ORD 785 12/12/2006 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE ORDINANCE NO. 7 g 5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO ADOPTING THE 2006 EDITION
OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, REGULATING
AND GOVERNING ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING ENVELOPES AND
INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT MECHANICAL, LIGHTING AND
POWER SYSTEMS IN THE CITY OF CIBOLO;PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR;
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 539 OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO 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, Chapter 214.901 of the Texas Local Government Code provides the general authority for the
City of Cibolo to require the construction of building to comply with the energy conservation standards.
The City Council of the City of Cibolo does ordain as follows:
Section 1. That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the Building
Official of Cibolo, being marked and designated as the International Energy Conservation Code, 2006
edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Energy
Conservation Code of the City of Cibolo, in the State of Texas for regulating and governing energy
efficient building envelopes and installation of energy efficient mechanical,lighting and power systems as
herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of
the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Energy Conservation 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 Section 2 and 3 of this ordinance.
Section 2. The following sections are hereby revised:
Section 101.1 Title. This code shall be known as the International Energy Conservation Code of
Cibolo, and shall be cited as such. It is referred to herein as"this code."
Section 3. That all references to the ICC Electrical Code read as follows: ICC Electrical Code or NFPA
70 as adopted by the City of Cibolo. Where conflicts arise between codes the more stringent shall govern.
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Section 4. That Ordinance No. 539 of City of Cibolo entitled for adoption of the International Energy
Conservation Code and that this ordinance is cumulative of all other ordinances of the City not in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 5. Violation penalties. Any person 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 private sewage
disposal 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.
Section 6. Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work 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 to a fine of not less than$100.00 dollars or more than$500.00 dollars.
Section 7. 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 8. That nothing in this ordinance or in the Energy Conservation 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 4 of this ordinance; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost,
impaired or affected by this ordinance.
Section 9. That the City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to cause this ordinance to be published.
Section 10. 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. ,
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED by a vote of 5 for to D against this /. - day of D e-c— ,2006.
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Jo i?-erutton,Mayor
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Peggy Cimics, City Secretary
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