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ORDINANCE NO. 1060
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING eHAPTER 8, ARTICLE II, ARTleLE III,
ARTleLE IV, ARTleLE V, ARTleLE VI, AND ARTICLE VI-l/2, OF
THE eODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY ADOPTING
AND DESIGNATING THE 1969 EDITION, SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING
eODE, WITH 1976 REVISIONS, AS THE BUILDING eODE OF THE CITY
OF LA PORTE; ADOPTING AND DESIGNATING THE 1967 EDITION, SOUTHERN
STANDARD PLUMBING CODE, WITH 1975 REVISIONS, AS THE PLUMBING
eODE OF THE eITY OF LA PORTE; ADOPTING AND DESIGNATING THE 1969
EDITION, SOUTHERN STANDARD HOUSING eODE, WITH 1976 REVISIONS,
AS THE HOUSING eODE OF THE eITY OF LA PORTE; ADOPTING AND
DESIGNATING THE 1969 EDITION, SOUTHERN STANDARD GAS eODE,
WITH 1976 REVISIONS, AS THE GAS CODE OF THE eITY OF LA PORTE;
ADOPTING AND DESIGNATING THE 1976 EDITION, SOUTHERN STANDARD
MECHANICAL CODE, AS THE MECHANleAL eODE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE;
eONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A REPEALING eLAUSE; PROVIDING
THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON eONVleTION SHALL BE
FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00)
AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFPEeTlVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE eITY eOMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Section 8-13 of the eode of Ordinances of
the eity of La Porte is hereby amended, to hereafter read as
follows, to-wit: liThe Southern Standard Building eode, 1969
Edition, as revised in 1976, as adopted by the Southern Build-
ing eode eongress, a copy of which is on file in the office of
the City elerk of the eity of La Porte, Texas, is hereby
adopted and designated as the Building eode of the eity of
La Porte, incorporated by reference in this article, and made
a parf hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein. II
Section 2. Section 8-49 of the Code of Ordinances of
the eity of La Porte is hereby amended, to hereafter read as
follows, to-wit: liThe Southern Standard Plumbing eode, 1967
Edition, as revised in 1975, as adopted by the Southern Build-
ing eode eongress, a copy of which is on file in the office of
the City elerk of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby
adopted and designated as the Plumbing Code of the City of
La Porte, incorporated by reference in this article, and made
a part hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein. II
Section 3. Section 8-60 of the Code of Ordinances of
the eity of La Porte is hereby amended, to hereafter read as
follows , to-wit: liThe S,outhern Standard Housing Code, 1969
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Edition, as revised in 1976, as adopted by the Southern Build-
ing eode eongress, a copy of which is on file in the office of
the eity elerk of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby
adopted and designated as the Housing Code of the eity of
La Porte, incorporated by reference in this article, and made
a part hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein. II
Section 4. Section 8-26 of the Code of Ordinances of
the eity of La Porte is hereby amended, to hereafter read as
follows, to-wit: liThe Southern Standard Gas eode, 1969 Edi-
tion, as revised in 1976, as adopted by the Southern Build-
ing eode Congress, a copy of which is on file in the office
of the eity Clerk of the eity of La Porte, Texas, is hereby
adopted and designated as the Gas eode of the eity of
La Porte, incorporated by reference in this article, and made
a part hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein."
Section 5. Section 8-66 of the eode of Ordinances of
the eity of La Porte is hereby amended, to hereafter read as
follows, to-wit: liThe Southern Standard Mechanical eode, 1976
Edition, as adopted by the Southern Building Code eongress,
a copy of which is on file in the office of the City elerk
of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby 'adopted and desig-
nated as the Mechanical eode of the City of La Porte, incor-
porated by reference in this article, and made a part hereof,
as fully as if copied at length herein."
Section 6. The ,invalidity of any section or provision
of this ordinance or of the eodes hereby adopted shall not
invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 8. Any person, firm, partnership, or corpora-
tion, violating any provision of this Ordinance, or any section
or provision of the several codes adopted hereby, shall be
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deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be
fined in any sum not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00),
and each day of violation shall be deemed as a separate offense.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage, approval and publication as
required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 6th day of December, 1976.
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CITY OF LA PORTE
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