Ordinance 1993-23
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 6.01
CHAPTER 3 OF THE WYLIE CITY CODE BY ADOPTING THE 1991 EDITION OF
THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE; REGULATING THE INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF HEATING, VENTILATING, COOLING AND REFRIGERATION
SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND THE
COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFORE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 88-32 AND ALL OTHER.
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SEVERABaITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the 1988 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, with
certain limited modifications, which currently appears in Section 6.01 Chapter 3, of the Wylie
City Code; and,
WHEREAS, an updated version, known as the 1991 edition of the Uniform Mechanical
Code, (UMC) has been promulgated for use by municipalities and other entities; and,
WHEREAS, the building official for the City has reviewed the 1991 edition of the UMC and
recommends adoption of the same, in toto, without modification or amendment, by the City of
Wylie; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined in its legislative capacity that adoption of such
code furthers the best interest of the City; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS, as follows:
SECTION I
That Section 6.01 of Chapter 3 of the Wylie City Code, be deleted in their entirety and
the following provision inserted therefore:
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"Section 6.01 Uniform Mechanical Code
"That certain documents, one of which are on file in the office of the City Secretary and
open for inspection, being marked and designated as:
'Uniform Mechanical Code', 1991 Edition, published by the International Conference of
Building Officials.'
be and the same hereby is adopted as the code of the City of Wylie for regulating the installation
and maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling and refrigeration systems, the same being fully
incmporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance..
SECTION II
The penalties for violations of this ordinance, in addition to those set forth in the UMC, shall
be determined by the General Penalty for Violation of Code, as the same now exists or is
hereafter amended, in section 1.06 of Chapter 1 of the Wylie City Code.
SECTION ill
That Ordinance No. 88-32 is hereby repealed.
SECTION N
Should any paragraph, sentence, sub-division, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance be
adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid the same shall not affect the validity
of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part or parts as
declared to be invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional.
SECTION V
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the City
Council and publication of its caption as the law and the City Charter provide in such cases.
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SECTION VI
That all other ordinances and code provisions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of any such conflict or consistency and all other provisions of the Wylie City Code not
in conflict herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION VII
The repeal of any ordinance, of parts thereof, by the enactment of this Ordinance, shall not
be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance; nor
shall it have the effect of discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accruing or
to accrue, nor as effecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any
ordinances at the time of passage of this ordinance.
DUL Y PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, this
11th day of May, 1993.
ATTEST: (!Jt:'i4;;~
Mary Nic Is
City Secretary
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