Ord. 0224-01B 07-22-85ORDINANCE NO. 224-1B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-17 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS;
REQUIRING PERMIT BEFORE ERECTING OR CONSTRUCTING
OR PREPARING TO ERECT OR CONSTRUCT ANY BUILDING
OR STRUCTURE; 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.
Section 7-17 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Pearland, Texas, shall be and is hereby amended
and shall read as follows:
"Section 7-17. Permit required.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person
within the city limits or extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the city to commence construction
or excavation for construction of any building
or structure, including accessory buildings, or
to commence the erection, reconstruction, conversion,
alteration or moving or any building or structure,
including accessory buildings, until the building
inspector has issued a building permit for such
work. Except upon written authorization of the
City Council, no such building permit shall be
issued for any building or structure where the
construction, reconstruction, conversion, moving,
alteration or use thereof would be in violation
of any provision of this chapter or of the code
adopted by this article.
(b) No building permit shall be issued,
except by permission of the City Council, for
any building or structure, including accessory
buildings, where said building, structure or
accessory buildings would be situated upon any
lot, plot, tract or parcel of land less than the
original size of said lot, plot, tract or parcel
of land as previously platted or replatted."
Section 2.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or
fails to comply with the requirements and provisions of
this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent juris-
diction, be punished as provided in Section 1-11 of the
City Code of Ordinances.
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 juris-
diction such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect
the validity or the remaining portions thereof.
Section 4.
All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, but only to the extent of
such conflict.
Section 5.
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 6.
The City Secretary shall cause this Ordinance
or its caption and penalty to be published in the official
newspaper of the City of Pearland, Texas, at least once
within ten (10) days after the passage of such Ordinance.
This Ordinance shall then become effective ten (10) days
from and after its publication or the publication of its
caption and penalty in the official City newspaper.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the
day of
ATTEST:
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City cretary
, A.D. 1985.
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING
this the 022, day of
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
ATTEST:
Cit�retary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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VOTING RECORD (FIRST READING) July 8, 1985
Voting "Aye" - Councilman Gray, Councilman Bost, Councilman
Tetens and Councilman Lentz.
Voting "No" - None
VOTING RECORD (SECOND READING) July 22, 1985
Voting "Aye" - Councilman Lentz, Councilman Bost, Councilman
Frauenberger and Councilman Gray.
Voting "No" - None
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 31, 1985
EFFECTIVE DATE: AUGUST 10, 1985
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS.