ORD 2004-21TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS,
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2001-31 ADOPTING THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE, 1997 EDITION, AND ALL APPENDICES
THERETO; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE, 1997
EDITION; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1997
EDITION; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1997
EDITION; ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996
EDITION, AND ADOPTING NEW PROVISIONS AS FOLLOWS:
PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; ADOPTING THE
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2000 EDITION, AS
AMENDED HEREBY, REGULATING THE DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, ERECTION,
INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LOCATION,
RELOCATION, REPLACEMENT, ADDITION TO, USE OR
MAINTENANCE OF ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND
TOWNHOUSES NOT MORE THAN THREE STORIES IN HEIGHT
IN THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB; PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES
THEREFORE, AND EACH AND ALL OF THE REGULATIONS,
PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF SUCH
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2000 EDITION, AS
AMENDED HEREBY AND PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
CODE COUNCIL AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE
BUILDING OFFICIAL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB;
PROVIDING DEFINITIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL CODE; ADOPTING THOSE PROVISIONS OF THE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1997 EDITION, THAT DO NOT
CONFLICT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE,
2000 EDITION, AS AMENDED HEREIN; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM
FIRE CODE, 1997 EDITION, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 99-
16 ESTABLISHING LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FIRE CODE,
AND HEREBY RATIFYING ORDINANCE NO. 99.16 IN ITS
ENTIRETY-; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE,
1997 EDITION; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1996
EDITION; ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1996
EDITION; PROVIDING FOR THE AUTHORITY OF THE BUILDING
OFFICIAL; PROVIDING FOR THE BUILDING BOARD OF
APPEALS; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALER CLAUSE;
PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A
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SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH
DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR
CONTINUES; PROVIDING A PUBLICATION CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club, Texas is a general law municipality
empowered under the Texas Local Government Code, Section 51.001., to adopt an
ordinance or rule that is for the good government of the Town;
WHEREAS, through separate ordinances, the Town is adopting the most recent
editions of the National Electrical Code and the International Building Codes, including
the Building Code, the Residential Code, the Plumbing Code, the Mechanical Code, the
Fire Code and the Energy Conservation Code, and local amendments thereto, it is
necessary to repeal Ordinance No. 2001-31 in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION CLAUSE
That all of the above premises are true and correct and are hereby incorporated in
the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2.
CUMULATIVE REPEALER CLAUSE
That 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 Ordinance
No. 2001-31 is hereby repealed. 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 Ordinance No. 2001-31 on the date of adoption of this Ordinance shall
continue to be governed by the provisions of such Ordinance and for that purpose the
Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or work 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 portions of the Ordinance despite such
invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.
SAVINGS CLAUSE
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 building, fire, mechanical, plumbing and electrical codes, 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.
SECTION 5.
PENALTY CLAUSE
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Ordinance, and
any person violating or failing to comply with any provision hereof shall be fined, upon
conviction, in an amount not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
SECTION 6.
PUBLICATION CLAUSE
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 7.
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT CLAUSE
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross and
enroll this Ordinance by copying the exact Caption, Penalty and Effective Date in the
minutes of the Town Council and by filing this Ordinance in the ordinance records of the
Town.
SECTION 8.
EFFECTIVE DATE CLAUSE
That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after is 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 3V' day of August, 2004.
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mayor
Town of Trop y Club, Texas
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Town Secretary
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