ORD CC 01/13/76 - Amending Ch 8 - Fire HazardsORDINANCE NO 76 -2
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, SECTION 8 -1, OF T
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXA
BY ADOPTING THE STANDARD FIRE PREVENTION CODE PUBL
BY THE SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE CONGRESS INTERNATION
1974 EDITION, WHICH CODE SETS FORTH RULES AND REGU
TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROMOTING THE CONTROL
HAZARDS, REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, USE AND MAIN
OF EQUIPMENT; REGULATING THE USE OF STRUCTURES, P
IN OPEN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR THE
OF FIRE HAZARDS; ESTABLISHING THE RESPONSIBILITIES
PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT; SETTING FORTH STANDARD
COMPLIANCE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCE
CONFLICT THEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEXAS, that Chapter 8, Section 8 -1 of the Code of Ordinanc
City of Huntsville, Texas, be amended as follows:
Section 1: Section 8 -1 of Chapter 8, of the Code
of the City of Huntsville, is amended as follows:
It is hereby adopted as the official Fire Code for
of Huntsville, Texas, the Standard Fire Prevention Code pu
by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.
Edition, of which Code three copies are on file in the off
the City Secretary, and the same is adopted and is incorpo
part hereof, as fully as if set out at length herein. Sai
adopted, is modified so that wherever said code refers to
such reference shall mean the Fire Marshall of the City of
Texas.
SHED
INC.,
TIONS
F FIRE
ENANCE
MISES
ABATEMENT
AND
FOR
HEREOF,
IN
ATE.
UNTSVILLE,
s of the
f Ordinances
the City
lished
1974
ce of
ated as a
Code as
Fire Chief,
Huntsville,
Section 2: Be it further ordained that all ordin ces or
parts of ordinances conflicting with any provisions of the Standard
Fire Prevention Code are hereby repealed to the extent of uch conflict
only. Soc h'ow: r EP'ecflvc view postAle.
PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL on this the 13th day of January, 1976.
A
RUTH DE SHAW, CI CRETARY
P • OVED AS TO
^ATTc.'af lrTmv C D ADV
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLEI, TEXAS
BYt7 ;'
MORRIS I. WALLER, i Y