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Ord. 0257 09-24-73j ORDINANCE NUMBER 257 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE OF ORDI- NANCES OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING THE SAME; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; EXCEPT AS HERhIN EXPRESSLY PROVIDED; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH CODE AND A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CORP; AND PROVIDINGWHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALS, RFCOME EFFECTIVE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PEARLAND: Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 30, each inclusive, is hereby adopted, and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances, City of Pearland," and shall be treated and considered as a new and original comprehensive ordinance which shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances passed by the City Council on or before June 12, 1972, to the extent provided in Section 2 hereof. Section 2. That all provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after the lst day of .November, 1973, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City of Pearland, enacted on final passage on or before June 12, 1972, and not included in such Code or recognized therein are hereby repealed from and after the lst day of November, 1973, except as hereinafter provided. Section 3. That the repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not affect any of the following: (1) Any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of such Code; (2) Any ordinance promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the City, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the City or any evidence of the City's indebtedness; (3) Any contract or obligations assumed by the City; (4) Any right or franchise granted by the City; (5) Any, ordinance dedicating, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, opening, paving, widening, vacating, etc., any street or public way in the City; (6) Any ordinance relating to municipal street maintenance agree*rents with the State of Texas; (7) Any ordinance establishing or prescribing grades for streets in the City; (8) Any appropriation ordinance or ordinance providing for the levy of taxes or for an annual budget; (9) Any ordinance relating to local improvements and assessments therefor; (10) Any ordinance annexing territory to the City or discontinuing territory as a part of the City; (11) .Any ordinance dedicating or accepting any plat or snhiivision in the City; (12) Ordinances or resolutions prescribing traffic regulations for specific streets, such as ordinances or resolutions designating one-way streets, no parking areas, truck routes, stop intersections, intersections where traffic is to be controlled by signals, etc.; (13) Any ordinance establishing or imposing any rates, charges or fees for utility services or connections; (14) Any ordinance enacted after June 12, 1972. The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance. Section 4. That whenever in such Code an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of such Code shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00), as provided in Section 1 li of such Code. Section 5. That any and all additions and am ndments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the City Council to make the sane a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incoLpurated in such Code so that reference to the "Code of Ordinances, City of Pearland, Texas," shall be understood and intended to include such additions and -amendments. Section 6. In case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 4 of this ordinance and Section 1-11 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended; or,.in case such amendment contains provisions for which penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the sane chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein. Section 7. A copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Secretary preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other form as the City Secretary may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the City Secretary, or someone authorized by him, to insert in their designated places all amendments or ordinances which indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from such Code all provisions which may be from time to time repealed by the City Council. This copy of such Code shall be available for all personsdesiring to examine the Section 8. It shall be unlawful for any person to change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages, or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Cade in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City of pearland to he misrepresented thcrehy. Any person violating this section shall h° punished as provided in Section 4 of this ordinance. Section 9. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. Section 10. This Ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day of November, 1973. PASSED AND APPROVED on FIRST reading this - day of 1 197. Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas .v4.114_4-7 tC f1 7/ . ,City Secret aLY- PASSED AND APPROVED on SECOND and FINAL reading this 4day of 1975. Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas Attest: ' City Secretary I Publication Date: /� t /- %3 Effective Date: // - / - THE STAw`h OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORLA I, Dorothy L. Cook , the duly appointed, qualified and acting City Secretary of the City of Pearland, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance Number 257 as passed to the second and final reading by the City Council on Sept. 24, 197 3 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness my hand and seal of the said City of Pearland, Texas, on this the 24 day of September , A. D. 197 3 /s/ (SEAL) / City Secretary'' Chapter Pea land, Texas Code Alcoholic Beverages .Art. I. In General Art. II. License Amusements Art. I Art. II. Art. III. In General Coin -Operated Machines Pool and Billiard Rooms Div. 1. Generally Div. 2. License 315 315 315 318 318 319 6. Animals and Fowl 371 Art. I. In General. 371 Art. II. Rabies Control 371 Art. III. Dogs 375 Div. 1. Generally 375 Div. 2. License 376 Div. 3. Impoundment 377 7. Buildings 429 Art. I. In General 429 Art. II. Building Code 431 8. Civil Defense 485 Art. I. In General 485 Art. II. Committee 489 Art. III. Coordinator 490 Div. 1. Generally 490 Div. 2. Assistant 492 9 Electricity 543 Art. I. In General (Reserved) 543 Art. II. Electrical Inspector 543 Art. III. Board of Electricians 544 Art. IV. Licenses 546 Div. 1. Generally 546 Div. 2. Electrical Contractor-------------- - 549 Div. 3. Master Electrician 550 Div. 4, Electrical Sign Contractor 551 Div. 5. Master Sign Electrician 552 Art. V. Permits 553 Art. VI. Inspections---- 556 Art. VII. Electrical Code 560 PEARLAND, TEXAS TABLE OF CONTENTS Officials of the City Preface Ordinance Adopting Code Charter Art. 1. Form of Government and Boundaries Art. 2. Powers of the City Art. 3. The City Council Art. 4. Administrative Services Art. 5. Elections Art. 6. Legislation by the People, Recall, Initiative and Referendum Art. 7. Municipal Planning and Zoning Art. 8. Municipal Finance 29 Art. 9. Franchises and Public Utilities 39 Art. 10. General Provisions 42 CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter General Provisions 2 4 11 18 20 26 2. Administration 157 Art. I. In General 157 Art. II. Employee Benefits 157 Div. 1. Generally (Reserved) 157 Div. 2. Social Security 157 Div. 3. Retirement 158 3. Advertising Art. I. Art. II. In General (Reserved) Distribution of Handbills Pearland, Texas Code Chapter 10 Fire Prevention and Protection 615 Art. I. In General 615 Art. II. Fire Marshal 616 Art. III. Fire Prevention Code 621 Div. 1. Generally 621 Div. 2, Flammable Liquids 621 Div. 3. Fireworks 624 Art. IV. Liquefied Petroleum Gas 625 11. Food and Food handlers 679 Art. I. In General 679 .Art. II. Health Certificates 679 Art. III. Food Service Establishments 682 Art. IV.L Meat and Poultry 683 Div. 1. Generally 683 Div. 2. Permit 683 Art. V. Milk and Milk Products 684 12. Garbage and Trash 737 Art. I. In General 737 Art. II, Collection Requirements 738 , Art. III. Private Disposal Areas 743 13. Health and Sanitation 795 Art. I. In General (Reserved) 795 Art. II. Offensive Conditions 795 14. Junk and Junk Dealers 847 Art. I. In General 847 Art. II. License 851 Art. M. Junked Vehicles 856 15. Libraries 16. 17. Art. I. Art. II. In General QReserved- Library Board Massage Establishments 965 Art. I. In General 965 Art. II. License 968 Mobile Homes 1019 Art. I. In General : 1019 Art. II. Mobile Home Parks 1020 Div. 1. Generally 1020 Div. 2. License 1021 Div. 3. Physical Requirements 1023 Chapter 18. Municipal Court 19. Noise Pearland, Texas Code Art. I. Art. II. In General Permit for Amplifying Devices 20. Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions Art. I. - In General .Art. II. Offenses against Property 21. 22.- 23. 24. 25. Oil and Gas Art. I. Art. II. .Art. III. Peddlers Art. I. Art. II. In General Permit Rules Plumbing and Art. I. Art. II. Art. Art. Art. Art. Police Gas Div. Div. III. IV. Plumbing Specifications V. Septic Tank Regulations VI. Gas Specifications In General Permit In General Administration 1. Generally 2. Plumbing Appeals and Advisory Board - Permits, Fees and Inspections Art. I. .Art. II. Railroads In General Police Reserve Unit 26. Streets and Sidewalks Art. I. In General Art. II. Excavations Art. III. Sight Obstructions at Intersections 1075 1127 1127 1130 1181 1181 1184 1235 1235 1235 1238 1291 1291 1292 1347 1347 1353 1353 1355 1358 1362 1386 1390 1447 1447 1447 1.501 1553 1553 1555 1557 Pearland, Texas Code Chapter 27. Subdivisions 1609 28. Taxation 29. Traffic 30. Page 1753 Art. I. In General 1753 Art. II. Enforcement and Obedience 1763 Art. III. Administration 1765 Div: 1. Generally 1765 1766 Art. IV. Accidents 1767 Art. V. Vehicle Equipment 1771 Art. VI. Authorized Emergency Vehicles 1776 Art. VII. Operation of Vehicles Generally 1778 Art. VIII. Right-of-way Regulations 1784 Art. IX. Speed Restrictions 1787 Art. X. Turns 1788 Art. XI. Traffic -Control Devices 1791 Div. 1. Generally 1791 Div. 2. Stop, Yield Intersections 1796 Art. XII. Stopping, Standing and Parking 1798 Div. 1. Generally 1798 Div. 2. Restricted, Prohibited on Certain Streets 1805 Div. 3. Loading and Unloading 1806 Art. XIII. Miscellaneous Driving Rules 1808 Art. XIV. Parades and Processions 1811 Art. XV. Pedestrians 1813 Utilities Div. 2. Traffic Engineer Art. I. In General Art. II. Rates and Charges Art. III. Sewers 1865 1.865 1869 1871 Code Comparative Table 2075 Charter and Related Legislation Code Index