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ORDINANCE NO. 2001-2474-A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 74, "UTILITIES", ARTICLE II,
"INDUSTRIAL WASTE", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA
PORTE, SAID ARTICLE BEING THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF LA PORTE, REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTO
PUBLIC SEWERS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, PROMULGATING
REGULATIONS AND ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED;
PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION
BE FINED NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2, 000.00), AS
PROVIDED IN APPENDIX B OF THE CODE OR ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA
PORTE; EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE;
CONTAINING SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING CLAUSES; 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 74, "utilities", Article II, "Industrial
Waste", Section 11, "Judicial Enforcement Remedies", Paragraph
11.1, "Injunctive Relief", is hereby amended, and shall hereafter
read as follows, to-wit:
"11.1
Injunctive Relief
Whenever the user has violated a pretreatment
standard or requirement or continues to violate the
provisions of this ordinance, wastewater discharge
permi t or orders issued hereunder, or any other
pretreatment requirement, the Director may petition
any court of competent jurisdiction through the
City Attorney for the issuance of a temporary or
permanent injunction, as appropriate, which
restrains or compels the specific performance of
the wastewater discharge permit, order, or other
requirement imposed by this ordinance on activities
of the industrial user. Such other action as
appropriate for legal and/or equitable relief may
also be sought by the Ci ty . A petition for
injunctive relief need be filed as a prerequisite
to taking any other action against a user."
Section 2. 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 was
posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the
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City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required
by law at all times during which this resolution 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 3.
This ordinance shall be effective from and after
its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of April, 2001.
By:
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ATTEST:
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ar ha A. Gillett
City Secretary
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Knox W. Askins
City Attorney
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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ORDINANCE 2001-2474-A
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AN ORDINANCE AMENIDNG CHAPTER 74, "UTILI'fIES", ARTICLE II, "INDUSTRIAL WASTE", OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, SAID ARTICLE BEING THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE
INTO PUBLIC SEWERS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, PROMULGATING REGULATIONS AND
ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING
THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUll..TY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL
UPON CONVICTION BE FINED NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000,00), AS
PROVIDED IN APPENDIX B OF THE CODE OR ORDINANCES OF THE qTY OF LA PORTE; EACH DAY
OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE; CONTAINING SEVERABll..ITY AND
REPEALING CLAUSES; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
CITY OF LA PORTE
s/Norman L. Malone, Mayor
PUBLIC NOTICE' ,
ATTEST:
slMartha Gillett, City Secretary
ORQINANCE
2001-2474-A. ' .
APPROVED:
slKnox W. Askins, City Attorney
AN ORDINANCE AMEND- '
IN~ CHAPTER 74, .Urll. :
ITIES., ARTICLE, "INDUS. ;
TRIA~' WA~TE'!, OF THE:'
CQ.DE,' OF O~DINANCE
OF. THE CITY OF. LA
PQRTE, SAiD ARTICLE
BEING 'THEI~DUSTRIAL
WASTE ORDINANCE OF
. THE CITY OF LA PORTE
REG,uLATING, THE DIS:
CHAR!3E OF INDUSTRI-
AL. WASTE INTO PUBLIC
SEr'ER OF THE CITY OF
LA' PORTE. TEXAS. PRO-
PUMULGATING REGU-
LATIONS AND ESTAB-
LISHING CHAPG'ES FOR
SERVICES RENDERED'
'PROVIDING ni::r ANY
PERSON VI~LATING
THE TERMS OF THis
ORDINANCE SHALL BE'
DEEMED GUILTY OR A
MISDEM~MEANOR AND'
SH~LL UPON CONVIC"
, TION BE' FINED NOT TO
EXCEED, TWO THOU-
SAND DOLLARS
,($2.000), AS PROVIDED
IN ;APPENDIX B OF THE
CODE OR ORDINANCES
OF' THE CITY, 'OF LA
PORTE; ,EACH DAY OF'
, VIOLATION . SHALL. BE
DEEMED A SEPARA'rE
, OFFENSE; CONTAINING,
SEVERABILITY AND RE-
PEALING CLAUSES'
FINDING COMPLIANCE
WITH THE OPEN MEET-
ING LAW; AND PROVID-
ING AN ,EFFECTIVE,
DATE HEREOF. .