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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 947 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF A FEE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000); PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: Section 1. That Chapter 6, Buildings, Construction and Related Activities, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The Colony, shall be amended in Article V, Single Family Residence Licensing, Sec. 6-112 Definitions, subsection (n), which shall read in its entirety as follows: "(n) Family. Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit, in which not more than three (3) individuals are unrelated by blood, marriage, or adoption. Foster children, for the purpose of this definition, shall be considered as being related to their foster parent or parents." Section 2. Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be subject to a fine in accordance with the general provisions of the Code of Ordinances. Section 3. If any section or provision of this ordinance or the application of that section or provision to any person, firm, corporation, situation or circumstance is for any reason judged invalid, the adjudication shall not affect any other section or provision of this ordinance or the application of any other section or provision to any other person, firm, corporation, situation or circumstance, and the City Council declares that it would have adopted the valid portions and applications of the ordinance without the invalid parts and to this end the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED this c~/IBjk- day of ~.~~-- , 1996. William W. Manning, Mayor ATTEST: Patti A. Hicks, TRMS, City Secretary [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: Pete Eckert, City Attorney