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 Pearland
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 7. BUILDING
 Article II. BUILDING CODE

  § 7-13.1. Local amendments.  

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  • The building code adopted in section 7-13 is modified in the following respects:

    (a)

    Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    101.1 Title . These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the city of Pearland, Texas, hereinafter sometimes referred to as "this code."

    (b)

    Section 101.2.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    101.2.1 Appendices . The provisions contained in the appendices referenced and listed below are hereby made part of the adopting ordinance:

    Appendix B "Board of Appeals"

    Appendix C "Agricultural Buildings" Group "U"

    Appendix D "Fire District"

    Appendix E "Supplementary Accessibility" Appendix F "Rodent Proofing"

    Appendix G "Flood Resistant Construction" Appendix I "Patio Covers"

    Appendix J "ADA for Historic Buildings"

    (c)

    Section 101.4.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    101.4.5 Property maintenance . The provisions of the 2015 ICC International Property Maintenance Code along with Life Safety Code 2012 shall apply as the standard guide for repairs, alterations, renovations and maintenance of all commercial and residential buildings and appurtenances.

    (d)

    Section 105.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    105.2 Work exempt from permit . Permits shall not be required for work costing less than three hundred dollars ($300), unless inspection is required.

    The following entities shall be exempt from permit fees and inspections:

    U.S. Government

    Federal Agencies

    Federal Independent Contractors

    State of Texas

    Brazoria County

    The following entities shall be exempt from the payment of permit fees only:

    School Districts

    City of Pearland

    City of Pearland Economic Development Corporation

    (e)

    Section 109.2 is hereby amended to add the following to the end of said section:

    109.2 Permit fees . When the valuation of the proposed construction exceeds $1,000 and a plan is required to be submitted, a plan-checking fee shall be paid to the Permit Office at the time when plans and specifications are submitted for review. Said plan-checking fee shall be equal to one-half of the building permit fee as set forth in the City Permit Fee Schedule.

    (f)

    Section 109.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    109.4 Work commencing before permit is issued . Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee in an amount that is double the permit fee, except where the work was done to an electrical or plumbing system, in which case the fee shall be four times the permit fee. This fee shall be in addition to the required permit fees.

    (g)

    Section 113.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    113.3 Qualifications for Board of Appeals . The Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall consist of seven members: five regular members and two alternates. The regular members shall be individuals with knowledge and experience in the technical codes, such as design professionals, contractors, building industry representatives and licensed electrical/mechanical/plumbing tradesmen. The two alternate positions shall be filled by one person from the building industry and one person from the general public.

    (h)

    Section 907.2.1.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    907.2.1.1 All Assembly Buildings with occupancy of 300 or more shall be required to install an Emergency Voice Alarm Evacuation (Evac) System. Installations shall be in accordance with NFPA-72.

    (i)

    Section 907.2 is hereby amended to add the following to the end of the first paragraph of said section:

    Where required, alarm systems shall be monitored by an off premise central station. Systems shall also have occupant notification throughout the building.

    (j)

    Section 1612 is hereby amended to add the new section as follows:

    1612.1.1 Flood Hazard Areas . The Flood Insurance Study for the City of Pearland, Texas, as amended or revised, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM), including related supporting data and revisions thereto, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this section.

    (k)

    Section 1808.1 is hereby amended to add the following new section as follows:

    1808.1.1 Footing and Foundations . All structural members (footing & foundations) for commercial structures shall be approved by a registered professional engineer. Plans shall be submitted with original wet seals applied and signed.

    (l)

    Section 3401 is hereby amended to add the following new section as follows:

    3401.3.1 Applicability . Structures existing prior to the effective date hereof, in which there is work involving additions, alterations (50% of size or market value), or changes of occupancy (after 6-month vacancy), shall be made to conform to the requirements of this section or the provisions of Sections 3403 through 3405 for Additions, Alterations or Repairs.

(Ord. No. 224-2, §§ 1—3, 3-13-78; Ord. No. 224-3, § 1, 5-8-78; Ord. No. 224-4, § 2, 6-23-80; Ord. No. 224-5, § 1, 5-24-82; Ord. No. 224-6, § 2, 9-26-83; Ord. No. 224-7, § 2, 6-23-86; Ord. No. 224-8, § 2, 1-8-90; Ord. No. 224-9, § 1, 12-3-90; Ord. No. 224-11, § 2, 4-27-98; Ord. No. 867, § 1, 8-24-98; Ord. No. 224-13, § 1, 7-26-99; Ord. No. 224-14, § 1, 9-11-00; Ord. No. 1209, § 2, 3-28-05; Ord. No. 1209-2010, § 2, 4-12-10; Ord. No. 1209-2013, § 2, 7-22-13; Ord. No. 1209-2015 , § 2, 12-7-15)