O-2008-3085 amend Ch 34/requiring Shelter in Place signs inside hotel and motel rooms

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ORDINANCE NO. 2008 ,~O~S- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 "ENVIRONMENT" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY ADDING NEW DIVISION 3 "SHELTER IN PLACE"; ADDING NEW SECTION 34-65 "POSTING OF SHELTER IN PLACE NOTICES IN HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOMS"; ADDING SECTION 34-66 "PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF DIVISION", AND AMENDING APPENDIX-B "FINES"; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF $500 FOR EACH OFFENSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1. That Chapter 34 "Environment", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended by amending Article II "Air Pollution", Division 2 "Smoking", Sees. 34-60-34-90, "Reserved", which said section shall read as follows: "Sees. 34-60--34-64. Reserved." Section 2. That Chapter 34 "Environment" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended by adding new Division 3 "Shelter in Place Regulations", to Article II "Air Pollution", which said Division shall read as follows: "DIVISION 3. SHELTER IN PLACE REGULATIONS Sec. 34-65. Posting of Shelter in Place Notices in Hotel and Motel Rooms. Every person owning, operating, managing or controlling any hotel, as that term is defined in Section 66-121 of this Code, shall post or display in a conspicuous place on the inside of the door of every private quarter made available to the public in such facility, a written notice containing Shelter in Place emergency procedure guidelines, as are promulgated by the La Porte Local Emergency Planning Committee. Shelter in Place emergency procedure guidelines shall be made available in the Office of Emergency Management of the City of La Porte. Sec. 34-66. Penalty for violation of division. (a) A person who violates any provision of this division shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined an amount not exceeding $500.00.