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ORD 2014-17TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 2014-17 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, REPEALING SECTION 2.12 ENTITLED "SNOW CONE ESTABLISHMENTS" OF ARTICLE II ENTITLED "FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS" OF CHAPTER 6 ENTITLED "HEALTH AND SANITATION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALER; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; REAFFIRMING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES FOR VIOLATIONS OCCURRING PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND REAFFIRMING CUMULATIVE CIVIL REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club, hereinafter referred to as "Town", is a Home Rule Municipality acting under its Charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution; and WHEREAS, on June 3, 2002, the Town Council adopted Ordinance No. 2002-24, establishing the regulation of food establishments, including snow cone establishments, for the Town of Trophy Club, Texas; and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2006, the Town Council adopted Ordinance No. 2006- 01, repealing Ordinance No. 2002-24 and establishing new regulations of food establishments for the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, which Ordinance included the regulation of snow cone establishments operating within the Town; and WHEREAS, the regulations governing snow cone establishments within the Town were adopted and codified as Section 2.12, "Snow Cone Establishments" of Article II, "Food Establishment Regulations", of Chapter 6, "Health and Sanitation", of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, hereby determines that it is in the best interest of the Town to repeal Section 2.12 entitled "Snow Cone Establishments" of Article II, entitled "Food Establishment Regulations" of Chapter 6, entitled "Health and Sanitation", in its entirety and to regulate snow cone establishments within its corporate limits in accordance with those laws and regulations of the State of Texas that govern the operation of food establishments, including snow cone establishments, and health and sanitation relative to such establishments. ORD 2014-17 Page 1 of 4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS: SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF PREMISES The above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT 2.01. Article II entitled "Food Establishments" of Chapter 6 entitled "Health and Sanitation" is hereby amended to repeal Section 2.12 entitled "Snow Cone Establishments" in its entirety, and the remainder of the provisions contained in Chapter 6, Article II, "Food Establishments" that are not specifically amended or repealed hereby shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. CUMULATIVE REPEALER This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such Ordinances except for those instances where there are direct conflicts with the provisions of this Ordinance provided however, that Section 2.12 of Article II of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby repealed in its entirety. Ordinances or parts thereof in force at the time this Ordinance shall take effect and that are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent that they are inconsistent with this Ordinance. Provided however, that any complaint, action, claim or lawsuit which has been initiated or has arisen under or pursuant to Section 2.12 of Article II of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances shall continue to be governed by the provisions of that Ordinance and for that purpose the Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. SAVINGS All rights and remedies of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any other Ordinances of the Town affecting the provisions to safeguard Persons in the Town by regulating Food Establishments, including without limitation, snow cone establishments within the Town of Trophy Club, 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. ORD 2014-17 Page 2 of 4 SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance or application thereof to any Person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 6. PENALTY Any Person violating any of the provisions of Section 2.12 of Article II of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town prior to the adoption of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a Class C misdemeanor upon conviction and shall be fined, except as otherwise provided herein, in a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Cumulative of the foregoing, if the governing body of the Town of Trophy Club determines that a violation of this Ordinance creates a threat to the public safety, the Town may bring suit in the District Court to enjoin such violation as allowed by law. SECTION 7. PUBLICATION The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to publish the Caption, Penalty and Effective Date of this Ordinance as required by Section 52.011 of the Texas Local Government Code. SECTION 8. ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross and enroll this Ordinance in accordance with the Town Charter. SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its date of passage and publication, in accordance with Law, and it is so ordained. ORD 2014-17 Page 3 of 4 PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas this 22nd day of July, 2014. ATTEST: Tam Ard,dwn Secretary ` T of Tro4�y Club, Texas _PaIWJL�U� Patricia A. Adams, Town Attorney Town of Trophy Club, Texas C. Nick Sanders, Mayor Town of Trophy Club, Texas (ft TRo O C W ORD 2014-17 Page 4 of 4