Ordinance No. 3,392Published: The Baytown Sun 20527 -2
Tuesday, June 1, 1982
Wednesday, June 2, 1952
ORDINANCE NO. 3392
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECT-
ION", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ALLOW THE ISSUANCE OF
FOUNDATION PERMITS PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF WATER LINES
AND FIRE HYDRANTS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CON-
TAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING 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,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown is hereby amended by the amendment of Chapter 12, "Fire
Prevention and Protection ", Section 12- 47(o), "Requirements of
fire lane easements',' which shall read as follows:
Sec. 12 -47. Requirements of fire lane easements.
(o) No building permit other than a foundation permit may
be issued for the construction of buildings under this section
until such time as the water lines and fire hydrants necessary
for protection have been constructed in a manner suitable to the
fire chief or his designated representative. Flammable materials
may not be stockpiled on a building site under a foundation permit,
and such stockpiling shall be grounds for revoking a foundation
permit.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, how-
ever, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such incon-
sistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumula-
tive of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter
covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: 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 in-
validity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions
of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets
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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 Hun-
dred and No /100 ($200.00) Dollars, and each violation shall con-
stitute a separate offense.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect from and after
ten (10) days after 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 news-
paper 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 on this the 27th day of May 1982.
- METT O. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
R ALL B. S ONG, ity Atto ey
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