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THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE ORDINANCE NO. 10 3 4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF
THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES; ADOPTING THE 2012 EDITION OF
THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE,REGULATING AND GOVERNING THE
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, ERECTION,
INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LOCATION, RELOCATION,
REPLACEMENT, ADDITION TO, USE OR MAINTENANCE OF
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IN THE CITY OF CIBOLO; PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS IN CONFLICT AND
THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS,the City of Cibolo is a Home Rule Municipality located in Guadalupe County, Texas, created
in accordance with provisions of the Texas Local Government Code and operating pursuant to its adopted
City Charter and all applicable laws and enabling legislation of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS,the City of Cibolo is governed by a Home Rule Charter that was approved by the Citizens of
Cibolo in a duly called election held on September 11,2004; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 54.001 of the Texas Local Government Code provides the general authority for the
City of Cibolo to enforce each rule, ordinance, or police regulation of the City of Cibolo and to punish a
violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation; and
WHEREAS,the City of Cibolo,Texas seeks to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the
City of Cibolo; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cibolo, Texas seeks to regulate and govern the design, construction, quality of
materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or
maintenance of mechanical systems in the in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the City of
Cibolo.
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO DOES HEREBY
AMEND THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Code Amendment
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That the Cibolo Code of Ordinances Section 14-2(a) is hereby amended to add a new subsection to read
as follows:
(1) That a certain document, two (2) copies of which are on file in the office of the Building Official
of Cibolo, being marked and designated as the Uniform Mechanical Code, 2012 edition,
including Appendix Chapter F, as published by the International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials, be and is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of the City of Cibolo, in
the State of Texas regulating and governing the design, construction, quality of materials,
erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or
maintenance of mechanical systems as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and
collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions
and terms of said Mechanical Code on file in the office of the Building Official of the City of
Cibolo are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this
ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in (a), (b) and
(c)of this ordinance.
(a) That the following sections and/or sub-sections are hereby revised to read as follows:
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical Code of Cibolo,hereinafter
referred to as "this code".
106.4 Stop work orders. Upon notice from the code official that mechanical work is being
done contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such
work shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the
owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or to the person doing the work. The
notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. Where an
emergency exists, the code official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to
stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work on the system after having
been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to
perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable for a fine of not less
than$100.00 dollars or more than$500.00 dollars.
108.0 Board of Appeals is hereby deleted and referred to Chapter 14 section 14-3 of the City
of Cibolo's Code of Ordinances.
109.1 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to
comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair
mechanical work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the
code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be
guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 dollars.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a
separate offense.
114.0 Fees is amended as follows:
114.1 General.Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of this section and as
set forth in the fee schedule as adopted by the city of Cibolo.
114.2 Permit Fees. The fees for mechanical work shall be as indicated in the adopted Fee
schedule.
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114.6 Fee refunds is amended by referring to the adopted Fee Schedule for Refund policy.
(b) That all references to the ICC Electrical Code are deleted and shall reference the current
adopted version of the National Electric Code(NEC)NFPA 70.
(c) That all references to the International Plumbing Code are deleted and shall reference the
current adopted Uniform Plumbing Code.
Section 2. Cumulative.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the City of Cibolo, Texas, except where the
provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such Ordinances, in which event
the more restrictive provision shall apply.
Section 3. Severability
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection,
clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section 4. Continuation of Existing Regulations.
That nothing in this ordinance or in the Mechanical Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any
suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or
causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Section 3 of
this ordinance; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by
this ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date.
That this ordinance and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements, orders and matters established
and adopted hereby shall take effect and be in full force and effective immediately upon the passage and
approval of the City Council of the City of Cibolo,Texas. "
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the B day of a� , 2013
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
Peggy Cimics, City Secretary
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