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Ordinance No. 2,88400424 --9 r,S_i�� E s� ORDINANCE NO. 2884 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 172, "MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO REDEFINE TRAVEL TRAILER TO INCLUDE CERTAIN OTHER VEHICLES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN DIRECT CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRE- SCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND NO /100 ($200.00) DOLLARS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN: Section 1: That Chapter 172i "Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown is hereby amended by the repeal of Sec. 172 -2(k) Travel Trailer, as presently constituted and by the adoption of a new Sec. 172 -2(k) that shall read as follows: Sec. 172 -2. Definitions. (k) Travel trailer. A portable vehicle built on a chassis and designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, and vacation use, which does not exceed eight (8) feet in width and twenty -nine (29) feet in length, exclusive of tongue. The term travel trailer shall also include all portable structures which may be moved under their own power, towed, or transported by another vehicle, and for purposes of this chapter shall also include other types of vehicles such as, but not limited to trucks, vans, and buses that have been converted to temporary dwellings for travel, recreation, and vacation use, regardless of size. Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other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, sub- section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of 00424 -9a circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the valid- ity 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 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 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 the passage of this ordinance. INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this 24th day of April , 1980. ATTEST: EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk APPROVED: C10 J Mnd1'_1_ S TT -BOUNDS, City Attorney FAK n4i- _ -• - • or -2-