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<br />:.. <br /> <br />~ <br />. <br /> <br />-.-'" <br />~. <br /> <br />~ ' <br /> <br />ORDINM~CE NO. 915 <br /> <br />j , . <br />AN ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER T8'-A, "PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION", <br />OF rHE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; RE- <br />QUIRING A PERMIT TO LAY OR REPLACE PIPELINES; PRESCRIBING FEES <br />FOR SqCH PERMITS~ REQUIRING REGISTRATION OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED <br />LINES;" MAKING CERTAIN EXC~PTIONS; SHUT-OFF VALVE OPERATION; <br />PROVID+NG PENALTIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A <br />REPEALiNG CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CALUSE; AND PROVIDING <br />SEVERAB~LITY. ~ <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. Chapter l8-A of the Code of Ordinances is hereby <br /> <br />enacted to read, and shall 'hereafter read" as' follows: <br /> <br />"CHAPTER l8-A" <br /> <br />PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />SECTION18-A-l. Definition of Terms. <br /> <br />All terms used herein shall be taken in their ordinary <br /> <br />signification except the following: <br /> <br />Commodity - Any subs~ance capable of being transmitted <br />through a pipeline which is, or may become, <br />flammable, toxic or otherwise hazardous to' <br />human, animal or plant health and/or life. <br /> <br />Pipeline - A line of pipe with pumps, valves and control <br />devices for conveying a commodity or <br />commodities. <br /> <br />Shut-Off Valve - Any device installed in a pipeline and <br />used to stop the conveyance of a cornmedity <br />or commodit{es through a pipeline. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />SECT'ION l8-A-2. " Permit ,Required. <br /> <br />No person, firm or corporation .shall lay any pip~1.in~!, <br />nor shall an existing pipeline be entirely repl~ced, a~ross,' <br /> <br />. <br />, . . <br /> <br />or along ~nd. under the public streets, highways, sidewalks, ;~~ <br /> <br />parks, public squares, and/or public places within~the City of <br /> <br />La Porte, .unles~. and ,until a pE;l;rmit l:;1~as been obtained for <br /> <br />such pipeline under the terms of tpis Chapter. <br /> <br />, "\ ..,! <br /> <br />SECTION l8-A-3. Trunk Line Permit - To be granted by. <br />0rdinance; dept~ of pipes. <br /> <br />A permit to lay or c~nstruct a trunk pipel~ne across or <br /> <br />,( <br />along~and under any $tre~t or'streets in the City shall only be' <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />- <br />gJ:an~ed by Ordinanee "wh,ich srhall sta1;e the streets across or <br />along ,and under.- w~i,qA ,;t:-pe pir>eline is to be laid and shall <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />... ~ 0' .' <br />