Ordinance No. 4,08350228 -1
ORDINANCE NO. 4083
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 "BUILDINGS" BY ADDING
SECTION 7 -9 TO REQUIRE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM BE
INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE GRANTING OF BUILDING PERMITS; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby
amended by adding a section to be numbered Section 7 -9, which said section reads
as follows:
Sec. 7 -9. Fire protection systems required.
No building permit other than a foundation permit may be issued for
the construction of a building or buildings on any tract of land within
the corporate limits of the City of Baytown until such time as the
water lines and fire hydrants necessary for fire protection have been
constructed in a manner suitable to the fire chief or his designated
representative, or are already present. 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: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 28th day of February, 1985.
ALLEN CANNON, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, Ci y C erk
APPROVED:
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A�NWCL6. RONG, Attorney