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ORDINANCE NO. 11
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING AND REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION,
SITUATING, ESTABLISHING, LOCATING, RELOCATING, REMODELING, AL_
TERATION, REPAIRING AND REBUILDING OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
IN THE VILLAGE OF COLLEYvILLE, TEXAS; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS AS
USED IN THIS ORDINANCE; CREATING THE OFFICE OF BUILDING COMMISSIONER
AND DEFINING THE DUTIES OF SAID OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR THE AFFIXING
OF NOTICE TO ALL UNSAFE BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR PARTS THEREOF,
THE CONDITION BEING SUCH AS TO ENDANGER THE PUBLIC OR OCCUPANTS
THEREOF, WITH FURTHER PROVISIONS THAT ANY PERSON REMOVING OR DEFACING
SUCH NOTICE SO APPLIED SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND
UPON CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE FINED NOT LESS THAN $ 5.00 NOR MORE
THAN $100.00; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY OF BUILDING COMMISSIONER;
REQUIRING A BUILDING PERMIT EXCEPT IN CERTAIN SPECIFIED CASES, PRO-
VIDING FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMIT WITH DRAWINGS AND PLANS AND ISSUANCE
AND REFUSAL TO ISSUE PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR SPECIFICATIONS OF DWELLING
HOUSES TO BE ERECTED, ALTERED OR REPAIRED; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN
SPECIFIED REASONS FOR REFUSING TO ISSUE SUCH PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR
PERMIT FEE AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR APPLICATIONS FOR AND ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY; PROVIDING FOR REVOCATION OF PERMITS BY
BUILDING COMMISSIONER AND AFFIXING SUCH NOTICE OF SUCH REVOCATION
AND FURTHER PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON REMOVING OR DEFACING SUCH
NOTICE SO APPLIED OR ANY OTHER NOTICE GIVEN UNDER THIS ORDINANCE,
SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF
SHALL BE FINED NOT LESS THAN $ 5.00 NOR MORE THAN $ 100.00; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FURTHER PROVIDING UNLESS A PENALTY IS OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED HEREIN FOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF
THIS ORDINANCE, ANY PERSON, FIRM, COlVIPANY OR CORPORATION, THEIR AGENTS,
SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES VIOLATING ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE LIABLE TO A FINE
AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT EXCEEDING
$100.00, AND EACH DAY ANY SUCH VIOLATION EXISTS SHALL CONSTITUTE A
SEPARATE AND DISTINCT OFFENSE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL
BE CUMULATIVE WITH ALL EXISTING ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES NOT
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS ADOPTION
AND PUBLICATION AS BY LAW PROVIDED.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS:
WHEREAS, existing ordinances of the Village of Colleyville, Texas,
are not adequate to regulate the construction, erection and alteration
of buildings and structures within the said City; and,
WHEREAS, for the immediate preservation of the public health,
safety and property that further provisions be immediately enacted
relating to the construction, erection and alteration of buildings
and structures in order that all buildings and structures hereafter
erected, constructed or altered shall conform to all reasonable re-
quirements;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE VILLAGE OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS:
1.
For the purpose of this Ordinance, certain words and terms
are herewith defined as follows:
A. The word "PERSON" as used in this ordinance shall be con...
structed to impart the singular and plural as the case demands, and
shall include corporations, companies, societies and associations,
and any agent or representative thereof.
B. The word IISTRUCTUREII as used in this ordinance shall mean
any building constructed or installed by man (Including, but without
limitation, fence, post, pole, house, bridge, driveway or passageway,
transmission lines, barn, shed, tree, tank, advertising sign, adver-
tising billboard, space or equipment or facilities).
C. The word "ALTERATIONII as used in this ordinance shall mean
any change, addition or modification in construction or character of
any structure or grade of occupancy.
2.
ORGANIZATION
A. OFFICE CREATED.
There is hereby created in the Village of Colleyville, Texas,
the office of Building Commissioner and such officer is being charged
with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this code.
B. QUALIFICATIONS.
The Building Commissioner must be a person competent to carry out
the intent and purpose of this code and shall be appointed by the
Mayor with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen and shall
be paid such salary or fees fpr services rendered as determined by
the Board of Aldermen of the Village of Colleyville, and shall furnish
a bond in such amount as the Board of Aldermen may require.
3.
DUTIES OF BUILDING COJl.iMISSIONER
A. CODE ENFORCEMENT.
It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to enforce all
the conditions of the building code; provided that until such time
as the Board of Aldermen can secure the services of a Building
Commissioner duly qualified to enforce the provisions of this code,
the enforcement hereof shall be placed with such other person or persons
as the Board of Aldermen may designate, who shall be vested with all
of the powers and duties as is provided herein for the said Building
Commissioner.
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B. RECORDS.
It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to keep a
record of all applications for permits, which shall be regularly
numbered in order of their issuing and filing.
Also a record shall be kept showing the number, description and
size of each building erected in the Village of Colleyville, during
the term of his office, of what material constructed, the aggregate of
the number, kind and cost of all buildings, the inspection, removal
and condemnation of buildings and all other matters to be recorded.
C. PERSONAL INSPECTION.
It shall be the duty of said Building Commissioner, upon being
served with a notice requiring him to visit and inspect any building
upon which any work is being done, under any of the provisions of
this code, to do so.
D. CERTIFICATES AND NOTICES.
It shall be the duty of the Building Conwissioner to sign all
certificates and notices required to be issued under this code, and
to keep proper book records of same; also he shall keep a register
of all transactions of his office, and submit to the Mayor a monthly
statement of all such transactions.
E. EXAMINATION OF BUILDINGS.
The Building Commissioner shall examine all buildings, or cause
the same to be examined, upon or in which work is being done under the
provisions of this code, as often as practicable, and make a record
of all violations of same, together with the street and number where
such violations are found, the name of owner, lessee, occupant, archi-
tect and building, and all other matters relating thereto.
It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to examine or
cause to be examined, all buildings reported to be dangerous or
damaged by fire or accident, and to make a record of such examination,
i~uding the nature of the damage, with the nruooof the street and the
number of the buildings, as well ~s the name of the owner. He shall
also examine or cause to be examined, all buildings under application
to be moved, raised, enlarged, altered or built upon, if considered
necessary, and to make a record of the condition of same. Such records
shall always be open to the inspection of the public.
F. NOTICE OF DANGER.
Whenever the Building Commissioner has knowledge of any unsafe
buildings, structures or part thereof, the condition being such as to
endanger the public or the occupants of such building or structure,
it shall be his duty to affix a notice of the dangerous character
of the building or structure in a conspicious place on the exterior
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thereof and any person removing or defacing such notice so applied
shall be subject, upon conviction thereof, to a fine of not less
than Five Dollars ($5.00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00).
4.
AUTHORITY OF BUILDING COMMISSIONER
A. BOARD OF APPEALS.
The Building Commissioner shall pass on all questions arising
under this ordinance; in case of dissatisfaction with his decisions,
except in regard to insec~re and unsafe buildings requiring immediate
action, the question in dispute may be referred to the Bcmard~of .Aldermen
and a decision of the said Board of Aldermen shall determine the issue.
Appeals from the decision of the Building Commissioner shall be
taken within ten (10) days after such decision is made by filing with
the Building Commissioner a notice of appeal in writing, stating
specifically the question or questions which the appellant desires
to have passed on.
The Board of Aldermen shall have power to pass upon the true
intent and meaning of the several provisions of this ordinance, and
also when it is claimed that an equally good or more desirable form
of construction or materials can be employed in any specific case,
to permit the same if concurred in by a maJority of said Board of
Aldermen, but the said Board of Aldermen shall not otherwise have
power to modify any other provisions of this code while sitting in
the capacity of a Board of Appeals.
Any person appealing from a decision of the Building Commissioner
shall in every case be required to pay to the Village Secretary a
fee of $ 20.00 at the time of giving notice of such appeall, said fee
to be returned to said applicant in case the decision of the Board
of Appeals sustains his contention. In case such appeal is not sus-
tained, such money shall be retained by the Village. All rulings and
decisions of the Board of Aldermen sitting as Board of Appeals shall
be binding upon all parties and it shall be the duty of the Building
Commissioner to carry them into effect.
B. IMMEDIATE DECISIONS.
Where a situation requires an immediate decision, that of the
Building Commissioner shall be final and conclusive.
C. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.
In the absence of the Building Commissioner, the Board of Aldermen
shall designate some person or persons, to act in his place and when
so designated such person shall exe~cise all powers and duties of the
Building Commissioner.
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D. TESTS AND INSPECTION.
The Building Commissioner and his regularly authorized assistants
are hereby given authority to make such tests as may be necessary to
determine the safety or condition of any building or machinery which
it becomes their duty under the provisions of this code to inspect.
E. POLICE POWER.
For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this code or
detecting violations thereof, the Building Commissioner or any assistant
Building Commissioner are hereby vested with full police power and
authority in the execution of their duties.
F. SPECIAL CASES.
The Building Commissioner shall have full power to exercise his
own judgment in a reasonable and proper manner and rule accordingly
on all special cases in regard to any of the matters and things in
this code and specifically covered thereby.
G. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
(a) Unless a penalty is otherwise provided herein, for a violation
of certain provisions of the code, then any person, firm, company or
corporation, their agents, servants or employees violating any of the
provisions of same, where a penalty is not otherwise provided, shall
upon conviction in the Corporation Court be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each and every day that any
person shall fail, omit, neglect or refuse to do any act required by
the terms of this Code, or if they shall do any act in violation of
the terms of this code, they shall be subject to the penalty herein
provided for, not exceeding One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars. Any person
failing to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof be fined as aforesaid and each day a violation
or failure to comply with this ordinance continues, it constitutes a
separate offense.
(b) But in case any building or structure is erected, constructed,
reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any build-
ing, structure or land is used in violation of the general law or of
the terms of this ordinance, the Village of Colleyville, in addition
to imposing the penalties above provided, may institute any appropriate
action or proceedings in court to present such unlawful erection,
construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance,
or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to prevent
the occupancy of such building, structure or land, to prevent any illegal
act, conduct, business or use, in or about such land; and the definition
of any violation of the terms of this ordinance as a misdemeanor, shall
not preclude the Village of Colleyville from invoking the civil remedies
given it by law in such cases, but same shall be cumulative or and in
addition to the penalties prescribed for such violation.
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PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, PERMITS
AND FEES
A. PERMIT NECESSARY.
No work or repairs shall be done upon any structure, building
or shed, nor shall any mechanical installation, such as plumbing,
heating, or electric wiring be installed in same, within Village
of Colleyville (excepting as herein mentioned) without a Building
Permit from the Building Commissioner.
Repairs of buildings or structures, or mechanical installations,
the cost of which will not exceed Fifty ($50.00) Dollars, may be
made without securing a building permit, but such repairs shall not
be construed to include the cutting away of any masonry wall or
structural member, or any portion thereof, nor the removal, change
or closing of any stairway, nor the construction of any chimney.
Permits must always be secured for electrical or plumbing work re-
gardless of extent.
B. OCCUPANCY PERMIT.
No building or part thereof, except in private dwellings, shall
be occupied before its completion without an occupancy permit from the
Building Commissioner.
Also, no structure, building or part thereof shall be used or
occupied for any purpose other than that named in its Building Permit
or its latest occupancy permit or from the purpose of which it is
used when this Ordinance is adopted, until the necessary Occupancy
Permit therefor has been issued by the Building Commissioner. If such
change of use or occupancy increases the load, the danger to life or
health, or the fire risk, the Commissioner may require such alterations
and changes in the building as he may deem necessary before issuing
Occupancy Permit for such new use or occupancy.
If the condition of any structure, building or part thereof
becomes unsafe or dangerous to life or limb, the Commissioner may, with
the written approval of a majority of the Board of Aldermen, revoke
the Occupancy Permit thereof, and it shall thereupon be unlawful for
any person to use or occupy such building until a new Occupancy Permit
has been issued therefor.
C . APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMITS.
When any person or persons shall be desirous of erecting, re-
pairing, changing, altering or removing any building or structure,
or making any mechanical installation such as plumbing, heating or
electrical wiring in same, within the limits of said Village, he or
they, or their authorized agents shall make application at the office
of the Building Commissioner for a Building Permit (except in cases
cited in Paragraph A above), and shall furnish said Building Commissionel
with a written statement, giving such information as desired by him,
upon a blank form furnished by the said Building Commissioner for the
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purpose, together with plans and specifications of same, when re-
quired, which shall be delivered to the Building Commissioner and
shall remain in his custody a sufficient length of time to allow
the necessary examination to be made of the same.
Before a Building Permit is issued, the plans and specifications
shall be submitted to the plumbing and electrical inspectors who
shall pass on same in regard to the plumbing and electrical work.
D. DRAWINGS:
When the cost of erecting, repairing, changing or altering any
structure, or making any mechanical installation as aforementioned,
in the Village of Colleyville, exceeds the sum of Three Thousand
($3000.00) Dollars, there shall be complete scale drawings and
specifications showing and describing all parts of the construction
and installation filed with the Building Commissioner, along with
the application for permit.
All plans and drawings shall be drawn to a scale of not less
than 1/8 of an inch to the foot, on paper or cloth, in ink or by
some process that will not fade or obliterate. All distances shall
be securely figured and drawings made explicit and complete. Any
plans or drawings that do not show all necessary details to enable
the Building Commissioner to intelligently inspect same shall be
rejected and such necessary details shall be shown on said drawings
before same will be accepted. Lot lines, as well as building lines,
must be shown on plans.
E, APPROVAL OR REJECTION.
If such plans and specifications are in compliance with the
provisions of this ordinance and the zoning and other ordinances of
the Village, and indicate that the erection, reconstruction, removal
or installation is to be in accordance with this code, the Building
Commissioner shall stamp, them "approvedfl and issue "Certificate of
Approval", retaining one set of plans and specifications to be kept
until the proposed work is completed, when they shall be returned
to the party who filed them. Such plans and specifications so filed
shall not be open to the inspection of other than those interested
in the building or structure, and if not claimed by the proper party
within six months after completion of construction, shall be destroyed.
All plans and specifications of buildings of a public character, and
buildings for public gatherings shall remain on file permanently
in the Building Commissimner1s office.
If such plans and specifications proposed do not comply with the
provisions of this code, the Building Commissioner shall reject same
and refuse a certificate, indicating in a written report his objections
thereto. Such changes as may be required shall be made before any
permit is issued.
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F. ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS TO DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Any alteration of plans and specifications or addition thereto
shall be submitted in the same manner and subjected to the same
requirements as the original plans and specifications, and accompanied
by a similar application. The Building Commissioner may stop any
work of alterations or additions to such original plans and speci-
fications where such changes materially affect cost or purpose of
the structure until the foregoing provisions have been complied with
and a permit therefor issued.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the
Building Commissioner from granting permit for the erection of any
part of a building or any part of a structure, where the partial
plans or detailed statements of such building or structure have been
presented before the entire plans and detailed statements of said
building or structure have been submitted.
G. REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
Should the Building Commissioner become convinoed that the
work under any permit is not prmoeeding according to the detailed
statemert;, plans and specifications upon which such permit was issued,
but is proceeding in violation of the law or provisions of this
code, it shall be his duty to notify the owner or owners, or his or
their agents, in writing, that the work is being constructed or
installed in violation of the permit and this code, and that the
same must be immediately rectified to conform with same.
If the owner or owners, or his or their agents, neglect to
comply with the said code or fail to make corrections, it shall be
the further duty of the Building Commissioner to revoke said permit,
and notice thereof shall be immediately served upon the owner or
owners, agents, superintendent or contractor in charge of this work;
said notice shall be in writing, signed by the Building Co~~issioner,
and after such revocation of permit, any contractor or workman per-
forming any work in or about such structure, building or premises
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be dealt with accordingly.
H. PLACARDS.
With each and every Building Permit issued, the Building Commiss-
ioner shall issue to the applicant a weatherproof card, properly
filled out. It shall be the duty of the person or persons to whom
the permit was issued, to place and maintain the weatherproof card
in a conspicuous place on the outside of the premises where the
building is being erected or the work being done, the card to be
unobstructed from public view and not more than fifteen (15) feet
nor less than five (5) feet above the grade level.
In case of revocation of a permit the Building Commissioner shall
immediately place a proper notice of the revocation in a conspicuous
place and any person removing or defacing such notice as applied
shall be subject upon conviction thereof, to a fine of not less
than Five ($5.00) Dollars, mor more than One Hundred ($1.00) Dollars.
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I. CO_OPERATION OF POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
The Police and FireDepartments shall cooperate with
the Building Commissioner, and any construction or installation
that comes under the Building Code not displaying such signs
shall be reported to the Building COImnissioner.
J. TIME LIMIT OF PERMIT.
Every permit shall be considered cancelled if active work
is not commenced within six (6) months of the date of issuance.
In case of cancellation of permit from the above cause, all permit
fees already paid shall be retained by the Village as compensation
for work done in checking plans and issuance of permits.
K. ESTIMATE OF COST.
Applications for building permits shall be accompanied
by an estimate of the cost of the proposed structure. The Building
Commissioner may at his discretion, prepare his own estimate and
issue the permit on basis of SIDne. On completion of the structure,
the party to whom the permit was issued may submit, or the Building
Commissioner may require to be submitted, vouchers and. affidavits
showing the actual cost of the structure. Where the actual cost
thus ascertained is found to vary by more than ten percent from
the estimate on which the permit was issued, then the permit fee
shall be recomputed and charge made on the basis of the actual
cost of the structure.
L. YEES ON PERMITS AND INSPECTION.
For every Building Permit issued for the erection or
construction of any new building or structure, or for the alteration
or repair of any existing building or structure, or for any mechan-
ical installation, such as plumbing, heating, electric wiring, the
Building Commissioner shall collect a fee from the owner or con-
tractor performing such work. Such fee shall cover the cost of
permit and cost of inspection by the Building Commissioners, or
his assistants, at regular intervals until the work is completed,
and shall be based on the total cost, including mechanical works,
as follows:
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COST FEE
$100 or less . . . . . . . . $ 1.00
Over $IOO.OO not exceeding $500 . . . . . 2.00
Over $.500.00 and not exceeding$IOOO . . . 3.00
Over $1000.00 and not exceeding $2000 . . . . . 5.00
Over $2000.00 and not exceeding $3000 . . . . . . . 7.00
Over $3000.00 and not exceeding $5000 . . . . . . 10.00
Over $5000.00 and not exceeding $6000 . . . . 11.50
Over $6000.00 and not exceeding $7000 . . . . 13.00
Over $7000.00 and not exceeding $BOOO . . . . . . . 14.50
Over $8000.00 and not exceeding $9000 . . . . . 16.00
Over $9000.00 and not exceeding $IO,OOO . . 17.50
Over $10,000 and not exceeding $11,000 . . 19.00
Over $11,000 and not exceeding $12,000 . . . . . 20.50
Over $12,000 and not exceeding $13,000 . . . 22.00 -
Over $13,OOO and not exceeding $14,000 . . . . . 23.50
Over $14,000 and not exceeding $15,000 . . . . . . 25.00
Over $15,000 and not exceeding $16,000 . . . . . . 26.50
Over $16,000 and not exceeding $17,000 . . . 28.00
Over $17,000 and not exceeding $IB,OOO . . 29.50
Over $18,000 and not exceeding $19,000 . . . . 31.00
Over $19,000 and not exceeding $20,000 . . . . . 32.50
For each additional $1000 or fraction thereof, an additional fee of
$ 1.25 is added.
For moviag a house or building from one location to another on the
same lot . . $ 5.00.
All fees collected hereunder shall be paid direct to the Village
Secretary.
On additional cost due to changes in plans and specifications,
an additional fee must be paid by the owner or his authorized agent
in accordance with the above schedule.
However, inspection fees for special items such as plumbing,
heating, electrical work, sprinkler systems, fire escapes, signs, and
billboards, wrecking of houses, m6ving picture shows, film exchanges,
moving houses through public streets or alleys, gasoline tanks and
pumps, fuel oil tanks and equipment, dry cleaning establishments,
etc., as called for in various sections of this code, and in the
plumbing and electrical ordinances shall be paid in addition to the
general fee for Building Permits mentioned herein.
In addition to the above fees, the owner or his agent shall
pay the actual cost of any tests required by the Building Commissioner,
unless the owner or his agent can furnish certificates covering such
tests made by some recognized authority satisfactory to the Building
Commissione r.
Any act of erecting, repairing, changing, altering or removing
any building or structure or making any mechanical installations, such
as heating, plumbing or electrical wiring in same, (Except in cases
cited in Paragraph A of Section 5) carried on without a permit having
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been issued by the Building Commissioner, or any willful mis-
statements of facts concerning the proposed type of construction,
proposed use of estimated or actual cost trade in securing a permit
shall render the owner of such building or structure or his agents
liable to a penalty for violation of this code in accordance with
Paragraph IIGII of Section 4. Wll,ere penalties are invoked, in addition
to such penalties the owner or his agent shall further be held liable
for the actual cost of such buildihg or structure.
6.
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSES
A. The main building to be used for dwelling purposes, and
all accessory buildings thereto, hereafter erected in the Village of
Colleyville, Texas, shall be constructed of wood, brick, brick veneer
or stucco, or other suitable building materials; provided that such
buildings shall be of double wall construction and that all exterior
woodwork shall be covered with two costs of paint.
B. The main building used for family dwelling purposes,
where same abuts upon any alley or street in or through which a
public sewer extends, or is within a reasonable distance of such
public sewer, shall be connected with such public sewer. When there
is not a public sewer within reasonable distance of such structure,
an approved septic tank of not less than 500 gallons capacity, with
)00 feet of draining lateral attached thereto and running therefrom,
shall be installed, provided that if any dwelling is erected, altered,
located, relocated or enlarged to the extent that samewill contain
more than one bathroom, an additional 50 feet of draining lateral
shall be installed for each additional bathroom. No dry or outside
toilet of any kind shall be permitted within the Village limits;
provided that if more than one building used for family dwelling
purposes is situated upon any particular lot, each of said dwelling
structures shall be attached to an approved septic tank of the same
capacity and same footage of draining lateral running therefrom, as
is provided for the main building aforementioned. Further providing
that any septic tank installation made under the provisions of this
ordinance shall be approved by the Building Commissioner and health
authorities of Tarrant County. Application for the use of such
septic tank must be made with the Building COlmnissioner.
C. The main building hereafter erected for family dwelling
purposes shall be constructed fronting on the street upon which the
lot as originally dedicated fronts and in accordance with the front
lot lines as is shown in said dedication, provided however, that where
more than (50%) percent of the dwellings in anyone block have an
already established front lot line, then all other dwellings erected
in said block shall be constructed on lot lines in conformity to the
dwellings theretofore erected.
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D. No main building erected for dwelling purposes shall be
constructed or erected nearer than five feet from any side lot
or street line.
No accessory buildings shall be constructed or erected
nearer than five feet from any side, rear, or street lot lines,
provided that in areas, if by reason of construction of a sub-
division, prior to the effective date of this ordinance, the regula-
tions herein provided for the location of accessory buildings
would prove to be a hardship upon the owners of said property,
the Board of Aldermen shall have the authority to waive the side,
rear or street lot line regulations herein provided.
E. Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the
plans, construction or designated use of a building lawfully and
actually under construction at the time of the passage of this
ordinance and which entire building shall be completed within six
months of the passage of this ordinance.
F. No tent, shed, shack or trailer shall at any place within
the Village be used for dwelling purposes; provided under emergency
circumstances, the Building Commissioner may issue a pennit for the
construction of a dwelling not fully complying with the specifications
herein provided, for temporary occupancy for a period of not exceeding
six months, when such ternporary dwelling is being constructed in
contemplation of the construction of the main family dwelling which
shall be completed prior to the expiration of such temporary permit,
provided that such temporary dwelling place shall be attached to
sanitary sewage disposal facilities as is provided herein and in the
sanitation code of the Village.
7.
TYPE OF BUILDINGS TO BE USED FOR
OL1ER THAN DWELLINGS
A. All huildings and structures hereafter erected within the
Village of Colleyville to be used for other than f~nily dwelling
purposes shall be enclosed on all sides wittl walls constructed wholly
of stone, burned brick or reinforced concrete, and all roof structures
covered with, and cornices to be of, incombustible material~.
B. Every huilding hereafter erected, altered, located, relocated,
or enlarged which shall be used for other than family dwelling pur-
poses, where s~ne abuts upon any alley or street in or through which
a public sewer extends or is witllin a reasonable distance of such
public sewer, shall be connected with such public sewer. Where there
is not a public sewer within a reasonable distance of said structure,
there shall be installed an approved septic tank which shall be of
the kind and size as approved by the Building Cormnissioner and health
authorities of Tarrant County.
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INTENT A-WD PURPOSE.
The intent and purpose of this ordinance is to regulate the
construction, erection, enlargement, raising, alteration, repair,
removal, maintenance, use and height of buildings and structures;
and to regulate the character and use of materials in and for
buildings and structures.
9.
REMEDIAL ORDINANCE
This ordinance is hereby declared to be remedial and intended
to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof.
10.
CUMULATIVE
This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative
of all other ordinances and parts thereof effecting the subject herein
provided, and shall not operate to repeal or affect any such ord-
inance or ordinances or parts thereof except insofar as the pro-
~1sions of such ordinance or ordinances or parts thereof are incon-
sistent or in conflict with those provisions of this ordinance, in
which instance or instances those provisions shall be and they
are repealed.
II.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and, after the date of its adoption and publication as
provided by law.
ADOPTED this 8th day of June, A. D. 1956.
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