ORD 2024-16 Building Standards Commission Members TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS; AMENDING
CHAPTER 3 "BUILDING REGULATIONS"; ARTICLE 3.15 "BUILDING
STANDARDS COMMISSION"; SECTION 3.15.002 "MEMBERS" OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, TO
MODIFY THE COMPOSITION OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS
COMMISSION; PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE IS CUMULATIVE OF ALL
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the "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 Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council is authorized by Chapter 54 of the Texas Local Gov't
Code to provide for the appointment of a Building Standards Commission to hear and
determine cases concerning alleged violations of Ordinances regulating buildings and
structures, to order appropriate remedial actions, and to impose civil penalties as allowed
by law; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2015, the Town Council adopted Ordinance 2015-13
establishing a Building Standards Commission; and
WHEREAS, multiple members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment currently sit on the
Building Standards Commission, as these two bodies review requested changes from
established zoning and/or building standards; and
WHEREAS, with the Town of Trophy Club being largely built out, the number of
cases considered by these two boards is very low and can be handled efficiently by the
same individuals being appointed to both groups; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that it is appropriate to change the
membership of the Building Standards Commission to be the same as those individuals
appointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES
All of the premises and recitals above are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated in the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
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SECTION 2.
AMENDMENTS
Section 3.15.002 "Members" of Chapter 3 "Building Regulations" of Article 3.15
entitled "Building Standards Commission"of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Trophy Club,
Texas (the "Code") is hereby amended by revising and replacing only Subsection (a) of
Section 3.15.002 in its entirety to read as follows:
§ 3.15.002 Members.
"(a) Composition, appointment, qualifications. The commission shall be comprised
of the same members appointed to the Town's Zoning Board of Adjustment, and the
commission shall consist of five (5) regular members and four (4) alternate
members, all appointed by the Town Council. Alternate members shall have the
same duties and responsibilities as regular members who shall serve in the absence
of one (1) or more regular members when requested to do so by the town manager,
or designee. All cases shall be heard by at least four (4) members. To the extent
possible, members of the commission should be qualified in one (1) or more of the
fields of fire prevention, building construction, sanitation, plumbing, electricity,
mechanical systems, engineering, architecture or public health. Failure of a person
to be qualified in any of such fields shall not prevent or disqualify that person from
sitting on the commission."
All other subsections of Section 3.15.002 not revised herein remain unaltered.
SECTION 3.
CUMULATIVE
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other provisions of ordinances of the Town,
except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 4.
SEVERABILITY
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any
section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by a the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, or phrases of this Ordinance; since the same would have been
enacted by the Town Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such
unconstitutional section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase.
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-16 PAGE 3
SECTION 5.
SAVINGS
All rights and remedies of the Town are expressly saved as to any and all violations
of the ordinances of the Town that have accrued 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 2024, and publication as
provided by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town o Trophy Club, Texas, this the 26th day of
August, 2024.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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