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ORDINANCE NO. 13&8
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 38 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 38 "FIRE PREVENTION
AND PROTECTION," ARTICLE III "STANDARDS", DIVISION 1
"GENERALLY", SECTION 38-101 "FIRE CODE ADOPTED" BY ADOPTING
THE 2015 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, TOGETHER
WITH ALL LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH
THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON
CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,TEXAS:
Section 1. Chapter 38, "Fire Prevention and Protection", Article III "Standards",
Division 1 "Generally", Section 38-101 "Fire Code Adopted", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of LaPorte, is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as
follows,to-wit:
Section 38-101.Fire code adopted.
The International Fire Code, 2015 Edition, together with all local amendments thereto,
which are all on file in the office of the city secretary, is hereby adopted as the fire code
of the city, incorporated by reference in this article, and made a part hereof, as fully as if
copied at length herein verbatim."
Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte herby adopts local amendments to the
International Fire Code, 2015 Edition,which are on file in the office of the city secretary,
and,are attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference for all purposes.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the
extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative
of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this
ordinance.
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 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.
Section 5. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall
violate any provision of the ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000.00).
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be effective sixty (60) 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 once within ten(10) days after the passage of this ordinance.
Section 7. 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
PASSED AND APPROVED this the � day o Qi/7 '2015.
CITY OF LA P ,E
By:
Mayor
City S cr ary
APPROVED:
City Attorney
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