HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 06-1658
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 06- lip ~~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE I, SECTION 6-1(c), AMENDMENTS, BY
AMENDING THE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION RI05.2, ITEM #1,
AND BY AMENDING THE EXCEPTION TO SECTION R902.3, OF
THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2003 EDITION,
BY DELETING ALL REFERENCES TO 120 SQUARE FEET AND
REPLACING THE SAME WITH 20 SQUARE FEET; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00)
FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on or about December 5, 2005, the City Council adopted Ordinance
No. 05-1627, codified as Section 6-1 of the Code of Ordinances, providing for the
adoption of the International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, and providing for
amendments thereto, as the City of The Colony Residential Building Code; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of said Ordinance, staff has reviewed the same
and has made a recommendation to the City Council that two of the amendments
contained in Section 6-1 ( c) be amended as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, after discussion and consideration, the City Council has determined
that Section 6-1 (c) of the Code of Ordinances, should be amended by amending Section
R105.2. Item #1, and the Exception to Section R902.3, be deleting the references to 120
square feet and replacing the same with 20 square feet, as provided herein.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of The Colony, Texas be,
and the same is, hereby amended by amending Chapter 6, Article I, Section 6-1(C),
Amendments, by amending the Section R105.2, Item #1, and by amending the Exception
to Section R902.3, of the International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, by deleting all
references to 120 square feet and replacing the same with 20 square feet, which shall read
as follows:
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"ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
Sec. 6-1. International Residential Code, 2003 Edition adopted and
amended.
(a)
(b)
(c) Amendments.
Section R105.2, Item #1; change to read as follows:
1. One-story detached accessory structures, provided the floor area does not exceed
20 square feet (11.15 m3).
Add Section R902.3 to read as follows:
R902.3 Minimum Roof Class. .....
Exception: Non-classified roof coverings shall be permitted on buildings of U
occupancies having not more than 20 sq. ft. of projected roof area. When exceeding
20 sq. ft. of projected roof area, buildings of U occupancies may use non-combustible
covenngs.
"
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or work in
this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas hereby
declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 3. That the repeal of any ordinance or any portion thereof by the
preceding sections shall not affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued or
any proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced in any cause before such repeal
shall take effect; but every such act done, or right vested or accrued, or proceedings, suit
or prosecution had or commenced shall remain in full force and effect to all intents or
purposes as if such ordinance or part thereof so repealed shall remain in force.
SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be
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guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of The
Colony, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day such offense is continued shall
constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and
after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases
provide.
Texas, this the
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony,
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istIe WIlson, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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(SEAL)
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