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ORDINANCE NO. 1146
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
CONCERNING DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES; PROVIDING
THAT THE PERMIT FEE SHALL BE TEN DOLLARS ($10.00); PROVIDING
THAT EACH APPLICANT SHALL FILE A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR ($1,000.00)
CASH BOND; PROVIDING THAT PERMITS AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATE AT
SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM ISSUANCE; 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 MORE THAN TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Section 8-146 of the Code of Ordinances, City
~ of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 8-146. Fee.
"Each applicant shall pay a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00)
for each permit issued under this Division."
Section 2. Section 8-147 of the Code of Ordinances, City
of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 8-147. Applicant's bond.
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"At the time of making an application for a permit under
this Division, the applicant shall file with the build-
ing inspector a five hundred dollar ($500.00) cash bond,
where the applicant is a contractor, or a two hundred fifty
dollar ($250.00) cash bond, where the applicant is the
owner of the property. The bond shall be conditioned
that the principal, if granted a permit, will accomplish
such demolition in strict accordance with the terms of
this article, and will pay to the City any expense incurred
by it in eliminating fire hazards or other conditions
created by such demolition which are detrimental to the
public welfare. Such bond shall be made payable to the
City and shall inure to the benefit of any person damaged
or injured, in any manner, by the principal obligor by
reason of such demolition, except the agents, servants or
employees of the principal obligor."
Section 3. section 8-151 of the Code of Ordinances, City
of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 8-151. Expiration.
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"Any permit issued under this Division shall automatically
terminate sixty (60) calendar days, from and after its
issuance, unless extended or renewed by further applica-
tion to the building inspector."
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Ordinance No.
1146
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Section 4. Section 8-149 of the Code of Ordinances, City
of La Porte, Texas, is hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. 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 6. All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of such conflict only.
Section 7. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(27), Texas
Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Each day any violation of this ordinance shall continue shall
constitute a separate offense.
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Section 8. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14)
days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk shall give
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 21st day of February,
1979.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF HARRIS
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The City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas,
convened in special session, open to the public and duly
noticed in accordance with Article 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S., as
amended, at the regular meeting place thereof in the City Hall,
within said City, on the 24th day of February, 1979,
with the following members present, to-wit:
J. J. Meza Mayor
Virginia Cline Commissioner
John L. Tomerlin Commissioner
Tom Simons Commissioner
I. J. Kibodeaux Commissioner
and the following members absent, to-wit: none
, when, among other business, the following
was transacted, to-wit:
The Mayor introduced an ordinance which was read
in full. Commissioner Kibodeaux moved that the
ordinance be adopted as read. Commissioner Simons seconded
the motion for adoption of said ordinance. The motion, carry-
ing with it the adoption of the ordinance, prevailed by the
following votes:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
The Mayor thereupon announced that the motion had
duly and lawfully carried and that the ordinance had been
duly and lawfully adopted. The ordinance thus adopted follows: