This table shows the location or gives the disposition of the ordinances within the Village of The Hills Code of Ordinances. The abbreviation “NIC” means the ordinance is not included in this code, though not necessarily repealed. In the “Supp. No.” column, the letters “CA” indicate the ordinance was published in the original code as adopted. When an ordinance has been added as part of a code supplement, the supplement number will be added accordingly.
Ord. No.
Date
Description
Disposition
Supp. No.
1
8/27/97
Requirement for approval of plats and replats
Superseded by Ord. 8
 
2
10/20/97
Adopts budget, FY 97-98
NIC
 
3
1/12/98
Plat and replat fee
§ 9.02.003
 
4
2/9/98
Abolishes office of marshal
§ 2.06.001
 
5
3/2/98
Grants electric franchise
NIC
 
6
7/13/98
Terms of office for mayor and aldermen
§ 2.02.001
 
7
1/11/99
Plats and replats
§ 9.02.004
 
8
3/15/99
Subdivision ordinance
Ch. 9, exhibit A
 
9
3/15/99
Orders sales and use tax election
NIC
 
10
4/12/99
Fences and gated entrances between village and new development
§ 9.01.001
 
11
8/9/99
Cable television franchise
NIC
 
12
3/24/00
Cancels general election
NIC
 
2000-13
11/13/00
Parks advisory commission
 
 
 
 
§ I Findings of fact
NIC
 
 
 
§ II Purpose
§ 2.03.061
 
 
 
§ III Duties of commission
§ 2.03.062
 
 
 
§ IV Composition of commission
§ 2.03.063
 
 
 
§ V Initial commission membership
Rpld. by Ord. 37-06
 
 
 
§ VI Terms of commissioners
§ 2.03.064
 
 
 
§ VII Appointment of commissioners
§ 2.03.065
 
 
 
§ VIII Removal of commissioners
§ 2.03.066
 
 
 
§ IX Commission of officers
§ 2.03.067
 
 
 
§ X Commission meetings
§ 2.03.068
 
14
4/9/01
Planning commission
 
 
 
 
§ 1 Purpose
Rpld. by Ord. 2022-001
 
 
 
§ 2 Duties of the commission
Rpld. by Ord. 2022-001
 
 
 
§ 3 Composition of commission
Rpld. by Ord. 2022-001
 
 
 
§ 4 Terms of commissioners
Rpld. by Ord. 2022-001
 
 
 
§ 5 Appointment of commissioners
Rpld. by Ord. 2022-001
 
 
 
§ 6 Removal of commissioners
Rpld. by Ord. 2022-001
 
 
 
§ 7 Commission of officers
Rpld. by Ord. 2022-001
 
 
 
§ 8 Commission meetings
Rpld. by Ord. 2022-001
 
15
4/9/01
Notice of termination of solid waste and recycling collection
§ 12.02.001
 
2001-16
4/9/01
Right-of-way management
 
 
 
 
§ I General
 
 
 
 
A. Purpose
§ 10.02.001
 
 
 
B. Definitions
§ 10.02.002
 
 
 
C. Nondiscrimination and competitive neutrality
§ 10.02.003
 
 
 
D. Governing law
§ 10.02.004
 
 
 
§ II Franchise required
§ 10.02.005
 
 
 
§ III Registration of rights-of-way occupants
§ 10.02.006
 
 
 
§ IV Construction standards
§ 10.02.007
 
 
 
§ V Conditions of grant
§ 10.02.008
 
 
 
§ VI Administration of ordinance
§ 10.02.009
 
 
 
§ VII Enforcement
§ 10.02.010
 
 
 
§ VIII Repealer
 
 
 
 
A. General
NIC
 
 
 
B. Franchises
§ 10.02.011(a)
 
 
 
C. Amendments
§ 10.02.011(b)
 
 
 
D. Newly annexed areas
§ 10.02.011(c)
 
17-01
7/9/01
Emergency management
 
 
 
 
§ 1 Organization
§ 1.02.031
 
 
 
§ 2 Emergency management director; powers and duties
§ 1.02.032
 
 
 
§ 3 Emergency management plan
§ 1.02.033
 
 
 
§ 4 Interjurisdictional program
§ 1.02.034
 
 
 
§ 5 Override
§ 1.02.035
 
 
 
§ 6 Liability
§ 1.02.036
 
 
 
§ 7 Commitment of funds
§ 1.02.037
 
 
 
§ 8 Offenses; penalties
§ 1.02.038
 
 
 
§ 9 Severability
NIC
 
 
 
§ 10 Limitations
§ 1.02.039
 
18-01
7/30/01
Extends traffic rules to Hills of Lakeway subdivision
§ 11.01.002
 
19-01
9/13/01
Fire chief
Rpld. by Ord. 56-10
 
20-01
9/13/01
Adopts budget, FY 01-02
NIC
 
21-01
9/13/01
Tax levy, TY 2001
NIC
 
22-01
12/12/01
Extends traffic rules to Hills of Lakeway subdivision
NIC
 
23-01
12/12/01
Vests power of law enforcement in county constable and deputy constable
§ 2.06.002
 
24-2002
3/11/02
Establishes fiscal year
§ 2.01.001
 
25-2002
7/8/02
Plat vacation fee
§ 9.02.002
 
26-02
9/9/02
Adopts budget, FY 02-03
NIC
 
27-02
9/9/02
Tax levy, TY 2002
NIC
 
28-03
3/17/03
Interlocal agreement for deer removal
NIC
 
29-03
9/8/03
Adopts budget, FY 03-04
NIC
 
30-03
9/8/03
Tax levy, TY 2003
NIC
 
31-04
4/12/04
Cancels general election
NIC
 
32-04
9/13/04
Adopts budget, FY 04-05
NIC
 
33-04
9/13/04
Tax levy, TY 2004
NIC
 
34-05
4/11/05
Cancels general election
NIC
 
35-05
9/12/05
Adopts budget, FY 05-06
NIC
 
36-05
9/12/05
Tax levy, TY 2005
NIC
 
37-06
2/13/06
Amends Ord. 2000-13; parks advisory commission
 
 
 
 
Deletes § V, Initial commission membership
NIC
 
 
 
Amends § X; deletes provisions regarding the calling of the initial meeting
§ 2.03.068
 
38-06
4/10/06
Open records requests
 
 
 
 
Attachments adopted
§ 2.07.031
 
39-06
7/10/06
Placement of stop signs on Hills Drive
NIC (on file)
 
40-06
9/7/06
Adopts budget, FY 06-07
NIC
 
41-06
9/7/06
Tax levy, TY 2006
NIC
 
42-06
10/12/06
Flood damage prevention
 
 
 
 
Art. 1 Statutory authorization; findings of fact; purpose and methods
§ 4.02.001
 
 
 
Art. 2 Definitions
§ 4.02.002
 
 
 
Art. 3 General provisions
§ 4.02.003
 
 
 
Art. 4 Administration
§ 4.02.004
 
 
 
Art. 5 Provisions for flood hazard reduction; penalty
§ 4.02.005
 
42-07
3/8/07
Amends Ord. 2000-13, § IV, parks advisory board composition
§ 2.03.063
 
43-07
9/13/07
Adopts budget, FY 07-08
NIC
 
44-07
9/13/07
Tax levy, TY 2007
NIC
 
45-08
2/14/08
Franchise agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative
NIC
 
46-08
4/10/08
Cancels general election
NIC
 
47-08
9/11/08
Adopts budget, FY 08-09
NIC
 
48-08
9/11/08
Tax levy, TY 2008
NIC
 
49-08
11/13/08
Places stop signs at certain intersection
NIC
 
50-09
7/9/09
Calls a special election; sales and use tax
NIC
 
51-09
9/24/09
Adopts budget, FY 09-10
NIC
 
52-09
9/24/09
Tax levy, TY 2009
NIC
 
53-09
11/19/09
Adopts National Incident Management System (NIMS)
§ 1.02.001
 
54-10
9/9/10
Adopts budget, FY 10-11
NIC
 
55-10
9/9/10
Tax levy, TY 2010
NIC
 
56-10
10/12/10
Repeals Ord. 19-01; fire chief
NIC
 
57-10
10/12/10
Releases extraterritorial jurisdiction to the City of Lakeway
NIC
 
58-11
1/13/11
Revises official boundary limits map of ETJ
NIC
 
59-11
4/14/11
Cancels 2011 general election
NIC
 
60-11
7/14/11
Adopts fire code
Amnd. by Ord. 2025-013
 
61-11
9/8/11
Adopts budget, FY 11-12
NIC
 
62-11
9/8/11
Tax levy, TY 2011
NIC
 
63-12
9/13/12
Adopts budget, FY 12-13
NIC
 
64-12
9/13/12
Tax levy, TY 2012
NIC
 
65-13
9/12/13
Adopts budget, FY 13-14
NIC
 
66-13
9/12/13
Tax levy, TY 2013
NIC
 
67-14
4/10/14
Approves use of parkland to construct wells
NIC
 
68-14
9/11/14
Adopts budget, FY 14-15
NIC
 
69-14
9/11/14
Tax levy, TY 2014
NIC
 
R79-15
—/—/15
Records management program
 
 
 
 
§ 1 Definition of municipal records
§ 2.07.001
 
 
 
§ 2 Additional definitions
§ 2.07.002
 
 
 
§ 3 Municipal records declared public property
§ 2.07.003
 
 
 
§ 4 Policy
§ 2.07.004
 
 
 
§ 5 Designation of records management officer
§ 2.07.005
 
 
 
§ 6 Records management plan to be developed; approval of plan; authority of plan
§ 2.07.006
 
 
 
§ 7 Duties of records management officer
§ 2.07.007
 
 
 
§ 8 Duties and responsibilities of department heads
§ 2.07.008
 
 
 
§ 9 Records control schedules to be developed; approval; filing with state
§ 2.07.009
 
 
 
§ 10 Implementation of records control schedules; destruction of records under schedule
§ 2.07.010
 
 
 
§ 11 Destruction of unscheduled records
§ 2.07.011
 
70-15
9/28/15
Adopts budget, FY 15-16
NIC
 
71-15
10/8/15
Tax levy, TY 2015
NIC
 
72-16
9/14/16
Adopts budget, FY 16-17
NIC
 
73-16
9/14/16
Tax levy, TY 2016
NIC
 
2017-01
3/14/17
Office of village manager
 
 
 
 
§ 1 Village manager
Rpld. by Ord. 2024-004
 
 
 
§ 2 Appointment
Rpld. by Ord. 2024-004
 
 
 
§ 3 Compensation
Rpld. by Ord. 2024-004
 
 
 
§ 4 Authority, duties and responsibilities
Rpld. by Ord. 2024-004
 
 
 
§ 5 Implied authority and bond
Rpld. by Ord. 2024-004
 
 
 
§ 6 Conflict of duties
Rpld. by Ord. 2024-004
 
2017-02
3/14/17
Participation in Texas Municipal Retirement System
NIC (on file)
 
2017-03
7/11/17
Amends budget, FY 16-17
NIC
 
2017-04
9/12/17
Adopts budget, FY 17-18
NIC
 
2017-05
9/12/17
Tax levy, TY 2017
NIC
 
2017-06
9/22/17
Amends budget, FY 16-17
NIC
 
2017-07
11/14/17
Flood damage prevention
 
 
 
 
Art. 1 Statutory authorization; findings of fact; purpose and methods
§ 4.02.001
 
 
 
Art. 2 Definitions
§ 4.02.002
 
 
 
Art. 3 General provisions
§ 4.02.003
 
 
 
Art. 4 Administration
§ 4.02.004
 
 
 
Art. 5 Provisions for flood hazard reduction; penalty
§ 4.02.005
 
2018-01
1/12/18
Amends Ord. 2017-07; flood damage prevention
 
 
 
 
Art. 1 Statutory authorization; findings of fact; purpose and methods
§ 4.02.001
 
 
 
Art. 2 Definitions
§ 4.02.002
 
 
 
Art. 3 General provisions
§ 4.02.003
 
 
 
Art. 4 Administration
§ 4.02.004
 
 
 
Art. 5 Provisions for flood hazard reduction; penalty
§ 4.02.005
 
2018-02
2/13/18
Oak wilt
Rpld. by Ord. 2018-04
 
2018-03
3/13/18
Franchise agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.
NIC
 
2018-04
6/12/18
Repeals Ord. 2018-02; oak wilt
 
 
 
 
§ 1 Findings
NIC
 
 
 
§ 2 Purpose
NIC
 
 
 
§ 3 Authority
NIC
 
 
 
§ 4 Adopts exhibit A
NIC
 
 
 
Exhibit A Oak Wilt—Public Nuisance
 
 
 
 
§ 1 Definitions
§ 8.02.001
 
 
 
§ 2 Public nuisance
§ 8.02.002
 
 
 
§ 3 Notice to owner
§ 8.02.003
 
 
 
§ 4 Abatement of nuisance by owner of property
§ 8.02.004
 
 
 
§ 5 Payment of costs of testing; tree removal
§ 8.02.005
 
 
 
§ 6 Enforcement
§ 8.02.006
 
 
 
§ 7 Inspections
§ 8.02.007
 
 
 
§ 8 Time to trim and sealing of cuts
§ 8.02.008
 
 
 
§ 9 Disinfection of equipment
§ 8.02.009
 
 
 
§ 10 Firewood
§ 8.02.010
 
 
 
§ 10 [sic] Owner liability
§ 8.02.011
 
 
 
§ 11 Governmental immunity
§ 8.02.012
 
2018-05
8/14/18
Amends budget, FY 17-18
NIC
 
2018-06
9/11/18
Amends budget, FY 17-18
NIC
 
2018-07
9/21/18
Adopts budget, FY 18-19
NIC
 
2018-08
9/21/18
Tax levy, TY 2018
NIC
 
2019-01
2/14/19
Amends budget, FY 18-19
NIC
 
2019-02
6/11/19
Amends Ord. 2000-13; parks advisory commission
 
 
 
 
§ 1 Changes name to parks and recreation commission
§ 2.03.061
 
 
 
§ 2 Eliminates position of parliamentarian
§ 2.03.067
 
 
 
§ 3 Amends term of office
§ 2.03.064
 
2019-003
9/10/19
Fireworks
 
 
 
 
§ 1 Fireworks
§ 6.03.001
 
 
 
§ 2 Declaration of a nuisance
§ 6.03.002
 
 
 
§ 3 Abatement of the nuisance
§ 6.03.003
 
 
 
§ 4 Permitting of displays
§ 6.03.004
 
 
 
§ 5 Penalty
§ 6.03.005
 
2019-004
9/10/19
Abolishes street maintenance fund
NIC
 
2019-007
9/26/19
Establishes a fee schedule
NIC
(Fees on file)
 
2019-008
10/8/19
Amends composition of parks and recreation advisory commission
§ 2.03.063
 
2019-009
12/10/19
TMRS updated service credits
NIC
 
2020-01
1/14/20
Flood damage prevention
 
 
 
 
Art. 1 Statutory authorization; findings of fact; purpose and methods
§ 4.02.001
 
 
 
Art. 2 Definitions
§ 4.02.002
 
 
 
Art. 3 General provisions
§ 4.02.003
 
 
 
Art. 4 Administration
§ 4.02.004
 
 
 
Art. 5 Provisions for flood hazard reduction; penalty
§ 4.02.005
 
2020-002
4/14/20
Ordinance adopting code
Preamble to the Code
 
2020-004
7/14/20
Reaffirms staggered, two-year terms for mayor and councilmembers
§ 2.02.001
 
2021-001
5/11/21
Noise regulations
 
 
 
 
§ 2
 
 
 
 
Definitions
§ 8.03.001
 
 
 
General prohibition
§ 8.03.002
 
 
 
Specific prohibitions
§ 8.03.003
 
 
 
Exemptions
§ 8.03.004
 
 
 
Village manager may grant variances
§ 8.03.005
 
 
 
§ 3 Penalty
§ 8.03.006
 
2021-0002
7/15/21
Calls November 2, 2021, general election
NIC
 
2021-003
9/14/21
Amends budget, FY 20-21
NIC
 
2021-004
9/24/21
Tax levy, TY 2021
NIC
 
2021-005
9/24/21
Adopts budget, FY 21-22
NIC
 
2022-001
2/8/22
Repeals art. 2.03, div. 2 planning commission
NIC
 
2022-002
6/14/22
Short-term rentals
 
 
 
 
Applicability
§ 9.03.001
 
 
 
Standards
§ 9.03.002
 
2022-003
6/14/22
Hotel occupancy tax
 
 
 
 
5.01.001 Authority
§ 2.08.061
 
 
 
5.01.002 Purpose
§ 2.08.062
 
 
 
5.01.003 Definitions
§ 2.08.063
 
 
 
5.01.004 Tax levied; amount; exemptions
§ 2.08.064
 
 
 
5.01.005 Collection
§ 2.08.065
 
 
 
5.01.006 Quarterly reports to tax collector
§ 2.08.066
 
 
 
5.01.007 Rules and regulations of tax collector; access to books and records
§ 2.08.067
 
 
 
5.01.008 Penalties
§ 2.08.068
 
 
 
5.01.009 Additional remedies
§ 2.08.069
 
 
 
5.01.010 Additional authorization to bring suit for violations
§ 2.08.070
 
 
 
5.01.011 Use of revenue
§ 2.08.071
 
 
 
5.01.012 Authority to contract for administration of funded programs
§ 2.08.072
 
2022-004
7/19/22
Calls November 8, 2022 general election
NIC
 
2022-005
9/22/22
Amends budget, FY 21-22
NIC
 
2022-006
9/22/22
Adopts budget, FY 22-23
NIC
 
2022-007
9/22/22
Tax levy, TY 2022
NIC
 
2022-008
9/22/22
Hotel occupancy tax budget, FY 22-23
NIC
 
2023-001
1/17/2023
Administration and Personnel: Taxation: Property Tax
Art. 2.08
 
2023-002
2/14/2023
TMRS
NIC
 
2023-003
7/10/2023
Amends Administration and Personnel: Mayor and Council
Art. 2.02
 
2023-004
7/10/2023
Calls General Election
NIC
 
2023-005
7/10/2023
TMRS
NIC
 
2023-006
7/10/2023
Amends Fire Prevention and Protection: Adds Outdoor Burning
Art. 6.04
 
2023-007
8/14/2023
Streets, Parks and Other Public Ways and Places: Adds Parks, Greenbelts and Recreation Facilities
Art. 10.03
 
2023-008
9/11/2023
Budget
NIC
 
2023-009
9/11/2023
Tax Rate
NIC
 
Ord. No.
Date
Description
Disposition
Supp. No.
2024-001
8/15/2024
Orders General Election
NIC
1
2024-003
9/10/2024
Budget
NIC
1
2024-004
4/8/2025
Amends Administration and Personnel: Officers and Employees
Art. 2.04
1
2025-007
4/8/2025
Administration and Personnel: Boards, Commissions and Committees: Welcome Committee
Art. 2.03
1
2025-009
4/8/2025
Amends Traffic and Vehicles: General Provisions
Art. 11.01
1
2025-010
4/8/2025
Administration and Personnel: Officers and Employees: Legal Defense and Indemnification
Art. 2.04
1
2025-011
6/10/2025
Amends Administration and Personnel: Taxation: Hotel Occupancy Tax; Planning and Development Regulations: Short-Term Rentals
Art. 2.08; Art. 9.03
1
2025-013
5/13/2025
Amends Fire Prevention and Protection: Fire Code
Art. 6.02
1