HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1979-041 CITY OF GRAPEVINE
ORDINANCE NO. 79-41
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING CITY OF GRAPEVINE' S
PARTICIPATION IN TARRANT COUNTY' S FIFTH YEAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING REHABILITATION
PROGRAM; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS , the 93rd Session of the Congress passed and the
President of the U. S . signed into law, the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 for the specific purpose of developing,
viable communities , and
WHEREAS , Tarrant County has been designated as an "Urban
County" by the Department of Housing and Urban Development entitled
to a formula share of program funds provided said county has a
combined population of 200 ,000 persons in its unincorporated
areas and its included units of general local governments with
which it has entered into cooperative agreements , and further
THAT, Article III , Section 64 of the Texas Constitution
authorizes Texas counties to enter into cooperative agreements with
local governments for essential community development and housing
assistance activities , and
WHEREAS , a Housing Rehabilitation Program has been approved
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the City of
"' Grapevine in the Tarrant County 1979 Community Development Program.
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED by the City of Grapevine that it
would be in the best interests of the City for Tarrant County to
administer the contracts for reconstruction under this program and
further:
Section 1. That City Building Permits and Licensing Fees are
waived as to each contract.
Section 2 . That the City will provide all inspections necessary
to assure that the reconstruction is according to the existing City
Codes and Requirements with the understanding that the final authority
for this determination is the City.
Section 3 . Severability. If any section, article , paragraph,
sentence , clause , phrase or word in this ordinance , or application
thereto to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconsti-
tutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of the 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 4. Emergency. The fact that the present policies and
iftwiv ordinances relating to the City of Grapevine' s participation in
Tarrant County' s Fifth Year Community Development Housing Rehabilita-
tion Program are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety,
morals , peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City
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 , as provided by the Charter of the City
and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE , TEXAS , this the 21st day of August , 1979 .
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