HomeMy WebLinkAbout1129 02-22-1994ORDINANCE NO. 1129
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER
86, "UTILITIES," SECTION 86 -13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, TO MODIFY THE C1TY5
REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DISCHARGE OF WATER FROM
SWIMMING POOLS IN THE CITY; AMENDING SAID SECTION 86- 131(2)
OF THE EULESS CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REQUIRE NEW SWIMMING
POOLS TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITH A BACKWASH LINE THAT
DISCHARGES INTO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM; PROVIDING A
PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILTTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. -
WHEREAS, Section 26.121 of the Texas Water Code prohibits the discharge of swimming pool
water into a municipal storm sewer system; and
WHEREAS, Section 26.177 of the Texas Water Code requires cities with a population of 5000
or more to establish a water pollution control and abatement program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Euless presently has an ordinance which requires the discharge of
swimming pool water into the municipal storm sewer system; and
WHEREAS, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of current and future citizens of
the City of Euless, Texas; the City Council of the City of Euless finds that Section 86 -131 (2)
of the City Code of Ordinances shall be amended to comply with Sections 26.121 and 26.177 of
the Texas Water Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 86, "Utilities," Section 86 -131 (2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Euless,
Texas, as amended, be hereby amended to hereafter be and read as follows:
(2) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, groundwater; roof
runoff, subsurface drainage or drainage from downspouts, yard drains, yard foundations
and ponds, or lawn sprays into any sanitary sewer except as provided by this Code.
Unpolluted industrial water, such as water drains, blow -off pipes or cooling water from
various equipment shall not be discharged into sanitary sewers. All new swimming pools
shall be required to have a backwash line that discharges into the sanitary sewer system.
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Penalty Clause. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined as provided in Chapter I,
Section 1 -12 of the Code of Ordinances.
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Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or
unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of 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 any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
IV.
Saving Clause. That Chapter 86 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as amended,
shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
V.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST AND FINAL READING and approved at a regular meeting
of the Euless City Council on the 22nd day of February 199 4 ; by a vote
of 7 ayes, o nays and 0 absentees.
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APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Susan Crim, C.M.C., City Secretary
AS TO
City Attorney
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