1666 ORD ANNEXING, ADMITTING, AND INCORPORATINIG ADDITIONAL TERRITORY IN LAMAR COUNTY

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ORDINANCE NO. 1662 0 AN ORDINANCE ORDINANC BUYOTHE G THE NATIQNAL BUILDING CODE, 95 NATIClNAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS, AND ALL SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND SUCH OTHER A ASNTHE BUILDING CODE OF AFTER BE MADE AND PUBLISHED THERETa, THE CITY OF PARIS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CON- STRUCTION, ALTERATIONy EQUIPMENT OR REMC3VAL OF BUILDIPN~GS TIOD STRUCTURE5; PROVIDING FQR AND DESIGNATING FIRE LIMITS; ING FOR FEES FOR PERMITS; PRESCRIBING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLA- OF SAIDUC T;Y REPEALING TION OF THIS ORDINANCE C3F SAVINGS N CQNFLICT ALL ORDINANCE5 OR PARTS THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FC)R AN EFFECTIVE DATE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1, Repealing Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1215. That for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the con- struction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties, there is hereby adopted as the Building Gode of the City of Par}s, Texas, that certain Building Code, known as National Bwlding Code, 1955 Edition, recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters of New York, save and except such portions as are herein deleted, rnodified, or amended, and that the same be and it is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, a copy of which has been and is now on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Paris, Texas, and from and after the effective date hereof, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings and other structures therein contained within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, Texas, Section 2. That the Fire Limits as fixed in Ordinance No. 1215 are amended by adding thereto any Fire Limits which have been added by amend- ment to the zoning ordinance under Zoning ardinance No. 1409 of the City of Paris. 5ection 3. That the repeal of Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1215 shall be and become effective upon the effective date of this ordinance. Section 4, That Section 7 of Ordinance No. 1215, 5ub-section l(a) shall apply to each violation of any portion of the 1955 Building Code, Section 5. There is excepted from the 1955 Building Code and from this adoption, all of Section 107, "Board of Appeals", and all of the sub-sections from 1 to 9 thereof are specifically excepted from this adoption, and in place and in lieu thereof, it is ordained as follows: (1) There is hereby established in the City of Paris a Board, to be called a Board of t pP com, consisting members ofethe C ty a r e o r m a y h e r e a f Pose Council of the Gity of Paris, or so many of sai d seven me m b e r s of the City Council as m are mbers of whi h C ty Coun ci shall con- Council meeting, four stitut e a quorum. _(2) The term of office pro ni ofdoff ce ofhthe Charter tofe thet C ty Paris shall be the ter Council.