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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10548ORDINANCE NO . _~D~~~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY DELETING THE WORDS "AND APPENDIX C" FROM EXCEPTION NO 1 OF SECTION 1.1 OF SECTION 26-2(a) THEREOF, AND BY CHANGING THE WORDS "BOARD OF PLLJM$ERS" TO READ "PLUMBING BOARD" WHEREVER APPLICABLE, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM, PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1 That Exception No 1 of Section 1 1 of Section 26-2(a) of Chapter. 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows. "EXCEPTION NO 1 The following chapters, sections and appendices of this Code shall be applicable to all plumbing installations within the Ca.ty of Fart Worth, regardless of when they were installed• "5319, 5320, 5501, 5704, 51001, 51002, 51003, S1007, 51101, 51213, 51307, 51309, 51316, 51317, 51318, and Chapter 9 " SECTION 2. That Section 26-2{b}, of Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended so that "Baard of Plumbers'° as referenced throughout, is changed to read "Plumbing Board" SECTION 3 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and 1 ti phrases of this ordinances are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional b,y the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted b,y the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section SECTION 4 All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of Chapter 26 of the Code, or any other ordinances affecting plumbing which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 5. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provision of this ordinances as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof, as provided in Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the 2 Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas SECTION 6. Three (3) copies of the 1985 Uniform Plumbing Code, together with the local amendments contained in this ordinance, shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary f•or permanent record and inspection SECTION 7 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000 00) for all violations involving fire safety or public health and sanitation and shall be fined not more than Two Hundred Dollars (5200.00) for all other violations of this ordinance. Each day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this ordinance occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided SECTION 8 The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and Sections 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of this ordinance in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City SECTION 9. The City Secretary, of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption and Sections 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 3 .. r, ~ r e. ,• ~• ~ ~• ,.' s and 10 of this ordinance for two (2) dais in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Art. 1176b-1, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. SECTION 10 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after is passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained APPROVED A$ TO FORM AND L-~EGALITY: ADOPTED : -~' / v EFFECTIVE: 4 Maxi ~ Efi fIPw4€-1 ACCOUN'fltip•2 ~p fRAN5NUHrAT10t,IJPIaBNC WORKS•a ~~~~ ®~ ~®~~ ~®Y ~~~ ~~~~~ N~tER A6MIN{S1RA7iUN A, v1L 1(.Il~ ly) ®~ II.A{i~~LtV ~LJ® ILiW U Il~~ Il~~ ~/®~~ (lilt/ U IL~11.~IULIL, (L® U (L DEVlWfMSN1~3 eY _ o LAW.! o„~~ DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FORT PAGE NUMBER WORTH PLUMBING CODE, CODIFIED AS 1 3-20-90 **G-8512 CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE '~f-~ RECOMMENDATION. It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending the Fort Worth Plumbing Code, codified as Chapter 26 of the City Code, to provide for the revisions described herein below. DISCUSSION: The Board of Plumbers (current designation) is recommending that the Plumbing Code be amended as follows. 1) Delete the words "and Appendix C" from Exception No. 1 of Section 1.1 of Section 26-2(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended. NOTE. The Board recommends that this retroactive provision is too harsh and wishes to delete requirement. Staff concurs. 2) Change "Board of Plumbers" to read "Plumbing Board" throughout Chapter 26 of the City Code. NOTE The Board has members that are not plumbers and suggests the change needs to be made. Staff concurs. MG:k/6 APPROVED BY ci~r couNCi~ ,MAR 20 1990 ~~ `~/~. Cify secretor oaf the ectg cf Foat warp. 'r.~ SUBMITTED FOR IHt CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY Mike Groomer 6122 ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING C OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAD: JOe Bllardl ]820 CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMA710N CONTACT Joe Bilardi ]820 Adopted OrdinaRC@ Non DATE