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9
<br />MINUTES - SPEC?AL MEETING
<br />;~ LA PORTS CIT`I COMMISSION -SEPT. 9, 1952
<br />5:05 P. ~.
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<br />Special meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor M. D. Burgin,
<br />with the folloc~ing members and city officials present: Commissioners L. R. Rigby
<br />and Robert A, tYhite, City Attorney Edward J. Cade, and City Clerk J. E, I~tuldoon.
<br />This meeting was called for the purpose of passing an ordinance recommended by
<br />a committee; which waa appointed by the Commission May 15, 1952.
<br />After several meetir~s, the committee recommended the National Builcling Code,
<br />Abbreviated Edition 19.9, best suited for the City of La Porte.
<br />After much discussion, upon motion by White, second by Rigby, that ordinance No.
<br />x.29, being
<br />AN ORDINAtvTCE PRC7UIDING FUR FI?~ LI~dITS AVD I~ULATIONS GOVERNING THE
<br />CONSTRUCTION, ~^lERATION, EQUIPMENT, OR REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS Cff~ STRUC-
<br />TtRE5 AND PROVIDING FUG THE FOLLO~NING: (A) A PERSON WHO SHALL VIOLATE
<br />A PRCR7'ISION OF THIS CODE OR FAIL, TO OCMPLY THERIIYITH ~ 1VlI'H ANY OF THE
<br />REQUIREMF~ITS TIiEREOF, OR WHO SHt'~I,L Il~ECT, OONSTRUCT, ALTER OR REPAIR,
<br />OR SHALL CAUSE TO BE $~ECTED, CONSTRUCTID, ALTERED OR REPAIREIf A BUIL-
<br />DII3G OR STRUCTURE ]Z~ VIOLATION OF A DETAILED ST A.TEI~+tT Cat PLAN SUB~CC TT-
<br />ED AND APPROVED THEREUNDER, Oka .QF A PrRMIT OR CERTIFICATE ISSUED THERE-
<br />UNDF~R, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A FINE (~: NOT LESS
<br />THAN TEN DOLLARS NQ~t I+lORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLAP~S, OR BY IMPRISONMENT
<br />NOT EXCEEDING ,SIX MONTHS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND II~PRTSONMENT . (B )
<br />THE ~+Tfl3 OF A BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR PREMISES, ~`dHERE ANYTHING IN VIOL-
<br />ATION OF THIS CODE SHALL BE PLACED QR SHALL EXIST, AND AN ARCHITECT,
<br />BU1I,DER, ,CONTRACTC~t; AGENT, PF~?.SON OR CORPQt ATION EMPLOYED II+11 CONNEC-
<br />TION THd~ENtITH~AN~ W~ MAY HAVE ASSISTED IN THE COI,+~dISSI~+T OF SUCH
<br />VIOLATION SHALL EACH BE FINED AS THERE11~t PROVIDED. (C) THE IMPOSITION
<br />OF THE PEI~.~ILTIES H~EIN PRESCRIBID SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE CCRPPRATION
<br />COUNSEL FRIJI~! INSTITUTING AN APPROPRIATE ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO PREVENT
<br />AN UNI,A~'IFUL ERECTION, CONSTRUCTIOAT, RE(X)NSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR,
<br />CONVFFtSION, MAINTENANCE OR USE, OR TO RESTRAIN, CORRECT CR ABATE A
<br />VIOLATION, OR TO PitE't1T TIC' OCCUPANCY OF A BUILDING, S'3RUCTtRE GR
<br />PREMISES, CR TO PREVF~IT AN ILLEGAL ACT, CONDUCT, BUS INESS OR USE T~1 CR
<br />ABOUT ANY PRISES,
<br />be adopted as read.
<br />Carried.
<br />The Commission also amended Ordinance No. 382. Lotion by Rigby, second by
<br />White, that Ordinance No. 382A, being
<br />- ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 382 OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS
<br />PROVIDING FCR INSPECTION AND PERK FEES IlV CONNECTION WITH THE
<br />,~ PLUMBING AND GAS PIPING IN A BU17~DING CR STRUCTURE,
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<br />be adopted as read.
<br />Carried.
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