05-07-02-Ordinance-Regulating the Wastewater Collection System-05/06/2002CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE #05-07-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS REGARDING THE REGULATION
OF THE WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2000.00; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION;
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sanger finds it necessary to establish that the
responsibility of any homeowner, business or user connected to the city's wastewater collection
system be responsible for sewer service lines from the city's main to the dwelling.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS THAT;
SECTION 1
REGULATION OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION
Property owners or users connected to the towns wastewater collection system shall be responsible
for maintaining all sewer service lines from the city's main to the dwelling. This means keeping all
clean out openings of service line where any infiltration may occur must be repaired as soon as
possible. The purpose for this ordinance is to keep any surface water or run off from entering the
collection system.
SECTION 2
ENFORCEMENT
The Water/Wastewater Superintendent of the City of Sanger is hereby directed to enforce the terms
and conditions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3
PENALTY
1. The City of Sanger, Texas reserves the right to remove or disconnect the owners water meter
within reason for anyviolation of this Ordinance
2. Any owner of said prop , violation any of the terms of this ordinance shall be subject to
a fine, upon co in the Municipal Court. Such fine not to exceed $2000.00. Each day
that a violation btton, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
SECTION 4
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, or
application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of remaining portions of this Ordinance, and
the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining
portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 5
SAVINGS CLAUSE
All rights and remedies of the City of Sanger, Texas are expressly save as to any and all violation
of the provisions of any other Ordinance affecting waste water collection, which have secured at the
time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all 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 6
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT
The City Secretary of the City of Sanger is hereby directed to engross and enroll this Ordinance by
copying the exact Caption, and Effective Date clause in the minutes of the City Council of the City
of Sanger and by filing this Ordinance records of the town.
SECTION 7
PUBLICATION CLAUSE
The City Secretary of the City of Sanger is hereby directed to publish in the Official newspaper of
the City of Sanger, the caption, publication clause and effective date clause or this Ordinance for
two (2) days as required by Section 52.011 of the Texas Local Government Code,
SECTION 8
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after the date of
passage and publication as provided b\for by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED, APPROVED, AID ADC
Attu
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Rose ChavCity S es e ry
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this 61h day of May, 2002,
Mayor, T mmy Kincaid