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ORD 2002-32TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 2002-32 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS ADOPTING THE 2000 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS SET FORTH HEREIN, REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, ERECTION, INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LOCATION, RELOCATION, REPLACEMENT, ADDITION TO, USE OR MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING ENVELOPE, MECHANICAL, LIGHTING AND POWER SYSTEMS IN THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF CODE AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALER; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; 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 FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club, Texas is a Type A General Law municipality located in Denton County, Texas, created in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Local Government Code and operating pursuant to enabling legislation of the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas is empowered under The Texas Local Government Code, Section 51.001 to adopt an ordinance or rule that is for the good government of the City; and WHEREAS, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is established to assist local governments in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit, and coordinating for sound regional development; and WHEREAS, the NCTCOG has been active for more than thirty years in promoting construction code uniformity in the region; and WHEREAS, the NCTCOG has adopted the Intenzational Energy Consenlation Code, 2000 Edition, with specific amendments; and WHEREAS, the adoption in this region of an energy conservation code is identified in the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission's State Implementation Plan as a necessary control measure to improve this region's air quality; and Page I WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club hereby determines that it is in the best interest of the Town to adopt the aforementioned International Energy Conservation Cade, 2000 Edition, with local amendments thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS: SECTION L INCORPORATION OF PREMISES The above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 2. ADOPTION OF CODE AND AMENDMENTS THERETO That certain documents, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the Building Official of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, being marked and designated as the International Energy Conservation Code, as published by the International Code Council, be and hereby is adopted as the code of the Town of Trophy CIub, Texas for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of the building envelope, mechanical, lighting and power systems in 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, 2000 Edition, published by the International Code Council, with local amendments, on file in the office of the Building Official of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance. The following sections of the International Energy Conservation Code, 2000 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: A. Section 101.3; is amended as follows: 101.3 Compliance. Compliance with this code shall be determined in accordance with Sections 101.3.1, 101.3.2 or 101.3.3. B. Section 101.3.3; is added as follows: 101.3.3. Alternative Compliance. A building certified through a voluntary energy performance testing program approved as meeting or exceeding the provisions of this code may be deemed to comply with the requirements of this code. N. Section 302.1; Blank Table 302.1 Exterior Design Conditions, is replaced with the following: CONDITION VALUE Winter', design dry-bulb (°F) (99.6%) 17 Summer °, design dry-bulb (°F) (0.4%) 100 Summer n, desi-n wet -bulb (T) (0.4%) 78 Degree days heating n 2407 Page 2 Deo ee days cooling b 2603 Climate zone ` 1 S$ D. Note "a" is deleted and replaced 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 uniform basis of requirements for North Central Texas. This will not preclude licensed 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. E. Figures 302.1 (1-43,45-51) are deleted. F. Section 502.1.1; exception #2 is deleted and the following is substituted: 2. Buildings located in Climate Zones 5 through 6 as indicated in Table 302.1. G. Section 502.1.5; the following exceptions are added: Exceptions: Any glazing facing within 45 degrees of true north; 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 0.3 or greater. Any fenestration with attached screens where the screens have a rated shading coefficient of .6 or less. H. Section 502.2; Blank Table 502.2, Heating & Cooling Criteria, is replaced with the following: Table 502.2°'� HEATING AND COOLING CRITERIA Element Mode Type A-1 Residential Buildings Un Type A-2 Residential Buildings U. Walls Heatin8 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 cooling U -factor = 0.15 U -factor = 0.15 Crawls ace wall Heating or cooling U -factor = 0.15 U -factor = 0.15 Page 3 I. Note "a" is deleted and replaced with the following: a. The above values have been determined for all counties in the North Central Texas Council of Governments region. I Note "g" is added: g. 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. K. Figures 502.2(1-6) are deleted. L. Section 502.2; note is added 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. M. Section 502.2.4; Prescriptive Tables 502.2.4(1-9) are deleted. Tables 502.2.4 (1-6) are replaced as follows: Table 502.2.4(1) Prescriptive Building Envelope Requirements, Type A-1 Residential Buildings, Based on Window Area as a Percent of Gross Exterior Wall Area (for zones 5b and 6b) N. Tables 502.2.4 (7-9) are replaced as follows with: Table 502.2.4(2) Prescriptive Building Envelope Requirements, Type A-2 Residential Buildings, Based on Window Area as a Percent of Gross Exterior Wall Area Maximum Minimum - --`-''' Glazing Ceiling Exterior Floor Basement Slab Crawl U -factor R -value wall R -value wall perimeter space wall ax uM R -value R -value R -value R -value sib r r3^ and depth ;' 0.70R-26 R-30 R-11 R-11 R-5 R-0 R -6 a? 0.65 R-26 R-13 R-11 R-5 R-0 R-5 50 0.65 R-30 R-13 R-11 R-6 R-0 R-7 > 84r ' c'== 0.52 R-30 R-13 R-19 R-6 R-0 R-7 �'c�Qly ; e 0.50 R-38 R-13 R-19 R-6 R-0 R-7 0.46 R-38 R -16R-19 R-6 R-0 R-7 N. Tables 502.2.4 (7-9) are replaced as follows with: Table 502.2.4(2) Prescriptive Building Envelope Requirements, Type A-2 Residential Buildings, Based on Window Area as a Percent of Gross Exterior Wall Area Page 4 Maximum Minimum - --`-''' Glazing Ceiling Exterior Floor Basement Slab Crawl U -factor R -value wall R -value wall perimeter space wall R -value R -value R -value R -value - and depth 0S5 R-30 R-13 R-11 R-5 R-0 R-6 0.55 R-30 R-13 R-11 R -S R-0 R-5 0.47 R-3$ R-13 R-19 R-7 R-0 R-8 Page 4 ®. Section 503.3.3.3; is amended as follows: All supply and return -air ducts and plenums installed as part of an HVAC air - distribution system shall be thermally insulated in accordance with Table 503.3.3.3 ar where such ducts or plenums operate at static pressures greater than 2 in. w.g. (500 Pa) in accordance with Section 503.3.3.4.1. P. Section 503.3.3.4; Subsections are amended as follows: 503.3.3.4.1 High- and medium -pressure duct systems. All ducts and plenums operating at static pressures eater than 2 in. w.. 500 Pa shall be insulated and sealed in accordance with Section 803.2.8. High pfessure and mediuffi pressure dDucts operating at staticpressures in excess of 3 in. w.g, (750 Pa), shall be leak tested in accordance with SMAQ" HALAL AifetLcakage—''i-e�"tiraa��-wi afata__.,f � r leak ge fiet to a ed t e "'"rate spee�d�in t hat Stan r fd. Section 803.3.6. Pressure classifications specific to the ducts stem shall be clearly indicated on the construction documents in accordance with the International Mechanical Code. 503.3.3.4.2 Low pressure duct systems. All longitudinal and transverse joints, seams and connections of law ,-.,..,ss„r., supply and return ducts operating at static pressures less than or equal to 2 in. w.g. (500 Pa) shall be securely fastened and sealed with welds gaskets, mastics (adhesives), mastic -plus -embedded fabric systems or tapes installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. Pressure classifications specific to the duct system shall be clearly indicated on the construction documents in accordance with the International Mechanical Code. [Exception is unchanged] Q. 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 CONDITION/VALUE (Zones 5B,6B) Skylights (U -factor) 1 Slab or below -grade wall (R -value) R-0 Windows and glass doors PF < 0.25 0.25<PF<0.50 PF > 0.50 SHGC U -factor Any An Any An Any Any Page 5 Roof assemblies (R -value) All -wood joist/truss Metal joist/truss Concrete slab or deck Metal purlin with thermal block Metal 2urlin without thermal block Insulation between framing Continuous insulation CONDITIONNALUE R-19 R-16 Slab or below -grade wall (R -value) R-25 R-17 SHGC NA R-16 R-25 R-17 X R-17 Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space (R -value) All -woad joist/truss Metal joist/truss Concrete slab or deck Insulation between framing I Continuous insulation 0.6 R-11 R-6 0.7 R-11 R-6 Any NA R-6 Above- rade walls (R -value) No framing Metal framing Wood framing 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 -valve continuous R-0 R-0 R-0 TABLE 802.2(2) BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS WINDOW AND GLAZED DOOR AREA OVER 1.0 PERCENT BUT NOT GREATER THAN 25 PERCENT 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 0.25<PF<0.50 PF > 0.50 0.6 An 0.7 Any Any Any Roof assemblies (R -value) Insulation between framing Continuous insulation All -wood joist/truss Metal joist/truss Concrete slab or deck Metal purlin with thermal block Meta] purlin without thermal ]dock R-25 R-19 R-25 R-20 NA R-19 R-30 R-20 Page 6 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 X CONDITION/VALUE Skylights (U -Factor) R-20 Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space (R -value) All -wood joist/truss Metal joist/truss Concrete slab or deck Insulation between framing R-0 Continuous insulation SHGC R-11 0.4 R-6 R-11 0.7 R-6 0.7 NA Insulation between framing Continuous insulation R-6 -Above-grade walls (R -value) No framing Metal framing Wood framing Framed NA R-19 R -value cavity NA R -ll R-11 R -value continuous NA R-0 R-0 CMU, > 8 in., with inte al insulation R-11 R-6 R -value cavity NA R-11 R -I1 R -value continuous R-5 R-0 R-0 Other masonry walls Framed R -value cavil NA R-11 R-11 R --value continuous R-5 R-0 R-0 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 CONDITION/VALUE Skylights (U -Factor) 1 Slab or below -grade wall (R -value) R-0 Windows and glass doors PF < 0.25 0.25<PF<0.50 PF> 0.50 SHGC U -factor 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 Roof assemblies (R -value) All-woodjoist/truss Metal joist/truss Concrete slab or deck Metal purlin with thermal block Metal purlin without thermal block Insulation between framing Continuous insulation R-25 R-19 R-25 R-20 NA R-19 R-30 R-20 X R-20 Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space (R -value) All -wood joist/truss Metal joist/truss Concrete slab or deck Insulation between framing Continuous insulation R-11 R-6 R-11 R-6 NA R-6 Above -grade walls (R -value) No framing Metal framing Woad framin Framed Page 7 R -value cavil NA R-11 R-11 R -value continuous NA R-0 R-0 CMU, > 8 in., with integral insulation SHGC U -factor R -value cavity NA R-11 R-11 R -value continuous R-5 R-0 R-0 Other rn= walls Insulation between framing Continuous insulation R -value cavity NA R-11 R-11 R -value continuous R-5 R-0 R-0 TABLE 802.2(9) BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS WINDOW AND GLAZED DOOR AREA OVER 40 PERCENT BUT NOT GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT OF ABOVE -GRADE WALL AREA ELEMENT CONDITIONIVALUE Skylights (U -factor) 1 Slab or below -grade wall (R -value) R-0 Windows and glass doors PF < 0.25 0.25<PF<0.50 PF > 0.50 SHGC U -factor 0.4 0.7 0.5 1. 0.7 0.6 0.7 Roof assemblies (R -value) All -wood joist/truss Metal joist/truss Concrete slab or deck Metal purlin with thermal block Metal purlin without thermal block Insulation between framing Continuous insulation R-25 R-19 R-25 R-20 NA R-19 R-30 R-20 R-38 R-20 Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space (R -value) All -wood joist/truss Metal joist/truss Concrete slab or deck insulation between framing Continuous insulation R-11 R-6 R-11 R-6 NA R-6 Above -grade walls (R -value) No framing Metal framing Wood framing Framed R -value cavity NA R-13 R-11 R-vaIue continuous NA R-3 R-0 CMU, > 9 in., with integral insulation R -value cavity NA, NA R-11 R -1l R -value continuous R-5 R-0 R-0 Other masonry walls R -value cavity NA R -ll R-11 R -value continuous R-5 R-0 R-0 Page 8 R. Section 805.21 Interior Lighting Controls; is amended to add a third sentence to read: Large spaces shall have a separate switch or control for each 2500 square feet of floor area. S. Chapter 9; Referenced standard replaced as follows: ASHRAVIES 93 b b Buildifigg -- Bawd en n can n nAES 90.1 1999 with Revisiens dim ,�..,, �� [[''��[[�� eiT—1997r��ir:czixnb .,crscccrr—ccrsu 1Zd�. 16 1993 ASHRAE/JES -- 99 Energy Efficient Design of News _ Buildin g Except Low - Rise Residential Buildings -- 1999 Edition SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION OF ORDINANCE Inspections required by this Ordinance shall be the responsibility of the applicant seeking the requested approval from the Town. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain the services of a professional meeting all state law licensing and other requirements who is qualified to perform the inspections and testing required hereunder. Upon completion of such testing, the applicant shall submit written documentation from such qualified professional for review by the Town prior to the issuance of any permit or approval by the Town. The Town shall have the right and discretion to reject such documentation submitted by applicant if that documentation fails to provide sufficient information necessary for the Town to make its determination of compliance with the Ordinance, if the professional firm or individual who performed the inspection or test was not properly licensed or qualified as required by applicable law, or if such documentation fails in any way to comply with this Ordinance or other applicable law. The Town, may at its discretion, provide a Iist of firms and/or individuals that are appropriately licensed to perform the inspections required by this Ordinance; however, any such action by the Town is not and should not be construed as an endorsement of those firms and/or individuals, but is merely a listing of firms/individuals who have represented to the Town that they are Iicensed and qualified to perform the inspections and testing required by this Ordinance. Any appropriately credentialed professional firm/individual desiring to be placed upon such list must first register with the Town in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth by the Building Official or his or her designee and adopted administratively. SECTION 4. CUMULATIVE REPEALER 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. Ordinances, or parts thereof, in force at the time this Ordinance shall take effect and that are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent that they are inconsistent with this Ordinance. Provided however, that any complaint, action, claim or lawsuit which has been initiated or has arisen under or pursuant to such other Ordinances on the date of adoption of this Ordinance shall continue to be governed by the Page 9 provisions of such Ordinance and for that purpose the Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 5. SAVINGS 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 Ordinance affecting inspection activities and enforcement of building provisions 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 6. SEVERABILITY If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word 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 this Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 7. PENALTY 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 8. PUBLICATION 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 9. ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross 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 I.O. Page 10 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of adoption and publication as provided by law, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, this 19th day of August, 2002. M Town Se Town of [SEAL] y Club, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM: Town Attorney Town of Trophy Club, Texas Page 11 fiCCP LL0