Ord. 0116C 1967-02-23ORDINANCE NUMBER 116C
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PEARLAND BUILDING CODE,
ORDINANCE NUMBER 116, HERETOFORE PASSED BY THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS, ON MARCH 24, 1966, SUCH AMENDMENT
PROVIDING THAT THE CITY OF PEARLAND CAN REFUSE WATER AND SEWER
SERVICE TO ANY STRUCTURE BUILT, ALTERED, OR REPAIRED IN VIOLATION
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE PEARLAND BUILDING CODE AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY:
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 116, of the City of Pearland,
Brazoria County, Texas, being the Building Code, does not provide
that the City can refuse water and/or sewer service to a structure
built, altered, or repaired in violation of the provisions of the
Pearland Building Code:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND
TEXAS:
That said Ordinance Number 116 is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 5: PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS:
(d) Any building, structure, or premises where anything
in violation of this Code shall be placed or shall exist, can,
upon recommendation of the building inspector, be refused city
water and/or city sewer service for so long as such building,
structure, or premises shall not comply with the provisions of
this Code.
The fact that there does not now exist within the City of
Pearland an ordinance allowing the City to refuse water and/or
sewer service to structures not complying with the building code,
and the fact that such an ordinance is necessary to properly pro-
tect the health, welfare and general interest of the people of
Pearland, and that there is an imperative public necessity for the
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necessity for the enactment of this amending ordinance,
the parlimentary rule of procedure requiring that Ordi-
nances be read on three separate meetings be, and the
same is hereby suspended and this Ordinance shall become
effective from and after its approval and publication
and it is so ordered.
This Amendment PASSED and APPROVED on this
the 23Jday of. , 1967.
CITY OF PEARLAND8 TEXAS
Afieh,2,-
Lloy C. Hawkins, Mayor
ATTEST:
W.A. McClelland,
City Secretary