HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1987-062 ORDINANCE NO. 87-62
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF
THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
APPENDIX E, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS,
ARTICLE II, ITEM 7. 3 RELATIVE TO SHORING
AND SHEATHING AND APPENDIX E, CON-
STRUCTION STANDARDS, ARTICLE III,
�""" ITEM 2. 3 RELATIVE TO SHEETING AND
BRACING; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
;� ($200. 00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE
DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR
ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY .OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS :
Section 1 . That the Grapevine City Code be, and the same
is, hereby amended by amending Appendix E, Construction
Standards, Article II, Item 7. 3 relative to Shoring and Sheathing
by the addition of the following paragraph:
All trenches that are required to be excavated to a depth in
excess of five (5) feet shall be excavated and maintained in
a manner that meets all Occupational Safety and Health
Administration Standards . The contractor shall provide the
City, prior to excavation and construction of the
trench (es) , with detailed plans and specifications for
��` record, certified by a Registered Professional Engineer,
that provide for adequate safety systems that meet the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards .
The detailed plans and specifications shall include
requirements for a safety program for the trench system.
Section 2 . That the Grapevine City Code be, and the same
is, hereby amended by amending Appendix E, Construction
Standards, Article III , Item 2. 3 relative to Sheeting and Bracing
by the addition of the following paragraph:
All trenches that are required to be excavated to a depth in
excess of five (5) feet shall be excavated and maintained in
a manner that meets all Occupational Safety and Health
Administration Standards . The contractor shall provide the
City, prior to excavation and construction of the
trench (es) , with detailed plans and specifications for
" record, certified by a Registered Professional Engineer,
that provide for adequate safety systems that meet the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards .
The detailed plans and specifications shall include
requirements for a safety program for the trench system.
Section 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed Two
Hundred Dollars ($200 .00) for each offense and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
Section 4. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto
any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional
by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance;
and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such
remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and regu-
lations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general
welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that
this ordinance become effective from and after the date of its
�" passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
� PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the l �th day of �PnfPmhcr . 1987•
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Ci Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney .
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