This table shows the location or gives the disposition of the chapters, sections and subsections of the 1986 Code of Ordinances within this revised code. The abbreviation “NIC” means the provision is not included in this code, though not necessarily repealed.
1986 REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES | 2001 CODE OF ORDINANCES | |
|---|---|---|
TITLE 1 | ||
CHAPTER 1: AD VALOREM TAXES | ||
1-1-1 | Authority to Levy | |
1-1-2 | Participation in Appraisal District | |
1-1-3 | Exemptions | |
1-1-4 | Tax Due Date | |
1-1-5 | Discounts | |
1-1-6 | Additional Penalty for Collection Cost | |
CHAPTER 2: VIOLATION AND PENALTY | ||
1-2-1 | Fine Upon Conviction | Ordinance adopting Code |
CHAPTER 3: CODIFICATION | ||
1-3-1 | Code Designation and Citing | Ordinance adopting Code |
1-3-2 | Catchlines of Sections | Ordinance adopting Code |
1-3-3 | Severability of Parts of Codes | Ordinance adopting Code |
1-3-4 | Rules of Construction | Ordinance adopting Code |
1-3-5 | Amendments or Additions to Code | Ordinance adopting Code |
1-3-6 | General Penalty; Continuing Violations | Ordinance adopting Code |
1-3-7 | Severability and Savings Clause | Ordinance adopting Code |
TITLE 2 | ||
CHAPTER 1: CITY CLERK | ||
2-1-1 | Appointment | |
2-1-2 | Duties and Responsibilities | |
CHAPTER 2: CITY ADMINISTRATOR | ||
2-2-1 | Creation of Office | Superseded by Ordinance 388 |
2-2-2 | Appointment of City Administrator/Secretary | Superseded by Ordinance 388 |
2-2-3 | Removal of City Administrator/Secretary | Superseded by Ordinance 388 |
2-2-4 | Powers and Duties of the City Administrator/Secretary | Superseded by Ordinance 388 |
2-2-5 | Compensation | Superseded by Ordinance 388 |
CHAPTER 3: MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND RECORDER | ||
2-3-1 | Appointment | |
2-3-2 | Term of Office | |
2-3-3 | Successor | |
2-3-4 | Requirements for Office | |
2-3-5 | Oath of Office and Bond | |
CHAPTER 4: TAX OFFICER | ||
2-4-1 | Office of Tax Collector Established | |
CHAPTER 5: CITY HEALTH OFFICIAL | ||
2-5-1 | Creation of Office | Ordinance adopting Code |
2-5-2 | Appointment of City Health Official | Ordinance adopting Code |
2-5-3 | Removal of City Health Official | Ordinance adopting Code |
2-5-4 | Powers and Duties of the City Health Official | Ordinance adopting Code |
2-5-5 | Term of Office | Ordinance adopting Code |
2-5-6 | Compensation | Ordinance adopting Code |
2-5-7 | Assumption of Duties | Ordinance adopting Code |
CHAPTER 6: RECORDS MANAGEMENT | ||
2-6-1 | Definition of City Records | |
2-6-2 | Policy | |
2-6-3 | Office of Records Manager Established | |
2-6-4 | Duties of Records Manager | |
2-6-5 | Responsibilities of City Department Heads | |
2-6-6 | City Offices to Use Records Schedules | |
2-6-7 | Development of Records Retention and Disposition | |
2-6-8 | One-Time Destruction of Obsolete Records | |
2-6-9 | Records Center | |
2-6-10 | Preservation of Permanent Records | |
2-6-11 | Non-Current Records Not to be Maintained in Official Files | |
CHAPTER 7: CITY LIABILITY | ||
2-7-1 | Notice to City Required | |
2-7-2 | Petition for Redress Required | |
2-7-3 | Notice Requirements | |
2-7-4 | Sworn Statement Required for Notice | |
TITLE 3 | ||
CHAPTER 1: BOARD OF ALDERMEN | ||
3-1-1 | Term of Office | |
3-1-2 | Annual City Elections | Superseded by Ordinance 422 |
3-1-3 | Overlapping Terms of Office | |
CHAPTER 2: PLANNING COMMISSION | ||
3-2-1 | Planning Commission Established | Repealed by Ordinance 394 adopted 6/11/02 |
3-2-2 | Responsible to Plan for Orderly Growth | Repealed by Ordinance 394 adopted 6/11/02 |
3-2-3 | Appointment of Commission Members | Repealed by Ordinance 394 adopted 6/11/02 |
CHAPTER 3: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | ||
3-3-1 | Organization | Superseded by Ordinance 409 |
3-3-2 | Emergency Management Director – Powers and Duties | Superseded by Ordinance 409 |
3-3-3 | Emergency Management Plan | Superseded by Ordinance 409 |
3-3-4 | Interjurisdictional Program | Superseded by Ordinance 409 |
3-3-5 | Override | Superseded by Ordinance 409 |
3-3-6 | Liability | Superseded by Ordinance 409 |
3-3-7 | Commitment of Funds | Superseded by Ordinance 409 |
3-3-8 | Limitations | Superseded by Ordinance 409 |
TITLE 4 | ||
CHAPTER 1: PEDDLERS | ||
4-1-1 | Purposes and Construction of Ordinance | |
4-1-2 | Definitions | |
4-1-3 | Registration | |
4-1-4 | Exhibition of Health Permit | |
4-1-5 | Use of Streets | |
4-1-6 | Use of Private or Public Property | |
4-1-7 | Trespass | |
4-1-8 | Exemptions | |
CHAPTER 2: COTTON GIN REGULATIONS | ||
4-2-1 | Enclosed Incinerator Required | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-2-2 | Accumulation of Trash and Rubbish Prohibited | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-2-3 | Burning Permitted Only in an Incinerator | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-2-4 | Lint Control Required | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-2-5 | Accumulation of Cotton Burrs Prohibited | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-2-6 | Burning of Cotton Burs Prohibited | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-2-7 | Covering Required for Hauling Cotton Burrs | Ordinance adopting Code |
CHAPTER 3: AUTOMOBILE WRECKING REGULATIONS | ||
4-3-1 | Wrecking or Disassembling Automobiles Declared a Public Nuisance | |
4-3-2 | License Required | |
4-3-3 | Body or Frame to be Disposed of | |
4-3-4 | Fence Required | |
4-3-5 | City May Revoke License | |
CHAPTER 4: TELEPHONE COMPANY REGULATIONS | ||
4-4-1 | Report of Gross Receipts Required | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-4-2 | 2% of Gross Receipts | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-4-3 | Authorization to Use and Occupy | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-4-4 | Records May be Examined | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-4-5 | Rental Not Considered Ad Valorem Tax | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-4-6 | Requirements of Law to Be Met | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-4-7 | Ordinance Does Not Grant a Franchise | Ordinance adopting Code |
4-4-8 | Right to Add Other Restrictions Reserved | Ordinance adopting Code |
CHAPTER 5: OIL WELL REGULATIONS | ||
4-5-1 | Definitions | |
4-5-2 | Permit | |
4-5-3 | Streets and Alleys | |
4-5-4 | Well Locations | Superseded by Ord. 324 and Ord. 375 |
4-5-5 | Application and Filing Fee | |
4-5-6 | Issuance or Refusal of Permit | |
4-5-7 | Termination of Permit | |
4-5-8 | Permitees’ Insurance and Bond | |
4-5-9 | Appointment of Oil and Gas Inspector | |
4-5-10 | Deeper Drilling | |
4-5-11 | Various Derrick and Rig Well | |
4-5-12 | Pits | |
4-5-13 | Casing | |
4-5-14 | Setting and Cementing Casing | |
4-5-15 | Valves and Blow-Out Preventors | |
4-5-16 | Drilling Fluid | |
4-5-17 | Drill Stem Test | |
4-5-18 | Tubing | |
4-5-19 | Bradenhead | |
4-5-20 | Christmas Tree and Well Head Connections | |
4-5-21 | Premises to be Kept Clean and Sanitary | |
4-5-22 | Mufflers Required | |
4-5-23 | Storage Tanks and Separators | |
4-5-24 | Fence Required | |
4-5-25 | Venting and Flaring Gas | |
4-5-26 | Abandonment and Plugging | |
4-5-27 | Disposal of Salt Water | |
4-5-28 | Violation of State or Federal Laws | |
4-5-29 | Violation and Penalty | |
CHAPTER 6: OCCUPATION TAXES | Ordinance adopting Code | |
TITLE 5 | ||
CHAPTER 1: BUILDING CODE | ||
5-1-1 | Southern Standard Building Code Adopted | Superseded by Ord. 361 |
5-1-2 | Building Official | Superseded by Ord. 361 |
5-1-3 | Schedule of Permit Fees | Superseded by Ord. 400 |
5-1-4 | Board of Adjustments | Rpld. by Ord. adopting Code |
5-1-5 | Architect Required | |
5-1-6 | Permit for Buildings Moved into City | Superceded by Ord. 427 |
5-1-7 | Use of Public Ways | |
CHAPTER 2: PLUMBING CODE | ||
5-2-1 | Southern Building Code Adopted | Amnd. by Ord. 448 |
5-2-2 | Plumbing Official | |
CHAPTER 3: ELECTRICAL CODE | ||
5-3-1 | General Requirements | |
5-3-2 | Administration | |
5-3-3 | License, Permits, Fees | |
5-3-4 | Inspection | |
5-3-5 | Exemptions | |
CHAPTER 4: NATURAL GAS CODE | ||
5-4-1 | Title | |
5-4-2 | Southern Standard Building Code Adopted | Amnd. by Ord. 448 |
5-4-3 | Use of Existing Piping and Appliances | |
5-4-4 | Bond and License | |
5-4-5 | Gas Inspector and Assistants | |
5-4-6 | Powers and Duties of Inspector | |
5-4-7 | Permits | |
5-4-8 | Inspection | |
5-4-9 | Certificates | |
5-4-10 | Fees | |
5-4-11 | Non-Liability of City | |
CHAPTER 5: HOUSING CODE | ||
5-5-1 | Southern Building Code Adopted | Amnd. by Ord. 448 |
5-5-2 | Housing Board of Adjustment | |
CHAPTER 6: MINIMUM BUILDING STANDARDS | ||
5-6-1 | Minimum Standards Adopted | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-2 | Board of Adjustment | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-3 | Substandard Buildings | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-4 | Standards for Ordering Repair, Vacation, and Demolition | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-5 | Nuisance | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-6 | Inspection | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-7 | Appeal to Board of Aldermen | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-8 | Liability | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-9 | Reports from Fire, Police and Health Employees | Ordinance adopting Code |
5-6-10 | Discontinuance of Utilities | Ordinance adopting Code |
CHAPTER 7: DANGEROUS BUILDINGS | ||
5-7-1 | Definitions | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
5-7-2 | Standards for Repair, Vacation or Demolition | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
5-7-3 | Dangerous Buildings – Nuisances | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
5-7-4 | Duties of Building Inspector | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
5-7-5 | Right to Appeal | |
5-7-6 | Duties of the City Attorney | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
5-7-7 | Emergency Cases | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
5-7-8 | Where Owner is Absent from the City | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
5-7-9 | Administrative Liability | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
5-7-10 | Duties of Fire, Police, Health or Other Administrative Departments | |
5-7-11 | Notice to Utility Companies | |
5-7-12 | Violations and Penalty | Superseded by Ordinance 362 |
CHAPTER 8: MOVING HOUSES & BUILDINGS | ||
5-8-1 | Permit Required | |
5-8-2 | Taxes to be Paid | |
5-8-3 | Unlawful Movement of Houses or Buildings | |
TITLE 6 | ||
CHAPTER 1: SPACING OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS | ||
6-1-1 | Definitions | |
6-1-2 | Required Distance From Property Line | |
6-1-3 | Required Distance From Existing Dwellings | |
6-1-4 | Multiple Dwellings on a Single Lot | |
6-1-5 | Modifications of Non-Conforming Dwellings | |
TITLE 7 | ||
CHAPTER 1: UNIFORM NUMBERING SYSTEM | ||
7-1-1 | Uniform Numbering System | |
7-1-2 | Assignment of Numbers | |
7-1-3 | Administration | |
CHAPTER 2: FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION | ||
7-2-1 | Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact, Purpose and Method | |
7-2-2 | Definitions | |
7-2-3 | General Provisions | |
7-2-4 | Administration | |
7-2-5 | Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction | |
TITLE 8 | ||
CHAPTER 1: WATER SYSTEM REGULATIONS | ||
8-1-1 | Definition of City Water Works | |
8-1-2 | Use of Water Meters | |
8-1-3 | Use of Fire Hydrants | |
8-1-4 | Discontinuance of Service for Non-Payment | |
8-1-5 | Providing Water Supply Outside City Limits | |
8-1-6 | Deposits Required | Amnd. by Ord. 454 |
8-1-7 | Loss of Water | |
8-1-8 | Consumer Limitations and Requirements | |
8-1-9 | Separate Taps Required | |
CHAPTER 2: SEWER SYSTEM | ||
8-2-1 | Definitions | |
8-2-2 | Use of Public Sewers Required | |
8-2-3 | Private Sewage Disposal | |
8-2-4 | Construction Requirements | |
8-2-5 | Use of the Public Sewers | |
8-2-6 | Willful Damage | |
8-2-7 | Powers & Authority of Inspectors | |
8-2-8 | Violations & Penalties | |
CHAPTER 3: WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS | ||
8-3-1 | Separate Taps Required | |
8-3-2 | Owners Responsibility to Install Lines | |
8-3-3 | Permit Required for Changes | |
8-3-4 | Unlawful to Turn on Water Service | |
CHAPTER 4: PRIVATE WATER WELLS | ||
8-4-1 | Unlawful to Drill, Case and Equip a Water Well Without a Permit | |
8-4-2 | Location of Water Well Within the City Limits | |
8-4-3 | Water Well to be Used Exclusively by Owner | |
8-4-4 | No Private Water Line to be Connected to City Water Supply | |
8-4-5 | Pump Not to Exceed 30 G.P.M. | |
8-4-6 | Minimum Standards for Water Well | |
8-4-7 | Drilling Well Under Supervision of City Engineer | |
8-4-8 | Abandonment of Water Well | |
8-4-9 | Application for Permit | |
CHAPTER 5: NATURAL GAS SYSTEM REGULATIONS | ||
8-5-1 | Separate Line and Tap Required | |
8-5-2 | Unlawful to Turn On or Off Gas Service | |
8-5-3 | Unlawful to Deface or Destroy | |
CHAPTER 6: ACCESS DRIVEWAYS TO STATE HIGHWAYS | ||
8-6-1 | Adoption of State Regulations | |
CHAPTER 7: GOLF COURSE RULES AND POLICIES | ||
8-7-1 | Golf Professional – Generally | |
8-7-2 | Power to Arrest and Eject from Premises | |
8-7-3 | Use Must be for Prescribed Purpose | |
8-7-4 | Driving Vehicles on Premises | |
8-7-5 | Use of Private Golf Carts | |
8-7-6 | Policies and Rules to be Posted | |
TITLE 9 | ||
CHAPTER 1: ANIMAL CONTROL | ||
GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
9-1-1 | Definition | |
9-1-2 | Nuisance Animals | |
9-1-3 | Interference with Animal Control Officer | |
9-1-4 | Records | |
9-1-5 | Animal Care – General | |
9-1-6 | Vaccination | |
9-1-7 | Vaccination Tag | |
9-1-8 | City Registration Tag | |
9-1-9 | Guard Dog | |
WILD ANIMALS, ESTRAYS AND OTHER ANIMALS | ||
9-1-10 | Keeping or Harboring | |
9-1-11 | Impoundment, Sale or Disposition of Estrays | |
9-1-12 | Impoundment of Wild or Other Animals | |
9-1-13 | Sale of Impounded Wild and Other Animals | |
9-1-14 | Disposition of (Unclaimed) Impounded Wild and Other Animals | |
9-1-15 | Redemption of Impounded Wild and Other Animals | |
9-1-16 | Confinement of Animal by Owner of Private Premises; Notice to Animal Control Officer | |
DOMESTIC ANIMALS | ||
9-1-17 | Impounding | |
9-1-18 | Notice of Violation | |
9-1-19 | Notice to Owner of Tagged Animals | |
9-1-20 | Redemption Requirements | |
9-1-21 | Disposition of Unclaimed or Unredeemed Animals | |
9-1-22 | Report of Bite Cases by Physicians; General Public | |
9-1-23 | Quarantine Regulations; Pathological Examination | |
9-1-24 | City Wide Quarantine | |
9-1-25 | Killing, Removing from City and Disposal of Carcass | |
CHAPTER 2: GARBAGE, REFUSE, DUMPSTERS | ||
9-2-1 | Definition of the Word Premises | |
9-2-2 | Definitions of Garbage, Trash, Rubbish and Brush | |
9-2-3 | Providing of Metal Containers | |
9-2-4 | Disposal of Garbage | |
9-2-5 | Dead Animal or Fowl | |
9-2-6 | Rock, Building Materials, Etc. | |
9-2-7 | Unlawful to Set Fires in Metal Containers | |
CHAPTER 3: WEED CONTROL | ||
9-3-1 | Control of Weeds, Grasses, and Brush | Superseded by Ordinance 363 |
9-3-2 | Control of Rubbish, Objectionable, Unsightly and Unsanitary Matter | Superseded by Ordinance 363 |
9-3-3 | Responsibility of Owner, Occupant, Agent | Superseded by Ordinance 363 |
9-3-4 | Enforcement | Superseded by Ordinance 363 |
CHAPTER 4: ABANDONED WELLS | ||
9-4-1 | Responsibility of Owner | |
9-4-2 | City Enforcement Officer | |
9-4-3 | Enforcement Procedures | |
CHAPTER 5: UNATTENDED REFRIGERATORS, ICE BOXES, SAFES AND VAULTS | ||
9-5-1 | Responsibility of Owner | |
9-5-2 | City Enforcement Officer | |
9-5-3 | Enforcement Procedures | |
TITLE 10 | ||
CHAPTER 1: FIRE DEPARTMENT | ||
10-1-1 | Fire Department Organization | § 5.101 |
10-1-2 | Duties of the Fire Chief | § 5.102 |
10-1-3 | Full-Time and Part-Time Employees | § 5.103 |
10-1-4 | Demolishing Property Near a Fire | § 5.104 |
10-1-5 | Fire Vehicle Right-of-Way | § 5.105 |
10-1-6 | Blocking Traffic on Streets | § 5.106 |
10-1-7 | Placement of Fire Equipment | § 5.107 |
10-1-8 | Arrest of an Arsonist | |
10-1-9 | Control of Public Near Fires | § 5.108 |
CHAPTER 2: FIRE MARSHAL | ||
10-2-1 | Creation of Fire Marshal Office | § 5.201 |
10-2-2 | Investigation of Fires | § 5.202 |
10-2-3 | Investigation and Procedures for Arson | § 5.203 |
10-2-4 | Summoning of Witness | § 5.204 |
10-2-5 | Failure to Appear and Testify | § 5.205 |
10-2-6 | Private Investigation | § 5.206 |
10-2-7 | Authority to Enter and Examine | § 5.207 |
10-2-8 | Hazardous Buildings and Conditions | § 5.208 |
10-2-9 | Fine for Dilapidated Buildings | § 5.209 |
10-2-10 | Fine for Hazardous Conditions | § 5.210 |
10-2-11 | Notice Required Before Prosecution | § 5.211 |
10-2-12 | Collection of Fines | § 5.212 |
CHAPTER 3: REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON ARSON | ||
10-3-1 | Reward for Arson | Art. 5.300 |
CHAPTER 4: FIREWORKS | ||
10-4-1 | Unlawful to Sell or Discharge | § 5.401 |
10-4-2 | Unlawful to Sell Within 50 Feet of City Limits | § 5.402 |
10-4-3 | Unlawful to Ignite | § 5.403 |
10-4-4 | Exceptions | § 5.404 |
TITLE 11 | ||
CHAPTER 1: ABANDONED VEHICLES | ||
11-1-1 | Definition and Declaring a Junked Vehicle a Public Nuisance | Amnd. by Ord. 520 |
11-1-2 | Notification | Amnd. by Ord. 520 |
11-1-3 | Preliminaries to a Public Hearing | Amnd. by Ord. 520 |
11-1-4 | Public Hearing | Amnd. by Ord. 520 |
11-1-5 | Officer to Administer Ordinance | Amnd. by Ord. 520 |
11-1-6 | Municipal Court Authorized to Enforce Ordinance | Amnd. by Ord. 520 |
11-1-7 | Removal of Junked Motor Vehicles | Amnd. by Ord. 520 |
11-1-8 | Reconstruction, Removal and Disposal | Amnd. by Ord. 520 |
CHAPTER 2: CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES | ||
11-2-1 | Unlawful Consumption | § 8.201 |
11-2-2 | Public Place Defined | § 8.202 |
CHAPTER 3: AIR AND PELLET GUNS | ||
11-3-1 | Unlawful Carrying of Guns | Amnd. by Ord. 543 |
11-3-2 | Permitted Carrying of Guns | Amnd. by Ord. 543 |
11-3-3 | Unlawful Discharge | Amnd. by Ord. 543 |
TITLE 12 | ||
CHAPTER 1: SPEED LIMITS | ||
12-1-1 | General Speed Restrictions | § 12.101 |
12-1-2 | Specific Speed Restrictions – Richardson Street & Slaughter Ave. | § 12.102 |
12-1-3 | Specific Speed Restrictions – 20 M.P.H. Speed Limit | § 12.103 |
12-1-4 | Specific Speed Restrictions – 30 M.P.H. Speed Limit | § 12.104 |
CHAPTER 2: PARKING RESTRICTIONS | ||
12-2-1 | Angle Parking | § 12.201 |
12-2-2 | Sidewalks, Driveways, Crosswalks, Intersections & Safety Zones | § 12.202 |
12-2-3 | Specific Streets, Alleyways, Private Property, Police Directions | § 12.203 |
12-2-4 | Double Parking | § 12.204 |
12-2-5 | Unattended Vehicles Inappropriately Parked | § 12.205 |
12-2-6 | Impoundment of Motor Vehicles | § 12.206 |
CHAPTER 3: GENERAL TRAFFIC PROVISIONS | ||
12-3-1 | Unsafe Operation of Vehicle | § 12.301 |
12-3-2 | Backing Up a Vehicle | § 12.302 |
12-3-3 | Parking In a Street | § 12.303 |
12-3-4 | Operation of Vehicles Over Landscaped Public Property | § 12.304 |
CHAPTER 4: STOP SIGNS | ||
12-4-1 | Approval for Stop Sign Location | § 12.401 |
12-4-2 | Required Observance of All Stop Signs | § 12.402 |