Municipal Archives

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City of Dallas Construction and Fire Codes, 1905-1997

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Collection 1991-065

Overview

Repository	Dallas Municipal Archives Office of the City Secretary 1500 Marilla Street, 5D South Dallas, Texas 75201
Creator	City of Dallas Public Works Department, Dallas Fire Department
Title	City of Dallas Construction and Fire Codes
Dates	1905-1997
Quantity	3 linear feet
Abstract	Printed building and fire codes of the City of Dallas.
Identification	1991-065
Language	Records are in English

Scope and Content

Printed manuals, reports, and typescript notes.

The City of Dallas Building Inspection Department enforces compliance with established construction standards, including the building code, zoning ordinances, electrical codes, plumbing codes, certain provisions of fire prevention and health ordinances, and issues permits on building activities that conform to City of Dallas ordinances. Dallas' first building code was passed in 1875. The Office of the Building Inspector was created in 1903, and a Building Code Committee was created in 1940. The first fire code-related ordinance was passed in 1872, and the first electrical code was passed in 1902. City of Dallas construction and fire codes were first written internally but later involved the adoption of universally accepted codes used throughout the United States.

Collection consists of printed and typescript copies of City of Dallas construction codes, as well as the later-adopted Uniform Building Code and fire codes. Also included are minutes and annual reports of City of Dallas boards related to codes. Bound copies of codes can be considered intact; though, loose-leaf printings should be reviewed for completeness as some copies may include supplemental or replacement pages.

Organization

The two series—Construction and Fire—are filed chronologically.

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Citation

City of Dallas Construction and Fire Codes, 1905-1997 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Material

None

Index Terms

Building laws -- United States

Dallas -- Texas -- History
Fire prevention -- Law and legislation -- United States

Container List

Box	Folder	Title, Date
		Construction Codes
1	1	Building Ordinance, City of Dallas, 1905 [fragile condition; restricted use]
	2	Building Code ordinance, 1911
	3	Building Code ordinance, 1911 [fragile condition; restricted use]
	4	Building Laws, City of Dallas, 1914 [fragile condition; restricted use]
	5	Building Laws, City of Dallas and Gas Ordinance, 1926
	6	Contract to publish building code in book form between City of Dallas and W. E. Campbell, 1926
	7	Ordinance 2050, Dallas Building Code, 1929
2	1	Ordinance 2050, Dallas Building Code, 1929 [fragile condition; restricted use]
	2	Ordinance 2050, Dallas Building Code, Dorney Company, 1929 [softbound]
	3	Ordinance 2050, Dallas Building Code, Dorney Company, 1929 [softbound 2 copies]
	4	Ordinance 2512, change in building code for awnings, canopies, and curtains, October 1932
	5	Building Code Committee minutes, 1940, 1941
	6	Building Code, 1947 [soft copy]
	7	Building Code, 1947 [soft copy]
3	1	Building Code, 1947 [hard copy]
	2	Building Code, 1951 [2 copies]
	3	Uniform Building Code, 1967
	4	Amendment to Volume 1 of the 1967 Uniform Building Code
	5	Uniform Building Code, 1967
	6	Uniform Building Code, 1967
	7	Ordinance 12138, adopting Uniform Building Code, April 23, 1968
4		Uniform Building Code, 1970 [bound volume; no folder]
	1	History of Changes to Ordinance 12138 through its repeal by Ordinance 13177, February 1, 1971
	2	Building Code 1, 1970 [cover-page 340]
	3	Building Code 2, 1970 [pages 341-back cover]
	4	Building Code 1, 1970 [cover-page 340]
	5	Building Code 2, 1970 [pages 341-back cover]
	6	Uniform Building Code, 1973
5	1	Building Code 1, 1973 [cover-page 416]
	2	Building Code 2, 1973 [page 417-back cover]
	3	Building Code Standards 1, 1975 [cover-page 416; 1975 updates printed in the 1973 volume]
	4	Building Code Standards 2, 1975 [page 417-back cover; 1975 updates printed in the 1973 volume]
	5	Building Code Standards 3 - cover, 1975
	6	Uniform Building Code revisions, 1976 [pages 36-405]
	7	Uniform Mechanical Code, 1976
	8	Uniform Plumbing Code, 1976
6	1	Building Code Chapter 53, July 1980 [cover-428]
	2	Building Code Chapter 53, July 1980 [429-back cover]
	3	Building Code Chapter 53, August 1980 [preface-page 378]
	4	Building Code Chapter 53, August 1980 [pages 379-750]
	5	Amendment to Chapter 56 of Electrical Code (Ordinance 17091), August 1981
	6	Building Code Amendments, 1982
	7	Chapter 52 - Administrative Procedures, June 1982
	8	Chapter 52 - Administrative Procedures, August 1982
	9	Chapter 52 - Administrative Procedures 1, 1982 with 1983 supplements [cover-page 408]
	10	Chapter 52 - Administrative Procedures 2, 1982 with 1983 supplements [409-back cover]
7	1	Chapter 53 - Building Code, January 1983 [cover-page 366]
	2	Chapter 53 - Building Code, January 1983 [pages 367-back cover]
	3	Chapter 52 - Administrative Procedures supplement, March 1983
	4	Street Building Inspection District Directory, 1986
	5	Uniform Mechanical Code, 1986 [adopted by Ordinance 19036]
	6	Uniform Building Code, 1987 [adopted by Ordinance 19389; amended by Ordinance 19450]
	7	Building Inspection Citizens Advisory and Appeals Board annual reports, 1986-1988
	8	Uniform Plumbing Code, 1988
	9	Uniform Mechanical Code, 1988
	10	Chapter 56 - Electrical Code supplement, March 1988
8	1	Uniform Building Code, 1988
	2	Uniform Building Code amendments, 1990 [cover-page 592; adopted by Ordinance 20743]
	3	Uniform Building Code amendments, 1990 [pages 592-back cover; adopted by Ordinance 20743]
	4	Building Inspection Citizens Advisory Examining Appeals Board Annual Report, 1997
	5	Uniform Building Code Volume I, 1997 1 [Pages cover-1-252]
	6	Uniform Building Code Volume I, 1997 2 [Pages 1-253-back cover]
	7	Uniform Building Code Volume II, 1997 1 [Pages cover-1-252]
	8	Uniform Building Code Volume II, 1997 2 [Pages 1-253-back cover]
9	1	Uniform Building Code Volume III, 1997 1 [Pages cover-1-252]
	2	Uniform Building Code Volume III, 1997 2 [Pages 1-253-back cover]
		Uniform Building Code Volume 1, 1997 [bound volume]
		Uniform Building Code Volume 2, 1997 [bound volume]
		Uniform Building Code Volume 3, 1997 [bound volume]
10		International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2000
		Fire Code
11	1	Fire Code, 1948
	2	Fire Code, 1948
	3	Fire Code, 1959
	4	Fire Code, 1961
	5	Fire Code, 1970
	6	Fire Code, 1973
	7	Fire Code, 1983
		Fire Code Volume 1, 1997 [bound volume]
		Fire Code Volume 1, 1997 [bound volume]