HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 10-042 ORDINANCE NO. 10-042
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10,
SUBSECTION 10-3(a)TO CLARIFY EXPENDITURES THAT
MAY BE BILLED FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN RESPONSE TO
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 10, Subsection 10-3(a), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 10-3. Fire service fees.
(a) The fire chief is hereby authorized to calculate fees for the following
hazardous material instances and other fire related services based on the
equipment, materials, and labor utilized by all responding city departments
in each instance. Fees will be assessed using equipment, material and labor
rates set forth by city policy and includes a 15% administrative fee on the
total cost of the response. The person in control of the property or the
person owning the property, real or personal, involved shall be responsible
to pay the amount charged for such services upon receipt of a bill.
(1) Response to and mitigation of a spill or release into the
environment of a hazardous material as defined in chapter 27 of the
International Fire Code.
(2) Response to and standby exceeding one(1)hour at the scene
of a potential release of a hazardous material as defined in chapter
27 of the International Fire Code.
(3) Response to and mitigation of an unauthorized open burning
associated with land clearing or demolition activities.
Section 2.
That if any section,subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance,or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid,such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance
and, to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, including conflicting
portions of the City Budget, are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished, as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 15th day of
June, 2010.
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