Navasota City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXIII
ZONING ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT AND ENACTMENT
§ 23.1 ENFORCEMENT.
A.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be administered and enforced by the Building Official of the City of Navasota.
B.
The Building Official or any duly authorized person shall have the right to enter upon any premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his duties in the enforcement of this Ordinance.
C.
Whenever any work subject to this Ordinance is being done contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Building Official may order the work stopped by notice in writing served to the owner or contractor doing or causing such work to be done, and any such person shall stop such work until authorized by the Building Official to again proceed.
(Ordinance 626-10 adopted 9/27/10)
§ 23.2 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
A.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance or who shall build in violation of any approved plans or permits, shall, for each violation be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the violator shall be fined a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) every day that such violation or non-compliance exists.
B.
The City of Navasota, in addition to imposing the penalties above provided, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings in any court having jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use of any land by any person, firm, or corporation. The definition of any violation of the terms of this Ordinance as a misdemeanor shall not preclude the City of Navasota from invoking any civil remedies allowed by law or equity in such cases, but shall be cumulative of and in addition to the penalties prescribed herein for such violations.
(Ordinance 626-10 adopted 9/27/10)
§ 23.3 PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE DECLARED TO BE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of public health, safety, morals, and general welfare. In the event the requirements of this Ordinance are in conflict with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, or ordinances, the requirement that is most restrictive, as determined by the Building Official, shall govern.
(Ordinance 626-10 adopted 9/27/10)
§ 23.4 REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR ORDERS.
Any and all ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict with this Ordinance, or inconsistent with provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed to extent necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.
(Ordinance 626-10 adopted 9/27/10)
§ 23.5 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Should any section, provision, phrase, or word of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such section, provision, phrase, or word shall be considered severable, and said declaration of invalidity or unconstitutionally shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Ordinance.
(Ordinance 626-10 adopted 9/27/10)
§ 23.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon approval and publication as required by state law and the City charter.
(Ordinance 626-10 adopted 9/27/10)