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ORDINANCE NO. 1401
WHEREAS, Section 307(a) of the Building Code of the City (Uniform
Building Code adopted by Ordinance No. 1236) provides that no building or
structure of Group A, E, I, H, B or R, Division 1 Occupancy shall be used
or occupied until the Building Official has issued a Certificate of
Occupancy; and
WHEREAS, there are certain individuals, corporations or
partnerships ignoring such provision of said Ordinance No. 1236;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, that:
1.
No building or structure within the City shall be used as a
habitation nor as a business of any kind where employees enter same or the
public is expressly or impliedly invited to enter same unless a Certificate
of Occupancy has been issued by the Building Official of the City. In the
event that any building or structure is leased or subleased in separate
lease-units, each lease-unit must have a Certificate of Occupancy issued to
such separate lease-unit.
2.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any portion of this
ordinance by using or occupying a building or structure or a portion of a
building or structure without a Certificate of Occupancy shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and fined not in excess of $1,000.00. Each day of violation
shall be deemed a separate offense. Both the tenant and the landlord shall
be deemed guilty of violation in the event of use or occupancy of leased
premises without a Certificate of Occupancy.
3.
In order to further compel compliance with this ordinance the
Building Official may order that no city utility be provided to the
building, or portion thereof, which is occupied or used without a
Certificate of Occupancy. In the event that a leased portion of any
building is in violation of this ordinance the city utility provided to the
entire building may be discontinued upon order of the Building Official
until the violation is abated. However, in the event that the portion of
the leased portion of the building which is in violation of the ordinance
is separately metered for water then the Building Official's order to stop
city utilities shall apply only to that meter which controls the services
provided to the portion of the building in violation of this ordinance.
The Utility Department shall give full force and effect to the order of the
Building Official.
Ordinance No. 1401
Page 2
4.
This ordinance is cumulative and shall be construed in connection
with all other ordinances of the City and this ordinance shall govern over
prior inconsistent language in any ordinance. If any portion of this
ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, it shall not affect the
remaining valid parts.
5.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten days after
publication of the caption of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of September, 1986.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO
ORDINANCE NO. 1401
An ordinance making it unlawlul to occupy or use a b~lIding
or structure in North Richland Hills. Texas without a Certlfl~ate
01 Occupancy; providing lor a line up to $1.00~.00 for.vlolatlo,:!;
providing for stopping city utilit~s to buildings In violation of this
ordinance; providing for a savings clause and for an effec1lve
date.
Passed and approved this 22nd day 01 September. 1986.
/s/ Dan Echols
Mayor
LEGAL AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT
ATTEST:
/s/ Jeanette Rewis
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
/s/ Rex McEntire
Attorney
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