HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 208 ORDINANCH NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION
307 OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY; REQUIRING A
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OR OCCUPANCY
OF A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHI/RI/AS, the City Council adopted the 1979 edition of the Uniform Building
Code as the Building Code of the City of The Colony by Ordinance No. 120; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to require a certificate of occupancy upon change
of ownership or change of occupancy of a residential dwelling unit, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 307 of the 1979 edition of the Uniform Building Code, of the
International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby amended by adding subparagraph
(f) as follows, to-wit:
"Section 307(f). Group R Occupancy.
Upon a change of ownership or a change of occupancy in a residential
dwelling unit, the owner, his agent or the oeeupant shall request a certificate
of occupancy from the Building Official of the City of The Colony. The Building
Official or his authorized representative shall issue a certificate of occupancy
stating that the residential dwelling unlt~mplies with the requirements of the
Minimum Housing Code of the City of The Colony or shall direct the owner to
take such action as is required to bring the building and premises into compliance
with the Minimum Housing Code before it can be occupied."
SECTION 2.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
or of the Building Code of the City of The Colony as amended hereby shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of
The Colony, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for each offense, snd each and every day any such violation shall continue
shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption as the law and charter in such eases provide.
DILLY PASSE]~y the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, on the
APPROVED:
'~ MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~/'
CITY ATTORNEY /o/l~