HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 757 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. t'/'57
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 6, BY ADDING ARTICLE VIII RELATING TO
REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; 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 6, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The Colony
shall be amended by adding the following:
ARTICLE VIII, REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS
Section 6-133. Registration Required.
It shall be unlawful for any contractor for hire, firm or corporation to erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any
building or structure in the City of The Colony, or cause the same to be done, unless
such contractor for hire, firm or corporation is the holder of a valid registration with
said City to perform such work. Such contractor for hire, firm or corporation shall
be herein termed Registrant. In extending the rights and privileges of such
registration, said City makes no statement of the technical competency of those so
registered, and no manner of license is proffered.
Section 6-134. Administrative Fee.
An administrative fee of $20.00 shall accompany each application for registration.
Section 6-135. Application.
An applicant for registration under this Article shall provide to the Building Official
the following information.
1. The complete name, complete mailing address and telephone number
of the firm or corporation;
2. The name and private mailing address of a principal of the firm or
corporation who is a person authorized to bind the firm or corporation
in legal agreements;
, 3. If the registration is to be as an individual only, the name, mailing
address and telephone number of the individual; and
4. Sales Tax Number.
5. Other pertinent information deemed necessary by the Building Official.
Every Registrant shall contact the office of the Building Official to ensure the
accuracy of registration information, including any change of address or telephone
number, within ten (10) days from the date that the previous information supplied
in his application becomes invalid for any reason. Failure to update information,
or providing false, misleading or inaccurate information when applying for
registration, shall constitute an offense.
Section 6-136. Building Official Shall Respond.
After application for registration has been received by the Building Official, he shall
act promptly to issue the registration or to determine upon what basis the registration
may not be issued. The Building Official shall respond to the applicant not later
than two (2) weeks following receipt of the application.
Section 6-137. Expiration and Renewal of Registration.
Registration shall expire annually and shall be routinely reactivated by payment of
a renewal fee if the application information remains accurate. Fee for renewal shall
be the same as fee for the initial application for registration. A registration not
renewed for ninety (90) days beyond the day of expiration shall required re-submittal
of registration information.
Section 6-138. Transfer of Registration Prohibited.
No Registrant under this Article shall for any purpose allow his registration, by name
o other ~dentfficat~on, to be transferred or assigned to, or in any manner directly or
indirectly used by, any person, finn or corporation other than the one to whom the
registration was issued.
Section 2. 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 3. 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 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or
continues.
Section 4. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of the
Colony, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and
general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of The Colony, Texas, 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 become effective from and after the
date of its passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND AEt~ROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony,
Texas on this the ,/t~day of_~, 1992.
W~lham W Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, CMC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney