This table shows the location or gives the disposition of the ordinances within the Memphis 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 The abbreviation “NIC” means the ordinance is not included in this code, though not necessarily repealed.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
Section
Disposition 2005 Code
Disposition 2023 Code
Supp. No.
1
8/14/1906
1
§ 11-12
 
 
 
2
§ 11-13
 
 
 
3
§ 11-14
 
 
 
4
§ 11-15
 
 
 
6
§ 11-16
 
 
 
8
§ 11-18
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
9
§ 11-19
 
11
9/3/1906
1
§ 10-1
 
 
 
2
§ 10-2
 
37
—/—/—
1
§ 17-14
 
73
12/6/1910
1
§ 11-12
 
76
9/9/1911
1
§ 7-11
 
 
 
2
§ 7-12
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
3
§ 7-13
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
4
§ 7-14
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
5
§ 7-15
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
6
§ 7-16
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
89
5/1/1913
1
§ 17-14
 
110
4/6/1915
1
§ 17-9
 
118
7/5/1915
1
§ 11-20
 
 
 
 
§ 11-21
 
 
 
 
§ 11-23
 
131A
5/23/1917
2
§ 11-2
 
 
 
3
§ 11-3
 
168
11/1/1921
1—9
§§ 4-51—4-60
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
180
9/18/1922
1
§ 16-15
 
 
 
2
§ 16-16
 
191
1/6/1925
1
§ 17-11
 
 
 
2
§ 17-12
 
228
12/4/1928
1
§ 16-1
 
 
 
2
§ 16-2
 
 
 
3
§ 16-3
 
 
 
4
§ 16-4
 
 
 
5
§ 16-5
 
 
 
6
§ 16-6
 
 
 
7
§ 16-7
 
 
 
8
§ 16-8
 
 
 
9
§ 16-9
 
 
 
10
§ 16-10
 
 
 
11
§ 16-11
 
271
9/12/1938
1
§ 12-1
 
 
 
2
§ 12-2
 
 
 
3
§ 12-3
 
288
11/4/1941
1—11
§§ 15-41—15-51
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
292
8/18/1944
1
§ 2-22
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
3
§ 2-19
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
299
10/2/1945
1
§ 3-5
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
307
2/11/1947
1
§ 5-1
 
 
 
3
§ 5-3
 
 
 
4
§ 5-4
 
309
8/5/1947
1
§ 4-21
 
 
 
2
§ 4-22
 
 
 
3
§ 4-23
 
 
 
4
§ 4-24
 
 
 
5
§ 4-25
 
311
1/6/1948
1
§ 3-5
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
327
7/3/1951
2
§ 1-38
 
354
1/4/1955
1
§ 1-61
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2
§ 1-62
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
3
§ 1-63
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
4
§ 1-64
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
392
11/1/1960
6
§ 1-33
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
7
§ 1-34
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
8
§ 1-35
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
395
2/6/1962
1
§ 17-1
NIC
 
 
 
2
§ 17-2
NIC
 
410
1/7/1964
1
§ 17-3
NIC
 
 
 
2
§ 17-4
NIC
 
418
—/—/1965
1
§ 7-23
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
431
9/5/1967
1
§ 16-12
 
 
 
2
§ 16-13
 
 
 
3
§ 16-14
 
432
11/7/1967
1
§ 11-4
 
 
 
2
§ 11-5
 
 
 
3
§ 11-6
 
 
 
4
§ 11-7
 
 
 
5
§ 11-8
 
 
 
6
§ 11-9
 
 
 
7
§ 11-10
 
 
 
8
§ 11-11
 
433
12/3/1968
1
§ 3-5
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
439
8/6/1968
1
§ 7-17
 
 
 
2
§ 7-18
 
 
 
4
§ 7-20
 
 
 
6
§ 7-22
 
456
8/1/1972
5
§ 15-16
NIC
 
459
8/7/1973
1
§ 2-1
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
8
§ 2-9
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
15
§ 2-11
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
16
§ 2-17
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
461
9/11/1993
1
§ 9-1
 
 
 
2
§ 9-2
 
 
 
3
§ 9-3
 
 
 
4
§ 9-4
 
 
 
5
§ 9-5
 
 
 
6
§ 9-6
 
 
 
7
§ 9-7
 
 
 
8
§ 9-8
 
 
 
9
§ 9-9
 
 
 
10
§ 9-10
 
 
 
11
§ 9-11
 
 
 
12
§ 9-12
 
 
 
13
§ 9-13
 
 
 
14
§ 9-14
 
470
10/7/1975
1
§§ 17-60, 17-82
 
 
 
2
§§ 17-61, 17-83
 
 
 
3
§§ 17-62, 17-84—17-86
 
 
 
4
§§ 17-63, 17-87
 
 
 
5
§§ 17-64, 17-96
 
 
 
6
§§ 17-65, 17-97, 17-98
 
 
 
7
§§ 17-66, 17-99
 
 
 
8
§§ 17-67, 17-100
 
476
2/1/1977
2
§ 17-80
NIC
 
 
 
4
§ 17-81
NIC
 
514
12/7/1982
19-6
§ 1-2
 
 
 
19-7
§ 1-3
 
 
 
19-8
§ 1-4
 
 
 
19-9
§ 1-5
 
 
 
19-10
§ 1-6
 
516
2/1/1983
 
§ 16-17
 
 
 
 
§ 16-18
 
 
 
 
§ 16-41
 
 
 
 
§ 16-42
 
522
7/6/1983
1
§ 4-1
 
 
 
2
§ 4-2
 
 
 
3
§ 4-3
 
 
 
5
§ 4-5
 
 
 
6
§ 4-6
 
 
 
7
§ 4-7
 
 
 
 
§ 4-8
 
 
 
9
§ 4-10
 
526
10/4/1983
1
§ 13-1
 
 
 
2
§ 13-2
 
 
 
3
§ 13-3
 
 
 
4
§ 13-4
 
 
 
5
§ 13-5
 
 
 
6
§ 13-6
 
 
 
7
§ 13-7
 
 
 
8
§ 13-8
 
 
 
9
§ 13-9
 
 
 
10
§ 13-10
 
 
 
11
§ 13-11
 
 
 
12
§ 13-12
 
 
 
13
§ 13-13
 
 
 
14
§ 13-14
 
 
 
15
§ 13-15
 
 
 
16
§ 13-16
 
 
 
17
§ 13-17
 
 
 
18
§ 13-18
 
 
 
19
§ 13-19
 
 
 
20
§ 13-20
 
533
7/2/1985
1
§ 17-15
NIC
 
534
7/2/1985
1
§ 13-22
 
 
 
3
§ 13-24
 
 
 
4
§ 13-25
 
 
 
5
§ 13-26
 
538
11/5/1985
 
§§ 6-12—6-18
Replaced by Ord. 659
 
554
3/10/1989
2-1
§ 2-1
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-2
§ 2-2
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-4
§ 2-4
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-5
§ 2-6
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-6
§ 2-7
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-7
§ 2-8
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-9
§ 2-10
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-10
§ 2-18
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-11
§ 2-19
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-12
§ 2-20
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-21
§ 2-21
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-22
§ 2-22
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-23
§ 2-23
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
 
2-24
§ 2-20
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
571
8/3/1993
1
§ 17-23
NIC
 
 
 
2
§ 17-24
NIC
 
 
 
 
§ 17-25[a]
NIC
 
 
 
3
§ 17-25[b]
NIC
 
576
11/1/1994
 
§ 11-43 [12-43]
Rpld. by Ord. 691
 
 
 
 
§ 11-44 [12-44]
Rpld. by Ord. 691
 
 
 
 
§ 11-45 [12-45]
Rpld. by Ord. 691
 
 
 
 
§ 11-46 [12-46]
Rpld. by Ord. 691
 
 
 
 
§ 11-48 [12-48]
Rpld. by Ord. 691
 
579
3/5/1996
1
§ 11-49 [12-49]
 
 
 
 
§ 11-50 [12-50]
 
 
 
2
§ 11-51 [12-51]
 
586
2/9/1999
1
§ 17-111
NIC
 
 
 
 
§ 17-112
NIC
 
 
 
2
§ 17-113
NIC
 
587
8/10/1999
1
§ 17-26
 
 
 
2
§ 17-27
 
601
2/9/2004
 
§ 1-26
 
Ord. No.
Date
Description
Disposition
Supp. No.
605
6/13/2005
Adopts Code of Ordinances (Panhandle Regional Planning Council)
NIC
 
 
Adopts 2005 fee schedule
 
 
 
Animal related fees
Art. A2.000
 
 
Cemetery related fees
Art. A5.000
 
 
Garbage and refuse collection related fees
§A8.001
 
 
Landfill related fees
§A8.002
 
 
Building permit related fees
§A3.001
 
 
Platting fees
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
 
 
Business related fees
 
 
 
Tent or carnival license
§A4.004
 
 
Itinerant merchant or vendor
§A4.003
 
 
Water and waste water related fees
§A7.001
 
 
Water rates
§§A7.002—A7.004
 
 
Waste water rates
§A7.005
 
 
Street, curb and sidewalk repair
Art. A6.000
 
 
Administrative related fees
§A1.001
606
9/12/2005
Adopts budget, FY 05-06
NIC
607
9/12/2005
Tax levy, 2005
NIC
608
2/13/2006
Amends livestock
Rpld. by Ordinance adopting 2023 Code
609
6/12/2006
Adds § 17-114; prohibits use of braking or slowing mechanisms which increase noise emission levels of vehicles
610
9/7/2006
Tax levy, TY 2006
NIC
611
8/13/2007
Adopts budget, FY 07-08
NIC
612
9/4/2007
Tax levy, TY 2007
NIC
613
3/25/2008
Cancels general election
NIC
614
8/12/2008
Adopts budget, FY 08-09
NIC
615
9/9/2008
Tax levy, TY 2008
NIC
616
9/9/2008
Closes portion of street
NIC
617
4/13/2009
Cancels general election
NIC
618
9/14/2009
Adopts budget, FY 09-10
NIC
619
9/14/2009
Tax levy, TY 2009
NIC
620
11/9/2009
Certificates of obligation
NIC
621
1/1/2010
TMRS; current service and prior service contributions
NIC
622
2/8/2010
Confirms closing of certain streets
NIC
623
3/30/2010
Declares unopposed candidates; cancels general election
NIC
624
9/13/2010
Adopts budget, FY 10-11
NIC
625
9/28/2010
Tax levy, TY 2010
NIC
626
10/12/2010
Amends budget, FY 11-12
NIC
627
8/29/2011
Adopts budget, FY 11-12
NIC
628
9/12/2011
Tax levy, TY 2011
NIC
629
8/13/2012
Adopts budget, FY 12-13
NIC
630
9/20/2012
Tax levy, TY 2012
NIC
631
2/8/2010
Restates ordinance authorizing issuance and sale of certificates of obligation
NIC
632
3/11/2013
Declares unopposed candidates; cancels general election
NIC
633
8/12/2013
Approves highway maintenance agreement
NIC
634
9/9/2013
Adopts budget, FY 13-14
NIC
635
9/19/2013
Tax levy, TY 2013
NIC
636
1/13/2014
Suspends rate increase effective date
NIC
637
9/8/2014
Adopts budget, FY 14-15
NIC
638
9/8/2014
Tax levy, TY 2014
NIC
639
3/9/2015
Declares unopposed candidates; cancels general election
NIC
640
8/10/2015
Vacates portion of streets
NIC
641
8/24/2015
Adopts budget, FY 15-16
NIC
642
9/14/2015
Tax levy, TY 2015
NIC
643
9/14/2015
Mandatory water hook-up
644
12/14/2015
Closes alley
NIC
645
2/8/2016
Sale of alcoholic beverages
 
 
 
§ 1-1 Definitions
 
 
§ 1-2 Construction consistent with state law
 
 
§ 1-3 Municipal regulation
 
 
§ 1-4 Approved locations
 
 
§ 1-5 Sales near a school, church or childcare facility
 
 
§ 1-6 City permit required for dealers, manufacturers, etc.; fee; transferability
§§5.02.006, A4.001
 
 
§ 1-7 Hours for consumption
 
 
§ 1-8 Consumption or possession in parks
 
 
§ 1-9 Consumption or possession near public swimming pool
 
 
§ 1-10 Prima facie evidence of consumption
 
 
§ 1-11 Violations; penalties
646
3/14/2016
Bond issuance
NIC
647
9/12/2016
Adopts budget, FY 16-17
NIC
648
9/12/2016
Tax levy, TY 2016
NIC
649
12/12/2016
Closes portion of street
NIC
650
3/13/2017
Declares unopposed candidates; cancels general election
NIC
651
3/13/2017
Suspends rate increase effective date
NIC
652
9/11/2017
Adopts budget, FY 17-18
NIC
653
9/11/2017
Tax levy, TY 2017
NIC
654
2/12/2018
Closes alley
NIC
655
7/9/2018
Closes street
NIC
656
9/10/2018
Adopts budget, FY 18-19
NIC
657
9/10/2018
Tax levy, TY 2018
NIC
658
1/14/2019
Permits and business fees for amusement and gaming devices
 
 
 
§ 5.1. Definitions
 
 
§ 5.2. Local premises gaming permit for amusement redemption machines, coin-operated machines and gaming devices
§§5.03.002, A4.002
 
 
§ 5.3. Limits on permits and location of premises (housing regulation)
 
 
§ 5.4. Prohibitions
659
9/9/2019
Replaces Ord. 583; hotel occupancy tax
 
 
 
§ 1 Definitions
 
 
§ 2 Levy of tax; rate; exception
 
 
§ 3 Collection
 
 
§ 4 Skipped
 
 
 
§ 5 Procedures, rules and regulations
 
 
§ 6 Use of proceeds
 
 
§ 7 Penalties
660
8/12/2019
TMRS contribution increase
NIC
660A
9/9/2019
TMRS; updated service credits
NIC
661
9/9/2019
Adopts budget, FY 19-20
NIC
662
9/9/2019
Tax levy, TY 2019
NIC
663
10/7/2019
Collection fee
§§2.01.003, A1.002
664
11/12/2019
School zones
NIC
665
—/—/2020
Substandard buildings
 
 
 
§ I Findings adopted
NIC
 
 
§ II Add ch. 11, art. 5
 
 
 
A. Adoption of chapter 214, subchapter A, Texas Local Government Code
 
 
B. Building standards commission
 
 
C. Alterations, additions, and repairs
 
 
D. Declaration of public nuisance
 
 
E. Definitions
 
 
F. Specific nuisances
 
 
G. Minimum standards
 
 
H. Inspection and notice to property owners and others of public hearing
 
 
I. Date of public hearing
 
 
J. Filing of notice of public hearings in public records
 
 
K. Effect of filing of notice in public records
 
 
L. Conduct of public hearing
 
 
M. Orders and notice after public hearing
 
 
N. Repair, vacation or demolition
 
 
O. Designation of enforcement officer
 
 
P. Enforcement authority and liability
 
 
Q. Twenty-four hour abatement under certain circumstances
 
 
R. Remedies
 
 
S. Contracting for abatement
 
 
T. Recovery of costs
§§4.03.020, A1.003
 
 
U. Penalty clause
 
 
V. Judicial review
 
 
W. Municipal court proceedings not affected
666
4/6/2020
Postpones general election
NIC
667
9/14/2020
Adopts budget, FY 20-21
NIC
668
9/14/2020
Tax levy, TY 2020
NIC
669
1/11/2021
Amends ch. 2, art. VII Livestock and other animals
 
 
 
§ 2-32 Keeping of swine in city limits
 
 
§ 2-33 Livestock, fowl or poultry; permit required
 
 
§ 2-38 Penalties
670
2/8/2021
Amends Ord. 645, § 1-4; approved locations for sale of alcoholic beverages
671
3/8/2021
Declares unopposed candidates
NIC
672
—/—/2021
Motorized carts and golf carts
Rpld. by Ord. 675
673
—/—/2021
Discharge of firearms
Rpld. by Ord. 676
674
5/10/2021
Junked vehicle ordinance
 
 
 
§ 11-24 Definitions
 
 
§ 11-25 Public nuisances
 
 
§ 11-26 Nuisances prohibited
 
 
§ 11-27 Complaint and investigation
 
 
§ 11-28 Notice and hearing
 
 
§ 11-29 Removal
 
 
§ 11-30 Exceptions
 
 
§ 11-31 Administration and authority to enforce
 
 
§ 11-32 Removal to noncomplying location not abatement of nuisance
 
 
§ 11-33 Penalty
 
 
§ 11-34 Provisions cumulative
675
7/12/2021
Repeals Ord. 672; golf carts and off-highway vehicles
 
 
 
§ 1.001 Definitions
 
 
§ 1.002 General prohibition and exceptions
 
 
§ 1.003 Registration permit
 
 
§ 1.004 Revocation
 
 
§ 1.005 Transfer
 
 
§ 1.006 Areas of operation and required equipment
 
 
§ 1.007 Gasoline golf carts or off-highway vehicles
 
 
§ 1.008 Operation regulations
 
 
§ 1.009 Liability
 
 
§ 1.010 Penalties
676
7/12/2021
Repeals Ord. 673; discharge of firearms
NIC
677
7/12/2021
Memphis Economic Development Corporation additional authority
 
 
 
§ 10-23 Additional authority granted
 
 
§ 10-24 Reporting requirement
 
 
§ 10-25 Revocation of authority
678
8/9/2021
Readopts sections 11-43 through 11-48; curfew hours for minors
Rpld. by Ord. 691
679
9/13/2021
Adopts budget, FY 21-22
NIC
680
9/13/2021
Tax levy
NIC
681
9/12/2022
Adopts budget, FY 22-23
NIC
682
9/12/2022
Tax levy
NIC
683
2/13/2023
Ordinance Adopting 2023 Code
Preamble
1
684
1/9/2023
Amends Offenses and Additional Provisions: Junked Vehicles
Art. 8.06
1
685
1/9/2023
Franchise
NIC
1
686
2/13/2023
Abandons Alley
NIC
1
687
2/13/2023
Abandons Street
NIC
1
688
3/13/2023
Cancels General Election
NIC
1
689
9/11/2023
Budget
NIC
1
690
9/11/2023
Tax Levy
NIC
1
691
10/12/2023
Repeals Offenses and Additional Provisions: Minors: Curfew
NIC
1
692
3/11/2024
Amends Animal Control: Nuisances
Art. 3.05
1
693
3/11/2024
Fire Prevention and Protection: Fire Marshal; Fire Code
Art. 6.02; Art. 6.03
1
694
5/13/2024
Amends Fee Schedule: Animal Related Fees
Art. A2.000
1
695
5/13/2024
Amends Streets, Parks and Other Public Ways and Places: Parks and Recreation
Art. 10.02
1