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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING,VOLUME 1 OF THE LATEST EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE AS AMENDED, REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERA-
TION, REPAIR -MOVING;'REMOVAL,.DEMOLITION, CONVERSION, OCCUPANCY, USE, HEIGHT,
AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,
TEXAS, REPEALING ANY EXISTING CODE AND ALL THE AMENDMENTS THERETO AND PROVID-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Whereas it is deemed necessary to provide minimum standards,to regulate the
design, construction, materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance
of buildings and structures, and certain equipment thereof within the City
of Stephenville, Texas to protect and promote public safety, health and
welfare:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
Section One
Uniform Building Code Adopted
The building code (if any) of the City of Stephenville is hereby re-
vised and amended to conform to Volume 1 of the latest edition of as amended
Uniform Building Code of the International Conference of Building officials,
the same as amended is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of
Stephenville, Texas, from the effective date thereof. Three copies of the
said Volume 1 of the Uniform Building Code are incorporated therein by refer-
ence and have been filed in the office of the City Secretary for permanent
record and inspection.
Section Two
Ordinances Repealed
Any building code that might conflict are expressly superceded by the
terms of this ordinance. Building permits heretofore issued under existing
ordinances shall be valid for the time they are issued under existing Building
Code but upon expiration of said date shall become void all pending litiga-
tion and existing violations both civil and criminal, whether pending in court
or not, under the existing Building Code as amended, superceded by this or-
dinance, shall not be affected by this ordinance, but may be prosecuted until
final disposition by the courts.
Section Three
When Effective
That this ordinance become effective immediately from and after its
passage and final publication as provided in the charter of the City of
Stephenville, Texas.
Section Four
Violations and Penalties
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, move, repair, improve, remove, convert, or demolish,
equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City of
Stephenville, Texas, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation
of any of the provisions of this code.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof
during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed,
continued or permitted and upon conviction of any such violation such person
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $200.00 or by imprisonment of
not more than 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this' r-01 day of 1973.
Mayor.
ATTEST:
�i�itf Secretary
I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and
foregoing ordinance was duly published in the Stephenville Empire Tribune:
in the issue of the day of 1973.