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ORD 2004-27TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 2004-27 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2002-32 ADOPTING THE 2000 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE AND ADOPTING THE 2003 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE AND ADOPTING PROVISIONS AS FOLLOWS: PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; ADOPTING THE 2003 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE; PROVIDING LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO, REGULATING AND GOVERNING ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING ENVELOPES AND INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT MECHANICAL, LIGHTING AND POWER SYSTEMS WITHIN THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFORE; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A PUBLICATION CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club, Texas is a general law municipality empowered under the Texas Local Government Code, Section 51.001, to adopt an ordinance or rule that is for the good government of the Town; WHEREAS, the Town adopted the 2000 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code on August 19, 2002 through the passage of Ordinance No. 2002-32; WHEREAS, beginning in the summer of 2003, the North Central Texas Council of Government's, (hereinafter "NCTCOG"), Regional Codes Coordinating Committee, (hereinafter "RCCC") and its four advisory boards conducted 26 open review meetings over a 10 -month period to review the 2003 editions of the International Codes and to develop regional amendments. Their review and recommendations were completed and endorsed by NCTCOG's Executive Board in March 2004. Now NCTCOG encourages jurisdictions in North Central Texas to adopt the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code along with its respective regional amendments with an effective date of July 1, 2004; WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club Building Inspections Officials have reviewed the International Energy Conservation Code, 2003 Edition, (hereinafter "IECC") along with the specific local amendments recommended by the NCTCOG and finds that it is in the best interest of the Town of Trophy Club to adopt those amendments reflected in this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas deems it necessary and beneficial to adopt the updated 2003 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code and the local amendments specified in this Ordinance to safeguard the health, property, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Trophy Club by regulating and controlling the use, occupancy, maintenance, repair, design, construction and quality of materials for residential structures within the Town. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS: SECTION 1. INCORPORATION CLAUSE That all of the above premises are true and correct and are hereby incorporated in the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein. SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY CLAUSE That certain documents, copies of which are on file in the office of the Building Inspections Department of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, being marked and designated as the International Energy Conservation Code, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Energy Conservation Code of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas for governing energy efficient building envelopes and installation of energy efficient mechanical, lighting and power systems within the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Energy Conservation Code, 2003 Edition The following sections of the International Energy Conservation Code, 2003 Edition are hereby amended in the following particulars, and all other articles, chapters, sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases and words are not amended but are hereby ratified and affirmed. SECTION 3. ADOPTION CLAUSE That the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, does hereby adopt the International Energy Conservation Code, 2003 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., including all specific local amendments referenced herein, are hereby adopted as the Energy Conservation Code for the Town of Trophy Club. SECTION 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE 2003 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE The following sections, paragraphs and sentences of the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code are hereby amended as follows: Standards type is text from the IECC. Underlined type of text inserted. L iied-thy-augh-. A. Section 101.1; insert Town name as follows: 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Energy Consenwion Code of The Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and shall be cited as such as will be referred to herein as "this code". Add the following section: 101.4.1.3 Alternative Compliance. A building certified by a national, state, or local accredited energy_ efficiency_ program and determined by the Energy Systems Laboratory to be in compliance with the energy efficiency requirements of this section may, at the option of the Code Official, be considered in compliance. The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program certification of energy code equivalency shall be considered in compliance. B. Section 302,1; Replace blank Table 302.1 Exterior Design Conditions with the following: CONDITION VALUE Winter', deli n dr -bulb CF) (99.6%) 17 -Summer', design dry-bulb (°F) (0.4%) 100 Summer, design wet -bulb (°F) (0.4%) 78 Degree days heating 2407 Degree days cooling 2603 Climate zone' 5B '':.]°Delete note "a" and replace with the following: a. These values are from ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals for Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport 99.6% Winter DB, 0.4% Summer DB, and 0.4% Summer WB: and from Local Climatological Data for Dallas Ft.....,.,. - Worth published by the National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These ...„ ,.,.,...,.._..,... values_ are for the purpose of providing a uniformbasis o f requirements for North Central Texas. This will not preclude Iicensed professionals from submitting design analyses based on site measurements or published data more specific to the building site. Adjustments shall be permitted to reflect local climates which differ from the tabulated values, or local weather experience determined by the code official. C. Section 502.1.1; delete exception #2 and substitute the following: 2. Buildings located in Climate Zones 5b. Section 502.1.5; add the following exceptions: Exceptions: 1. Any glazing facing within 45 degrees of true north; 2. Any glazing facing within 45 degrees of true south which is shaded along its full width by permanent overhang with a projection factor of 0.3 or greater. 3. Any fenestration with permanently attached screens where the screens have a rated shadina coefficient of .6 or less. Section 502.2; Replace blank Table 502.2 Heating & Cooling Criteria with the following: Table 502.2°1�, HEATING AND COOLING CRITERIA Element Mode Type -A 1 Residential Buildings Detached One -Family Dwellings Uo Type -A-2 neral Wings Detached Two -Family Dwellings I U. Walls Heating or cooling 0.15 0.22 Roof/ceiling Heating or cooling 0.03 0.03 Floors over unheated spaces Heating or cooling 0.05 0.05 Heated slab on grade Heating R -value = 6 R -value = 6 Unheated slab on -grade Heating R -value = 0 R -value = 0 Basement wall Heating or coolie U -factor = 0.15 U -factor = 0.15 Crawls ace wall Heating or cooling U -factor = 0.15 U -factor = 0.15 Delete Note "a" and replace with the following: a. The above values have been determined for all counties in the North Central Texas Council of Governments reaion. Add Note "g": CT These requirements apply only to the boundaries of conditioned space. Air conditioning equipment and ductwork is recommended, but not required, to be located within the conditioned space in North Central Texas zones. Delete Figures 502.2(1-6) Section 502.2; Add note to Fig 502.2(7): All counties within the North Central Texas Council of Governments region are designated as within the area of very heavy termite infestation probability for purpose of uniform interpretation of this requirement. Section 502.2.2; add a second paragraph as follows: A building demonstratingenvelope compliance at least 2% better than code may utilize R6 duct insulation in both supply and return air ducts in Iieu of the insulation required by Table 503.3.3.3. Section 502.2.4, Delete prescriptive Tables 502.2.4(1-9) and substitute the folloivinng: Replace Tables 502.2.4 (1-6) with: Table 502.2.4(1) Prescriptive Building Envelope Requirements, Detached One -Family Dwellings, Based on Window Area as a Percent of Gross Exterior Wall Area % Glazing Maximum I Minimum Glazing U -factor Ceiling R -value Exterior wall R -value Floor R -value Basement wall R -value Slab perimeter R -value and depth Crawl space wall R -value <$%0 0.70 R-26 R-11 R-11 R-5 R-0 R-6 <12% 0.65 R-26 R-13 R-11 R-5 R-0 R-5 c15% 0.60 R-30 R-13 R-14 R-6 R-0 R-7 <18%a 0.52 R-30 R-13 R-19 R-6 R-0 R-7 <20% 0.50 R-38 R-13 R-19 R-6 R-0 R-7 ¢25% 0.46 R-38 R-16 R-19 R-6 R-0 R-7 Replace Tables 502.2.4 (7-9) with: Table 502.2.4(2) Prescriptive Building Envelope Requirements, Detached Two -Family Dwellings, Based on Window Area as a Percent of Gross Exterior Wall Area % Glazing I Maximum I Minimum Glazing U -factor Ceiling R- value Exterior wall R -value moor R -value Basement wall R -value Slab perimeter R -value and depth Crawl space wall R -value X20% 10.55 1 R-30 R-13 R-11 R-5 R-0 R-5 <2S% 10.55 1 R-30 I R-13 I R-11 R-5 R-0 R-5 <30% 10.47 1 R-38 I R-13 I R-19 R-7 R-0 R-8 D. Table 503.3.3.1 MINIMUM PIPE INSULATION. Amend footnote "a" to read as follows: a. For piping lengths in excess of five (5) feet exposed to outdoor air, increase the insulation thickness by 0.5 inch. Table 503,3,3.3; add footnote "e" as follows: e. See Section 502.2.2 Section 503.3.3.4.3; change first sentence to read as follows: 503.3.3.4.3 Sealing Required. All joints, longitudinal and transverse seams, and connections in ductwork, shall be made substantially airtight by means of welds, gaskets, mastics (adhesives), mastic -plus -embedded -fabric systems or tapes or other approved closures sterns. fRemainder to remain unchan ed F. Section 602.1.6; delete last sentence of exception. Section 602.2 Maximum solar heat gain coefficient for fenestration products. Add the following exceptions: Exceptions: 1. Any gIazin facing acing within 45 degrees of true north; 2 Any glazingfacing within 45 degrees of true south which is shaded along its full width by a. permanent__overhang with a projection factor of 03 or greater. 3. Any fenestration with attached screens where the screens have a„rated shading coefficient of .6 or less. G. Section 802.2; Replace blank tables 802.2 (1-4) with the completed tables provided on the following four pages. Delete tables 802.2 (5-37). TABLE 802.2(1) BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS WINDOW AND GLAZED DOOR AREA 10 PERCENT OR LESS OF ABOVE -GRADE WALL AREA ELEMENT CONDITIONNALUE Skylights (U -factor) 1 Slab or below -grade wall (R -value) R-0 Windows and glass doors SHGC U -factor PF < 0,25 Any Any 0.25 < PF < 0.50 Any Any Roof assemblies (R -value) Insulation between framing Continuous insulation All -wood joist/truss R-19 R-16 Metal joist/truss R-25 R-17 Concrete slab or deck NA R-16 Metal purlin with thermal block R-25 R-17 Metal purlin without thermal block X R-17 Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space (R -value) Insulation between framing Continuous insulation All -wood joist/truss R-11 R-6 Metal joist/truss R-11 R-6 Concrete slab or deck NA R-6 -grade walls (R -value) No framing Metal framing Wood framing .Above Framed R -value cavity NA R-11 R-11 R -value continuous NA R-0 R-0 CMU, > 8 in., with integral insulation R -value cavity NA R-0 R-0 R -value continuous R-0 R-0 R-0 Other masonry walls R -value cavity NA R-0 R-0 R -value continuous R-0 R-0 R-0 TABLE 502.2(2) BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS WINDOW AND GLAZED DOOR AREA OVER 10 PERCENT BUT NOT GREATER THAN 25 PERCENT OF ABOVE -GRADE WALL AREA ELEMENT CONDITIONIVALUE Skylights (U -factor) 1 Slab or below- rade wall (R -value) R-0 Windows and glass doors SHGC U -factor PF < 0.25 0.6 Any 0.25 < PF < 0.50 0.7 Any PF > 0.50 Any Any Roof assemblies (R -value) Insulation between Continuous insulation framing All -wood joist/truss R-25 R-19 Metal joist/truss R-25 R-20 Concrete slab or deck NA R- 19 Metal purlin with thermal block R-30 R-20 Metal purlin without thermal block X R-20 Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space (R -value) Insulation between Continuous insulation framing All -wood .joist/truss R-11 R-6 Metal joist/truss R -I1 R-6 Concrete slab or deck NA R-6 NA walls (R -value) No framing Metal framing No framing -Above-grade Framed R -value cavity NA R-11 NA R -value continuous NA R-0 NA CMU, > 8 in., with integral insulation R -value cavity NA R-11 NA R -value continuous R-5 R-0 R-5 Other masonwalls R -value cavity NA R-11 NA TABLE 802.2(3) BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS WINDOW AND GLAZED DOOR AREA OVER 25 PERCENT BUT NOT GREATER THAN 40 PERCENT OF ABOVE -GRADE WALL AREA ELEMENT CONDITIONIVALUE Skylights (U -factor) I Slab or below -grade wall (R -value) R-0 Windows and glass doors SHGC U -factor PF < 0.25 0.4 0.7 0.25 < PF < 0.50 0.5 0.7 PF > 0.50 0.6 0.7 Roof Assemblies (R -value) Insulation between framing Continuous insulation All -woad joist/truss R-25 R-19 Metal joist/truss R-25 R-20 Concrete slab or deck NA R-19 Metal purlin with thermal block R-30 R-20 Metal purlin without thermal block X R-20 Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space (R -value) Insulation between framing Continuous insulation Al] -wood joist/truss R-11 R-6 Metal joist/truss R-11 R-6 Concrete slab or deck NA R-6 NA Above- rade walls (R -value) No framing Metal framing No framing Framed 11 -value cavity NA R-11 NA R -value continuous NA R-0 NA CMU, > 8 in., with integral insulation R -value cavity NA R-11 NA R -value continuous R-5 R-0 R-5 Other masonry walls R -value cavity NA R-11 NA TABLE 802.2(4) BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS WINDOW AND GLAZED DOOR AREA OVER 40 PERCENT BUT NOT GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT OF ABOVE -GRADE WALL AREA ELEMENT CONDITION/VALUE Skylights (U -factor) 1 Slab or below -grade wall (R -value) R-0 Windows and glass doors SHGC U -factor <0.25 0.4 0.7 _PF 0.25 < PF < 0.50 0.5 0.7 PF > 0.50 0.6 0.7 Roof assemblies (R -value) Insulation between Continuous insulation framing All -wood joist/truss R-25 R-19 Metal joist/truss R-25 R-20 Concrete slab or deck NA R-19 Meta] purlin with thermal block R-30 R-20 Metal purlin without thermal block R-38 R-20 Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space (R -value) Insulation between Continuous insulation framing All -wood joist/truss R -1I R-6 Metal ioist/truss R-11 R-6 Concrete slab or deck NA R-6 NA walls (R -value) No framing Metal framing No framing -Above-grade Framed R -value cavity NA R-13 NA R -value continuous NA R-3 NA CMU, > 8 in., with integral insulation R -value cavity NA, NA R-11 NA, NA R -value continuous R-5 R-0 R-5 Other masonry walls R -value cavil NA R-11 NA Add footnote ,r, to SHGC column heading in Tables 802.2 (2), 802.2 (3) and 802.2 (4) to read as follows: f. Minimum SHGC requirements do not apply to glazing as follows: Any glazing facing within 45 degrees of true north. 2. Any glazing facing within 45 degrees of true south which is shaded along its full width by a permanent overhang with a projection factor of 0.30 or greater. Any glazing with permanent attached screens where the screens have a rated shading coefficient of 0.60 or less. H. Section 805.2.1 Interior Lighting Controls; add a third sentence to read: Large spaces shall have a separate switch or control for each 2500 square feet of floor area. I. Delete Figures 907.1 (I-43, 45-51). J. Chapter 10; Replace referenced standard as follows: ASHRAE/IES -- 99 _Energy _Efficient Design of New Buildings Except Low -Rise Residential Buildings -- 1999 Edition Chapter 10 — Referenced Standards: Under the heading ASHRAE and IESNA, change the Standard Reference Number from 90.1-2001 to 90.1-1999. SECTION 5. CUMULATIVE REPEALER That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such Ordinances except for those instances where there are direct conflicts with the provisions of this Ordinance. Provided however, that Ordinance No. 2002-32 is hereby repealed in its entirety. SECTION G. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or work in this Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 7. SAVINGS CLAUSE All rights and remedies of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any other Ordinances of the Town affecting building codes for governing energy efficient building envelopes and installation of energy efficient mechanical, lighting and power systems within the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, which have secured at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such Ordinances same shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 8. PENALTY CLAUSE It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Ordinance, and any person violating or failing to comply with any provision hereof shall be fined, upon conviction, in an amount not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. SECTION 9. PUBLICATION CLAUSE The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to publish, the Caption, Penalty and Effective Date of this Ordinance as required by Section 52.011 of the Texas Local Government Code. SECTION 10. ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT CLAUSE The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross CP and enroll this Ordinance by copying the exact Caption, Penalty and Effective Date in the minutes of the Town Council and by filing this Ordinance in the ordinance records of the Town. SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE CLAUSE That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its date of passage, in accordance with law, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Coun6il csf the Tow£Trophy Club, Texas, this the 300' day of August 2004. / yor vn of Trop y Club, Texas Effective Date: September 4, 2004 ATTEST: X61el To Secretary Town of Trophy Club, Texas APPROVED TO AS FORM: Town Attorney Town of Trophy Club, Texas 0 TR®A`S'S c7 c ��`�RY