HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 98-1041 ORI( INAL
CITY OF THE COLONY~ TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. ~'/O~/
AN ORDINANCE OF TIlE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING
CIlAPTER 13 OF TIlE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE V. ALARM SYSTEMS; BY AMENDING SECTIONS
13-51 DEFINITIONS; 13-52 PERMIT REQUIRED; 13-54. FEE FOR
PERMIT; 13-55. SERVICE CHARGE; AND 13-58, SUSPENSION OF
PERMIT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WIIEREAS The city council has determined that it is in the best interest of the city to
consider a single unit in multi-family dwelling complex as an individual residence; and
WIIEREAS, The Fees Committee has met and reviewed the request from the Police Chief
and does recommend the following amendment.
NOW, TIIEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TIlE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. Amendment. That Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The
Colony, Texas shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE V. ALARM SYSTEMS
Sec. 13-51. Definitions
Permit Holder: ". .......... In any multiple-family dwelling unit, the permit holder
shall be thc occupant of the individual multiple-family dwelling unit"
Site: "The premises upon which the alarm notification is located."
Sec. 13-52. Permit required, application, transferability, false statements
(3) "ClaSsification of the alarm site as either residential, commercial or
governmental unit".
Sec. 13-54. Fee for permit.
"A nonrefundable, one time fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) is required for each
permit. Any person applying for a permit whose alarm system was installed prior
to the effective date of this section shall not be charged the thirty-five dollars
($35.00) permit fee".
Sec. 13-55. Service charge.
(2) Shall ~be deleted in its entirety.
Sec. 13-58. Suspension o£permit, reinstatement after suspension.
(d) (2) Shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section 2. Savings This ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City
affecting zoning and child care services and shall not repeal any of the revisions of those ordinances
except in those instances where the provision of those ordinances are in direct conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. Severabilitv. The sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases, clauses and words
of this Ordinance are severable and if any section, paragraph, sentence, phrase, clause or word in this
Ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance 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 declares that 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. Effective date. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date
of adoption as provided by law. (~
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PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of ~ ~:~c4~1998.
Mary l~ir W~tts Mayor
ATTEST:
Patt~ A Hicks, TRMC, C~ty ~ecretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM: