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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1979-1144 . e e 'e. . . ORDINANCE NO. 1144 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE CODE FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CONTAINING A SAVING AND REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE 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 EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Section 10-38 of the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 10-38. Adopted. "The 1978 Edition of the Fire Code of the City of La Porte, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby adopted as the fire code of the City of La Porte, incorporated by reference in this ordinance, and made a part hereof, as fully as if copied at length herein." Section 2. section 10-39 of the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 10-39. Conflict with other city codes. "Where there exists a conflict between any of the regulations or limitations or penalties prescribed in the fire code, adopted in Section 10-38 of the Code of Ordinances, and any other building or fire prevention codes of the City of La Porte, or any other provisions of the Code of Ordinances, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall govern and prevail." Section 3. The following ordinances are expressly repealed: Section 3 of Ordinance No. 429; Ordinance No. 816, codified as Sections 10-38 through 10-44, inclusive, of the Code of Ordi- nances of the City of La Porte, Texas; Ordinance No. 1011, codified as Sections 10-38 and 10-39, inclusive of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only. e e Ordinance No. 1144 . , Page 2. Section 4. Ordinance 1125 is expressly saved from repeal. Section 5. The following sections of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, are expressly saved from repeal: Sections 10-1 through 10-5, inclusive; Sections 10-15 through 10-27, inclusive; Sections 10-45 through 10-52, inclusive. e Section 6. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this code or fails to comply with any order made hereunder, or who shall violate any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved hereunder, or any certificate or permit issued hereunder, or who shall fail to comply with any lawful order of the fire marshal or duly authorized representative within the time specified, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon being found guilty shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each and every day a violation is permitted to continue or compliance is not attained, or prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. e Section 7. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this ordi- nance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Commission 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 8. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) ~- days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk shall give . e . Ordinance No. 1144 , Page 3. notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 7TH day of FEBRUARY 1979. . CITY O~TE ~ .ay ~__ J. J. Meza, Mayor ATTEST: ~d~ -.t~......1 Cl.ty C er 754~~ Clty Attorney . .