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AN ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE A1�,ENDING ARTICLE 70-3 (SUB -SECTION a)
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AS AMENDED
NOVEMBER 19TH, 1946 PRESCRIBING PER111-IT REQUIREMENTS
FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, PROVIDING A
SEPARABILITY CLAUSE, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINAKCES INCONSISTENT OR CONTRARY
THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COM111ISSIOK OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT;
Article 70-3 (Sub -section a) of the Code of the City of
Beaumont is hereby amended to read as follows;
Section 1
Permits.- (a) All permits for the erection, altera-
tion, repair, enlargement, moving or removing, or other-
wise changing in anywise, -any building, structure or
part thereof, already existing or to be hereafter erect-
ed, or any wall, chimney, flue, foundation, retaining,
wall, platform, staging, flooring, stand, engine, boiler,
furnace, bake -oven, machinery, elevator, tank, sprinkler
system, fixed counters or shelving, cutting any opening
in any wall, partition, floor or roof, any sign or bill-
board, any fence over five feet high, merry-go-round,
toboggan, scenic railway, or similar amusement device,
and any other apparatus or parts thereof which mai affect
safety of persons and property or subject them to risk
through structural defects; or danger from fire nor ex-
plosion, shall be issued by the building inspector on
blank forms furnished by the city and kept in his office
for that purpose, and no work or construction of any
description for which a permit is required shall be
commenced or continued without such a permit and the
number thereof displayed in a conspicuous manner and
placed on the lot or building, together with the street
number of the building or structure; and any person who
shall start, commerce or continue, or cause to be.started,
commenced or continued any work or operations of any
description for which a permit is required herein, with-
out first obtaining such permit and in all other respects
complying with the provisions of this chapter, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished"by a fine of
not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
Section 2
Separability _and- Savings -Clause-:- if any, section, sub-
section, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of "this
ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitu-
tional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such section,
sub -section, sentence, clause, phrase or portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and
such holdings shall not affect the validity or constitu-
tionality of the remaining portion thereof.
Section 3
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
or contrary hereto are hereby- expressly repealed.
PASSED by ,the affirmative vote of the City Commission on
this the —day of January, A. D. 10,47.
iAYOR PRO TET11,TORE
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared
who, being by me duly sworn, says that the f o r e g o i n g and
attached Legal Notice
was published on the following dates:
Feb0 3, 4, 5,
A. D., 19 47
in the BEAUMONT Journal a daily newspaper
printed and published at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
:SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me, this the �� .day
of A. D. 19�.
= TARY P LIC in and for Jefferson County Texas
AR-'
OF
EMBER
CLAUSES. AND REPEALING ALL
AND PARTS OF. ORDINANCES IN
CONSISTENT OR- CONTRARY.
THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COM -
I MISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAU-
MONT: ' /
Article 70-3 (Sub -section a) of the
Code of the City o�, Beaumont Is here-
by amended to read as follows:
section 1
Permits
.=(a) All. permits for the erec-
tion, alteration, repair. enlargement,
moving or, removing,. or otherwise _
changing in anywise, any building.- -
structure or part thereof, already existing
or to be hereafter erected, or any wall.
chimney, flue, foundation, retaining
wall, platform, staging, flooring, stand.
engine. boiler, furnace,'bake-oven. ma-
chinery,' elevator, tank, sprinkler sys-
tem, fixed counters or shelving, cutting
any'opening in any wall, partition, floor I
or roof. any, sign or' billboard, any fence
over fide feet high. merry-go-round.
toboggan, scenic railway, or similar
amusement device, and any other ap-._
,.amusement
""or- parts --thereof _
i affect safety of Persons and property
or subject them to risk through struc-
tural defects. or danger from fire or
explosion: shall be issued by the build -
Ing Inspector on blank forms furnished
}by the city and kept in his office for,
that purpose, and no work or construc-
tion of any description for which a
permit,is required shall be commenced
j or continued without such a Permit
and -the number thereof displayed in a
conspicuous manner and Placed on the
ilot or building, together with the _
street number of the building or struc-
ture; and any Person who shall start.
commence or continue, or.cause to be
started, commenced or continued any
work or operations of any description
for
which a permit is required herein.
without first obtaining such permit
and in all other respects complying
with the provisions of this chapter,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
or and Punished by a fine of not less
than five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars.
Section 2 i
Separability and Savings Clause:, If
any section, ,sub -section. sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this or-
dinance is for any reason held invalid
or unconstitutional .,by any court of
competent Jurisdiction, such section,
sub -section, sentence, clause. phrase or
portion' shall be, deemed a separate. -
distinct and independent provision and
such holdings shall not affaat the val-
idity or constitutionality of the remain-
ing Portion thereof.
Section 3
All ordinances or 'parts of ordinances
Zconsistent or contrary hereto are
eby- exnressly repealed.
PASSP4n by the affimetiva vote of the
City Commis fon on this the 28th day
)of January, J1- D. 1947.
1 /s/ James F. Parker
2JAYOR PRO TEMPORE
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