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ORDINANCE NO . ~ `7 f b
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIRE CODE OF -THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH (ORDINANCE NO. 5287, AS AMENDED), CODIFIED AS
SECTION 15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
(1964), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 15-7 OF THE CODE
BY PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM FINE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,000.00) FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THE FIRE CODE; PROVIDING
THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT
AND ENROLLMENT; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 15-7 of the Code of the City o.f Fort Worth (1964),
as amended, be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 15-7. Penalty for violation of chapter.
"Any person, firm or corporation who violates,. dis-
obeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who
resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense."
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1964),
as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such
Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and
such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and
phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by 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 by
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the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any
such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or sec-
tion.
SECTION 4.
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is
hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the
caption, Section 1 and effective date of s ame in the minutes of the
City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of
the City.
SECTION 5.
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is
hereby directed to publish the caption, Section 1 and effective date
of this ordinance for five (5) days in the official newspaper of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Art. 1176b-1, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas.
SECTION 6.
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of passage and publication, as above specified.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
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ADOPTED : 9 -~~ ' (~
EFFECTIVE:
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJ[CT PAGE
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11UNIC1-AL COU Ti`FroMthe past, the City of Fort Worth has been limited to $200.00 in the amount it
could charge for the violation of any of its ordinances. The Texas Legislature
i.RE ADMINIST qtly passed SB 856, which authorizes home rule cities to charge a fine or
penalty of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for violations of all ordi-
DEVELOPMENT nances governing fire safety, zoning and public health and sanitation other than
Citn sEevjces .Ysegetation and litter violations. This law took effect September 1, 1983; how-
~~~~~~(~)_ ,ever, it is still necessary for the City of Fort Worth to amend its ordinances
~/GG~~"""w in order to charge up to a $1, 000.00 fine.
• The Legal Department has prepared four ordinances amending four chapters of the
City Code - Chapter 15 (The Fire Code), Chapter 16, "Garbage", Chapter 19,
"Health and Sanitation", and Appendix A (The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance) -
to provide for a maximum fine of $1,000.00 where permitted by state law.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinances providing
for a maximum fine of $1,000.00 for violations of the above Code chapters regu-
lating fire safety, zoning and public health and sanitation.
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APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
SEP 13 1983
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Citp Secretary of the
City of £ort yfi~rth, Texae
SUBMITTED FOR THE ' DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BY
C1TY MANAGER'S
OFFICE BY ~; APPROVED
ORIGINATING _ OTHER (DESCRIBE) ~
DEPARTMENT HEAD• Jade Adk1nS I _ _ ~ ~IT~Y`SECRE?AR7
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ~IUOPTED ORDINANCE N0.
CONTACT Wavne Olson Ext_ 7Fi17