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ORDINANCE NO. 1560 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING BID DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF LA PURTE OR IN ITS EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION INCLUDE DETAILED TRENCH CONSTRUCTION PLANS; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, or in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, on construction projects in which trench excavation will exceed a depth of five feet, the bid documents and the contract must include detailed plans and specifica- tions for trench safety systems that meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards and that these plans and specificat- ions include a pay item for these same safety systems. section 2. This Ordinance does not apply to a contract entered into by a person subject to the safety standards adopted under Article 6053-1, Revised Statutes, and the administrative penalty provisions of Articles 6053-2, Revised Statutes. section 3. The Southern Standard Building Code, heretofore adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte, is hereby amend- ed to embrace the provisions of this Ordinance. Except as hereby amended, the Southern Standard Building Code, as heretofore adopted shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after September 1, 1987. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 28th day of September, 1987. CITY OF LA PORTE Norman L. Malone, Mayor ATTEST: Cherie Black, City Secretary APPROVED: ~~C Z'-c~ Knox W. Askins, City Attorney