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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
is TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES," SECTION 31 -54,
BY ADDING SUBSECTION (e) TO PROVIDE FOR THE FORM OF
DEPOSITS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 31, "Utilities," is hereby amended
by adding a subsection, to be numbered Section 31- 54(e), which
said section reads as follows:
Sec. 31 -54. Water deposits and refunds.
(e) Form of deposits.
(1) Deposits of less than $500.00 shall be cash
deposits in the form of cash, check or money
order.
(2) Deposits of $500.00 or more for commercial
consumers, apartment houses, mobile home parks
4D or other multi - family dwelling projects shall
be by cash, or irrevocable bank letter of
credit, or an assignment of security. An
irrevocable bank letter of credit must be
drawn on an FDIC insured bank located within
Harris or Chambers County, Texas, and shall be
for a period of not less than one year. Any
security pledged in an assignment of security
shall be approved by the utility office
manager and placed in an FDIC insured bank
located within Harris or Chambers County,
Texas.
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repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the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 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.
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' 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 24th day of March,
1988.
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
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