11-Deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance amending Article I for Chapter 7, Buildings and Regulations of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris

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building plan review and will be charged when a third party plan reviewer and inspection company is used. Three sets of plans are required. Other Fees TABLE INSET: In-ground swimming pool Valuation (based on table above) Amusement activity permit $25.00 Application for certificate of occupancy $50.00 (Increase to $75.00 on Oct. 1, 2010) Temporary release for utilities $10.00 (b) Signs. The fee required for the granting and issuance of a permit for the erection and construction of an electric sign shall be as follows: For signs up to and including thirty-six (36) square feet in area, five dollars ($5.00) each; all signs in excess of thirty-six (36) feet, the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). The fee for the granting and issuance of a permit authorizing the construction of billboards shall be the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) for each panel thereof. (c) Fees for delinquency in procuring permit. The fees prescribed by this section shall apply to permits issued prior to the commencement of any work of any building or structure. In the event work is begun on any building or structure without having obtained a permit as required by the building code, there shall be an additional administrative fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day assessed by the chief building official for each day's delay in procuring the permit." Section 4. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. Section 6. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance. Section 7. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with provisions of Sec. 1-6 of Chapter One of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. Section B. Introduced and read on first reading on May 24, 2010, at a regular meeting -3- , I i