1997-09-22 Regular Meeting of City Council

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e e ((;~fP'W ORDINANCE NO. 97-2198 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The Code entitled "Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas," published by Municipal Code Corporation consisting of chapters 1 through 106, each inclusive, is adopted. Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before April 14, 1997, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed. Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to, revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance. Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 except that a fine of not more than $2,000.00 may be imposed upon any person being convicted of violating any ordinance, code provision or regulation that governs fire safety, zoning or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another