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ORDINANCE NO. 8141.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 31 "UTILITIES," ARTICLE IV "WATER SERVICE," SECTION 31 -54
"WATER DEPOSITS AND REFUNDS," SUBSECTION (E) "FORM OF
DEPOSITS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 31 "Utilities" Article IV "Water Service," Section 31 -54
"Water deposits and refunds," Subsection (e) "Form of deposits" of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE IV. WATER SERVICE
See. 31 -54. Water deposits and refunds.
(e) Form of deposits.
(1) Deposits of less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be cash
deposits in the form of cash, check or money order.
(2) Deposits of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more for commercial
consumers, apartment houses, mobile home parks or other
multifamily dwelling projects shall be by cash, irrevocable bank letter
of credit, an assignment of security, or a bond. 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. A bond tendered pursuant to this subsection must be issued
by a surety licensed to do business in the State of Texas, be in a form
approved by the city attorney, and have a term of not less than one
year.
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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such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.
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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 the 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 4: 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 25`h day of November, 1997.
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JeAAC10 RAMIRE R., City Attorney
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PETE C. ALFARO, ayor