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O503ORDINANCE NO. 503 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 -3 OF THE KENNEDALE CITY CODE (1991), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING, REPEALING, OR PROVIDING FOR FEES FOR CERTAIN CITY SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF ADDITIONAL FEES BY ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF FEES INCONSISTENT WITH THE FEES ESTABLISHED HEREIN; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, in order to offset costs associated with the administration, investigation and implementation of ordinances and regulations applicable to development and other activities, the City Council has previously established a schedule of fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to update its schedule of fees by amending or repealing certain fees and adopting new fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to repeal all previously adopted fees, which are inconsistent with fees established by this ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Section 2 -3 of the Kennedale City Code (1992), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2 -3. Fees for Licenses, Inspections, Permits, etc. (a) All persons, firms or corporations applying for licenses, inspections, permits or other city services, activities or uses that, by their nature, require the applicant to pay a fee incident to such application, shall be required to pay the following fees: [see schedule of fees]. (b) The City Council shall periodically review the need for and the amount of fees for city services, uses and activities and shall adopt or revise it from time to time. (c) In addition, the fees established in paragraph (a) above, the City Council may adopt other ordinances from time to time establishing various fees for city services, activities and uses. (d) It shall be a violation of this Section to conduct any activity or commence any use for which the payment of a fee is required unless such fee has been paid." SECTION 2. The Schedule of Fees set forth in paragraph (a) of Section 2 -3 of the City Code is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A attached. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Kennedale, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. All rights and remedies of the City of Kennedale are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of Section 2 -3 of the Kennedale City Code (1991), as amended, or any other ordinance or code provision affecting fees which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 7. The City Secretary of the City of Kennedale is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty clause, publication clause and effective date of this ordinance in every issue of the official newspaper of the City of Kennedale for two days, or one issue of the newspaper if the official newspaper is a weekly newspaper, as authorized by Section 52.011 of the Local Government Code. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Kennedale, Texas, this the 12th day of April 2012. 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STA TELEGRAM (817) 215-2323 Sianed SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, THIS Friday, April Notary Publi Thank You For Your Payment Remit To: Star - Telegram Customer ID: P.O. BOX 901051 Customer Name: FORT WORTH, TX 76101 -2051 Invoice Number: Invoice Amount: PO Number: Amount Enclosed: CIT33 CITY OF KENNEDALE 320931271 $621.00 . ___. _.. __ :?1