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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 96-2079- ~ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING NEW BUILDING CODES (INTERNATIONAL <br />CODE COUNCll.. AND NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE) BY AMENDING <br />CHAPTER 82 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA <br />PORTE; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 82, "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING <br />REGULATIONS," ARTICLE IT "BUILDING CODES," SECTION 82-31 <br />"ADOPTION"; SECTIONS 82-32 AND 82-33 "AMENDMENTS"; CHAPTER <br />82 "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS," ARTICLE ill <br />"PLUMBING CODE" SECTION 82-66 "ADOPTION' AND SECTION 82-67 <br />"AMENDMENTS"; CHAPTER 82 "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING <br />REGULATIONS," ARTICLE IV "ELECTRICAL CODE" DIVISION 5 <br />"STANDARDS," SECTION 82-336 "ADOPTION'; CHAPTER 82 <br />"BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS," ARTICLE V "FUEL GAS <br />CODE" SECTION 82-381 "ADOPTION' AND SECTION 82-382 <br />"AMENDMENTS"; CHAPTER 82 "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING <br />REGULATIONS," ARTICLE VI "ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE" <br />ADDING SECTION 82-411 "PURPOSE," SECTION 82-412 "ADOPTION," <br />AND SECTION 82-413 "AMENDMENTS"; CHAPTER 82 "BUILDINGS AND <br />BUILDING CODE REGULATIONS," ARTICLE vn "MECHANICAL CODE" <br />SECTION 82-441 "ADOPTION," AND SECTION 82-442 "AMENDMENTS"; <br />PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS <br />CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; <br />PROVIDING A SEVERABll..ITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY <br />PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF TIllS ORDINANCE SHALL BE <br />DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION <br />SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND <br />DOLLARS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CODNCR. OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1: That Chapter 82, "Buildings and Building Regulations," Article IT, <br />"Building Code," Section 82-31 "Adoption," and Section 82-32 and 82-33 "Amendments," of <br />the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />CHAPTER 82. BUll.J)INGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS <br /> <br />ARTICLE n. BUILDING CODES <br />