Ordinance No. 13,157ORDINANCE NO. 13,157
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 18 'BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS," ARTICLE VII "INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE CODE," DIVISION 2 "STANDARDS," SECTION 18 -626
"AMENDMENTS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
TO ADDRESS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH INSECT SCREENS ARE
REQUIRED; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE
HUNDRED AND N01100 DOLLARS ($500.00); AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 18 'Buildings and Building Regulations," Article VII
"International Property Maintenance Code," Division 2 "Standards," Section 18 -626
"Amendments" of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
CHAPTER 18. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE VII. INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
DIVISION 2. STANDARDS
Sec. 18 -626. Amendments.
The property maintenance code adopted in section 18 -625 shall be amended as follows:
Section 111 Board of appeals is deleted in its entirety and replaced by division 2 of article II of
chapter 18 of the code of ordinances. All references to board of appeals in the code adopted in
section 18 -625 shall mean and refer to the construction board of adjustments and appeals
established in article II of this chapter.
Section 304.14 Insect screens is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 304.14 Insect screens. Every door window and other outside opening required
for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas
where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed,
manufactured, packaged or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens
of not less than 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every screen door used for
insect control shall have a self - closing device in good working condition.
Exception: Screens shall not be required where other approved means, such as
air curtains or insect repellant fans, are employed.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence.
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 4: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
FIVE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($500.00). Each act of violation and each day
upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its
passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing
the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at
least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance. %%
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the
City of Baytown, this the 10th day of March, 2016.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACID RAMIREZ, SR., Attorney
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