Ord. 0643 10-12-92ORDINANCE NO. 643
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF CITY OF
PEARLAND, AT CHAPTER 10, FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION,
ARTICLE III., FIRE CODE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING AS
THE CITY'S FIRE CODE THE LATEST EDITION OF THE STANDARD
FIRE PREVENTION CODE, AND THE LATEST EDITION OF THE LIFE
SAFETY CODE HANDBOOK; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
AND CODIFICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Sec. 10-46 of the Code of Ordinances City of
Pearland, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 10-46. Adopted.
There is hereby adopted the 'City of Pearland Fire Code,'
which shall consist of the following:
(1) Standard Fire Prevention Code, latest edition, with
revisions, recommended and published by the
Southern Building Code Congress International,
Inc., and
(2) Life Safety Code Handbook, latest edition, adopted
by the National Fire Prevention Association as
adopted and approved by the American National
Standards Institute, with revisions;
which said publications are hereby incorporated herein and
made a part hereof for all intents and purposes, and a copy of
which are filed of record in the office of the City Secretary.
In case of conflicting provisions between the two, the
Standard Fire Prevention Code provisions shall control and be
the primary authority of the 'City of Pearland Fire Code.'
However, no provision of said fire code shall be deemed to
supersede any conflicting provision of Ordinance 509, the
'City of Pearland Land Use and Urban Development Ordinance.'"
Section 2. All rights and remedies which have accrued on be-
half of the City are hereby preserved.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid
or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
Section 4. It is the intent of the City Council of the City
of Pearland,. Texas, that this Ordinance shall be codified in the
City's official Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
its adoption by the Council.
PASSED and APPROVED on First Reading this the oZo, day of
A.D., 1992.
ATTEST:
PA ONES
CITY SECRE
ARY
IiiCfEK---
MA't Nt
Randy Weber, Mayor Pro-Tem
PASSED and APPROVED on Second and Final Reading this the /Z
day of lr�r�,a _4 A.D., 1992.
C.V. CO I GER
MAYOR
ATTESTS
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PAT JONES
CITY SECRE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LESTER G. RORICK
CITY ATTORNEY