HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2005-24 (Title: An ordinance adopting a new code for recodification of the Friendswood City Code.)
ORDINANCE NO. 2005-24
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR
THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE;
AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COiJNCIL of the City of Friendswood,Tezas:
Section 1.The Code entitled"City of Ordinances,City of Friendswood,Texas,"published by
Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of chapters 1 through 94, each inclusive, is adopted.
Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before May 2,
2005, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are
repealed.
Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any
ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this
ordinance.
Section 4.Unless another penalty is expressly provided,every person convicted of a violation
of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000.00 for violations of all rules, ordinances,
code sections and police regulations that govern fire safety,zoning,or public health and sanitation,
including dumping of refuse, nor exceeding $500.00 for all other violations. Each act of violation
and each day upon which any such violation shall continue or occur shall constitute a separate
offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall
apply to the amendment of any Code section, whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the
amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the city may pursue other
remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief and revocation of licenses or permits.
Section 5. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in such form as to indicate the
intention of the city council to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated
in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.
SecNon 6.Ordinances adopted after May 2,2005,that amend or refer to ordinances that have
been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.
Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 12th day of September,2005.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on second and final reading this 26th day of
September,2005.
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Ord.2005-24