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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM Mi.CHANICAL CODE OF
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, 1985 EDITION,
AND PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS OF INSTALLATION AND
CONSTRUCTION SET OUT IN SUCH CODE AND CALLING ATTENTION TO
REQUIREMENT OF A PERMIT UNDER SUCH CODE ACID CALLING ATTENTION
TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTIOci 7 OF THE AIR
CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTOR LICENSE LAW,
ARTICLE 8861 OF THE REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS;
PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS CODE Atii) PROVIDING PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
STEPRENV I LLE :
Section One
The City of Stephenville does hereby adopt the Uniform
Mechanical Code of. International Conference of Building
Officials, 1985 Edition, and such code is made a part of this
ordinance to the same extent as if set out in this ordinance
verbatim. Copy of such Uniform Mechanical Code is on file in
the office of the City Administrator of the City of
Stephenville.
Section Two
All construction and installation covered by such code
shall be inspected by the City Inspector of the City of
Stephenville who shall determine whether such code has been
complied with and upon finding any violation of the code is
authorized to make written report to the person making such
violations, what these violations are and to give the
installer ten days to correct such violations. If same are
not corrected within ten days from receipt of this notice,
installer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and complaint may
be filed by the City in the Municipal Court of the City of
Stephenville for violation of this code and upon conviction
of this violation, the person found guilty shall be fined in
any, sum not less than $50-00 nor more than $200.00, ' Each
day's continuation of the violation bhall constitute a
separate offense.
Section Three
Attention
is here called to the requirement in the
Uniform Mechanical
Code for a permit for each construction
and installation set out in the Mechanical Code here adopted.
Section Four
Attention
is here called to the regc irement that every
person licensed
under Section 7 of thee Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration Contractor License Law, Article 8861 of the
Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas that ea.:h person licensed
under this Act
shall notify the City of Stephenville that
such person has obtained a state license by presenting such
license to the
City -Inspector who shall i,.ake a copy thereof
for keeping in
his office. No permit shal 1 be issued for the
performance of
any installation or construction to any person
who does not
have such a license. Performance of any
installation or construction covered by said statute or the
Mechanical Code without a state license shal'. constitute a
Class B misdemeanor as provided in said statute..,
This ordinance shall go. into effect frow. and after its
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 5 day of December , 1.989.
eo -d
George Swearinge«, Mayor
ATTEST:
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oyce Pemberton, City Secretary