Ordinance No. 11,893ORDINANCE NO. 11,893
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 98 "UTILITIES," ARTICLE III "WATER
SERVICE," SECTION 98 -65 "LIENS," SUBSECTION (G) "RECONNECTION
OF SERVICES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
REGARDING THE RECONNECTION OF UTILITY SERVICE ON
PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY A UTILITY LIEN; PRESCRIBING A
MAXIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED AND NO /100 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 98 "Utilities," Article III "Water Service," Section 98 -65
"Liens," Subsection (g) "Reconnection of services" of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 98. UTILITIES
ARTICLE III. WATER SERVICE
Sec. 98-65. Liens.
(g) Reconnection of services. No water, garbage or sewer services shall be provided to
property encumbered by a lien filed pursuant to this section, except as otherwise required
by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code §552.0025. Notwithstanding this prohibition, the
supervisor of the utility billing division shall be authorized to reconnect water, garbage
and wastewater services if the customer agrees in writing to pay the accrued water and
wastewater charges for such property in accordance with a payment schedule acceptable
to the supervisor of the utility billing division and the customer also agrees to pay all
current and future water and wastewater charges as they come due.
Section 2: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance
hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding FIVE HUNDRED AND NO /100 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 3: 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of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 4: It' any provisions, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of
circurnstances, shall for any reason be held LITICOnStitutional, 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 OfCil•Ulnistances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
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 Bayto\,vii at
least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance. 111�
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the al'firmative of the City Council of the
Ci ty of Baytown, thus t It e 8"' day of March, 2012. A
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
5- l' A !C1O RZAM MI RI: E Z, SIB., C i .y tt4ney
DONCARLO,�, Mayor
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