HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 637 CIT OF COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY BY AMENDING CHAPTER
6, RELATING TO THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN MANUAL AND
THE STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS FOR PUBLIC WORKS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILiTY CLAUSE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDIANED BY THE CiTY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY. TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 6, Section 131 of tl~e Code of
Ordinances of the City of The Colony shall be amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 6-131 Standards adopted.
"There is hereby adopted an amended Engineering Design
Manual and Standard Construction Detai Is,
as the standard criteria for the construction of
public works with the City of The Colony, Texas (the "City"). A
copy of each of said documents is on 'file with the City
Secretary."
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 tile 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 fuji 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 Dol Jars ($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 /he City of the Colony, Texas, are inadequate
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of tile City of The Colony, Texas,
creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the pub}lc
business, property, health, safety, and general welfare of tile
public which requires tha& this ordinance become effective from
and after the date of its passage and it is accordingly so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Don Ami"c~k, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pa'tti A. Hicks, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney