Ord. 0044 1961-10-05 ORDINANCE NO. ~
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: FIRE LIMITS: The following shall be and are hereby declared
to be the fire limits:
BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of Lot One (1), Block Five (5)
City of Pearland, Texas. The same being where South side of Plum Street
intersects State Highway Number 35.
THENCE 125 feet East along the North boundary of Lot One (1) to
the alley in Block Five (5) to a point for corner;
THENCE South to the Southeast corner of Lot Twenty-four (24), Block
Five (5). The same being the Southeast corner of Lot Twenty-four (24),
Block Five (5) where same intersects the North side of Jasmine Street;
THENCE across Jasmine Street to the Northeast corner of Lo~. One (1),
Block Twelve (12) and continuing South to the Southeast corner of Lot
Nineteen (19), Block Twelve (12) to a point for corner;
THENCE East across alley way and along the South boundary of Lot
Thirty (30), Block Twelve (12) to a point for corner;
THENCE South across alley and along East boundary line of Lot
Twenty-nine (29),~Block Twelve (12) to a point where the Southeast corner
of Block Twelve (1~) intersects Broadway ~nd Houston Avenue;
THENCE across Broadway to the Northeast corner of Lot Ten (10),
Block Twenty-one (21) and continuing South along Lot Ten (t0), Block
Twenty-one (21) to and across alley W~y to Northeast corner of Lot Eleven
(11), Block Twenty-one (21) to a point for corner;
THENCE West along the ~N~rth boundary of Lot Eleven (11), Block
Twenty-one (21) to the Northwest corner of Lot Eleven (11)~ Block Twenty-
one (21) to and across alley way to the Northeast corner of Lot Forty-
(48k, Block Twenty-one (21) to a point/for corner;
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THENC~ South~ to the Southeast corner ofi Lot Thirty (30), Bl~ck >
Twenty-one '421) to a point for corner. The same being the North~boundary
line of Pear Street;
THENCE We~t t~ ~ Southwest corner of Lo~ Thirty (30)~ Block\ Twenty-
one (21) to and across State Highway Number 35, continuing ~4est tq
the
Southwest corner of Block Twenty (20) to a p~int for corner;
THENCE N~r~hwest to th~ most~orthW~st.~rly corner of Lot Six (6),
Block Twenty (20) to a point for .~rner;
THENCE West across G.C. an~3S.F' RR to and following the North
boundary lines of Lots Eleven (1~, and Forty-eight (48) to the Northwest
corner of Lot Forty-eight (48), .Block Nineteen (19) to a point for corner;
THENCE North across alley way to and fcllowing the West boundary
line of Lot One (1), Block Nineteen (19) to the most Northwesterly corner
of Block Nineteen (19);
THENCE North across Broadway following the West boundary of Lot
Twenty (20), Block Fourteen (14~and across alley way to the Southwest
corner of Lot Nineteen (19), Block Fourteen (14) to a point for corner;
THENCE East along the South boundary line of Lot Nineteen (19),
Block Fourteen (14) to and across the G.C. and S.F. RR to and following
the South boundary line of Lot Nineteen (19), Block Thirteen (13) to and
across the alley w~y to the Southwest corner of Lot Thirty (30), Block
Thirteen (13) to a point for corner;
THENCE North to the Northwest corner of Lot Forty-eight (48), Block
Four (4) to a point for corner;
THENCE East along the North boundary line of Lot Forty-eight (48),
Block Four (4) to and across Highway Number 35 to the Northwest corner
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of Lot One (1), Block Five (5) to place of origin.
SECTION 2: PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS: No wall, structure, building or
part thereof, shall hereafter be built, enlarged, or altered,until a
plan of the proposed work, together with a statement of materials to be
used, shall have been submitted to the FIRE MARSHALL,'who shall, if in
accordance with the provisions herein contained, issue a written permit
in triplicate for the proposed work. Permits to be kept on file with
the City Secretary.
Structures hereafter erected without a permit, or not in conformity
with this Ordinance, shall be removed.
No building shall be moved from without to within the fire limits, nor
from one location to another within the fire limits until a permit shall
have been issued therefor. No permit shall be issued unless such con-
struction is in accordance with this Ordinance.
The designated Building Inspector shall inspect, as often as practical,
construction in progress to see that all provisions of this Ordinance
are being complied with.
NOTE: All plans and specifications submitted to the FIRE
MARSHALL shall comply with all City Ordinances of the City
of Pearland, Texas, and with Article 3271A of the Revised
Civil Statutes of the State of Texas.
SECTION 3: CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED WITHIN THE FIRE LIMITS: No building
or structure of wooden, ironclad (whether on wood or metal supports),
stucco, or veneer type construction, or any building whose walls contain
wood supports, shall be permitted except as indicated in Section 4. No
building shall be built, enlarged, or altered hereafter~ except in ac-
cordance with this Ordinance.
The thickness of walls shall be not less than as given below:
Brick walls shall be not less than 12 inches thick, except that small
one-story building with floor areas of 750 square feet or less may have
w~lls 8 inches thick.
Reinforced concrete walls may be three-fourths of the thickness of brick
walls, but in no case less than 8 inches.
Hollow building tile may be used as filler w~lls provided such walls be
supported on reinforced concrete beams and footings, and by adequate re-
inforced concrete or brick pillars or columns spaced not more than 16
feet apart; walls to be not less than 12 inches thick. Small one-story
buildings of less than 500 square feet floor area may have w~lls of 8
inch hollow building ~ile.
Solid stone walls shall be 4 inches thicker than brick w-alls for like
construction. All exterior walls, party walls, and division fire walls
except at rear of buildings shall have parapets extending at least eight-
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een inches above the roof, and said parapets shall be at least twelve
inches thick, except where eight inch walls are permitted as above, in
which case parapets may be eight inches thick.
SECTION 4: FRAME BUILDING IN FIRE LIMITS: The following frame structures
are permissible in the fire limits:
a. Temporary one-story frame buildings for the use of
builders.
b. Wooden fences not over 8 feet high without roof or
cover.
SECTION 5: ROOFS: All buildings or structures hereafter constructed in
the fire limits shall have incombustible roof coverings.
No roofing on an existing roof shall be renewed or repaired to a greater
extent than 10% of the roof surface, except in conformity with this Ordin-
ance, and in no instance shall more than one permit be issued each exist-
ing building in any one year.
SECTION 6: REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS: Any existing building within the fire
limits which hereafter may be damaged by fire, decay, or otherwise, to an
amount greater than 50% of its present value, exclusive of the foundation,
shall not be repaired or rebuilt, but shall be removed.
Extensions, remodeling, or additions to existing buildings shall not be
considered as repairs, and shall not be permitted except when conforming
with Section 3 of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7: ARBITRATION: Whenever an application for permit to repair
any existing building already located within the fire limits is made by
any person or firm, and the City Council and the applicant disagree on
the extent of repairs to be made, and a permit is denied by the designated
Building Inspector, then the City Council or Commission shall appoint a
competent and disinterested person, and the applicant shall appoint a com-
petent and disinterested person, which said two persons so appointed shall
select a third member, and these said three persons shall appraise the
building, examine the plan of the proposed work, and the statement of
materials and labor to be used in the repairing or rebuilding of said
building, and make a signed written report of their findings to the City
Council or Commission. If such report reflects clearly that said re-
building or repairing would be a violation of this Ordinance then such
application for permit shall be denied by the City Council or Commission,
and if such report reflects that the person seeking said permit has com-
plied with said Ordinance, and the requested rebuilding or repairing is
not in violation of said Ordinance, then said City Council or Commission,
shall issue a permit for the proposed rebuilding or repairing.
SECTION 8: VALIDITY OF ORDINANCE: If any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid
or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this
Ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof, other than the
part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 9: PENALTY: Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be d~emed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars.
PASSED this the ~~ day of ~, A. D. 1961.
APPROVED this the~*---~--~; day of ~~~__, A. D. 1961.
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
E. I T. Gibbons, Mayor
ATTEST: .
(Corp~rat~Se~l)
Victor A. Nole~, Clty~cret~ry,
CITY OF PEARLAND, BRAZORIA COUNTY,
TEXAS
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