HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1974-011 ORDINANCE N0 . 74-11
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1970 EDITION OF THE
FIRE PREVENTION CODE RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT
�,,, THEREOF ; PROVIOING FOR APPEALS OF ADMINISTRATIVE
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DECISION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ANY PRIOR CON-
� FLICTING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A SEVER-
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ABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY .
BE IT ORDAZNEO BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
G�APEVINE, TEXAS :
SECTION 1 . There is hereby adopted by the City o�
Grapevine, Texas, for the purpose o� prescribing regulations,
governing conditions hazardou� to health and to li�e, that
certain 1970 edition o� the Fire Prevention Code recommended
by the American Insurance Association; and it is hereby in-
corporated herein as if f ully set out in length herein and
from the date on which this ordinahce shall take e��ect, the
provisions thereo� shall be controlling within the limits of
the City of Grapevine, Texas.
SECTION 2. The en�orcement o� this Code shall be by
� the City Manager of the City o� Grapevine, or through any
� person whom he may designate provided that such person is
�, employed by the City o� Grapevine, Texas .
� SECTION 3. This ordinance also repeals those provisions,
and only those provisions, of all ordinances in con�lict with
the provisions hereof.
SECTION 4. Provisions oF this ordinance shell be, and
they are hereby, declared to be severable; and should any
portion of it be declared to be invalid for any reason by
a coUrt of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
af�ect the remaining portions thereo�.
SECTION 5. A person, firm or corporation violating the
terms and provisions o� this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
o� a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less thet One Dollar
[$1 . 00] nor more that Two Hundred Dollars [$200. 00] ; and each
day each violation shall continue shall be a separate o�fense.
SECTION 6. The fact that the enactment of this ordinance
is necessary to preserve the public business, peace, I-iealtl-i,
safety and general wel�are, creates an urgency and emergency
in tl-ie immediate preservation of tl-ie same, and requires that
this ordinance shall take eff ect immediately �rom and a�ter
�' � its pass�ge; and it is accordingly so ordained.
F� PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GFiAPEVINE,
11�„r TEXAS, this the � 9th day o� March , 1 974•
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