HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 120ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY. OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1979 EDITION, OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF BUILDING OFFICIALS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 21 AND ALL OTHER.
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING INSPECTION FEES FOR: SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCES; PROVIDING THAT INSPECTION FEES MAY BE CHANGED BY
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR. A PENALTY OF FINE NOT
TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE;
PROVIDINC A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
TEXAS:
BE FT'ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY
SECTION 1. That the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, of the International
Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted by reference as the Building Corle
of the City of The Colony, Texas, with the amendments hereafter specified. Said
1979 Edition of the Uniform Building Code is made a part hereof for all purposes and
attached hereto as Exhibit "A". A true and correct copy of said Uniform Building
Code shall be kept in the Office of the City Secretary and be made available for
inspection during regular business hours.
SECTION 2. The permit and inspection fees provided in Chapter 3 shall be
applicable to all construction or work except Single -Family Residential construction.
There shall be a flat inspection and permit fee for Single Family Residential construction
of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per unit. Sucb fee and the other fees
provided in Chapter 3 of the Code may hereafter be adjusted from time to time by
resolution of the City Council of the City of The Colony.
SECTION 3. Ordinance Number 21 and all ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 4. Section 205 of the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Building Code is
amended to provide for a fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for
each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions
of the Code is committed, continued, or permitted. Section 205 is further amended
to delete any reference to imprisonment or fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance or of the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, as adopted, is for any reason
held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this ordinance
or of the
Uniform Building,
Code,
1979 Edition, as
adopted, and
the
provisions of this
ordinance
and of. the 1979
Edition
of the Uniform
Building Code
are
hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and
publication of the caption as the law and charter in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED ON FIRST READING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ON THE DAY OF�-d�980.
FINALLY PASSED ON SECOND READING ON THE DAY OF
, 1980.
APPROVED AS TO LEGALITY
THE FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST: