Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 150, REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODES, 2012 EDITION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; ESTABLISHING PENALTIES NOT TO EXCEED $2000.00 PER OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary
This ordinance mandates the adoption of the 2012 editions of the International Building Codes for the City, replacing the 2009 editions. The effective date will be January 1, 2013. The 2012 editions will apply to any project permitted after that date. There are no new amendments proposed to the new set of codes. All existing amendments will carry forward and be incorporated into the new code editions with the appropriate section number changes, if applicable.
The International Code Council (ICC), the publishing body for the codes, publishes new codes every three years through a governmental consensus process that is open and provides opportunities for participation by all interested stakeholders. These stakeholders include municipal code officials, trade organizations, standards committees and the building community at large. During this process, the codes are thoroughly vetted and often restructured or reworded for greater ease of use and interpretation.
The National Electrical Code (NEC) is published by a different code body, the National Fire Protection Association, in different year cycles, so the City of Pflugerville will remain under the 2011 edition until the new version is published in 2013.
Highlights of the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC) include mandatory self-closing doors between the garage and the home, the inclusion of wireless smoke alarms, new simplified wall bracing provisions, and a new section regulating the recycling of filtered gray water from bathtubs, showers, sinks, and washing machines for the flushing of toilets and subsurface irri...
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