ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 0119-1

CITY OF LINDSAY

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF LINDSAY, TEXAS, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the political subdivision are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and

WHEREAS, the acts of the legislature of State of Texas empower and authorize the political subdivision to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile any existing ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, the legislative authority of the political subdivision has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the political subdivision of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the municipality and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality that this ordinance take effect at an early date.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF: CITY OF LINDSAY

Section 1.   The general ordinances of the political subdivision as revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Lindsay, Texas".

Section 2.   Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following Titles:

LINDSAY, TEXAS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

   10.   General Provisions

TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION

   30.   General Provisions

   31.   Police Department

   32.   Procurement Procedures

   33.   Taxation

   34.   Finances

   35.   City Policies, Plans and Programs

   36.   City employees

TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS

   50.   Utility Service

   51.   Water

   52.   Sewer

   53.   Drought

   54.   Schedule of Fees for Water and Sewer

TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE

   70.   General Provisions

   71.   Parking Regulations

   72.   Recreational Vehicles

   73.   Traffic Schedules

   74.   Parking Schedules

TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS

   90.   Animals

   91.   Nuisances

   92.   Fire Prevention

   93.   Parks and Recreation

   94.   Streets and Sidewalks

   95.   Portable on Demand Storage Units

   96.   Fair Housing

   97.   Oil and Gas Wells

TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

   110.   Alcohol

   111.   Solicitors, Peddlers and Hawkers

   112.   Sexually Oriented Businesses

   113.   Sno Cone Stands

   114.   Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios

   115.   Amusements

TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES

   130.   General Provisions

   131.   Curfew for Minors

TITLE XV: LAND USAGE

   150.   Building

   151.   Manufactured, Mobile and Modular Homes

   152.   Flood damage Prevention

   153.   Wind Energy Conversion Systems

   154.   Subdivisions

   155.   Airport Zoning

   156.   Zoning

TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

   I.   Annexations

   II.   Budgets

   III.   Tax Rate Changes

   IV.   Time Warrants

   V.   Bonds

   VI.   Tax and Revenue Certificates

   VII.   Streets and Alleys

   VIII.   Franchises

   IX.   Contracts and Agreements

Section 3.   All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and re-ordained in whole in part in such code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of the ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the code.

Section 4.   Such code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the legislative authority and the Clerk of the political subdivision is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such code of ordinances in the Office of the Clerk.

Section 5.   Such code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6, and such code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions sections, penalties and regulations therein contained and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.

Section 6.   This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of the municipality and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.

This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage and publication as required by law.

PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 14th day of January 2019.

                        By:   ________________

                           Scott Neu, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Monica Laux, City Secretary