HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/35 Internatl Fire Code AmendORDINANCE NO. 03/35
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS
HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 5.107 -AMENDMENTS MADE
IN THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE" BY REQUIRING ALL OCCUPANTS OF A
BUILDING TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING UPON ACTIVATION OF A FIRE ALARM;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH
OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY
PARK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Section 5.107 "Amendments Made in the International Fire Code" of
the Code of Ordinances ofthe City of University Park, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended
in part by adding a new subsection (8)(A) to read as follows:
,,(8)
(A)
Section 401.3.2 is amended to read as follows:
"4013.2 Alarm Activations. Upon activation of a fire alarm signal,
employees or staff shall immediately notify the fire department. Upon
activation of a fire alarm signal in a building, all occupants of the building
shall evacuate the building or follow the building's fire department approved
evacuation plato"
SECTION 2. That all provisions of other ordinances of the City of University Park in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repeale&
SECTION 3. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section
of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the ~me shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereot~ other than the part
decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional
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SECTION 4. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or the Code
of Ordinances as amended herby, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in
the Municipal Court of the City of University Park, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City
9TH day of DECF_I4BER
Council of the City
,2003
of University Park, Texas, on the
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY -
(RLD/60780/12/4/03)
ATTEST:
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