Ordinance No. 2,356741�v 64
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES," OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 31 -67, SEWER TAPPING
FEES; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 31, "Utilities," of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby
amended by the amendment of Article V, Sewer Service, Section
31 -67, Sewer tapping fees, by the repeal of subsection (a)
as presently constituted, and by the addition of a new
subsection (a) that shall read as follows, to -wit:
ARTICLE V. SEWER SERVICE
Sec. 31 -67. Sewer tapping fees.
(a) The water billing department shall assess and collect
a $70.00 sewer tap fee for each and every four (411) inch
sewer tap.
All other taps (6" and larger) and other special connections
shall be made at estimated actual cost, as determined by the
utility office manager, with consultation of the director of
public works or his designee.
Section 2: Penalty: Any person violating the provisions
of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more
than Two Hundred and No /100 ($200.00) Dollars, and each
violation shall constitute a separate offense.
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are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal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.
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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 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 the passage of
this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 27th day
of October , 1977.
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TOM GENTRY, ayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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