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§ 151.038 JUDICIAL REVIEW.
   Unless a judicial review petition is timely filed as provided by under Tex. Local Gov’t Code, Ch. 214, the orders of the City Council shall in all things be final and binding.
(Ord. 2006-1116, passed 12-7-2006)
§ 151.039 EXPENSES; LIEN.
   (A)   The Building Inspector shall certify all expenses and costs of vacating, securing, repairing or demolishing a building, incurred by the city or by persons doing so under contract with the city, as a charge that shall be assessed the owners thereof, and shall constitute a lien on the land, unless it is a homestead as protected by the Texas Constitution, on which the building is or was situated, privileged over all other liens to the maximum extent allowed by law. Upon the filing of the lien statement with the County Clerk, the charges shall bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum until paid.
   (B)   If the city has executed a contract for demolition of a building pursuant to a valid order issued under this subchapter and the building is subsequently repaired or demolished by persons other than the city or its contractors prior to the completion of the work by the city or its contractor, all costs for cancellation of the demolition contract shall be certified as a charge that shall be assessed as provided in division (A) above.
(Ord. 2006-1116, passed 12-7-2006)
§ 151.040 RELEASE OF LIEN AND NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE.
   (A)   Upon full payment of the charges assessed against any property, the lien is extinguished and the Building Inspector is hereby authorized to execute, for and on behalf of the city, a written release of lien, the City Attorney shall approve the form of the release.
   (B)   Upon compliance with an order of the City Council hereunder, the Building Inspector shall be and is hereby authorized to execute a written notice setting forth the date the notice of compliance is issued and the date the city found the building to be secured, repaired, demolished or otherwise in compliance with the order.
      (1)   If the building has not been demolished, the notice may state whether the building is in such condition that it may be occupied.
      (2)   An order to secure a building will be released only upon issuance of a certificate of compliance by the Building Inspector.
(Ord. 2006-1116, passed 12-7-2006)
DRAINAGE
§ 151.055 DRAINAGE POLICY.
   (A)   The owner of presently developed property or developer of property to be developed shall be responsible for all storm drainage flowing through or abutting their property, including the instillation of culverts beneath all driveway approaches to the property. This responsibility includes drainage directed to that property by prior development as well as drainage naturally flowing through the property by reason of topography. Further, the property owner or developer of property to be developed shall maintain five feet at each end of all culverts. Maintenance of culverts (if on city right-of-way) shall be maintained by the property owner.
   (B)   Culverts, ditches and other drainage facilities required of property owners and developers, to meet the responsibilities outlined in division (A) above, shall be sized and constructed or installed in accordance with city standards and specifications. Permits for culverts shall be required in accordance with this section. Culvert pipe in residential areas shall not be less than 12 inches in diameter and culvert pipe shall not extend more than 50 feet in length without a five-foot length break for the purpose of cleaning out same. It shall be the responsibility of the Building Inspector, and a designated representative from the Road Commission to determine the appropriate culvert pipe diameter applicable in each instance. Any size culvert pipe, or culvert installation that has the potential to impede the flow of water, shall be replaced by an adequate size culvert pipe and installed so as to permit the free flow of water.
   (C)   No building permit shall be issued, nor certificate of occupancy approved, upon any land on which the owner has not fulfilled his or her responsibility for drainage as outlined in divisions (A) and (B) above.
   (D)   Whoever shall willfully fill up, clog, damage or destroy, or in any manner impair the usefulness of any drainage channel, ditch, creek or water course or fill in the area of any said natural creek, drainage channel or ditch with dirt or other debris shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
   (E)   Provisions shall be made by the owner for the control and drainage of surface water around buildings. Runoff water from rains and storms shall not be allowed to inundate or flood adjacent property when such flooding is the result of grading, drainage ditches, retaining walls or other surface alterations that control or divert the natural flow of water. Rain water shall not be conveyed, received or discharged upon property belonging to another or adjacent to such property. Where potential flooding on adjacent property exists from run off water from an unguttered roof, each roof shall be installed with property guttering containing down spouts arranged in such a manner that the runoff water will not be discharged on the adjacent property.
(Ord. 74A, passed 4-19-2001) Penalty, see § 151.999
ADOPTION OF STANDARD CODES
§ 151.070 ADOPTION BY REFERENCE.
   The city hereby adopts, by reference as though they were copied herein fully, the 2021 International Codes as published and amended by the International Code Council, Inc. as follows:
   (A)   2021 International Building Code.
   (B)   2021 International Residential Code.
   (C)   2021 International Fire Code.
   (D)   2021 International Plumbing Code.
   (E)   2021 International Mechanical Code.
   (F)   2021 International Energy Conservation Code.
   (G)   2021 International Fuel and Gas Code.
   (H)   2021 International Existing Building Code.   
   (I)   2021 International Private Sewage Disposal Code.
   (J)   2021 International Property Maintenance Code.
   (K)   2021 International Zoning Code.
   (L)   2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code.
   (M)   2021 International Green Construction Code.
   (N)   2021 International Code Council Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities.
   (O)   The 2021 International Codes, including amendments by the International Code Council, Inc., and the 2020 National Electric Code be adopted by reference herein shall include any and all amendments or supplements that may be prepared in the future, thereby, being revised periodically, and are to be kept on file in the office of the Building Official.
   (P)   The city will have a standard upcharge of 30% for fees associated for relative engineering services, provided for the city.
   (Q)   The Permit Fee Schedule and New Construction or Improvement of a Residential Dwelling fee schedule attached to Ord. 2023-08B as Attachment “A” is hereby adopted and incorporated into this code by reference as if laid out herein in full.
(Ord. 2020-07, passed 12-17-2020; Ord. 2023-08, passed 5-18-2023; Ord. 2023-08A, passed 9-21-2023; Ord. 2023-08B, passed 10-17-2024)
ADDRESSES
§ 151.085 DISPLAY OF ADDRESSES ON BUILDINGS.
   Any and all structures located within the city limits, used for any purpose, as well as construction job sites shall display the assigned address number to said structure or job site at the front entrance of said structure or site. Numerals indicating the official numbers for each structure shall be posted in a manner as to be clearly marked and legible and distinguishable from the street on which the property is located, with letters painted or applied in a contrasting color of the background. Said letters shall be no less than two and one-half inches in height.
(Ord. 2016-02, passed 3-17-2016)
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