Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

or persons, firm or corporation vio-
lating this provision shall be deem
cd guilty Of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not less than five
$500 Dollars nor more than Two
Hundred ts200.00) Dollars and each
days violation OF this provision is
hereby declared to be a distinct and
separate offense and punishable as
/ such.
Section 2. The term gasoline
filling station as used in the pre-
ceeding section OF this ordinance Is
hereby defined to be a place or
building where gasoline or explosive
oils are kept, or sold to the public.
or supplied to owners or drivers OF
automobiles.
Section 3. The provisions or this
ordinance in granting or refusing
permits shall be administered BY the
person acting as building inspector
Of the City Of Brownsville. under
the direction Of the city manager.
All applications for building permits
shall be accompanied BY legible
plans and specifications for the
building to be erected wherein the
business Of gasoline filling stations,
public garage or tire repair shops
Is TO be conducted. The plans shall
be drawn 10 scale and shall include
q plot plan which shall disclose the
actual dimensions Of the lot uron
which the proposed building is 10 be
erected, the position OF the proposed
building upon the lot. its intended
use and such other information as
the building inspector may require
for the proper enforcement Of this
ordinance. Upon receipt OF an appli-
cation for a building permit, the
building inspector shall. with the
aid ard assistance or the CITY En-
gIneer. as soon as practical. check
the plans and specifications care
fully for compliance with the terms
Of the building code Or ordinance,
and the terms Of this ordinance. In
case the plans and specifications
submitted do not comply with the
terms Of the building code OF the
city or with the terms Of this o-di-
nance. 1t Sh- u be the duty OF the
building inspector 10 deny the 2Dnli-
cation for the building permit for5a-
with and so endorse his refusal to
issue same upon the written records
or his office: provided that before
such a denial Is made The building
Inspector shall give the applicant
an opportunity to be heard. 1t shall
be further the duty Of the building
inspector TO advise the applicant Cor
a building permit. whose request has
been denied. that he has the right
10 appeal from his decision to The
City Planning and Zoning comrlis-
sion and that said Commission may
grant his request Notwithstanding
said refusal. In cas- the applicant
wishes TO appeal his case 70 the said
Commission II sha. be the further
duty OF the building inspector 10 en-
dorSe the certificates necessary to
complete the appeal. If upon the re
view Of his case on appeal by said
Commission his appeal is sustained
the building permit shall be granted
Notwithstanding the action OF the
City Building Inspector. III his ap-
peal Is denied the action Of said COM
mission shall be final. The appli-
cant shall have the right to be rep
resented and heard before said Com
mission by himself, his agent or his
attorney or both.
Section 4. In granting o. refusing
permits under this ordinance. as
provided in Section /, both the
building inspector and the city plan
ming and coming commission shall
take into consideration the place
where such filling station Is proposed
to be established: its contiEuity to
adjoining buildings and residences:
the explosive character Of the Faso-
line and oils to be used. sold or
kept at such filling station. public
garage. or tire repair shop: the la
bility Of such filling station, public