ORD 2009-02TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2009-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATION", ARTICLE VIII, ENTITLED "SCHEDULE OF
FEES", SECTION 8.03, ENTITLED "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT", SUB-SECTION F ENTITLED "CONTRACTOR
REGISTRATION" BY ADDING A REGISTRATION FEE FOR
IRRIGATORS; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF
PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS AND REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) AND
NOT MORE THAN 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; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club 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, the Town requires certain contractors providing services within its
boundaries to register their names and business information with the Town so that the
Town is aware of contractors providing services within its boundaries and requires such
contractors to pay a fee to cover the costs of that registration; and
WHEREAS, it was determined that there is a need to add Irrigators to the list of
contractors that should be registered with the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has the authority via ordinance to establish
reasonable fees to cover the costs of services provided by the Town, and based upon
those costs, the Town has determined the amount of fee that reasonably covers the
costs for registration of Irrigators; and
WHEREAS, the Town has determined that the amount of fee imposed for the
registration of Irrigators is reasonable, covers administrative costs of registration of such
contractors and is necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents
receiving services from such contractors;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
Ordinance 2009-02
SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES
That the above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated
herein and made a part hereof for all purposes.
SECTION 2.
AMENDMENTS
2.03 Article VIII entitled, "Schedule of Fees" of Chapter 1, entitled "Administration"
of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, Section 8.03, entitled
"Community Development Department", Subsection F, entitled "Contractor
Registration" is hereby amended to add a fee for the registration of "Licensed
Irrigators" so that Section 8.03(F) shall be and read in its entirety as follows:
F. Contractor Registration
Master Electrician $125.00
HVAC $125.00
Fire Protection $125.00
Irrigation $125.00
Master Plumber $125.00
Backflow Testing $75.00
All Registration Renewals $50.00
SECTION 3.
SAVINGS AND REPEALER
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances of the Town
affecting the Sclledule of Fees and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such
Ordinances except in those instances where provisions of those Ordinances are in
direct conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance; whether such Ordinances are
codified or uncodified, and all other provisions of the Ordinances of the Town of Trophy
Club, codified or uncodified, not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall
remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any complaint, action,
cause of action or claim which prior to the effective date of this Ordinance has been
initiated or has arisen under orpursuant to such repealed Ordinance(s) shall continue to
be governed by the provisions of that Ordinance and for that purpose the Ordinance
shall be deemed to remain and continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.
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 the Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby
declares it would have passed such remaining of the Ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5.
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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 and by filing this
Ordinance in the Ordinance records of the Town.
SECTION 6.
PENALTY
It shall be unlawful for any person to recklessly violate any provision of this
Ordinance, and any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this
Ordinance shall be fined, upon conviction, not less, than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more
than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), and a separate offense shall be deemed
committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
SECTION 7.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its date of passage in accordance
with law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, this the 19th day of January, 2009.
Mayor, Nick Sanders
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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