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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd No. 12-3574190 SECTION I SECTION II ORDINANCE NO. 12 -3574 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF SUCH CODE; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. WHEREAS, the City Council finds a codification of the City of Plainview, Texas ordinances is necessary to assure updated and amended ordinances are included in the Code; and WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 through 14, each inclusive, and Appendices, will supersede any and all other general and permanent ordinances passed by the City on or before February 28, 2012; and WHEREAS, all ordinances on or previous to February 28, 2012, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, will be repealed; and WHEREAS, penalties expressly provided in the Code shall apply to any amended Code section as provided below; and WHEREAS, ordinances adopted after February 28, 2012, amending or referring to ordinances that have been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code. NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Plainview Hereby Ordains that: The Code of Ordinances of the City of Plainview, Texas, consisting of Chapters 1 through 14, each inclusive, and Appendices, is hereby adopted and enacted which shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances of the City passed on or before February 28, 2012. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before February 28, 2012, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed. Ord. No. 12 -3574 Codification 2012 Page 1 of 3 SECTION III The repeal provided for in Section II hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance. SECTION IV Unless a differing penalty is expressly provided for within the Code, every person convicted of a general violation of any provision of the Code or any rule, ordinance, or police regulation of the City shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $2,000.00 for violations of all such rules, ordinances and police regulations that govern fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, shall not exceed $500.00 for all other violations. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this Section, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section, whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the City may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief and revocation of licenses or permits. SECTION V Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the City Council to make same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments. SECTION VI Ordinances adopted after February 28, 2012, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code. SECTION VII Severability is intended throughout and within this Ordinance. If any provision, including any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, unconstitutional, or unenforceable by a court of law or administrative agency with jurisdiction over the matter, such action shall not be construed to affect any other valid portion of this Ordinance. A constitutional construction hereof is intended and shall be given. There is not intent herein to violate either of the Texas Constitution or the Constitution of the United States. Ord. No. 12 -3574 Codification 2012 Page 2 of 3 191 192 SECTION VIII Provisions of this Ordinance are cumulative and nothing herein shall prevent, alter, or diminish the applicability or enforcement of other ordinances restricting, regulating or governing the subject matter herein. SECTION IX This Ordinance and the Code adopted hereby shall be of full force and effect upon final passage and publication as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 12 day of June, 2012. PASSED AND APPROVED ON second reading this 26 day of June, 2012. Belinda Hinojosa, City Secr Ord. No. 12 -3574 Wendell Dunlap, Mayor Codification 2012 Page 3 of 3