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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1970-852 '. . . r .. ',,-, . '\ o . 4~ ~. . , , ....- ORDINANCE NO. 852 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING THE SAME; PRO- VIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THER6IN~ EXCEPT AS HEREIN EXPRESSLY PROVIDED~ PROVIDING FOR THE E~FECTIVE DATE OF SUCH CODE AND 'A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATl;,bN THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH COPE; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to_.27, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code ot Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas," and shall \ . J supersede all "other, general and permanent ordinances passed by the City Commission on or before A~gust 14, 1969, to the extent provided in Section 2 hereof. Section 2. That all provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after the 1st day of June, 1970, and all ordinances of a, general and permanent nature of the City of La Porte, enacted on final passage on or before August 14, 1969, and not included in such Code or rec?9nized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby repealed from and after the 1st day of June, 1970, except as hereinafter provided. No resolution of the City, not specifically mentioned, is hereby repealed. Section 3. That the ,repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not affect any of the following: (I) Any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or r~ght estab- lished or accruing before the effective date of such Code; -'.. - . e, . e . . , . . .. . . . (2) Any ordinance promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the City, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the City or any evidence of the City's indebtedness; (3) Any contract or obligation assumed by the City; (4) Any right or franchise granted by the City; (5) Any ordinance dedicating, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, opening, paving, widening, vacating, etc., any street, public way. or easement in the City; (6) Any ordinance relating to municipal street maintenance agreements with the State of Texas; (7) Any ordinance establishing or prescribing grades, right- of-way lines or building lines for streets in the City; (8) Any ordinance establishing or changing block numbers on streets; (9) Any appropriation ordinance or ordinance providing for the levy of taxes or for an annual budget, or for transferring or withdrawing funds; (10) Any ordinance relating to local improvements and assessments therefor; (11) Any ordinance annexing territory to the City or discon- tinuing territory as a part of the City; (12) Any ordinance dedicating or accepting any plat or subdivision in the City; (l3) Any ordinance dedicating land for park purposes or naming or renaming parks; (14) Ordinances prescribing traffic regulations for specific streets, such as ordinances designating one -way streets, . e .<% ~ . ' I~ 0' , . _. - speed limits, no parking areas, truck routes, stop intersections, intersections where traffic is to be controlled by signals, etc.; (15) Any ordinance authorizing the occupancy of space under streets, sidewalks, and other public property; (16) Any ordinance creating or relating to positions, classi- fications and salaries and compensation of city officers and employees; (17) Any ordinance prescribing the amount of payments or contributions by employees and the City to the munici- pal pension fund; (18) Any ordinance prescribing rates to be charged by any public utility or public service company; (19) Any ordinance prohibiting the construction of driveways or other improvements on specific streets; (20) Any ordinance ascertaining and determining the prevailing rate of wages within the City for on-site building construc- tion work. (21) Any ordinance relative to reimbursing residents of territory annexed by the City for payments made for sewer, garbage collection and other services. (22) Any ordinance waiving payment of water and sewer connection charges for specific areas; (23) Any ordinance relative to designating industrial districts. (24) Any ordinance adopted after Augustj4, 1969. The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance. '. e e e .'" . . e' e Section 4. That whenever in such Code an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of such Code shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00), as provided in Section 1-5 of such Code. Section 5. That any and all additions and amendments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the City Commission to make the same a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code so that reference to the "Code of Ordinances, City of LaPorte, Texas" shall be understood and intended to include .such additions and amendments. Section 6. In case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 4 of this ordinance and Section 1-5 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended; or, in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed . therein. Section 7. That a copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other form as the City Clerk may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the City Clerk, or someone authorized by him, to insert in their designated places all amendments or ordinances which e . e ~~' indicate the intention of the City Commission to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in p~ge form, and to extract from such Code all provisions which may from time to time be repealed by the City Commission. This copy of such Code shall be available for all persons desiri~g to examine the same. Section 8. That it shall be unlawful for 'any person to cha~ge or, amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete p~ges or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever ~.- .. " which will cause the law of the .City of La Porte to be misrepre- sented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 4 of this ordinance. , Section 9. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. Section 10. That this ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day of June, 1970. PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of April, A.D. 1970. ,'" ' ::?22' ~ Mayor . . . . '-. .. r CERTIFICATE THE STATE OF TEXAS X X COUNTY OF HARRIS X This Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances of the City of La Porte, adopted and enacted on the 20th day of April, 1970, as the "Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas" by ordinance of the City Commission, effective the 1st day of .' June, 1970, and after. the adoption and publication of the Adopti~g Ordinance as required by law, is hereby authenticated and approved. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Mayor of the City of La Porte, attested by the City Clerk, with the seal of the City affixed hereto, this 20th day of April, 1970. :: ~ '.. (SEAL) r.'. .... ," ::n;;A:iL T:6; Mayor ." ........ . .. ,~