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11-26-04-Ordinance-Requiring Fire Alarms and Water Sprinklers Commercial Buildings-11/01/2004ORDINANCE 11-26-04 THAT CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 3.2100 REQUIRING FIRE ALARMS AND WATER SPRINKLERS FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, IS HEREBY AMENDED; 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, Article 3.2100 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: 66ARTICLE 3.2100 FIRE ALARMS AND WATER SPRINKLERS FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS A. This article establishes fire alarm and water sprinkler requirement for Newly Constructed Commercial Units in the City of Sanger. B. All newly constructed commercial buildings, exceeding 3500 square feet, must have water sprinklers throughout the attic. The sprinkler system may be either wet or dry depending on the use of the building. There must be a designated Fire Department Connection to boost the sprinkler system on the exterior of the building. C. All newly constructed commercial buildings must have off -site monitoring of fire alarms, and have an audible and visual alarm on the exterior of the building." 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 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.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 1st day of November A.D., 2004, by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Denton County, Texas. Zd'; - Z Tommy Jn'caid, Mayor A Rosalie Chavez, City Secrets A PROVED A To, L P CITI' ATTORNEY ° ridiyp'i'ImiS Ii1ill f