HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 709 CITY OF THE COLON¥~ TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. '2p
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY~ TEXAS AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY BY AMENDING CHAPTER
12~ BY ADDING ARTICLE III RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF ON-
SITE SEWERAGE FACILITIES; ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH~ DIVISION OF WATER HYGIENE
"CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR ON-SITE SEWERAGE FACILITIES";
PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE
OF ALL OTHER 'ORDINANCES OF THE CITY RELATING TO
CONSTRUCTION OF ON-SITE SEWERAGE FACILITIES~ EXCEPT TO
THE EXTENT OF CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT
TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2000.00) AND
A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY
DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES;
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 Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended by adding Article, adopting by reference the Texas
Department of Health, Division of Water Hygiene "Construction
Standards for On-Site Sewerage Facilities". A copy of said
document shall be on file with the City Secretary.
Section 2. That the enforcement of the Construction
Standards for On-site Sewerage Facilities shall be by the City
Manager or through any person whom the City Manager may designate,
provided that such person is employed by the City.
Section 3. If any section, article paragraph, sentence~
clause~ phrase or word in this ordinance~ or application thereto
any persons or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by
a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining
portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining
portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all
other ordinances of the City relating to the construction of on-
site sewerage facilities and shall not repeal any of the provisions
of said ordinances except in those instances where provisions of
those ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance.
Section 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in a sum not to
exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) for each offense and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or
on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 6. 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, and it is accordingly so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by ~ City Co~Atncil of the City of
The Colony, Texas on this the z/~-~day of~~ , |99l.
z Siam W.~'~anning, Mayor ~
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, CMC
· City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John Boyle, City Attorney