ORD 2005-22 - Amend Fee Schedule Public Improvement Permit 09-20-2005ORDINANCE 2005 -22
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE "SCHEDULE OF FEES"
TO INCLUDE A FEE FOR ISSUANCE OF A PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENT PERMIT BASED ON THE VALUATION OF
PROPOSED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP DEFRAY
THE COST OF CITY REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS ON
PERMITTED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS,
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Huntsville is a home rule city acting under its
charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to the Texas Constitution and the
Local Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The "Schedule of Fees "' shall be amended as follows:
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
The fee shall be three percent (3 %) of the total valuation of the public
improvements permitted.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any part of the provision of this ordinance or the application of this ordinance
to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, the judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision,
or application directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall
be rendered and it shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of these
regulations or the application of them to other persons or circumstances. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of these
requirements even without any such part, provision, or application which is
judged to be invalid.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on October 1, 2005.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of September, 2005.
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
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Thomas A. Lee r4GAttorney
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