12-Deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance amending Article IV of Chapter 12 Fire Prevention and Protection of the Code of Ordinances

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DRAFT attorney\ordwork\current\ Amend Sec 12-89 Permit Fees Ord 2010 ORDINANCE N0. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 12, FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION OF THE CODE OF ORDIIVANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 12-89 PERMIT FEES; ESTABLISHING PERMIT FEES REQUIRED BY THE FIRE CODE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIOIVS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDIIVG A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PEIVALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas requested staff to amend the City's Fire Prevention and Protection Code establishing permit fees required by the Fire Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris hereby finds and determines that the changes recommended below are in the best interest of the City of Paris and its citizens and should be adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Sec. 12-89 of Chapter 12, Article IV, Fire Prevention and Protection of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows and all remaining subsections to be renumbered accordingly: " Sec. 12-89. Permit fees. (a) Required Fire Plans Review Fees Underground Fire Main Plan $50.00 plans review fee per fire main. A plan shall be submitted to the City of Paris for review on the installation and modification of all underground fire mains. Above Ground Fire S sty ems A$75.00 minimum or $.50 per fire sprinkler head whichever is greater with a maximum of $500.00 for plans review. The fee will be calculated according to the amount of sprinkler heads shown on plans. An approved third-party plans review is required when the installation or relocation of sprinkler heads exceeds twenty (20) heads. An approved list of third party fire protection engineers will be provided upon request. -1-