Ord. 0518-01 01-08-90ORDINANCE NO. 518-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 23-161 AND SECTION 23-161.1 OF
THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN
STANDARD GAS CODE, 1988 EDITION, AND MAKING CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
THERETO; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; HAVING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; HAVING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 23-161 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 23-161. Adoption of regulations; conflicting provisions.
For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for all
gas piping systems extending from the point of delivery to the
inlet connections of appliances, and the installation and
operation of residential and commercial gas appliances and
related accessories, within the corporate limits of the City of
Pearland, Texas, there is hereby adopted and incorporated herein
by reference as the gas code of the City that certain gas code
known as the Standard Gas Code, 1988 Edition, with revisions,
recommended and published by the Southern Standard Building Code
Congress International, which code is published in book form and
which is referred to, incorporated herein and made a part hereof
for all purposes, a true and correct copy of which code is filed
of record in the office of the City Secretary.
Provided, however, that in the event any conflict may arise
between any provision of the gas code adopted by this article
and any other applicable provisions of state law or City
Ordinance, rule or regulation, the provisions of this Code of
Ordinances, state law, or city rules and regulations shall be
controlling."
Section 2. That Section 23-161.1 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 23-161.1. Amendments, modifications, additions, dele-
tions.
The gas code adopted in Section 23-161 hereof is hereby modified
in the following respects:
(a) Penalties.
Wherever in said code a penalty is provided for the
violation or failure to comply with the provisions thereof,
such penalty shall be expressly deleted from said code, and
the penalty for violation or failure to comply with such
provisions shall be as otherwise provided in the City Code
of Ordinances under Section 1-11.
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(b) Schedule of Permit Fees.
Appendix C, Recommended Permit Fee Schedule, is hereby
expressly deleted in its entirety, and the City Council
shall, from time to time, establish fees hereunder, and a
fee schedule shall be kept in the office of the city
secretary."
Section-3. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate or
fail to comply with the requirements or provisions of the gas code
herein adopted shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall,
upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished as
provided in Section 1-11 of the Code of Ordinances of the City.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid,
unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such part shall be deemed a separate, distinct and inde-
pendent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions thereof.
Section 5. All Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
codified as herein provided.
Section 7. The City Secretary shall cause this Ordinance, or
its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of
the City at least once within ten (10) days after its passage on
second and final reading. This Ordinance shall thereafter become
effective ten (10) days from and after its publication, or the
publication of its caption and penalty, in the official City
newspaper.
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PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the a day of
Air,nyLifeA , A. D., 19 8%
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Se retary
PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the g
day of , A. D., 19 f P ,
Mayor
ATTEST:
City�etary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Robert E. Talton
VOTING RECORD DECEMBER 18, 1989
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Miller, Tetens, Smith and Bost.
Voting "No" - None
Councilmember Wolff absent.
VOTING RECORD - JANUARY 8, 1990
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Miller, Tetens, Wolff, Smith and Bost.
Voting "No" - None
PUBLICATION DATE: January 12, 1990
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 22, 1990
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS.
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