HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1995-069 ORDINANCE NO. 95-69
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 12 HEALTH AND
SANITATION, ARTICLE 1 , SECTION 12-3.2 RELATIVE TO
FOOD ESTABLISHMENT PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS (52,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine has designated the City of Euless
Environmental Health Office as its health authority for the purpose of ensuring
minimum health and sanitation standards; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine desires to charge
reasonable fees to defer the expense of providing training to food service employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1 . That all matters stated in the preamble of this ordinance are true
and correct and are hereby incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied
in their entirety.
Section 2. That Chapter 12, Health and Sanitation, Article 1 , Section 12-3.2(g)
Permit Fees, of said Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended by increasing the permit
fee for "retail establishments that do not prepare food" to S 1 50.00, thereby amending
Table 1 thereof to read as follows:
TABLE 1
Food service and retail establishments that prepare food . . . . . . . S 150.00
Retail establishments that do not prepare food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00
Temporary permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00
Public swimming pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
Nursing homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550.00
, Child care facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
Food handler certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Replacement for lost food handler certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
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Section 3. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms
of this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect;
provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently
filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas, shall be
deemed repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or
ordinances have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding not guilty or nolo
contendere, or dismissal.
Section 4. 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 Thousand Dollars (52000.00) and a separate offense shall be
deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 5. 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 6. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals,
peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates
an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health,
` safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall
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 5th day of September , 1995.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
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ATTEST:
L da Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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