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Austin's New Lake Rules, Building & Plumbing

Wednesday, December 30, 1964 special called

Here's a summary of the decisions made:

  • New Lake Austin Regulations:

    Approved new rules for Lake Austin, establishing boat dock lighting requirements and setting speed limits for Lake Austin Municipal Park and Bull Creek, effective March 1, 1965.
  • Comprehensive Plumbing Code Adopted:

    Passed a completely revised Plumbing Code, updating standards for permits, fees, and specifications for plumbing installations and gas fitting.
  • Building Code Modernization:

    Amended multiple chapters of the existing Building Code, updating regulations concerning construction, occupancy, and building maintenance.

Full Transcript

_ CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Meeting December 30, 1964 10:00 Α.Μ. Council Chamber, City Hall The meeting was called to order with Mayor Palmer presiding. Roll call: Attorney Present: Absent: Councilmen LaRue, Long, Shanks, Mayor Palmer Councilman White Present also: W. T. Williams, Jr., City Manager; Doren R. Eskew, City The Mayor announced this was a Special Meeting of the City Council called for the purpose of finally passing an ordinance to regulate lighting of boat docks and to establish speed zones at Lake Austin Municipal Park and in Bull Creek; to finally pass the Plumbing Code; and to finally pass an amendment to the Building Code, amending Chapters 5 through 15. Councilman Long moved that the ordinance regulating lighting of boat docks be amended to make it become effective March 1, 1965. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen LaRue, Long, Shanks, Mayor Palmer None Absent: Councilman White Mayor Palmer brought up the following ordinance for its third reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE AUSTIN CITY CODE OF 1954 TO REGULATE LIGHTING OF BOAT DOCKS AND TO ESTABLISH SPEED ZONES AT LAKE AUSTIN MUNICIPAL PARK AND IN BULL CREEK. The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman Long moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS December 30, 1964 Councilmen LaRue, Long, Shanks, Mayor Palmer None Absent: Councilman White The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. Mayor Palmer brought up the following ordinance for its third reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING, IN ITS ENTIRETY, CHAPTER 24 OF THE AUSTIN CITY CODE OF 1954: PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT, REQUIRING PERMITS, AND PRESCRIBING FEES FOR PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING; PRESCRIBING SPECIFICATIONS FOR PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS, GAS PIPING AND GAS APPLIANCES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DEFINING TERMS. The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman LaRue moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion, seconded by Councilman Shanks, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen LaRue, Long, Shanks, Mayor Palmer None Absent: Councilman White The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. Mayor Palmer brought up the following ordinance for its third reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED; "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA, LOCATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR; DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE DISTRICTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTSOF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH," WHICH ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN ON APRIL 30, 1931, AND IS OF RECORD IN BOOK "I", PAGES 387-544 OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN BY AMENDING CHAPTERS 5 THROUGH 15 OF SAID ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF THE OCCUPANCY AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. The ordinance was read the third time and Councilman LaRue moved that the ordinance be finally passed. The motion, seconded by Councilman Shanks, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen LaRue, Long, Shanks, Mayor Palmer None Absent: Councilman White The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. ) CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS December 30, 1964 Councilman LaRue moved that the Council authorize the renumbering of the Chapters and sections of the Plumbing Code to conform with the Code of the City of Austin, Texas 1954. The motion, seconded by Councilman Shanks, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen LaRue, Long, Shanks, Mayor Palmer None Absent: Councilman White Councilman LaRue moved that the Council authorize the renumbering of the Building Code ordinance. The motion, seconded by Councilman Shanks, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen LaRue, Long, Shanks, Mayor Palmer Noes: None Absent: Councilman White Councilman Long moved that the Council adjourn to go into Executive Session. The motion, seconded by Councilman LaRue, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Councilmen LaRue, Long, Shanks, Mayor Palmer None Absent: Councilman White The Council adjourned at 10:30 Α.Μ. ATTEST: Grace sace Monroe Assistant City Clerk APPROVED to Mayor