1991-08-12 Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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0 • ORDINANCE NO. 1388A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1388, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE CODE FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CONTAINING A SAVING AND REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The 1983 edition of the Fire Code of the City of La Porte, as adopted by Ordinance No. 1388, is hereby amended as set forth on Exhibits "A" through "G", both inclusive, attached hereto, incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein. Section 2. Except as amended hereby, Ordinance No. 1388 shall remain in full force and effect. Section 3. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any of the provisions of this code or fails to comply with any order made hereunder, or who shall violate any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved hereunder, or any certificate of permit issued hereunder, or who shall fail to comply with any lawful order of the fire marshall or duly authorized representative within the time specified, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon being found guilty shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each and every day a violation is permitted to continue or compliance is not attained, or prohibited conditions are maintained, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. Section 4. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be invalid.