Ordinance No. 9,792Published in the Baytown Sun
Ordinance No. 9792 Tuesday, April , 27, 2004 and
Thursday, April 29, 2004
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 38 "FIRE PREVENTION AND
PROTECTION," ARTICLE III "FIRE PREVENTION STANDARDS,"
® SECTION 38 -61 "CODE ADOPTED," SUBSECTION (A) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO ADOPT THE 2003 EDITION OF
THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM
PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED AND N01100 DOLLARS ($500.00);
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 38 "Fire Prevention and Protection," Article III "Fire
Prevention Standards," Section 38 -61 "Code Adopted," Subsection (a) is hereby amended to read
as follows:
CHAPTER 38. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
ARTICLE III. FIRE PREVENTION STANDARDS
See. 38 -61. Code adopted.
(a) Except as may otherwise be provided in this chapter, the International Fire Code, 2003
edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., is adopted and incorporated as
fully as if set forth at length in this section. The fire prevention code adopted in this
section shall be controlling within the city limits. One copy of the fire prevention code is
on file in the office of the city clerk.
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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of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.
Section 4: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not more than
FIVE HUNDRED AND N0 1100 DOLLARS ($500.00). Each act of violation and each day
upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the
penalty prescribed above, the City may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances,
injunctive relief, administrative adjudication and revocation of licenses or permits.
® Section 5: 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 22nd day of April, 2004.
ATTEST:
O Y ` . SMI%-'H, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., it Attorney
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor