HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 543 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDIN CE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 12 RELATING TO UTILITIES BY AMENDING
SECTION 10 OF THE WATER AND SEWER CODE AS
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 449 ON THE 29TH DAY
OF SEPTEMBER, 1986; PROVIDING AN ENFORCEMENT
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSB AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED
UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION~____..~__~
OCCURS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING ·
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That t0 of the Water and Sewer Code as
adopted by Ordinance No. 449 on the 29th day of September, 1986
shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 10. Other Fees and Charges
"Section 10.2 There shall be assessed a fee
of twenty ($20.00) for re-con~cting a
customer to the City water or sewer system."
Section 2. The enforcement of this Code shall be by the
City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas or through any
person whom it may designate provided that such person is
employed as an employee or under a contract with the City.
Section 3. Provisions of' this ordinance shall be, and
they are hereby, declared to be severable, and should any portion
of it be declared to be invalid for any reason by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not effect the
remaining portions thereof.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense and a separate Offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City are inadequate to properly safeguard the
health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the
inhabitants of the City creates an emergency for the immediate
preservation of the public business, property, health, safety and
general welfare of the public which requires that this Ordinance
shall become effective from and after the date of its final
passage and publication as provided by law, and it so accordingly
so ordained.
PASSED AND APPRO~E.p BY TH~CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
COLONY, TEXAS, this _~--{day of~, 1988. OF THE
on Am±ck, Mayor - '
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney