Ordinance 1994-36
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE 1994
EDITION OF THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A PENALTY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the 1988 Edition of the Uniform Housing Code, as the
same appears in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of Chapter 3, of the Wylie City Code; and,
WHEREAS, an updated version, known as the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Housing
Code has been promulgated for use by municipalities and other entities; and,
WHEREAS, the building official for the City has reviewed the 1994 Edition of the
Uniform Housing Code and recommends adoption of the same by the City of Wylie; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined in its legislative capacity that adoption of
such code futhers 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
Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of Chapter 3 of the Wylie City Code, be, and it hereby is, deleted
in its entirety and the following provision substituted therefore:
"7.01 Uniform Housing Code The 'Uniform Housing Code', 1994 Edition,
published by the International Conference of Building Officials, one (1) copy of which is on file in
the Building Official's office is hereby adopted."
"7.02 Amendments to the Housing Code The following addition and amendment
to the Uniform Housing Code, 1994 Edition is hereby approved:
(a) In Chapter 10, Section 1001.1, General, an addition to be numbered 1001.1.1
and to be read as follows:
100 1.1.1 No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or let or sublet to another for
occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for the
purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, or eating therein, nor shall any vacant
dwelling building be permitted to exist which has been declared substandard by the
building official."
SECTION II
Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance, or any part hereof, commits an
unlawful act and shall be subject to the general penalty provisions of the Wylie City Code as set
forth in Section 1-1.06 thereof, as the same now exists or is hereafter amended.
SECTION III
That Section 7.0 1 (inclusive) of Chapter 3 of the Wylie City Code (being the codified
version of Ordinance 88-29) is hereby repealed, as is Ordinance 88-29.
SECTION IV
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.
SECTION VI
That all other ordinances and code provisions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of any such conflict or inconsistency 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, or 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.
DULY PASSE);> AND ~ROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, this
.;)3 ~dl day of ~l twA, 1994.
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By .;$/)'J1 /f
~es D. Swartz
tiayor
ATTEST /l1~ c/l~
Mary Nichols
City Secretary
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Approved
Steven P. Deiter
City Attorney
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