0692ORDIN C NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1997 VERSION OF THE UNIFORM
HOUSING CODE FORTHE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS; PROVIDING
FOR THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF
ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted
by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the
Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the city council of the City of Southlake deems it necessary to adopt this
ordinance to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public
welfare by regulating and controlling the use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all
residential buildings and structures within the city.
NOXV, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
UNIFORM HOUSING CODE ADOPTED
That the Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, published by the International Conference
of Building Officials is hereby adopted as the Housing Code of the City of Southlake, and shall be
kno;¥ n, cited and referred to as Housing Code of the City of Southlake. A true and correct copy of
this code is attached to this ordinance as Exhibit "A", and incorporated herein for all purposes.
SECTION 2.
LOCAL AMENDMENTS
The 1997 Edition of the Uniform Housing Code is amended in the following respects:
(a) Section 202 is amended to read as follows:
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Section 202. Buildings or portions thereof, which are determined to be
substandard as defined in this code are hereby declared to be public nuisances
and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in
accordance with the procedure specified in Southlake's Substandard and
Dangerous Building Ordinance.
(b) Section 203 is repealed.
(c) The following definitions in Section 401 are revised to read as follows:
BUILDING CODE is the Building Code as adopted and amended by
the City of Southlake.
MECHANICAL CODE is the Mechanical Code as adopted and amended by
the City of Southlake.
PLUMBING CODE is the Plumbing Code as adopted and amended
by the City of Southlake.
(d) Chapters 11 through 16 are repealed.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Southlake,
Texas, except where the provisions o fthis ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such
ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent j ufisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any ot~ the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since
the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance
of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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SECTION 5.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply
with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6.
All rights and remedies of the City of Southlake are expressly saved as to any and all
violations o f the provisions of any ordinances affecting housing which have accrued at the time of
the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and ali pending litigation, both
civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected
by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 7.
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to publish the proposed
ordinance or its caption and penalty together with a notice setting out the time and place for a public
hearing thereon at least ten (10) days before the second reading of this ordinance, and if this
ordinance provides for the imposition of any penalty, fine or forfeiture for any violation of any of
its provisions, then the City Secretary shall additionally publish this ordinance or its caption and
penalty in the official City newspaper one time within ten days after final passage of this ordinance,
as required by Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law, and it is so ordained.
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON HRST READING ON THIS /7
, 1998.
~1998.
EFFECTIVE:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
DAY OF
DAY OF
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Star-Telegram FED. I.D. NO. 22-3148254
AD ORDER NO. 12567664
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102 ACCOUNT NO. C I T 5 7
THE STATE OF TEXAS
unty of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared 1 \•Oe t' -- R:)'CL.' Billing Specialist for the
Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and
who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the following clipping of an advertisement was
published in the above named paper on the following dates:
/ DATE AD ORDER NO. DESCRIPTION AD SIZE TOTAL
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FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH-
LAKE TEXAS PROVIDING .___. ..__..
FOR THE ADOPTION OF LO-
CAL AMENDMENTS THERE-
TO PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CU-
MULATIVE OF ALL ORDI-
NANCES•PROVIDING A SEV-
ERABILIT'Y CLAUSE;PROVID-
ING FOR A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PRO-
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A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA-
TION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWS-
PAPER AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION 5
Any person, firm or corpora-
tion who violates, disobeys.
omits, neglects or refuses
1 comply with or who re-
sts the enforcement of any
I the provisions of this ordl-
ance shall be fined not
more than Five Hundred Dol-
S fense.Each dayfthata`�o SWORN TO BEFORE ME, THIS THE \(� DAY OF `M`PQ.C.� , .
tion is permitted toa exist
shall constitute a separate ` s
offense. �P..'.'4oh, RHONDA R. GOKE .yam
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PASSED AND APPROVED 4' ''•�+ NotaryPublic ��.�(J._.•--p ,
THIS THE 3RD DAY OF `f'ry
MARCH 1998 DURING THE $•i ;'J COMMISSION EXPIRES
REGULAR CItY COUNCIL N:
SOUTHLAKE,TEXA CITY OF r4�y-E `fit,' $EPTEMBER 6, 1999
/s/Rick Stacy,Mayor , h,No` TARRANT COUNTY,TEXAS
/s/ATTEST:
/s/Sandra L.LeGrand, `
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City SecrOVEeDtaAS ry TO FORM: I
/s/E.Allen Taylor,Jr., 5 ORIGINAL INVOICE AND RECONCILE WITH MONTHLY STATEMENT. THANK YOU!
City Attorney
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AD ORDER NO.
12483831
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102 ACCOUNT NO.
CIT57
THE STATE OF TEXAS
unty of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared TAMMIE BRYANT Billing Specialist for the
Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and
who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the following clipping of an advertisement was
published in the above named paper on the following dates:
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NOTICE OF -
PUBLIC ---U2/2O—O2/2flH ._
Notice is hereby givento all in-
terested persons that the
City Council of the City of
Southlake, will be holding a
public hearing during the
.Regular City Council meeting •
is be held on March 3,1998
at 6:00 p.m., in the City ._........ _... _..
Hall, 667 North Carroll Avncil Chambers of e •
nue,Southlake,Texas.
Purpose of the hearing is.to - -- --- - ---
consider the second reading
of the following ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO.692
AING
ORDINANCE
VERSION OFT
THE 1997 THE
UNIFORM HOUSING CODE
FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH-
LAKE TEXAS• PROVIDING
AL R EADOPTION OF
LO-
" AMENDMENTSTEREE-
i0 PROVIDING THAT THIS SIG
DRbINANCE SHALL BE CU-
MULATIVE OF ALL ORDI-
Sy ERABILITYCLAUSSEPROVID SWORN TO BEFORE ME, THIS THE DAY OF
ING FOR A PENALTY FOR23th FEBRUARY 4)'VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PRO- t 19 8
VIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRY ),4,,
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA-;4•• ' '•. i;r r u TIONINTHEOFFICIALNEWS-'t: �+ P,riONDA R. GOKE Notary Public ��<� c -
EFF ER IVESE N 3AND PROVIDING AN W, --.a COMMISSION EXPIRES
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Any person, firm or Al;....•.•.' S4r I E�EER 1999 TARRANT COUNTY,TEXAS
corpora-
tion whoviolates, disobeys,14<4,3 �
omits, neglects or refuses
to comply with or who re-
sists the enforcement of any
of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be fined not
more than Five Hundred Dol-
ORIGINAL INVOICE AND RECONCILE WITH MONTHLY STATEMENT. THANK YOU!
lars ($500.00) for each of-
fense.Each day that a viola-
tion is permitted to exist,—TEAR ALONG THIS PERFORATION AND RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT
shall constitute a separate -----A
offense. —
/sCity r SSecretay LeGrand,
City of Southlake _
Star-'l'elegrarn
REMIT TO: 400 W.SEVENTH ST. •FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
ACCOUNT AMOUNT
12483831 NUMBER CIT57 DUE 41 . 87
PAGE o IF ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL(817)390-7885
1 1
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE PLEASE PAY
667 N CARROLL AVE THIS AMOUNT1
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-9595 41 . 87
PLEASE WRITE IN AMOUNT ENCLOSED