87-041 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING ARTICLE III CHAPTER 7 OF SAID CODE BY ADDING SECTION 7-16 AND REVISING SECTION 7-17
ORDINANCE N0. 87-041
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS,
PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE
AMENDED BY REVISING ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 7 OF SAID CODE BY
ADDING SECTION 7-16 AND REVISING SECTION 7-17; PROVIDING FOR
I7ETAILED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRENCH SAFETY SYSTEMS
THAT MEET OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
STANDARDS FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN WHICH TRENCH
EXCAVATION WILL EXCEED A DEP`tH OF FIVE FEET; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEAI,ING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1987.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section l. That Article III, Chapter 7 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended
by adding Section 7-16 so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 7-16. Section 1301.1 amended.
Section 1301.1 of the building code adopted
by this article is hereby amended by renumbering
existing paragraph to be paragraph (a) and adding
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
(b) Construction projects with trench
excavations exceeding a depth of five feet
must incorporate a trench safety system
constructed in accordance with detailed plans
and specifications for the same meeting the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
standards. Such detailed plans and speci-
rications shall be included in the bid
documents and the contract."
Section 2. That Sectian 7-17 of the Code of Ordi-
nances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so
that such shall read as follows:
"Section 114 of the building code adopted by
this article is hereby amended to read as follows:
A person who shall violate a provision
of this code or fails to comply therewith or
with any of the requirements thereof, or who
shall erect, construct, alter or repair, or
has erected, constructed, altered or repaired
a building or structure in violation of a
detailed statement or plan submitted and
approved thereunder, or of a permit or
certificate issued thereunder, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
therefor, shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000.00),
and each and every day's continuance of any
violation of the provisions of this code
shall constitute and be deemed a separate
offense."
Section 3. Any person violating any o£ the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined
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 4. A11 ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on
September 1, 1987.
Passed and adopted this lOth day of August, 1987.
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Bi e Burnett, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie unning am, City er
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, City Attorney