HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 12-066 ORDINANCE NO. 12-066
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6,
SECTION 6.09.144, SUBSECTIONS (3), (4), (7) AND (8) OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, TO
MAKE CHANGES AND ADDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 6, Section 6.09.144, Subsections (3), (4), (7) and (8) of the Code of
Ordinances be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6.09 OIL AND GAS DRILLING
Sec. 6.09.144 Testing requirements and restrictions
(3) No point of impulse using mechanical vibration (vibratory trucks) shall occur
within thirty-five (35) feet of any structure and shall occur only on private
property with the expressed written consent of the property owner of the
property containing the mechanical point of impulse.
(4) Mechanical vibration (vibratory trucks) may be used on the city streets with
the consent of the City Engineer in addition to or in place of mechanical
vibration on private property in accordance with paragraph (3)of this section
and only if the distance, peak particle velocity of ground motion and time of
operation requirements in this section are adhered to. No mechanical
vibration (vibratory trucks) shall be allowed on concrete city streets.
(7) Utilizing third-party engineers for monitoring, no structure shall be subject to
any peak particle velocity of ground motion in excess of 0.25 inches per
second.
(8) Testing and associated drilling shall occur on weekdays (Monday through
Friday) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Emergency line
maintenance is allowed to occur on any day only between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Testing and associated drilling may occur in non-
urbanized areas of the city on any day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. as approved by the building official. No testing, drilling or hauling
of equipment shall be allowed on holidays recognized as such by the city.
Section 3.
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That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the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 4th day of
September, 2012.
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