05-11-04-Ordinance-Amending Foundation Requirements-05/17/2004ORDINANCE 05-11-04
THAT CHAPTER 3, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING AN ARTICLE, TO BE
NUMBERED ARTICLE 3.2500 "FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS";
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 3.2500, which said article
shall read as follows:
" ARTICLE 3.2500 FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
3.2501 This article establishes the foundation requirements on all new construction of
buildings over 500 square feet in floor area.
3.2502 A Professional Engineer registered in the state of Texas must design all
building foundations in accordance with the current city building code.
3.2503 All builders of newly constructed commercial buildings must submit the
engineered foundation plan at the time the building permit is requested."
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extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.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 17th day of May
A.D. 2004, by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Denton County, Texas.
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CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
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