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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 06/36 Temporary Food Permit Increase ORDINANCE NO. 06/36 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 6.302 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 6.310 TO PROVIDE ACCESS AND INSPECTION FREQUENCY; AMENDING SECTION 6.315 TO PROVIDE FOR TEMPORARY HEALTH PERMITS AND PERMIT FEES; 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 the Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended by amending Section 6.302, to read as follows: "Sec. 6.302 Regulation The additional definitions, prOVISIOns f,?r the inspedibIi' ~f food service establishments, and other provisions of the Texas Food Establishment Rules of the Texas Department of State Health Services, dated May 2006, are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein, the same as if fully copied at length, and one copy of such rules shall be kept on file in the office of the City Secretary of the City of University Park at all times." SECTION 2. That the Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended by amending Section 6.310 to read as follows: "Sec. 6.310 Access and Inspection Frequency Representatives of the regulatory authority, after proper identification, shall be permitted to enter any food service establishment at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections to determine compliance with this Article, and such inspection shall be performed two times per year or as often as necessary for enforcement of this Article." ocd 11941 SECTION 3. That the Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended by amending Section 6.315 to read as follows: "Sec. 6.315 Permit Fees; Temporary Permits An annual fee as established by the Master Fee Resolution of the City will be collected from each permanent food service establishment for the initial permit and thereafter for the renewal of such permit. The regulatory authority is authorized to issue temporary health permits as provided herein and in the Food Establishment Rules adopted by this Article. A fee shall be collected from each operator of a temporary food service establishment in an amount established by the Master Fee Resolution of the City of University Park." SECTION 4. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of University Park, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 6. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of University Park, Texas, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. 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. ord 11941 DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 19th day of December 2006. CITY ATTORNEY (RLD/120506) (ORDl1941) ATTEST: ord 11941