Ordinance 1982-03
ORDINANCE # 82-3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE (ORDINANCE #78-3) BY
INSERTING A REQUIREMENT FOR MASONRY CONSTRUCTION INTO ARTICLE II
SECTION 1a; CONTAINING A PENALTY CLAUSE; A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Article II, Section 1a of Ordinance #78-3 be, and
it is hereby amended by the insertion of the following:
"SECTION 1a. In order to abate the proliferation of buildings sub-
ject to early and premature deterioration and to reduce fire hazards within
this community, all residential and commercial buildings shall be construc-
ted of masonry walls; that is, exterior walls shall be at least seventy-
five percent covered with masonry on vertical surfaces, excluding windows,
doors, and other normal openings; or with materials with equivalent fire-
retardant and structural qualities as approved by the Building Inspector.
SECTION 2. PENALTY. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall
own or maintain any dangerous building as that term is defined herein, and
who shall, after notice as provided in Article II, Section 4, fail to repair
or eliminate the conditions which cause such building to be a dangerous
building, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be fined in a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200), and each
and every day's violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
In the event the owner or occupant of any dangerous building shall be a
corporation, the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of
such corporation, or the manager, agent, or employee of such corporation
also shall be separately liable for the penalties herein provided.
SECTION 3. SAVINGS CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the
intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses, and phrases are separable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional
or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of
this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council
without the incorporation in this Ordinance of unconstitutional or invalid
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections.
SECTION 4. Protection of the public health and safety requires
that this ordinance take effect immediately upon adoption.
DULY ADOPTED ON THIS, THE 18th DAY OF MAY, A.D. 1982.
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