HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 12-059 ORDINANCE NO. 12-059
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28, SECTIONS
28.02.004, 2803.024(c), AND 28.04.006 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, TO MAKE CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 28, Section 28.02.004 of the Code of Ordinances be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 28.02 ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 28.02.004 Certificate of occupancy and compliance.
No existing building, structure or lot shall be changed in use; [and] no building,
structure, lot or newly erected, enlarged or structurally altered part of a building or
structure shall be occupied or used for its intended purpose unless a certificate of
occupancy and compliance shall first have been issued by the building official of the
city certifying that the use, building, structure, lot or newly erected, enlarged or
structurally altered part of a building or structure complies with the building code, fire
code, zoning code, subdivision code and other applicable codes of the city.
Before an irrigation water meter can be installed at vacant lots that are to be used for
agricultural purposes or for the keeping of livestock, a water meter permit must first be
obtained. A backflow prevention device must meet the requirements of the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality.
Section 2.
THAT Chapter 28, Section 28.03.024(c) of the Code of Ordinances be and the same is
hereby amended by adding a new Subsection 28.03.024(c)(18) to read as follows:
ARTICLE 28.03 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sec. 28.03.024(c) Area and height exceptions.
(18) All paved hard surfaces, including but not limited to sidewalks, driveways, pool
decks and patios shall be a minimum of two (2) feet from any side or rear
property line.
Section 3.
THAT Chapter 28, Section 28.04.006 of the Code of Ordinances be and the same is hereby
amended by adding a new Subsection 28.04.006(1) to read as follows:
ARTICLE 28.04 SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 28.02.006 Landscal2ing and screening requirements.
(1) Screening of backflow {prevention devices. Any backflow prevention device
required by the Plumbing Code, Article 24.02, Division 4, be it a commercial or
residential use, shall be completely screened from the street via landscaping
or a solid, opaque fence.
Section 4.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause of 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 5.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
Section 6.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished, as provided in Section 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont,
Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 28th day of August,
2012.
<4ayor Becky Kmes -
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
Being a 1,030' section of Westfield Avenue,beginning at what is the east right-of-way
line of N. Major Drive and running in an easterly direction for a distance of 1,030'to
what is the east boundary line of Fairfield,Phase 11, City of Beaumont,Jefferson County,
Texas.
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