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Ordinance No. 1569
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PORTABLE BUILDINGS;
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AND CONTAINING
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE:
Section 1. Section 6.408 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West
University Place, Texas is hereby amended in its entirety as set out in Appendix A,
which is attached and made a part of this ordinance.
Section 2. This ordinance applies from and after its effective date. Any
violations committed ,before the effective date are governed by the ordinances in
effect before the effective date, and they are continued in effect for this purpose.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence) paragraph, section or other
part of this ordinance' or the application thereof to any pe(son orcircUffistance, shall
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ever b,e held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,
neither the remainder of this ordinance, nor the application of such word, phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of tins ordinance to any other
persons or circumstances, shall be affected thereby.
Section 5. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that a
sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of~ach meeting at
which this ordinance was discussed, considered or acted upon was given in the
mapner required by the Texas Open Meetings Act, as amended, and tIlat each such
meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during such
discussion, consideration and action. The City COllilCil ratifies, approves and
conflnns such notices and the contents and posting tIlereof.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective on the tenth day following
its publication, as provided in tile City Charter.
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING, this1L day of
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Councilmembers Voting Aye:
Councilmembers Voting No:
Councilmembers Absent:
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Councihnembers Voting Aye:
Councilmembers Voting No:
Councilmembers Absent:
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Appendix A
Sec. 6.408. Portable buildings~
(a) Permits limited A permit for a large ortable building may only be issued if: (i) the
building is located in a portable building dist . 1, or (ii) the building is used temporarily in
connection with construction activities fo hich another permit is in effect, but is neither used for
sleeping quarters nor used for food pr aration. This regulation shall be uniformly applied and
enforced without distinction as to wether the building is manufactured on~site or off~site. All
federal, state 'and local requireme s for construction, inspection, transportation, erection and
instal1ationmust be complied th in connection with any portable building.
(b) Public schools.' ... permits may be
issued for the erection, placement, use or occupancy ofa large portable building by a school
district having the power of eminent domain, if all of the following circumstances are present:
(1) the chief administrative officer of the district has certified to the City that
such building is Q.ecessary for the district to comply with state~mandated
teacher~pupil ratio requirements, and the district, based on present plans
and projections, will make every effort to remove the additional temporary
buildings; and
the-building is located on a-pre-existing school site; and
no more than 12,000 square feet of gross floor area are included in
portable b1.lildings, large or small, on that site.
(c) E(fect of Section. Chapter .19 of this Code shall. a.pply to l~rie porhlhle hl1Hr1inf~,
school di5trictbuildin~5 cO\1,ered bytheplecedin~ sentenc.e. and it shall be unlawful to use the City
streets to move any such building exceptpursuanl to a licen$e and permit issued under Chapter
19. Ira permit for a larlJyportablebuildin~ is authorized by this $ection, tbe PUildilli is~xempt
from the reQJlir~ment in Chapter 1 9 thatmovingpermits be restricted to routes ending out!;:ide the
city limjts. This section does not prohibit the continued use or occupancy oflarge portable
buildings by a. school district having the power of eminent domain, if the buildings were in
existence on the effective date of Ordinance No. 1337 of the City of West University Place, Texas
(relating to buildings, structures and .related re~lations, etc.) and have not been substantially
altered or moved.
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Appendix A
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