Ord 2926 12/3/1974I /
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD
MECHANICAL CODE, 1973 EDITION, WITH CER-
TAIN AMENDMENTS AND DELETIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The publication entitled "Southern Stand-
ard Mechanical Code" , 1973 edition, a copy of which, auth-
enticated by the signature of the City Clerk, is on file in
the City Clerk' s office, is hereby adopted as the Wichita
Falls Mechanical Code, as fully as if copied at length here-
in.
SECTION 2 . The following amendments and deletions
are hereby made in the "Southern Standard Mechanical Code"
as adopted herein:
(1) Whenever the words "Mechanical Official"
appear, such wording shall be amended to read "Building
Official" .
(2) Whenever the words "Southern Standard Plumb-
ing Code" or "Southern Standard Gas Code" appear, such word-
ing shall be amended to read "Wichita Falls Plumbing Code" .
(3) Subsection 102. 1 is deleted.
(4) Subsection 102. 3 is amended by deleting the
words "except one whose only connection is as a member of
the board established by this Code" .
(5) The title to Section 106 is amended to read
"Permit and Bond" .
(6) Paragraph (a) of Subsection 106. 3 is amended
to read as follows:
" (a) Minimum fee for issuing permit . . $5. 00"
(7) Paragraph (b) (1) of Subsection 106. 3 is amen-
ded by adding to such Paragraph the following sentence,
"Residential fee shall be $10. 00. "
(8) Section 106 is amended by adding Subsection
106. 4 to read as follows:
"106.4 Bond required.
(a) All persons, firms or corporations engaged
in the installation of heating, ventilating, duct, air condi-
tioning and refrigeration systems for domestic or commercial
purposes in and about buildings where a person or persons
live, work or assemble in the City of Wichita Falls under
terms of this ordinance shall, before they do any work, ex-
ecute and deliver to the City of Wichita Falls a surety bond
in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2, 000. 00) , payable to
the City of Wichita Falls and as herein otherwise provided
for, executed by a company authorized to do business in the
State of Texas.
(b) Bonds shall be conditioned that all said
heating, ventilating, duct, air conditioning, and refriger-
ation systems shall be done so that it shall conform with
all of the rules and regulations provided by this ordinance.
The bond shall be further conditioned that the City of Wichita
Falls will be fully indemnified against all loss and damage
occasioned by the negligence of the principal therein failing
properly to execute and protect any work done by him or his
employees or under his direction or supervision.
(c) In case the principal on such bond shall
fail or refuse to install or contract any heating, ventila-
ting, duct, air conditioning or refrigeration systems in
accordance with such rules and regulations contained in this
ordinance, the owner of any house or premises who may be ag-
grieved or injured thereby may have recourse on said bond, or
the City may take action on the bond for the use and benefit
of such owner, provided that in such case, such work is first
disapproved by the mechanical inspector as herein provided.
Should the mechanical inspector refuse to issue his certificate
of approval of said work on account of the failure of the mech-
anical installer to comply with such rules and regulations, the
inspector shall notify the principal to make such changes as
are required to comply with such rules and regulations; in case
of failure or refusal on the part of said principal to rectify
or change such work so as to make it comply with such rules and
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regulations, then after three (3) days from the time notice was
given, it shall be the duty of the sureties on the bond herein
required to make the required changes; in default of the prin-
cipal or the sureties on the bond performing the same as herein
provided, the said owner, or the City for the owner' s benefit,
may have recourse against the principal and sureties on the
bond herein provided for.
(d) Said bond shall run the calendar year and be
renewed on January 1, and no heating, ventilating, duct, air con-
ditioning and refrigeration systems shall be done by, and no per-
mits issued to, any contractor unless he has such bond in full
force and effect. "
(9) Subsection 607. 2 is amended to read as follows:
"607 .2 - Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Piping
All LPG fuel piping shall be sized, installed, tested, and placed
in operation in accordance with the requirements of the Texas
State Law, Article 6066d, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and
the rules, regulations and standards promulgated by the Rail-
road Commission of Texas. "
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of December, 1974.
M A Y O
ATTEST:
C I T C L E R K
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