HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-2825HEALTH DEPARTMENT - STAGGERED PERMITTING
ORDINANCE NO. 90-2825
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS
AMENDING SECTION 11-37, ARTICLE III, CHAPTER
11 OF 'THE PLAINVIEW CITY CODE ALLOWING THE
STAGGERED PERMITTING OF FOOD SERVI CE
ESTABLIS}~NTS, RETAIL FOOD STORE
ESTABLISH~%VfS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 78-2211, 85-2623 and 86-2681 have
provided for various terms and conditions regarding the issuance
of annual permits for food service establishments or retail food
stores; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing Ordinances have been Codified into
Article III, Chapter 11 of the Plainview City Code; and
WHEreAS, Section 11-37 provides for the annual permitting
of food service establishments or retail food stores at the
beginning of each calendar year; and
WHEREAS, the annual permitting at the beginning of each
year as provided for in Section 11-37 has created an
administrative burden and encumbered the efficiency of the Health
Department operations; and
WHEREAS, the food service establishments and retail food
stores would be better served by allowing the permitting of said
establishments on a staggered basis throughout the calendar year;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds it
to be in the best interests of the City of Plainview to stagger
the permitting dates of food service establishments and retail
food stores.
NOW, THEREFORe, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Plainview that:
Section 1: Section 11-37, of Article III, Chapter tl of the
Plainview City Code be amended to read as follows:
a. The annual permit fee for a food
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service establishment or retail food store
establishment shall be seventy-five dollars
($75).
b. The annual permit fee for food sellers
shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). A seasonal
permit, for those food sellers in operation
three (3) months to two (2) weeks shall be
twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The permit
fee for those food sellers who are
temporary, that being in operation for two
weeks or less out of the calendar year,
shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00).
c. The permit fee for those establishments
which are seasonal, that being in operation
from three (3) months to two (2) weeks out
of the calendar year, shall be thirty
dollars ($30).
d. The permit fee for those establishments
which are temporary, that being in operation
for two weeks or less out of the calendar
year, shall be fifteen dollars ($15).
e. The above fees and schedules are subject
to change as the Plainview-Hale County
Health District deems necessary. Any permit
or fee change may occur by a written
administrative policy declaration. Fee
schedules and permitting policies shall be
reviewed on annual basis by the
Plainview-Hale County Health District and
the City Manager's Office shall be advised
of the findings of the review as well as any
Changes in the fee structure, policies or
rates.
Section 2: Severabilit¥. If any provisions of this
ordinance or of the Code hereby amended or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances held invalid, the
remainder of the Code and the application of such provisions to
other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected hereby.
Section 3: Conflicts. If any of the provisions of this
ordinance or of the Code hereby amended or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is in conflict with another
provision or ordinance, the provisions set forth in this
ordinance shall prevail.
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Section 4- Effective Date. This ordinance shall become
effective on and upon its passage as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS THE 10th day of
April , 1990.
E.V.Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carla Reese, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
He~th Program Spe6ialist I
Administrator/Nursing Supervisor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
D. B~-ackburn, City Attorney
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