1999-020-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION VIII (F) OF APPENDIX B OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 99-020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING
SECTION VIII (F) OF APPENDIX B OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
ALTERNATE WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF APRIL 1,1999.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That Section VIII (F) of Appendix B of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Section VIII. Design of Improvements.
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"F. Sanitary Sewer Collection System. The sanitary sewage collection system
shall be based on a design adequate to carry the anticipated flow of sewage from
within the subdivision; provided, however, that the minimum size yard or service
line shall be four (4) inches in diameter, which shall connect to a lateral or main
which shall be a minimum size of eight (8) inches in diameter.
"The developer shall be required to provide testing of sewer lines, within his
subdivision, to assure that leakage is within the limits established by the City of
Paris.
"The City of Paris may require larger sewer lines that are necessary to serve the
addition in order to provide for future development of the area, but in the event that
said larger lines are required, then the subdivider shall be entitled to participating
aid from the City on said over-sized lines.
"Use of alternative wastewater collection systems for estate-size subdivisions may
be considered, on a case-by-case basis, when justified by unusual terrain or
geological formations, low population density, difficult construction, or other
circumstances where an alternative wastewater collection system would offer an
advantage over a conventional gravity system. An alternative wastewater collection
system will be considered for approval only when conditions make a conventional
gravity collection system impractical. Alternative wastewater collection system
types include pressure sewers (septic tank effluent pumping or grinder pump
systems), small diameter gravity sewers (minimum grade effluent sewers or
variable grade effluent sewers), and vacuum sewers and combinations thereof.
Alternative wastewater collection systems must meet the requirements of Title 30
of the Texas Administrative Code ~ 317 et seq.
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Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of
a Misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fmed in any sum not to exceed $2,000.00, and each
and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated section shall constitute and
be deemed a separate offense.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly
repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on April 1, 1999.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of March, 1999.
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Scott P. Foster, City Attorney