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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1973-055 ORDINANCE NO. �3_�5 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REVISING CITY OF GRAPEVINE ORDINANCE NO. 73-13, SAME BEING PASSED ON APRIL 17, 1973, AND REQUIRING: "AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE OWNER 4R OCCUPANT ,�,� OF EVERY BUILDING LOCATED ON ANY LOT OR PARCEL tJF � LAND WITHIN THE CITY (JF GRAPEVINE, THE PROPERTY LINE OF WHICH r1XTENDS TO WITHIN ONE H�TNDRED FEET {lOQ`) QF ANY CITY WATER MAIN ADEQUATE TO SERVE 'THE PROPERTY TO CAUSE ALL WATER SERVICE TO SAID BUILDING TO BE CONNECTED WITH SA ID CITY WATER MA IN; REQUIRING `T`S�.E OWNER OR QCCL.IPA NT OF EVER� BLJILDING LC?CATED ON ANY LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY QF GRAPEVINE, THE PROPERTY LINE QF WHICH EXTENDS TO WITHIN pNE HUNDRED FEET .�; , (14Q`) OF ANY SANITARY SEWER MAIN ADEQUATE TO SERVE THE PROPERTY TQ CONSTRUCT A WATER CLOSET � p A1�? CONNECT THE SAME TO THE SANITARY SEWER MAIN QF THE CITY; PROHIBITING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION FRQM ALLQWING ANY PARTY TO CONNECT WITH EITHER - WATER QR SEWER WITHOUT CQNNECTING WITH THE QTHER; PR�HIBITING PIT TOILETS; PRQVIDING THAT EXISTING PIT TOILETS SHALL BE DISCONTINUED WITHIN NINETY {90} DAYS; PROVIDING THAT PIT TOILETS EXISTING IN ANNEXED TERRITORY SHALL BE DISCONTINUED WITH�N i�ITNETY �9Q) DAYS;AFTER ANNEXATION; REQUIRING �� THE QWNER OR QCCUPANT OF BUILDINGS TO CONSTRUCT ,�,,, SEPTIG TANKS WHERE NO SANITARY SEWER LTNE IS A�AILABLE; PRUVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY�. " BY AMENDING SECTIQN 2 OF �AID ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE ALL C?WNERS OR OGGUPANTS OF BUILDINGS TQ TIE ON THE CITY'S WATER LINES, ALLOWII"JG EXISTING DEVELOPMENT FOUR �4) YEARS IN WHIGH T4 TIE ON PR4VIDED CERTAIN STANDARDS ARE MET; PROVIDII`TG FOR AN EXTENSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL UPC�N APPLICATION BEING MADE AND AT THE CITY COUNCIL`S DISCRETIQN; AMENDING SECTION 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE ALL O�IVNERS CJR Q�CUPANTS OF BUILDINGS TO TIE QN THE CITY'S SFWER LINES; ALL(3WING "�'"�" EXISTING DEVELOPMENT FOUR (4) YEARS IN WHICH TO TIE �� ON PROVIDED CERTAIN STANDARDS ARE MET; PROVIDING FOR AN EXTENSION BY THE CITY C(JUNCIL UPON APPLICATIQN BEING MADE AND AT THE CTTY COUNCIL'S DISCRETIQN; AMENDING SECTION 8 QF SAID 4RDTNANCE BY PROVIDING FOR SEPTTC TANKS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTA NCES; AND PROVIDING A FOUR �'�) YEAR TIME PERIOD TO DISCC,INTINUE THE USE pF SAID SEPTIC TANI�S; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. �,�� BE IT C7RD�YINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: SECTION 1, That City of Grapevine Ordinance No, 73-13 passed on April 1'7, 1973, is hereby amende�l to read as follows, "SECTION 2. � "A. The owner or occupant of every building lacated on any � lot or parcel of land within the carporate iimits af the City of Grapevine, the property line of which extends to within o�ne hundred fee�C (IQCl'} of any City watermain adequate both as to size and grade to serve the property, shall cause all water service ta said building to be connected with said City water main in accordance with all ordinances of the City of G�rapev3.ne regulating such connections, "$. Where a Ci�Cy water main is constructe�l or e�ende�. to within one hundred feet (100') of any property line, the owner or orcupant of every building loca�ed on sai,d properxy shall have four (4) years thereafter to make the connection wi�h the City water main, provided the existing wa�er system being u�lize� camplies with all Federal., Staze, Co�nty and Ci�y Hea2th Regulations. In the event the water system, at any time, dc�s not comply with all Federal, State, County and City Health Standards, the owner or occupant shall have thi.rty (30) days in which to comply with said regulations and upon failure ta compiy shall be required to tie an to the �a,.� City line immediately, "C. At the end of the four (4) year period set aut in Section "�`� "B" above, the awner or occupant, upon proper appli.cation, may appeal to the City Council to request a one (1) year extension of time, The City Council may grant a one {1} year extenaion, solely at its discretion, pravide� such extension would not be contrary to the pubii.c interes� and where ' owing to special conditions and through no fault of the owner or occupant, the literal enforcement of said provision would result in an unnecessary hardship, The owner or occupant shall have the ra.ght to request and the Council may consider, additional one (1) year extensions upon the same bas�.s. "Secxion 3, "{A), The owner or occupant of every building located on any lot or pareel of land within the corporate 1%mits of xhe City of Grapevine, the property line of which extends ta within one hundred feet {lpQ'} of any sani�ary sewer main adequate both as to size and grade to serve the property, shall construcz, or ",�, cause to be constructed� a suitable water closet upon such praperty, and sha 11 connect or cause the same to be connected wi,th such sanitary sewer in accordance with all ordinances �. of the City of Grapevine regu]ating such construction. "B. Where a Ca.ty sanitary sewer line is constructe� or extended to within one hundred feet {I00'} af any property line, the awner or occupant of every building lo�cated on said property shall have four (4) years thereafter to make the connection with the City sanitary sewer mairz, provided the existing sanitary sewer system being utilized camplies with all Federal, S�ate, County and City Health Re�ulaLion�, In the event the sanitary sewer line at any times da�s not comply with all Federal, State, ��, C ounty a nd City He�lth S�a nda rd s, the owne r or a�cupa nt sha 11 have thirty (30) days in which to comply wi�Ch said regulations and �,tt� upon failure to comply shall be requir�� to tie on ta the Gity line immediately, . "C, At the end af the four (4) year perio,� set out in Section "B" above, the owner or o�cupant, upon proper application, may appeal to the Gity Council to request a one (1) year extensian of time, The City �orancil may grant a one (1} year e�en�ion, solely at its discretion, provided such extension woul.d nat be contrary to the public interest and where owing to special conditions and through no fault of the owner or occupant, the la.teral enforceme�t of said provision would result in an unnecessary hardship. The owner or o�cupant shall have the right to request and the Coancil may eonsider, additional ane {1} year extension� upon the same basis. "Section 8. Where no City of Grapevine sanitary sewer main is available or cannot be made available to the property, the owner or o�cupant of the building situated thereon shall construc�G a septic tank af sufficient size and capacity to serve �he property or building in accordance wirh the specifications and standards � for the eonstruction of septic tanks promulgated by the laws of the State of Texas and the De�artment of Health of the State of Texas, or as requirec� by ardinances af the City of Grapevine, Provided, further, that when a sanitary sewer main is constructed or extende� to within one hundred feet {lOQ') of any prop�rty line wherein any building is being serve� by a septic tank a s requi.red herein, the owner or occupant of every building located on said properGy shall have four (4) years thereafter to make the connec�ion wi�h said sanitary sewer line as required by Section 3 of �his ordinance, " SECTItaN 2. Any person vic�lating or failing to camply with any provisa.ons of this ordin�nce shall be fined upon convictian, not le�s than One Dollar ($l, 00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars {$20tJ. OQ) and each day any violation of nan-compliance continues shall constitute a �eparate offense. �" SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City �ouncil ,�� of the City of Grapevine thati the sections, paragraphs, sentence�, clauses and phrases o� this ordinance are severable and any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section hereof should be declared uncons�itutional, such uncon- stitutianality or invalidity shall not affect any af the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the Same wo�ald have bc�en enacted by the City Coancil without the incorporata.on in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional or invalid phrase, sentence, clau�e, paragraph or section. SECTION 4, The facx that the present ordinance� and regulations of the City of Grapevine are inadequate to control sanitation and water supply within the corparate limits of �he City of Grapevine, creaxes an emergency for � the immediate preservation of the pubiic 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 of Grapevine and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY QF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, this the 2o�h day of �avem��,� A� �. 1973, __._•p, c��v M YOR ,�... ATTEST: . � ity ecretary • A OVED AS TQ FQRM• i�y ttorney ,.�» �..�