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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1306
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO GENERAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
AND CONTINUING VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AMENDING SUCH CODE
AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND RELATED PROVISIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
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Section 1. That Section 1-7 of the Code of Ordinances, City of
West University Place, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city an
act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an
offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code or
ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to
do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific
penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such
provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be
punished by a fine. No fine shall exceed two thousand
dollars ($2,000.00) for viol~tions of all such rules,
ordinances and police regulations that govern fire safety,
zoning or public health and sanitation, including dumping of
refuse nor exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for all
other violations. No penalty shall be greater or less than
the penalty provided for the same or a similar offense under
the laws of the state. Each day any violation of this Code
or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a
separate offense.
Section 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
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Section 3. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or other part of this ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance to any
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings Law, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended,
and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all times during such discussion, consideration and act;.on. The
City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the
contents and posting thereof.
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Ordinance Number 1306
Section 5. This ordinance takes effect on the tenth day following
its publication, as required by Section 2.12 of the City Charter. ~
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this 23rd day of
November ,1987.
Councilmembers Voting Aye:
Mayor Parks, Councilmembers
Bryan, Bell, Bri tton, Schwa rtze 1
Councilmembers Voting No:
None
Councilmembers Absent:
None
PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING this 14th day of
December, 1987.
Councilmembers Voting Aye:
Mayor Pro Tern Bryan,
Councilmembers Bell, Britton,
Schwartzel
Councilmembers Voting No:
None
Councilmembers Absent:
Mayor Parks
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Signed:
Beth Ann Bryan, Mayor Pro Tern
ATTEST:
Audrey Nichols
City Secretary
(SEAL)
Approved as to Form:
James L. Dougherty, Jr.
City Attorney
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