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ORDINANCE NO. 99-2221-A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ADOPTED FIRE
CODE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BEING THE STANDARD FIRE PREVENTION
CODE-1994 EDITION, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE LOCAL AMENDMENTS
TO SAID CODE-RECOGNIZED STANDARDS AND PUBLICA TIONS; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; 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. Chapter 3 of the previously adopted local amendments to the
Standard Fire Prevention Code-1994 Edition, heretofore adopted as the official Fire
Code of the City of La Porte in Section 38-101 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
La Porte, attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit A, are hereby adopted by the City
Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, replacing previously adopted Chapter 3 of the
local amendments to the Code previously adopted.
Section 2, 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
$2,000.00. 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 penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any fire code
section, whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In
addition to the penalty prescribed above, the city may pursue other remedies such as
abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief and revocation of licenses or permits.
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Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares
that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the
City Council is posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for
the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Chapter 551, Tx.
Gov't Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all
times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed,
considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and
confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
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 declared invalid.
Sectior- 5. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its
passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this
ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper of the
City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /3#-- day of f)fCPJr1~.t( ,1999.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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ATTEST:
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Mart a Gillette, City Secretary
APPROVED: