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MINUTES - SPEC?AL MEETING
;~ LA PORTS CIT`I COMMISSION -SEPT. 9, 1952
5:05 P. ~.
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Special meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor M. D. Burgin,
with the folloc~ing members and city officials present: Commissioners L. R. Rigby
and Robert A, tYhite, City Attorney Edward J. Cade, and City Clerk J. E, I~tuldoon.
This meeting was called for the purpose of passing an ordinance recommended by
a committee; which waa appointed by the Commission May 15, 1952.
After several meetir~s, the committee recommended the National Builcling Code,
Abbreviated Edition 19.9, best suited for the City of La Porte.
After much discussion, upon motion by White, second by Rigby, that ordinance No.
x.29, being
AN ORDINAtvTCE PRC7UIDING FUR FI?~ LI~dITS AVD I~ULATIONS GOVERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, ~^lERATION, EQUIPMENT, OR REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS Cff~ STRUC-
TtRE5 AND PROVIDING FUG THE FOLLO~NING: (A) A PERSON WHO SHALL VIOLATE
A PRCR7'ISION OF THIS CODE OR FAIL, TO OCMPLY THERIIYITH ~ 1VlI'H ANY OF THE
REQUIREMF~ITS TIiEREOF, OR WHO SHt'~I,L Il~ECT, OONSTRUCT, ALTER OR REPAIR,
OR SHALL CAUSE TO BE $~ECTED, CONSTRUCTID, ALTERED OR REPAIREIf A BUIL-
DII3G OR STRUCTURE ]Z~ VIOLATION OF A DETAILED ST A.TEI~+tT Cat PLAN SUB~CC TT-
ED AND APPROVED THEREUNDER, Oka .QF A PrRMIT OR CERTIFICATE ISSUED THERE-
UNDF~R, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A FINE (~: NOT LESS
THAN TEN DOLLARS NQ~t I+lORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLAP~S, OR BY IMPRISONMENT
NOT EXCEEDING ,SIX MONTHS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND II~PRTSONMENT . (B )
THE ~+Tfl3 OF A BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR PREMISES, ~`dHERE ANYTHING IN VIOL-
ATION OF THIS CODE SHALL BE PLACED QR SHALL EXIST, AND AN ARCHITECT,
BU1I,DER, ,CONTRACTC~t; AGENT, PF~?.SON OR CORPQt ATION EMPLOYED II+11 CONNEC-
TION THd~ENtITH~AN~ W~ MAY HAVE ASSISTED IN THE COI,+~dISSI~+T OF SUCH
VIOLATION SHALL EACH BE FINED AS THERE11~t PROVIDED. (C) THE IMPOSITION
OF THE PEI~.~ILTIES H~EIN PRESCRIBID SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE CCRPPRATION
COUNSEL FRIJI~! INSTITUTING AN APPROPRIATE ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO PREVENT
AN UNI,A~'IFUL ERECTION, CONSTRUCTIOAT, RE(X)NSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR,
CONVFFtSION, MAINTENANCE OR USE, OR TO RESTRAIN, CORRECT CR ABATE A
VIOLATION, OR TO PitE't1T TIC' OCCUPANCY OF A BUILDING, S'3RUCTtRE GR
PREMISES, CR TO PREVF~IT AN ILLEGAL ACT, CONDUCT, BUS INESS OR USE T~1 CR
ABOUT ANY PRISES,
be adopted as read.
Carried.
The Commission also amended Ordinance No. 382. Lotion by Rigby, second by
White, that Ordinance No. 382A, being
- ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 382 OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS
PROVIDING FCR INSPECTION AND PERK FEES IlV CONNECTION WITH THE
,~ PLUMBING AND GAS PIPING IN A BU17~DING CR STRUCTURE,
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be adopted as read.
Carried.
A discussion was held on the Fiscal Budget. ~ ._
Motion by Rigby, second by V~hite, that E. B. Strickland be appointed as a
Special Police Officer.
- Carried.
Motion by Rigby, second by ~~hite, that the meeting adjolmn.
Carried.
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. Mul oon, i Clerk of the City ~Jt. D, urgin, Moro -the ity of
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