Ordinance No. 2,474ORDINANCE NO. 2474
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 12J, "FLOOD HAZARD AREA REGULA-
TIONS," SECTION 4, ADMINISTRATION, BY THE ADDITION OF A
NEW SUBSECTION (c); 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 amended by the amendment of Chapter 12J, "Flood
Hazard Area Regulations," Section 4, Administration, by the
addition of a new subsection (c), which shall read as follows:
Sec. 12A -4. Administration.
(c) The Planning Commission's responsibilities shall
include, but not be limited to:
(1) Review permits for proposed development to assure
that all necessary permits have been obtained from
those Federal, State or local governmental agencies
from which prior approval is required;
(2) Notify adjacent communities and the Texas Department
of Water Resources prior to any alteration or
relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence
of such notification to the Federal Insurance
Administration;
(3) Assure that maintenance is provided within the
altered or relocated portion of said watercourse
so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished.
Section 2: 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are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal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 3: Savings Clause: If any provision, section,
exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance or the application of same to any person
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or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconsti-
tutional, 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 the end all provisions of this ordinance are declared
to be severable.
Section 4: 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 25th
day of May, 1978.
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44MMV�OHTUTTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
E Z EN P. HALL-,City Clerk
APPROVED:
SCOTT BOUNDS, City Attorney
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