road surface adjacent to the building to the eave of
the highest pitched roof, the intersection of the highest roof to the exterior wall,
or the top of the highest parapet, whichever yields the greatest distance,
3 . The floor level of the lowest story is 30 feet (9144 mm) or less below the lowest
level of fire department vehicle access.
The number of stories of Group R occupancies constructed in accordance with
Sections 510.2 and 510.4 of the International Building Code shall be measured
from grade plane.
12. Section 903.3.5 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Water supplies for automatic sprinklers systems shall comply with this section and
the standards referenced in Section 903.3.1. The potable water supply shall be
protected against backflow in accordance with the requirements of this section and
the International Plumbing Code . For connections to public waterworks systems,
the water supply test used for design of fire protection systems shall be adjusted
to account for seasonal and daily pressure fluctuations based on information from
the water supply authority and as approved by the fire code official. Water supplyas required for such systems shall be provided in conformance with the supply
requirements of the respective standards; however, every water-based fire protection
system shall be designed with a 10 psi (69 kPa) safety factor. Reference Section 507
of the International Fire Code for additional design requirements.
13. Section 907.6.3 is Deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
907.6.3 Initiating device identification. The fire alarm system shall identify the
specific initiating device address, location, device type, floor level where applicable
and status including indication of normal, alarm, trouble and supervisory status, as
approprIate.
Exceptions :
1. Deleted.
2. Deleted.
3. Deleted.
4. Deleted
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SECTION 2. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances is held invalid by any court, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 3. All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Denton in conflict with the
provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed. The repeal of any ordinance or any portion thereof
by the preceding text shall not affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued or any
proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced in any cause before such repeal shall take effect
and such shall remain in force for all intents and purposes as if such ordinance or part thereof so
repealed shall remain in force.
SECTION 4. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be found guilty of a misdemeanor and fined a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)
for each violation. Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated shall constitute a separateand distinct offense.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to Section 2.09(c) of the Charter for the City of Denton and Section214.218 of the Texas Local Government Code, this ordinance shall become effective on June 1,
2022, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record Chronicle, the official newspaper of the City of Denton,
Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage and approval.
SECTION 6. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed
by prior law and the provisions of the Denton Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when the
offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by 3Mhs and
seconded by AlfSon NWolfe , the ordinance was passed and approved bythe following vote []_- A: J
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Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:
Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3 :
Alison Maguire, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5 :
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this. the U day of ]IF, 2022./-#ZA –'GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:MACK REINWAND. CITY ATTORNEY
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