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Home My WebLink About2077 08-11-2015 ORDINANCE NO. 2077 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 84 "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE," ARTICLE X "URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS," SECTION 84-443 "WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS," TO MODIFY FIRE HYDRANT STANDARDS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Euless desires to establish a specific fire hydrant painting standard for all hydrants in new and existing developments to protect the health, safety and well-being of its citizens. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Chapter 84 "Unified Development Code," Article X "Urban Design Principles and Improvement Standards," Section 84-443 "Water and Wastewater Improvement Standards," of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, is hereby amended by revising subsection (d) to read as follows: d. Fire hydrants. Approved fire hydrants shall be installed on water systems at intervals of 500 feet minimum radius when serving residential areas of nine units per acre or less; and at intervals of 350 feet minimum radius in all other land uses and residential densities. Fire hydrant spacing along a water main shall not, in any case, exceed 600 feet in single-family residential areas and 300 feet in commercial, industrial and heavily congested residential areas. All water lines must be looped unless specifically approved by the city engineer. All lines must be pressure tested and meet all federal and state testing requirements. No more than one fire hydrant will be allowed on six-inch lines unless approved by the city engineer. All fire hydrants shall be valved. A blue traffic button shall be located in the street one traffic lane width in front of the curb directly in front of the fire hydrant. All fire hydrants shall be primed with a metal primer and painted with an industrial grade aluminum silver paint that is approved by the Public Works Department. SECTION 2. CUMULATIVE CLAUSE. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the City Code and other ordinances of the City of Euless, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of other ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of the other ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if a phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of the unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. SECTION 4. PENALTY CLAUSE. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in accordance with Chapter 1, Section 1-12, Euless Code of Ordinances. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. SECTION 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE. All rights and remedies of the City of Euless are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of the City Code or any other ordinances regulating vehicle towing that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 6. PUBLICATION CLAUSE. The City Secretary of the City of Euless is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance in the official newspaper of the City of Euless, as required by Section 12 of Article II of the Charter of the City of Euless. SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. ORDINANCE NO.2077, PAGE 2 OF 3 PRESENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on August 11, 2015, by a vote of 7 ayes, o nays and o abstentions. APPROVED: Linda art n, ayor ATTEST: 4 u- , lwer-) Kim S tter, T MC, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: t)CC C,/" Wayne K. Olson, City Attorney ORDINANCE NO.2077, PAGE 3 OF 3 INVOICE Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT09 808 Throckmorton St. Invoice Number: 335037511 FORT WORTH,TX 76102 (817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 8/15/2015 Federal Tax ID 26-2674582 Terms: Net due in 21 days Due Date: 8/31/2015 Bill To: PO Number: CITY OF EULESS ACCOUNTS PAYABL 201 N ECTOR DR Order Number: 33503751 EULESS, TX 76039-3543 Sales Rep: 073 Description: ORDINANCE NO. 2 Attn:Attn: ACCOUNTS .PAYABLE Publication Dates: 8/14/2015 8/15/2015 Description Location Col Depth Linage MU Rate Amount ORDINANCE NO.2077 AN ORDINANC I3580 1 49 49 LINE SO.-)4 $33.32 NO. 2077 Misc Fee AN ORD NANCECAMENDING CHAP- $5.00 TER 84 "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE" ARTICLE X "URBAN DE- RECEIVED SIGN PRINCIPLES AND IM- PROVEMENT STANDARDS," SEC- TION 84-443 TE R IMPROVEMENT"WATER AND WASTEWATER $38.32 STANDARDS," TO MODIFY FIRE Net Amount: HYDRANT STANDARDS; PROVID AUG 2 4 2015 ING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDI- CITY UE EULESS ABILITY CPLAUSE;I PROVIDINGE A FINANCE DEPT, SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING Of FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVID- ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person, firm, or corporation via- lating any of the terms and provisions this ordinance shall jSITION be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, �:1 lJ and upon conviction thereof shall �Qrr be fined in accordance with Chapter ! ,� 1,"General Provisions,"Section 1- , CHRISTY LYNNE HOLLAND �`�* ••°. % 12,"General Penalty,"Euless Code .;tea c, ,, rorj::: ;:°c Notary Public,State of Texas of Ordinances. Each such violation ,• 1 My Commission Expires shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such July 31, 2016 THE STF hereunder. Count o PUBLICATION. The caption, penalty REQUESTED - � - y clause, and effective date clause of this ordinance shall be published Before m in a newspaper of general circula- ounty and State,this day personally appeared Deborah Baylor,Bid and Legal Coordinator for the Star- tom is the City of Euless, in Inc.at Fort Worth,in Tarrant Count Telegra compliance with the provisions of y,Texas;and who,after being duly sworn,did depose and say that the attached Article II,Section 12 of the Euless ublished in the o e named paper on the listed dates:BIDS&LEGAL DEPT. STAR TELEGRAM C Charter. (817)39C PRESENTED ENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council Si ned on August 11,2015 by a vote of 7 g ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. SUBSCR APPROVED:/s/ Linda Martin, Mayor ,ME,THIS Monday,A gus 1 2015. ATTEST: /s/Kim Sutter,TRMC,City Secretary Notary Public �2 APPROVED AS TO FORM: rY /s/ Wayne K. Olson, City Attorney Thank You For Your Payment Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT09 P.O. BOX 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF EULESS ACCOUN FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 335037511 Invoice Amount: $38.32 PO Number: Amount Enclosed: $