CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS

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Adopted: October 5, 1992

Effective: October 5, 1992

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Published in 1992 by Order of the City Council
Republished in 2003

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OFFICIALS

of the

CITY OF

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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B. C. Groves

Mayor

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Kathy Uhlich, Mayor Pro Tem

Bobbie Mitchell, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem

Allen Judkiewicz

Ann Pomykal
Tracy Clinton

City Council

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Charles R. Owens

City Manager

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Ronald J. Neiman

City Attorney

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Marty Hendrix

City Secretary

CURRENT OFFICIALS

of the

CITY OF

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS

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Rudy Durham

Mayor

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R Neil Ferguson, Mayor Pro Tem

Greg Tierney, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem

Leroy Vaughn

TJ Gilmore

Brent Daniels

City Council

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Donna Barron

City Manager

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Lizbeth Plaster

City Attorney

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Julie Heinze

City Secretary

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete recodification of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Lewisville, Texas.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1990 Code and ordinances subsequently adopted by the city council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the 1990 Code and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

Numbering System

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of Chapter 4 is 4-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 3-1 and 3-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 3-1.5. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as Chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division.

Indexes

The indexes have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the indexes themselves which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Alyce A. Whitson, Supervising Editor, and Ron McLaughlin, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Ron Neiman, City Attorney, Marty Hendrix, City Secretary, and the other members of the city staff, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the city readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION Tallahassee, Florida

 

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 1727-10-92

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS THAT:

SECTION 1. The Code entitled "Code of Ordinances, City of Lewisville, Texas", published by Municipal Code Corporation consisting of Chapters 1 through 17, each inclusive, is hereby adopted.

SECTION 2. All ordinances of a general nature which may have been heretofore codified and those enacted on or before March 16, 1992, and not included in this code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are hereby repealed. Provided, however, that all ordinances of a special nature, including but not limited to tax levy, budget, bonds, franchises, election, zoning, vacating and abandonment of property, and annexation shall continue in full force or effect unless specifically repealed or amended; it being intended that special ordinances are not to be included in this code.

SECTION 3. The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been heretofore repealed.

SECTION 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000.00 for violations of all such rules, ordinances and police regulations that govern fire safety, zoning or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, nor exceeding $500.00 for all other violations except traffic and vehicle violations, whereby such fines shall not exceed $200.00. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is re-enacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the City may pursue other remedies available at law or in equity, such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief and revocation of licenses or permits.

SECTION 5. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

SECTION 6. Ordinances adopted after March 16, 1992, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

SECTION 7. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its final adoption.

SECTION 8. The fact that a codification of ordinances passed in recent years is necessary for the administration thereof creates an urgency and emergency requiring the suspension of the rule requiring three readings, and this ordinance shall become effective immediately.

DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, BY A VOTE OF 5 TO 0 ON THIS THE 5TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1992.

APPROVED:

	/s/         B. C. Groves, MAYOR

ATTEST:

/s/         Marty Hendrix, CMC/AAE, CITY SECRETARY

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

/s/         Ronald J. Neiman, CITY ATTORNEY