19810929 1981-16ORDINANCE NO. 1981-16
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ~4ENDING
ARTICLE V'of CHAPTER 8
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia that Article V of Chapter 8 of the Code
of the City of Fairfax, Virginia be and the same is hereby
amended as follows:
1. That a new Section 8-20.1 of said Article be and
it is hereby enacted to read in its entirety as follows:
"Sec. 8-20.1 Exemption of certain energy sources.
Sales of artificial or propane gas, firewood,
coal or home heating oil used for domestic consumption
as defined in section 58-441.6(gl) of the Code
of Virginia, as amended, are hereby exempt from
the general retail sales tax at the rate of
one percent levied by section 8-20 of this article.
2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance should be declared invalid
for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect
the remaining portions of this ordinance, which shall remain
in full force and effect; to this end the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
In the opinion of the city council of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia, an emergency exists due to the effective
date of section 58-441.6(gl) and section 58-441.49:3 of the
Code of Virginia, as amended, which requires immediate
action. Accordingly, this ordinance adopted by a two thirds
affirmative vote of the city council shall become effective
immediately.
Introduced: September 29, 1981
Adopted:
September 29, 1981
~AYOR
ATTEST:
ITy CLERK