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ORDINANCE NO. 2939
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13, "FLOOD HAZARD PROTECTION,"
SECTION 5, "SPECIAL PROVISIONS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AS
SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A
PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART I:
PART 2:
PART 3:
That Chapter 13, "Flood Hazard Protection," Section 5, "Special
Provisions", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station,
Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a
part ofthis ordinance for all purposes.
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be
void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of
the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain
in full force and effect.
That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed
a separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes
effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the City Council, as
provided by Section 35 ofthe Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 20th day of November, 2006.
APPR~
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B~/ // ITE, Mayor Pro Tern
APPROVED:
City Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 13, "Flood Hazard Protection," Section 5 "Special Provisions" Subsection
G, "Special Provisions for Floodways," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas, is hereby amended by adding (d) to paragraph (2) to read as follows:
(d) Proposed street and public utility encroachments shall be exempt from
the requirement of a variance provided that the proposal is accompanied
by a complete engineering report fully demonstrating that the
encroachments shall not result in any increase in water surface elevation
or flood hazard upstream, within, or downstream of the encroachment
location. The engineering report shall conform to the requirements of the
Drainage Policy and Design Standards and shall bear the dated seai and
signature of a registered professional engineer;