04-09-04-Ordinance-Amending the Placement of Gas and Electric Meters for Single Family Residential-04/19/2004ORDINANCE 04-09-04
THAT CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING ARTICLE 3.2300
REGULATING PLACEMENT OF GAS AND ELECTRIC METERS ON ALL
NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger, Texas, is
hereby amended by adding an article, to be numbered Article 3.2300, which said article
shall read as follows:
"ARTICLE 3.2300 REGULATING PLACEMENT OF GAS AND ELECTRIC
METERS ON ALL NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
3.2301 This article establishes electric and gas meter placement for newly
constructed Single Family Residential buildings in the City of Sanger.
3.2302 All newly constructed Single Family Residential buildings must place
electric meters no further than 10 feet from the front corner of the house and outside of
all fences.
3.2303 All newly constructed Single Family Residential buildings must place gas
meters no further than 10 feet from the front corner of the house and outside of all
fences."
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the
extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this Ordinance are
severable and, if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this
Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council
without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional word, phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
Section 4. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in Section 1.109 of this
Code.
Section 5. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, this the 19th day of April
A.D. 2004, by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Denton County, Texas.
Tommy �Incaid, Mayor
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