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Draft <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE PARIS CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY <br />AMENDING SECTION 7 -16, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR <br />ADOPTION OF THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE <br />CODE AND CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING A PENALTY <br />CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas has previously adopted the International <br />Residential Code, the National Electrical Code, the International Building Code and the <br />International Existing Building Code to ensure the safety of buildings and structures in the <br />City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt International Property Maintenance <br />Code with certain amendments as an additional tool to allow the City to enforce minimum <br />maintenance requirements to ensure the safety of existing buildings and to enhance the <br />safety and health of the citizens of Paris; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the public interest to adopt said <br />International Property Maintenance code with the amendments described herein; now, <br />therefore, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That Section 7 -16 (a) "Building Codes — Adoption," of Chapter 7, <br />"Buildings and Building Regulations," of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances is hereby <br />amended to add the following as Section 7 -16 (a)(5): <br />"(5) Property Maintenance Code shall mean the 2015 International Property <br />Maintenance Code, including any and all amendments or revisions thereto <br />adopted." <br />Section 2. That Section 7- 16(g), "building Codes - Adoption," of Chapter 7, <br />"buildings and Building Regulations," of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances is hereby <br />amended to read as follows: <br />"(g) In conformance with Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Sections 214.211 through <br />214.216 of the Texas Local Government Code, the 2015 International Property <br />Maintenance Code, including all local amendments thereto approved by the City <br />Council as set forth herein in Sec. 7 -18 in this code, shall be and is hereafter <br />