OR 92 Orders 2 lift pumps at each individual lift station AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 92
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
PROVIDING THAT THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF ANY SANITARY SEWER
LIFT STATION WITHIN THE CITY MUST AT ALL TIMES MAINTAIN TWO
LIFT PIIMPS INDIVIDIVIDUALLY CAPABLE OF OPERATING THE STATION;
PROVIDING THAT IN THE EVENT EITHER OF SUCH PUMPS BECOMES
OUT-OF-ORDER THE OWNER OR OPERATOR SHALL TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO REPLACE IT OR PUT IT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER; PRO-
VIDING THAT ANY DELAY IN TAKING SUCH IMMEDIATE ACTION, NOT
EXCUSED BY GOOD CAUSE, SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
HUNDRED (S200.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH OFFENSE AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. LIFT STATION PUMPS:
Any person, firm or corporation, owning or
Operating a sanitary sewer lift station within the City, must
at a]_l times maintain at such station, two lift pumps, each
individually capable of operating the station.
SECTION 2. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF PU~S:
In the event either of such lift station pumps
become out-of-order, the owner or operator shall take immediate
action to replace it or put it
delay in taking such immediate
cause, shall be a violation of
such owner or operator of such
prescribed he~ein.
in good working order and any
action, not excused by good
this ordinance and shall subject
lift station to the penalties
SECTION 3. REPEALING CLAUSE:
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are here-
bY repealed.
However, the repeal of existing ordinances by this
ordinance shall not effect or prevent the prosecution or the
punishment of any person for any act done or committed prior
to the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any
ordinance hereby repealed; and prosecution for such offenses
may be instituted and causes presently pending proceeded with
in all respects as if such prior ordinance or ordinances had
not been repealed.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE:
If any article, paragraph or sub-division, clause,
phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged in-
valid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the
validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision
thereof other than ~he part so decided to be invalid or uncon-
stitutional.
SECTION 5. PENALTY CLAUSE:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not to exceed the
sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars for each offense and each
and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new
and separate offense.
SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE:
The fact that the present City regulations are in-
adequate to properly protect the public health, safety and
welfare, creates an urgency and an emergency and requires that
this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
the publication of its caption as the law in such cases pro-
vides.
Coppe 11,
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of
MAYOR
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CI TYJSECR~TARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM: