HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 845 ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE 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, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 32, SECTION
3202(B) OF THE UNIFORM BUll.DING CODE RELATING TO FIRE
RETARDANCY; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A
SEVERABII.rrY 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 amending Chapter 32, Section 3202(b) of the Uniform Building Code
as follows:
Section 6-1. Building Code Adopted and Amended.
Chapter 6-1, (8)
Section 3202 (b) of Chapter 32 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Fire Retardancy - Required. All buildings and structures shall have a minimum
Class C Fire retardant roof covering. "Wood or shake shingles must be pressure treated by
the manufacturer to achieve the Class C rating".
Section 2. If any section, article paragraph, sentence, danse, 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 ir, 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 APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony,
Texas on this the ~ day of~, 1994.
~/illiam W. Manning,-Mayor ~
ATrEST:
Patti A. Hicks, CMC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City ~ttomey