HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2021-10-E ORDINANCE NO. E2021-10
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUSPENSION OR
MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND
REGULATIONS AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE IN
RESPONSE TO A STATE OF DISASTER DUE TO WINTER
STORM 2021; REQUIRING REGISTRATION AND
LICENSING OF PROVIDERS OF BUILDING AND REPAIR
SERVICES PER CHAPTER 14 BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 PER DAY OF
VIOLATION HEREOF; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING
THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND ADOPTION.
WHEREAS, on February 14, 2021, the Mayor declared a local state of disaster for the
City of Friendswood resulting from Winter Storm 2021; and
WHEREAS, said state of disaster requires that certain emergency measures be taken
pursuant to the Executive Order of the Governor Resulting to Emergency Management; and
WHEREAS,the conditions necessitating declaration of a state of disaster continue to exist;
and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That the following shall take effect immediately upon issuance, and shall
remain in effect until August 15, 2021, unless sooner terminated by the City Council:
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SUSPENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES
(a) The following ordinances and regulations are hereby suspended or modified as
indicated:
1. Permit fees imposed by Chapter 14, Buildings and Building Regulations
that directly pertain to construction repairs related to Winter Storm 2021 are
suspended, including, but not limited to:
Electrical permit fees, Plumbing permit fees, Mechanical permit fees, Gas permit
fees, Building permit fees
2. All ordinances or regulations prohibiting or restricting travel trailers,motor
homes and temporary buildings, including but not limited to: section 50-20 and
Appendix C (Zoning Ordinance), are suspended or modified to allow the minimal
use of same while the property owner is without electric power, or is making
construction repairs related to Winter Storm 2021, provided the property owner is
taking diligent steps to make said repairs.
(b) The suspension or modifications of the ordinances and regulations listed in
Subsection (a) shall remain in effect for six (6) months from the date of disaster
declaration, unless sooner terminated by the City Council. These regulations shall
have the effect of ordinances when duly filed with the City Secretary.
Section 2. No person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity shall engage in,
undertake or carry on any business in whole or in part within the corporate limits of the City of
Friendswood, Texas, consisting of or related to the demolition, repair or renovation of, or the
making of improvements to, real property, including dwellings, homes, buildings, structures, or
any fixtures attached thereto, without having registered with and received from the City of
Friendswood a building contractors license per Chapter 14 Buildings and Building Regulations.
Section 3. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed
$2,000. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.'
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith
are, to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 5. In the event any clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this
Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstance shall for any reason be
adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part
declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of Friendswood,Texas,
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declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission
of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional,whether there be one or more parts.
Section 6. The City Council of Friendswood hereby declares that a state of emergency
exists, and that in accordance with §3.1 I(b) and 3.12 of the City Charter, this ordinance is passed
as an emergency ordinance, and shall take effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED on first and final reading this 1st day of
March,2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Melinda Welsh, TRMC
City Secretary •°
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Ord No. E2021-10 3
MAY BE VIEWED IN ITS ENTIRETY
IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
SUSPENSION OR MODIFICATION OF
CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND
REGULATIONS AS AN EMERGENCY
MEASURE IN RESPONSE TO A STATE OF
DISASTER DUE TO WINTER STORM 2021;
REQUIRING REGISTRATION AND
LICENSING OF PROVIDERS OF BUILDING
AND REPAIR SERVICES PER CHAPTER 14
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$2,000 PER DAY OF VIOLATION HEREOF;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND ADOPTION.
I MELINDA WELSH, CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON FEBRUARY 25, 2021, PROPOSED
ORDINANCE NO. T2021-10, WAS POSTED AT THE CITY HALL, PUBLIC
LIBRARY BULLETIN BOARD AND DISTRIBUTED TO MAYOR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR REVIEW.
ATTEST:
MELINDA WELSH, TRMC
CITY SECRETARY
DATE: 02/25/21 FIRST AND FINAL READING: 03/01/21
TIME: 5:45 PM