Ordinance No. 4,18150627 -2
ORDINANCE NO. 4181
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 7, "BUILDINGS," SECTION
7 -4.1, BUILDING CODE -- AMENDMENTS, BY ESTABLISHING BUILDING
CONSERVATION DISTRICTS; REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; 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 hereby
amended by the amendment of Chapter 7, "Buildings," Section 7 -4.1, Building
Code -- Amendments which shall read as follows:
Sec. 7 -4.1. Building Code -- Amendment.
Section 101.5.1, Building Conservation Districts shall be added as
follows:
Section 101.5.1. Building Conservation Districts.
The provisions of this code relating to the construction
alteration, repair, enlargement, restoration, relocation or
moving of buildings or structures shall not be mandatory for
existing buildings or structures located within a Building
Conservation District when such buildings or structures are
judged by the building official to be safe and the public
health, safety and welfare will not be detrimentally
effected by the proposed construction, alteration, repair,
enlargement, restoration, relocation or moving of buildings
within the district. A Building Conservation District may
be created by City Council upon their determination that
creation of such a district will help restore structures and
such restoration will provide a public benefit. The
applicant for a building permit for a new structure within a
Building Conservation District must submit complete
architectural or engineering plans and specifications bearing
the seal of a registered professional engineer or architect.
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of this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided however, that such repeal shall be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, 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
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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 4: 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 27th day of June, 1985.
19 T O. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EE LE HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
RANDALL B. STRONG, . Attorne
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