HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 991-2022 Amended Annual Rental RegistrationCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. Qq 1- aoaa
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS AMENDING THE ANNA CITY
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING ANNA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES
APPENDIX A, ARTICLE A2.000 BUILDING RELATED FEES, SECTION A2.004 AND
SECTION A2.008; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE NOT TO EXCEED
$2,000 OR THE HIGHEST PENALTY AMOUNT ALLOWED BY LAW, WHICHEVER
IS LESS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas ("City") has previously adopted ordinances, rules
and regulations governing Schedule of Fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anna ("City Council") has investigated and
determined that is would be advantageous and beneficial to the City and its citizen to
amend sections of Article A2.000 (Building Related Fees) within Appendix A (Fee
Schedule) of The Anna City Code of Ordinances ("Anna Code") by adjusting rates for
permits to reflect actual costs of administration;
WHEREAS, the new rental registration rates shall go into effect on October 1, 2022;
and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated.
The above -referenced recitals are incorporated herein as if set forth in full for all
purposes.
Section 2. Amendments to the Anna Code.
In accordance with Article 1.01 of the Anna City Code of Ordinances, ("Anna Code"),
the following amendments are made to Article A2.000 (Building Related Fees) of
Appendix A (Fee Schedule) are hereby amended as follows:
ARTICLE A2.000 BUILDING RELATED FEES
Sec. A2.004 Miscellaneous permit fees
(p) Annual rental registration $400 G8 $300.00
Sec. A2.008 Annual registration fees and reinspection fees for rental
properties and multifamily residential building
(a) Annual rental property registration fee. The annual fee for rental property is
$100.09 $300.006
(b) Annual multifamily residential building registration fee. The annual fee for
registration of a multifamily residential building is $100.00 $300.00 or $25.00
per dwelling unit, whichever is greater. The fee for issuing a replacement for a
lost, destroyed, or mutilated license is $25.00.
Section 3. Savings, Repealing and Severability Clauses.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the words, sentences,
paragraphs, subdivisions, clauses, phrases, and provisions of this ordinance are
severable and, if any phrase, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, or provision of
this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or inapplicable by
the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality, invalidity or inapplicability shall not affect any of the remaining
words, sentences, paragraphs, subdivisions, clauses, phrases, or provisions of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional, invalid or inapplicable
words, sentences, paragraphs, subdivisions, clauses, phrases, or provisions. Further,
all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of this ordinance
become effective that are consistent and do not conflict with the terms and provisions of
this ordinance are hereby ratified to the extent of such consistency and lack of conflict,
and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of this ordinance
become effective that are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms and provisions
contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed only to the extent of any such conflict.
Section 4. Penalty
Any violation of any of the terms of this ordinance, whether denominated in this
ordinance as unlawful or not, shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of
any such violation shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the lesser of $2,000 or the
highest amount allowed by applicable law for each incidence of violation. Each day a
violation exists is considered a separate offense and will be punished separately.
Section 5. Publication of the Caption Hereof and Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effective from and after its passage and upon
the posting and/or publication, if required by law, of its caption and the City Secretary
is hereby directed to implement such posting and/or publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas on this glh
day of August 2022.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Secretary, Carrie L. Land
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, Nate Pike