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ORDINANCE N0. 93 A, PAGE 3 • • SECTION 6. The owner or operator of each apartment house, boarding house, hotel, motel, anal the owner or operator of each dwelling unit in a duplex, condominium and townhouse situated within the City of La Porte shall, annually, not later than November 1 of each year file a sworn and motorized affidavit with the Fire Marshal of the City of La Porte certifying that each said smoke detector has been tested within the last sixty (60) days prior to the issuance of the affidavit and is in operable condition. SECTION 7. Smoke detectors must be installed in existing one-family dwellings as specified herein when: Interior alterations, repairs, or additions are made reQuiring that a building permit be obtained from the code enforcement division. SECTION 8. If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, • phrase, or provision of this Ordinance shall be judged invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or portion thereof, other than the portion so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 9. In addition to and cumlative of all other penalties, the City shall have the right to seek injunctive relief for any and all violations of this Ordinance. SECTION 10. Ordinance No. 1039 is repealed as of the effective date hereof. SECTION 11. Any person as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each violation and each day the • violation continues shall constitute separate and individual offenses and shall be punishable accordingly. SECTION 12. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk shall give notice of the passage of this Ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the passage of this Ordinance.