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CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE N0. I v — S %
UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT
OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF ANNA,
TEXAS; ADOPTING THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS; PROVIDING
FOR APPEALS TO THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE'DATE.
it is deemed by the City Council of the City of Anna
set of regulations and standards whereby buildings or
res which from any cause endanger the life, limb, health,
property, safety or welfare of the general public or
upants of the buildings or structures may be required to
ired, vacated or demolished as is necessary to protect the
health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the city;
refore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS,
THAT
1: ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE ADOPTED
There is hereby adopted by the City of Anna, Texas, for the pur-
pose of prescribing regulations governing conditions whereby
buildings or structures which from any cause endanger the life,
limb, ihealth, morals, property, safety or welfare of the general
public of the occupants of the buildings or structures may be
required to be repaired, vacated or demolished, the 1985 Edition
of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,
published by the International Conference of Building Officials,
save and except such portions as hereafter deleted, modified, or
amended, including all appendices thereto. One (1) copy of said
code is on file in the office of the city secretary, which shall
be subject to inspection at all times during regular business
hours.
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2: APPEALS
rences in the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
a to "Board of Appeals" or "board" shall be replaced by
uncil".
3: SEVERABILITY
+ereby declared to be the intention of the city council
th sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of
s or finance are severable and, if any phrase, clause, sen -
c , aragraph, or section shall be declared unconst.tutional
the Valid judgment or decree of any court of competent juris-
t on, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
mining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections,
c the same would have been enacted by the city council
h ut'the incorporation of any unconstitutional phrase, clause,
t nce, paragraph, or section.
N14: PENALTY
ar on violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
b deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction,
b.subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
000); provided, however, that no penalty shall be greater
s than the penalty provided for the same or similar offense
the laws of the state. Each transaction in violation of
the provisions hereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
ution or conviction under this provision shall not be a bar
gther remedy or relief for violations of this ordinance.
s EFFECTIVE DATE
x4inance shall take effect immediately from and after its
e land the publication of the caption, as the law in such
provides.
APPROVED this J" day of ajj �/, 1987
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