14-Deliberate and possibly act on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Paris amending Sections 7-16 and 7-18 of Article II

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"Sec. 7-18. Same - Amendments. The codes adopted by Section 7-16 are hereby amended as set out in this section: The 2006 International Building Code, the 2006 International Existing Building Code and the 2006 International Residential Building Codes are amended as follows: Section 113 Violations Section 113.4 Violation penalties, is hereby amended to read as follows: A person who shall violate a provision of this Code or who fails to comply herewith or with any of the requirements hereof, or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair, or who has erected, constructed, altered or repaired a building or structure in violation of a detailed statement or plan submitted and approved hereunder, or of a permit or certificate issued hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for violations affecting fire safety, zoning or public health and sanitation and not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation in all other cases; and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the provisions of this Code shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. The 2006 International Building Code is amended as follows: AppendixA, Employee Qualifications, is deleted. Appendix H, Signs, is deleted. Appendix K, ICC Electrical Code, is deleted." 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provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.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 100