HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-2352 - Ordinance - 10/08/1998ORDINANCE NO. 2352
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, "BUILDING REGULATIONS", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STAT[ON, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING A
PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
PART I: That Chapter 3, "Building Regulations", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a
part of this ordinance for all purvoses.
PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall m no way effect the validity of the remaining provi-
sions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect.
PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by
a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Thousand
Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue,
shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes
effective ten (10) days after its publication in the newspaper, as provided by Section 35
of the Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 8r_h day of O¢~'OBEIR ,1998.
ATTEST:
~KS, City Secretary
APPROVED:
~YN~I ~MclLHANEY, Mayor
EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 3, Appendix I, Section A, is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph to be numbered and
to read as follows:
Section 1804.1.9 shall be added to read as follows: 'All foundations
shall comply with the Minimum Foundation Standards as shown in
Figure I.'"
Figure 1
6 MIL POL Y
| VAPOR
' BARRIER
1 40~R6
3'
INTERIOR BEAM
EXTERIOR BEAM
INTERIOR SLAB DROP
GENERAL NOTES:
Bar Min. Lop. Min. Radius
Size Inches of Bends
t/6 20"
1. Exterior beom sholl extend o minimum of 6 inches into undisturbed soil or fill
which is compocted to 95% Stondord Proctor (ASTM D 698) within (__) 2% of optimum
moisture content. All fill moteriol sholl hove o Plosticity Index (P.I.) between 5 ond 18.
2. Interior beoms thor exceed 60 ft. in length must be o min. of .30" deep.
.3. Moximum beom spocing sholl be 15 feet ond sholl be continuous over the length
or width of the foundotion.
4. Steel to be set to cleor bore eorth minimum 5", wood or steel forms
by 1-1/2".
5. Minimum concrete specified compression strength sholl be ,3000 psi ~ 28 doys.
6. Mosonry fireploce footings sholl be o minimum of 30" deep with 2 mots of
#5's @ 12" O.C. both woys.
7. These minimum stondords sholl opply to oll foundotions. Exceptions:
A. Foundotions for temporory buildings (]nd permonent buildings not exceeding one
story in height ond 400 squore feet in oreo.
B. Foundotions designed by on Architect registered in the store of Texos or o
civil/structurol Engineer registered in the store of Texos ond opproved for use
by the Building Offic~ol.
8. All foundotions designed by on Architect or Engineer sholl be instolled os designed.
Revisions ond exceptions must be submitted in writing by the Architect or Engineer
ond opproved by the Building Officiol.
Reinforcing steel shell be grode 60 (grode 40 ollowed for stirrups only).
All deformotions sholl meet ASTM A615.
DESCRIPTION
r~-~fCITY OF COLLEGE STATION
~BUILDING DIVISION ~
MINIMUM FOUNDATION STANDARDS
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