Ordinance No. 1,243ORDINANCE. NO. 1243
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AMENDING
CHAPTER 24, PLUMBING, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE, BY THE AMENDMENT
OF SECTIONS 8.3.3 AND 12.1.3 OF THE "SUGGESTED PLUMBING CODE....
PREPARED BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE
MONTH OF JULY, 1971 ", INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN ORDINANCE 1117
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, THEREOF SO AS TO REPEAL THE PROVISIONS OF
SUCH SECTIONS AS PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED AND TO SUBSTITUTE THE PRO-
VISIONS OF NEW SECTIONS 8.3.3 AND 12.1.3; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING
CLAUSE, CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIO-
LATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EF-
FECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: Chapter 24 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown is hereby amended by the amendment of Sections 8.3.3 and 12.1.3 of
the "Suggested Plumbing Code... Prepared by the Texas Municipal League and
Distributed in the Month of July, 1971 ", incorporated by reference in Ordi-
nance No. 1117, introduced, read and passed by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on the 17th day of August, 1971, by re-
pealing Sections 8.3.3 and 12.1.3 thereof, and the same shall cease to have
force and effect from and after the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 2: The Code of Ordinances, herein is hereby amended by
adding thereto new Sections 8.3.3 and 12.1.3 in Chapter 24, Plumbing, which
shall read as follows, to -wit:
Section 8.3.3 Advisory Responsibility of the Board.
The Board shall submit to the City Council such recommendations
for the improvement and revision of this Code and such recommendations
for deviations from this Code for trial of new materials, methods or
techniques, as it may from time to time deem necessary and proper in
light of the development of new materials, methods or techniques which
would result in a better and more economical installation. All re-
quests for use of materials or methods not covered in this Code shall
be fully supported by factual evidence, or prior approval, from a re-
cognized testing agency or such impartial qualified authority acceptable
to the Board.
Section 12.1.3 Materials Not listed.
Materials other than those listed for the various uses may
be permitted upon approval of the Plumbing Appeals and Advisory Board.
The Board shall not approve any material unless the same is shown to
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be equal to or better than materials listed in this Ordinance.
Materials other than those listed for various uses may be
permitted, on a test case basis, upon recommendation of the Plumbing
Appeals and Advisory Board and approval of Council. The Board, for
this purpose, shall not recommend any material unless same is shown
to be equal to or better than materials listed in this ordinance.
Section 3: Repealing Clause: All ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances 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 4: Savings Clause: If any provision, section, exception,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the
application of same to any person or 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 5: Penalty Clause: Any person who shall violate any provision
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars, nor more
than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. Each day of the continuance of such vi-
olation shall be considered a separate offense and each and every day shall
constitute a separate violation.
Section 6: Effective Date: 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 days after the passage of this ordinance.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, this 20th day of,
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RIC ARD ON, City Attorney
June 1972.
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C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor
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