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ORDINANCE NO. 03-3376
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS AMENDING
CHAPTER 6, BUILDINGS, OF THE PLAINVIEW CODE OF
ORDINANCES SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE;
CONFLICTS CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview Building Trades and Fire Code Board of
Appeals met in open session and approved the proposed changes to the current
Building Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds it in the best interest of
the citizens of Plainview to adopt Appendix Chapter 34 of the Uniform Building Code,
COpyrighted in 1997 by the International Conference of Building Officials, Whittier,
California.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Plainview hereby ordains that:
SECTION I:
Article I of Chapter 6 of the Plainview Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to add
the following:
Sec. 6-16. Uniform buildinq code adopted. ~
The 1997 Edition of the "Uniform Building Code," Volume 1, 2 and 3,' i'~cludi'~g
Appendix Chapter 34, as copyrighted in 1997, by the International Conference of
Building Officials, Whittier, California, as hereinafter amended is specificallY adopted as
the Building Code of the City of Plainview, Texas. The same is incorporated herein by
reference as if fully set forth at length.
A copy of said Uniform Building Code shall be filed with the city secretary and a
copy maintained in the office of the building official of the City of Plainview, Texas, all
such copies to be open to public inspection during business hours of the offices where
they are maintained, with amendments thereto.
SECTION I1:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is, for
any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions thereof.
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SECTION II1:
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 IV:
All ordinances or portion of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, in conflict
herewith, are hereby amended to conform with the provisions hereof.
SECTION V:
This ordinance shall be of full force and effect upon its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 8th day of April, 2003.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wally Hatch, City Attorney
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading this 22nd day of April, 2003.
Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
APP~O CONTE~NT:
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