Ordinance No. 14,810 ORDINANCE NO. 14,810
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 18 "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS," ARTICLE I "IN GENERAL," SECTION 18-1
"REGISTRATION," SUBSECTION (B) "GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR
REGISTRATION," SUBSECTION (1) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO REMOVE THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR
MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM
PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($500.00); 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 18 "Buildings and Building Regulations," Article I "In
General," Section 18-1 "Registration," Subsection (b) "General provisions for registration,"
Subsection (1) of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 18. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
Sec. 18-1. - Registration.
(b) General provisions for registrations.
(1) An application for registration under this article must be made in writing to the
chief building official on forms provided by the chief building official for that
purpose and be accompanied by a registration fee in the amount prescribed in
section 2-595; provided, however, no registration fee will be required for a
plumbing, electrical or mechanical contractor licensed by the state.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the teens 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of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 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: 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 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 5: This ordinance shall take effect on September 1, 2021, after its passage by
the City Council.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 26t1i day of August, 2021.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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KAREN L. HORNER, City Attorney
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