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ORDINANCE NO. 1883
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
AMENDING ORDINANCE #1813, THE BUilDING
ORDINANCE, REGARDING MINIMUM HOUSING
STANDARDS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills adopted a new building ordinance
number 1813 on June 22, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the building ordinance does not contain a provision for minimum
housing standards; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 214.001, a city
shall establish minimum standards for the continued use and occupancy of all
buildings regardless of the date of their construction; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
AICHlAND HILLS, TEXAS:
1.
THAT, Ordinance 1813, as amended, be amended to insert the following:
SECTION 5. UNIFORM HOUSING CODE ADOPTED
The Uniform Housing Code, 1991 Edition, as published by the International
Conference of Building Officials, is hereby, adopted as the Minimum Housing
Standards for the City of North Richland Hills.
2.
THAT, the remainder of Ordinance 1813, as amended be renumbered
consecutively.
3.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the
City Council that the section, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of
this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unconstitutionality shall not affect any remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would
have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this
ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
4.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. That Ordinance 1813, The Building Ordinance of the City
of North Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and
effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
5.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 24TH DAY OF MAY,
1993.
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