HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-O-10 - Uniform Mechanical CodeORDINANCE NO. 1991 - 10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS ADOPTING
THE 1988 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, REGULATING
AND CONTROLLING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, QUALITY OF MATERIAL,
ERECTION, INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LOCATION,
RELOCATION, REPLACEMENT, ADDITION TO, USE OR MAINTENANCE OF
HEATING, VENTILATING, COOLING, REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS,
INCINERATORS, OR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS HEAT -PRODUCING APPLIANCES
IN THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE
OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFORE; REPEALING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS ENTITLED UNIFORM
MECHANICAL CODE - 1985 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
THE ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE
That certain documents, one (1) copy of which is on file in
the office of the City Secretary of the City of Stephenville,
Texas, being marked and designated as "Uniform Mechanical Code -
1988 Edition," including Appendix Chapter A, Chapter B, Chapter C,
and Chapter D, published by the International Conference of
Building Officials, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the
City of Stephenville, Texas for regulating the design,
construction, quality of materials, erection, installation,
alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to,
use or maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration
systems, incinerators or other miscellaneous heat -producing
appliances in the City of Stephenville, Texas providing for the
issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and
all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such
"Uniform Mechanical Code," 1988 edition, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials, on file in the
office of the City Secretary of the City of Stephenville, Texas are
hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set
out in this ordinance.
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 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 shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION THREE
That Ordinance of the City of Stephenville, Texas entitled
Uniform Mechanical Code - 1985 and all other ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION FOUR
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional,
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such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of
Stephenville, Texas hereby declares that it would have passed this
ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION FIVE
That the City Secretary of the City of Stephenville, Texas is
hereby ordered and directed to cause this ordinance to be published
in a newspaper in general circulation.
SECTION SIX
That this ordinance and the rules, regulations, provisions,
requirements, orders and matters established and adopted hereby
shall take effect and be in full force and effect thirty ( 30 ) days
from and after the date of its passage and adoption.
PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of
ATTEST :
yc Pemberton, City Secretary
June
, 1991.
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