Ordinance No. 2,0847019
ORDINANCE NO. 2084
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX B, "ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS," BY REPEALING SECTION (a) (2)
OF THE SECTION ENTITLED WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM AS
PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED AND SUBSTITUTING IN ITS PLACE THE
PROVISIONS OF A NEW SECTION (a) (2); REPEALING ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown is hereby amended by the amendment of Appendix B,
"Engineering and Construction Standards for Subdivisions,"
by repealing Section (a) (2) thereof, and the same shall
cease to have force and effect from and after the effective
date of this ordinance.
Section 2: That the Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by adding thereto the provisions of a new Section
(a) (2) which shall read as follows, to wit:
APPENDIX B
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS
Water and Sewer System.
(a) Sewer lines.
(2) Materials. Sanitary sewer lines shall be of the following
materials:
(i) Vitrified clay pipe and fittings conforming to the
latest revision of ASTM C -700, with compression
joints conforming to the latest revision of ASTM C-
425, or ASTM C -594. Extra strength shall be used as
required by the City Engineer; or
(ii) Acrylonitrile - Butadiene - Styrene (ABS) Composite
Sewer Piping and fittings conforming to the latest
revision of ASTM D -2680 and having a rating of SDR-
23.5 for pipe diameter (8) eight inches and greater;
or
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(iii) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and fittings conforming to
the latest revision of ASTM D -3034, and ASTM D -1784,
having a cell classification of 12454 -B and SDR -35
pipe shall have flexible elastomeric gasket joints
approved by the City Engineer; or
(iv) Concrete pipe conforming to the latest revision of
ASTM C -14 Class 3 (unreinforced) and ASTM C -76 Class
3 (reinforced) with the compression type rubber
gasket joints complying with the latest revision of
ASTM C -443, having aggregate composed of not less
than one hundred percent (100%) crushed limestone.
Section 3: Repealing Clause: 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are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal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 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 uncon-
stitutional, 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: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage by the City Council of the
City of Baytown.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 23rd day
of September , 1976.
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
-A-TES-T:
EN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL R H RDSON, City Attorney
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