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<br />As an exception to the one year rule, an applicant who received a denial may
<br />reapply if the structure in question has undergone, in the opinion of the Fire
<br />Marshal, significant redesign. Such changes must be of a nature as to warrant
<br />reconsideration by the Board based upon criteria that have significant impact on
<br />the intended construction and safety of the structure.
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<br />Sec. 38 - 212. Validity.
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<br />Upon a decision by the Board, written notice shall be mailed to the person,
<br />firm or the address of such person, firm or corporation that proposed the
<br />appeal. The same person, firm or the address of such person, firm or
<br />corporation shall appear in the records of the City Secretary relating to the
<br />granting within 5 working days.
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<br />SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent, or in conflict,
<br />with this ordinance are hereby repealed, to the extent of such conflict only; provided,
<br />however, the City of La Porte reserves all rights and remedies which may have accrued to
<br />the City of La Porte for offenses which may have occurred prior to the effective date of
<br />the repeal of said ordinances.
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<br />SECTION 3. All rights or remedies of the City of La Porte, Texas, are expressly
<br />saved as to any and all violations of applicable fire and life safety codes or Chapter 38 of
<br />the Code of Ordinances or amendments thereto, of said City of La Porte, that have
<br />accrued at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and as to such accrued
<br />violation, the court shall have all the powers that existed prior to the effective date of this
<br />Ordinance; and as to such accrued violation, the court shall have all the powers that
<br />existed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance; and that all existing violations of
<br />previous building codes which would otherwise become non-conforming uses under this
<br />Ordinance but shall be considered as violations of this Ordinance in the same manner that
<br />they were violations of prior fire and life safety codes of said City of La Porte.
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<br />SECTION 4. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section,
<br />sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such
<br />invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, it is hereby declared
<br />to be the intention of the City of Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or
<br />clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or
<br />clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid.
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<br />SECTION 5. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares
<br />that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the
<br />City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for
<br />the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law,
<br />Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public
<br />as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof
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