ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 2009-015

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF TRINIDAD 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 affair; and

WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the 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 THE TOWN OF TRINIDAD:

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 Trinidad, Texas.”

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

   TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

               10. Rules of Construction; General Penalty

   TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION

               30. Administration Generally

               31. City Employees and Officials

               32. City Departments, Boards, Commissions and the Like

   TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS

               50. Public Utilities Generally

               51. Sewers and Sanitation

               52. Water; Wastewater; Solid Waste Collection

               53. Natural Gas

               54. Drought Contingency Plan

   TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE

               70. General Provisions

               71. Traffic Schedules

               72. Parking Schedules

   TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS

               90. Public Nuisances

               91. Public Safety

               92. Streets, Rights-of-Way and Other City Facilities and Lands

               93. Fair Housing Regulations

               94. Animal Code

   TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

               110. Itinerant Merchants, Vendors, Peddlers and the Like

               111. Junk and Salvage Yards

               112. Sidewalk, Garage and Outdoor Sales

   TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES

               130. Curfew

               131. Firearms

   TITLE XV: LAND USAGE

               150. Building Regulations; Construction

               151. Zoning

               152. Flood Damage Prevention

   TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

   (Reserved)

   PARALLEL REFERENCES

   References to Texas Codes

   References to Ordinances

   INDEX

Section 3.   All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in the Code of Ordinances; provided, this repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall this 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.   Ordinances adopted after September 30, 2009, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code of Ordinances shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code of Ordinances.

Section 5.   This Code of Ordinances 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 the Code of Ordinances in the Office of the City Secretary.

Section 6.   This Code of Ordinances shall be in full force and effect as provided herein, and this Code of Ordinances 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 7.   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 this municipality, and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.

PASSED AND APPROVED on this 17th day of November, 2009.

ATTEST:               CITY OF TRINIDAD, TEXAS

/s/ Terri Newhouse           /s/ Larry D. Estes

City Secretary               Mayor