HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 168 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, REQUIRING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF EXTERIOR WALLS OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO BE NOT
LESS THAN SIXTY-FIVE (65%) PERCENT BRICK, BRICK VENEER, STONE, OR OTHER
MASONRY OR MATERIAL OF EQUAL CHARACTERISTICS, EXCEPT STUCCO;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
From and after the passage of this ordinance, no building permit shall be issued
for the construction of any residential structure within the City unless the plans
therefor provide for construction of not less than sixty-five (65%) percent of the
exterior wails thereof, excluding doors and windows, of brick, brick veneer, stone, or
other m~sonry or material of equal characteristics, except stucco.
SECTION 2.
From and after the effective date of this ordinance, all residential structures
within the City, except those for which a building permit had been issued prior to the
effective date hereof, shall be constructed with at least sixty-five (65%) percent of
all exterior walls, excluding doors and windows, of brick, brick veneer, stone, or other
masonry or material of equal characteristics, except stucco, and in accordance with
the City of The Colony building code and other applicable codes and ordinances of the
City.
SECTION 3.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the Municipal Court
of the City of The Colony, Texas, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the sum
of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense, and each and every day any such
violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, on the
day of ~, 1981.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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CITY ATTORNEY