Ordinance No. 4,931Published In: THE BAYTOWN SUN
Tuesday, March 1, 1988
Wednesday, March 2, 1988
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING SECTIONS 28- 4(b)(5); 28- 11(a)(1) AND
(b)(1); AND SECTION 28 -13 OF CHAPTER 28, "SWIMMING POOLS
AND SPAS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; REPEALING
INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES, CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO THOUSAND AND N01100
($2,000.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION THEREOF; 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 Section 28- 4(b)(5) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 28 -4. Water quality requirements; exceptions.
(b)(5) Disinfectant. There shall be introduced into
such pool sufficient disinfectant so as to maintain at
all times a free chlorine residual of not less than
1.0 P.P.M. as shown by the standard ortho - tolidine
test, which level shall be maintained in all parts of
the pool.
Section 2: That Section 28- 11(a)(1) and (b)(1) of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 28 -11. Illegal spa operation.
(a)(1) Which has free residual chlorine below 2.0 p.p.m.;
(b)(1) Free residual chlorine below 2.0 p.p.m.;
Section 3: That Section 28 -13 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 28 -13. Penalty for violation.
An offense under this chapter is a misdemeanor and
punishable by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars
® ($2,000.00).
Section 4: 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® repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the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.
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Section 5: If any provisions, 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 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 6: Any person who shall violate any provision of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two
Thousand and No /100 ($2000.00) Dollars.
Section 7: 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 passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 25th day of
February, 1988.
MMETT 0. HU T0, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. H LL, City Clerk
RANDALL B. STRONG, Ci ttorney
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