Ordinance 1983-14
ORDINANCE NO. i3-!~
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, REGULATING THE INSTALLA-
TION AND MAINTENANCE OF HEATING, VENTILATING, COOLING AND REFRIGERATION
SYSTEMS, AS STATED IN THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1982 ADDITION; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFORE;
REPEALING ALL PREVIOUS ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A
SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas has recently
adopted the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, and is desirous of
adopting the companion codes related thereto, and
WHEREAS, the City of Wylie presently has no mechanical code in
force, leaving a possible gap in the protection of public safety,
NOW THEREFORE,
BE Ir ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That certain documents, three copies of which are on
file in the office of the ~ity Secretary and being marked and designated
as "Uniform Mechanical Code", 1982 Edition, published by the International
Conference of Building Officials, without appendices A, B, C, and 0,
for regulating the installation and maintenance of heating, ventilating,
coo 1 i ng and refrigerati on systems withi n the City 1 imits of the Ci ty of
Wylie, on file in the office of the City Secretary, are hereby referred
to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That all ordinances of the City of Wylie in conflict
herewith are hereby superseded and are null and void insofar as they
conflict with this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the City Secretary shall certify to the adoption
of this ordinance and cause the title hereof to be published one time
in the official newspaper of the City of Wylie.
SECTION 4. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, sub-
sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. That any person, firm or corporation found guilty of
a violation of any portion of this ordinance shall be subject to a
penalty not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00), and each day that
the penalty shall continue shall be considered a separate violation.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect 45 days from
and after the publication of its caption in the official newspaper of
the City of Wylie, Texas.
DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED ON THIS, THE TENTHDAY OF MAY A.D. 1983.
ATTEST:
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