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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplement No. 01 - 1974 Code of Ordinances SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES City of EULESS, TEXAS Looseleaf Supplement This Supplement contains all ordinances deemed advisable to be included at this time through Ordinance No. 445, enacted April 24, 1973. See Code Comparative Table, page 1461. Remove old pages Insert new pages xiii, xiv, xv xiii through xvi 95 153 through 156 153 through 161 351 351, 352 755, 756 755, 756, 756.1 781 through 787 781 through 795 1469 1469 Index pages Index pages 1505, 1506 1505, 1506, 1506.1 1521, 1522 1521, 1522, 1522.1 1529 through 1532 1529 through 1532 • 1539, 1540 1539, 1540 Place this instruction sheet inside front cover of Code. Retain until each subsequent Supplement is inserted. MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION Tallahassee, Florida June 5, 1974 • TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Officials of City at Time of Codification Preface Ordinance Adopting Code ix PART I THE CHARTER Charter __-- _ —__-- 1 Art. I. Incorporation, Form of Government and Powers 1 Art. II. City Council 1 Art. III. Elections 7 Art. IV. Initiative, Referendum and Recall 12 Art. V. Administrative Organization 17 Art. VI. Municipal Court 22 Art. VII. Finance —_____ 25 Art. VIII. Bonds, Warrants and Other Evi- dence of Indebtedness ___—__ 29 Art. IX. Taxation 32 Art. X. Planning — —_` 36 Art. XI. Franchises and Public Utilities _____ 38 Art. XII. General Provisions ____—___ —_—___ 42 Art. XIII. Parks and Recreation _-- _ 48 Art. XIV. Library Board 49 Charter Comparative Table _ _—____ 95 PART II CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 1. General Provisions 99 2. Administration — 153 Art. I. In General — 153 Art. II. Civil Service System 157 Supp.No.1 Xlii EULESS CODE Chapter Page 3. Animals and Fowl ___________ 207 Art. I. In General _ 207 Art. II. Impounding of Livestock __— 208 Art. III. Dogs; Rabies Control 210 4. Buildings and Structures ___ _— 265 Art. I. In General __ 265 Art. II. Moving Buildings __________ —__ 277 Art. III. Signs and Billboards ___ ____ 280 Art. IV. Electrical ___ — 288 Div. 1. Generally _____ ____ 288 Div. 2. Inspectors 290 Div. 3. Licenses —_ 293 Div. 4. Permits _ 297 Art. V. Plumbing and Gas Fitting ______— 299 5. Finance and Taxation — —__ 351 6. Fire Protection and Prevention __ —__ 451 --� Art. I. In General —__ —___ 451 Art. II. Fire Department ______ _ 454 Art. III. Fire Marshal _ 456 Art. IV. Transportation, Handling and Stor- age of Volatiles 462 7. Garbage, Trash, Weeds and Abandoned Property 525 Art. I. In General — 525 Art. II. Grass and Weeds ____ _____ 531 Art. III. Littering 532 Art. IV. Abandoned, Derelict and Lost Per- sonal Property 534 8. Health and Sanitation 589 Art. I. In General 589 Art. II. Air Pollution Control — _— 590 Art. III. Swimming Pools —___________ 600 9. Reserved 655 10. Occupational Licenses and Regulations 755 Art. I. In General 755 Supp.No.1 Xiv TABLE OF CONTENTS—Cont'd. Chapter Page Art. II. Billiards or Pool 758 Div. 1. Generally 758 Div. 2. License — 759 Art. III. Occasional or "Garage" Sales ___— 764 Art. IV. Itinerant Vendors 766 Art. V. Pawnbrokers 771 Art. VI. Pest Control Operators —___ 776 Art. VII. Private Detectives and Private Security Services 782 Art. VIII. Massage Parlors and Massage Establishments 788 11. Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions 837 Art. I. In General 837 Art. II. Obscene Publications __— 846 12. Parks and Recreational and Cultural Facilities 899 Art. I. In General —____ 899 Art. II. Library — 902 13. Streets and Sidewalks — — 953 14. Traffic ____ 1003 Art. I. In General 1003 Art. II. Accidents 1012 Art. III. Official Traffic-Control Signs, Sig- nals, Markings and Devices 1016 Art. IV. Operation of Vehicle __ 1020 Art. V. Parking 1034 Art. VI. Pedestrians 1037 15. Vehicles for Hire 1089 Art. I. In General 1089 Art. II. Taxicabs and Other Public Vehicles 1092 Art. III. Wreckers and Tow Trucks 1100 16. Water and Sewers 1159 Appendix A. Zoning (Reserved) - 1215 Supp.No.1 xv EULESS CODE Page B. Subdivisions 1315 Art. I. In General — — _____ 1315 Art. II. Improvements 1331 Art. III. Storm Water Design Standards 1355 Code Comparative Table _ 1461 Charter Index 1481 Code Index 1497 Supp.No.1 xvi CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE Amend. No. Amend. Date Disposition 2-18-69 Art.II,§1 Art. III,§1 Art.XII,§§6,19 1 4-14-73 Art. III,§1 2 Art.XIII,§1 3 Art.XI V,§1 [The next page is 99] Supp.No.1 95 Chapter 2 ADMINISTRATION Art. I. In General, §§2-1-2-50 Art. II. Civil Service System, §§2-51-2-61 ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 2-1. Planning and zoning commission—Created, member- ship. There is created and established for the city a planning and zoning commission, which shall be composed of seven (7) members. The members shall be resident citizens, taxpayers and qualified voters of the city, all of whom shall be ap- pointed by the governing body, to serve for terms of two (2) years. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as provided for the original appointments. Members of the commission may be removed by the mayor, with the consent of the governing body, after public hearing and for cause assigned in writing. The members of the com- mission shall serve without compensation. (Ord. No. 32, § 1, 3-19-55) Charter reference—See Art. X, § 1. Sec. 2-2. Same—Organization. The planning and zoning commission shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary from its membership and shall have power to employ such qualified persons as may be neces- sary for the proper conduct and undertakings of the commis- sion and to pay for their services and such other necessary expenses; provided, the cost of such services and expenses shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the governing body for the use of the commission. It shall also have the power to make rules, regulations and bylaws for its own gov- ernment, which shall conform as nearly as possible with those governing the city council, and same shall be subject to approval by such council. Such bylaws shall include, among other items,provisions for: Supp.No. 153 § 2-2 EULESS CODE § 2-4 (1) Regular and special meetings,open to the public; (2) Records of its proceedings, to be open for inspection by the public; (3) Reporting to the governing body and the public, from time to time and annually; (4) For the holding of public hearings on its recommenda- tions. (Ord. No. 32, § 2,3-19-55) Sec. 2-3. Same—Powers and duties. The planning and zoning commission shall have the power and it shall be its duty to make and recommend for adoption a master plan, as a whole or in parts, for the future develop- ment and redevelopment of the municipality and its environs and shall have power and it shall be its duty to prepare a comprehensive plan for zoning the city in accordance with articles 1011a through 1011j, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes.The commission shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinances of the city and laws of the state. (Ord. No.32, §3, 3-19-55) Charter reference—See Art. X, § 2. Sec. 2-4. Mutual law enforcement assistance—Assignment of police of this city authorized. Pursuant to the provisions of article 99b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the chief of police is authorized to assign the regularly employed law enforcement personnel of his depart- ment to assist any other county or municipality in this state, when a state of civil emergency in such county or municipality has been declared by proper authority, upon request by such proper authority, and when, in the opinion of such proper authority, a need exists in such other county or municipal- ity for the services of additional law enforcement officers to protect the health, life and property of such other county or municipality, its inhabitants, and the visitors thereto, by rea- son of riot, unlawful assembly characterized by the use of Supp.No.1 154 § 2-4 ADMINISTRATION §2-7 force and violence, or threat thereof by three (3) or more persons acting together or without lawful authority, or during time of natural disaster or man-made calamity. (Res. No. 297, 12-14-71) Sec. 2-5. Same—Other peace officers as city police when as- signed. Whenever any law enforcement officer of any other county or municipality is assigned to this city, under authority of an order adopted by the governing body of such other county or municipality, to assist under circumstances as described above which may exist in this city, such officer gall be a peace officer of this city and shall be under the command of the chief of police of this city while so assigned and he shall have all the powers of a regular law enforcement officer of this city as fully as though he were within the county or munici- pality where regularly employed, and his qualifications, re- spectively, for office where regularly employed shall consti- tute his qualification for office in this city, and no other oath, bond, or compensation shall be made. (Res. No. 297, 12-14-71) Sec. 2-6. Same—Prerequsites of office continue for city po- lice when assigned. When any law enforcement officer of this city is ordered by proper authority to perform peace officer duties outside the territorial limits of this city, he shall be entitled to the same wage, salary, pension, and all other compensation and all other rights for such service, including injury or death benefits, the same as though the service had been rendered within the limits of this city; and he shall also be paid for any reasonable expenses of travel, food or lodging, as well as for damage to equipment and clothing and medical expenses, which he may incur while on duty outside such limits, or while traveling to or from such assignment. (Res. No. 297, 12-14-71), Sec. 2-7. Same—Reimbursement to other governmental body. When any law enforcement officer is assigned to this city from another county or city under the circumstances de- Supp.No.1 155 § 2-7 EULESS CODE § 2-9 scribed above, and upon request of the proper authority of this city, this city will, upon proper request, reimburse the county or city furnishing the services of such law enforcement officer for his actual expenses of travel, food, lodging, and for such cost or damage to equipment and clothing result- ing from the services of such law enforcement officer in this city and for which the county or city where he is regularly employed has paid. (Res. No. 297, 12-14-71) Sec. 2-8. Airport zoning board—Created, administering regu- lations. There is hereby created a joint airport zoning board to be known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Joint Airport Zon- ing Board, which shall have the powers and exercise the du- ties set forth in V.T.C.S. articles 46e-1 through 46e-15, inclu- sive, as amended, or as may be amended in the future, com- monly known as the "Airport Zoning Act"; provided, how- ever, all regulations adopted by the joint airport zoning board shall be administered by the governing body of the political subdivision adopting the regulations unless said governing body shall specifically provide otherwise. (Ord. No. 394, § I, 2-23-71) Sec. 2-9. Same—Representation of political subdivisions. (a) The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Joint Airport Zoning Board shall be composed of two (2) members to be appointed by each of the following political subdivisions within the air- port hazard area of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport participating in its creation: Dallas, Denton and Tarrant Counties; Arlington, Bedford, Colleyville, Coppell, Dallas, Euless, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Irving, Lewisville, South- lake and Westlake; and in addition, a chairman elected by a majority of the mem- bers so appointed above. (b) Members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and may be removed by the authority which appointed Supp.No.1 156 §2-9 ADMINISTRATION §2-53 them. Vacancies shall be filled by the authority who appointed such member for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant. (Ord.No.394, §II,2-23-71) Secs. 2-10-2-50. Reserved. ARTICLE II. CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM* Sec. 2-51. Short title. This article shall be known as the "Civil Service Ordinance of the City of Euless, Texas." (Ord. No. 443, Art. I, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-52. Definitions. The following, when used in this article, shall have the meanings respectively prescribed to them: Commission: The Euless Civil Service Commission as established by section 2-53 hereof. Commissioners: A quorum of the members of the Euless Civil Service Commission. Employee: All permanent, full-time employees of the City of Euless, Texas, other than the Euless City Manager. Council: A quorum of the duly elected and qualified members of the city council of the City of Euless, Texas. (Ord. No. 443, Art. II, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-53. Civil service commission—Established; membership. There is hereby established a Euless Civil Service Commission to be comprised of three (3) members. The members of the commission shall be residents of the City of Euless and shall be appointed by the Euless City Council for a term of three (3) years. The initial members of the commission shall be appointed for one (1), two (2) and three *Editor's note—Ord. No. 443, making no reference to the Code, was codified as Art. II, §§2-51-2-61 at the editor's discretion. Supp.No.1 157 §2-53 EULESS CODE §2-55 (3) year terms, respectively, and all subsequent appointees shall be appointed for a full three-year term so that one member of such commission shall be appointed in each year. The Euless City Council shall have the authority to remove any member of the Civil Service Commission at any time, without cause. The Euless City Council shall also fill, for the unexpired term thereof, any vacancies which may arise for any reason in the membership of such commission. The commission members shall receive no compensation other than travel expenses and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. (Ord. No. 443, Art. III, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-54. Same—Chairman. Upon creation of the Euless Civil Service Commission, the Euless City Council will designate one of such original appointees as chairman of the Euless Civil Service Commission. Such chairman shall serve for a term of one (1) year in such capacity. Annually and thereafter on the --� anniversary of such appointment, a chairman shall be elected among the members of such commission. It shall be the function of such chairman to preside over meetings of the Euless Civil Service Commission and to report periodically to the Euless City Council. (Ord. No. 443, Art. IV, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-55. Same—Promulgation and scope of rules and regulations. Upon its creation, the Euless Civil Service Commission with the advice and counsel of the Euless City Attorney and the Euless City Manager shall prepare rules and regulations consistent with this article for the administration of the Euless Civil Service System as established hereby, which rules and regulations shall become final upon approval of the Euless City Council. The commission shall, from time to time, review such rules and regulations and make modifica- tions, amendments and changes thereto upon the advice and with the consent of the Euless City Council. Such rules and regulations shall establish procedures for: The proper Supp.No.1 '� 158 §2-55 ADMINISTRATION §2-58 �--� conduct of the business of the commission; a system for the testing, examination and qualification of applicants for employment with the City of Euless; certification to the appointing authority of those applicants qualified pursuant to the rules and regulations of such commission; the establishment of rules and regulations constituting cause for removal or suspension of employees; establishing a system of job descriptions and salary classifications; providing for vacations, sick leave, promotion, demotion, seniority, tenure, layoffs, leaves of absence, dismissals, suspensions and disciplinary action; and to serve as a review board for all appeals to the commission affecting the proper application and determination of such rules and regulations. (Ord. No. 443, Art. V, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-56. Nondiscriminatory employment requisites. No person making application for entrance into the civil service system of the City of Euless or seeking advancement therein shall be discriminated against as a result of race, color, creed, sex or political affiliation or persuasion. (Ord. No. 443, Art. VI, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-57. Status of present employees. Any person who is an employee on the effective date of Ordinance No. 443 shall not be required to take any competitive examination or perform any other act or fulfill any additional requirements to maintain his present enrollment or position. (Ord. No. 443, Art. VII, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-58. Exclusions from application of rules and regulations. The rules and regulations established by the Euless Civil Service Commission shall exempt from their application the follo wing: (a) The requirements of competitive examination, certifi- cation and retention in the capacity so employed of the following. Supp.No.1 159 §2-58 EULESS CODE §2-59 (1) All department heads, including, without limita- tion, the director of public safety and the director of public works. (2) The Euless City Secretary. (3) The Euless City Attorney. (4) The Euless City Engineer. (5) The Euless Municipal Judge. (6) Staff and Administrative Assistants. Such employees, if otherwise qualified, however, shall be entitled to all other rights, privileges and benefits afforded all other employees under the Euless Civil Service System. (b) Persons employed to make or conduct a temporary or special inquiry or study, investigation, survey or examination on behalf of the Euless Civil Service Commission, the Euless City Council or the Euless City Manager. (Ord. No. 443, Art. VIII, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-59. Political activity of employees. No person under the Euless Civil Service System shall be under any obligation to contribute to any political fund or to render any political service while in such employ. No employee shall directly or indirectly solicit or receive or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political purpose whatsoever involving election to office with the City of Euless, nor shall any employee take part in political management of affairs or campaigns involving election to office with the City of Euless other than to cast his vote or express privately his opinion. This section shall not apply to an employee signing a petition for or endorsing for publication the election or recall of an elective official of the City of Euless, provided such employee does not circulate such petition or endorsement instrument. (Ord. No. 443, Art. IX, 4-10-73) Supp.No.1 160 §2-60 ADMINISTRATION §2-61 Sec. 2-60. Prohibited acts. No person, firm or corporation shall make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report with regard to any test, certification or appointment made under any provision of the Euless Civil Service Ordinance or in any manner, commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial application of such system nor shall any person, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit, or accept any money, service or other valuable consideration for any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position of employment with the City of Euless, Texas. No person, firm or corporation shall further defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in his right to examination, eligibility, certification or appointment under the Euless Civil Service System or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to employment in the Euless Civil Service System. (Ord. No. 443, Art. X, 4-10-73) Sec. 2-61. Penalty for violation. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. (Ord. No. 443, Art. XI, 4-10-73) Supp.No.1 161 [The next page is 207] Chapter 5 FINANCE AND TAXATION* Sec. 5-1. Homestead ad valorem tax exemption for persons 65 or over—Granted. From and after the effective date of Ordinance No. 445 and upon compliance with the requirements hereafter set forth, there shall be exempted the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) of the assessed value of residence homesteads of residents of the City of Euless, Texas, who are sixty-five (65) years of age or older from all ad valorem taxes thereafter levied by such city. (Ord. No. 445, Art. I, 4-24-73) Editor's note—Ord. No. 445, making no reference to the Code,Arts. 1,2, 4 thereof were codified as §§ 5-1-5-3 at the editor's discretion. Art. III, providing for the year 1973, was omitted. Sec. 5-2. Same—Application for. All residents of the City of Euless who, on January first of each tax year, shall be eligible for the exemption herein provided for shall make application therefor between January first and April thirtieth of each such tax year to the tax assessor-collector of the City of Euless, Texas. Such application shall be supported by affidavit of the applicant and shall be in such form as the tax assessor-collector of the City of Euless, Texas may prescribe. The initial application of any such applicant shall be accompanied by such proof of age as the Euless Tax Assessor-Collector may prescribe. The tax assessor-collector may accept subsequent renewals thereof by affidavit only. (Ord. No. 445, Art. II, 4-24-73) Note—See the editor's note to§5-1. Sec. 5-3. Same—Exclusions. The exemption herein created shall not apply to any ad valorem tax heretofore pledged for the payment of any debt of the City of Euless, Texas, if the cessation of such levy *Cross references—Garbage collection permit, § 7-15 et seq.; occupa- tional licenses, Ch. 10;licenses for vehicles for hire and wreckers,Ch. 15. Supp.No.1 351 §5-3 EULESS CODE §5-3 would impair the obligation of the contract by which such debt was created and the tax assessor-collector of the City of Euless shall have the authority to continue any such levy and collect the tax against such homestead property at the same rate as the tax so pledged until any such debt is finally discharged. (Ord. No. 445, Art. IV, 4-24-73) Note—See the editor's note to§5-1. Supp.No.1 [The next page is 451] �~ 352 Chapter 10 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGULATIONS* Art. I. In General, §§ 10-1-10-19 Art. II. Billiards or Pool, §§10-20-10-49 Div. 1. Generally, §§10-20-10-29 Div. 2. License, §§10-30-10-49 Art. III. Occasional or"Garage" Sales, §§ 10-50-10-59 Art. IV. Itinerant Vendors, §§ 10-60-10-79 Art. V. Pawnbrokers, §§10-80-10-99 Art. VI. Pest Control Operators, §§ 10-100-10-114 Art. VII. Private Detectives and Private Patrol Security Services,§§10- 115-10-140 Art. VIII. Massage Parlors and Massage Establishments,§§10-141-10- 155 ARTICLE I.IN GENERAL Sec. 10-1. Annual levy on state taxed occupations—Present. There is hereby levied, and there shall be collected from every person pursuing any occupation taxed by the general laws of the state, an annual occupation tax equal in each in- stance to one-half (1/2) of the state occupation tax, except as otherwise provided in this Code, which taxes shall be paid annually in advance except where otherwise provided by state law, in which event the same may be paid as it is provided by state law. State law references—Authority to levy one-half of state occupation tax, Const. art. 8, § 1; various state occupation taxes are set out in V.A.T.S. Tax-Gen. art. 19.01 et seq.; general licensing authority, V.T.C.S. art. 1175(23); authority to levy gross receipts permit fee on vehicles for hire, V.T.C.S. art. 6698; admissions tax, V.A.T.S. Tax-Gen. art 21.02; authority to regulate amusements, V.T.C.S. art. 1175(22); authority to levy billiard and pool table tax, V.A.T.S. Tax-Gen. art. 19.01(10); state tax on coin-operated machines, V.A.T.S. Tax-Gen. art. 13.01 et seq.; state license for detectives, V.T.C.S. art. 4413(29bb). *Cross references—Finance and taxation, Ch. 5; garbage collection permit, 7-15; vehicles for hire, tow trucks, Ch. 15. Supp.No. 1 755 § 10-2 EULESS CODE § 10-4 Sec. 10-2. Same—Future. There shall be levied and there shall be collected from ev- ery person pursuing any occupation that may hereafter be taxed by the general laws of the state, an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of such state occupation tax, except as other- wise provided in this Code, which shall be levied and collected as provided in section 10-1. Sec. 10-3. Consecutive Saturday and Sunday sales prohib- ited—Merchandise. It shall be unlawful for any person, on both the two (2) consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday to sell, offer for sale or compel, force or oblige his employees to sell any cloth- ing; clothing accessories; wearing apparel; footwear; head- wear; home, business, office or outdoor furniture; kitchen- ware; kitchen utensils; china; home appliances; stoves; re- frigerators; air conditioners; electric fans; radios; television sets; washing machines; driers; cameras; hardware; tools, excluding nonpower drive hand tools; jewelry; precious or semiprecious stones; silverware; watches; clocks; luggage; motor vehicles; musical instruments; recordings; toys, exclud- ing items customarily sold as novelties and souvenirs; mat- tresses; bed coverings; household linens; floor coverings; lamps; draperies; blinds; curtains; mirrors; lawnmowers; or cloth piece goods. Each separate sale shall constitute a sepa- rate offense. (Ord. No. 177, § 1, 11-27-62) State law reference—Similar provisions, V.T.P.C. art. 286a. Sec. 10-4. Same—Services. It shall be unlawful for any person on both the two (2) con- secutive days of Saturday and Sunday to sell or offer for sale or compel, force or oblige his employees to sell any mainte- nance service, supply service, repair service, installation serv- ice, distribution service, personal service or professional serv- ice. Each separate sale and/or offer for sale shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. No. 177, § 2, 11-27-62) Supp.No. 1 756 §10.5 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES,ETC. § 10-5 Sec. 10-5. Same—Exemptions. The prohibitions of sections 10-3 and 10-4 shall not apply to any sale or sales for charitable purposes or to items used for funeral or burial purposes, nor to items sold as a part of or in conjunction with the sale of real property, nor to the sale of Supp.No.1 756.1 § 10-105 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, ETC. § 10-107 (6) Failure of the licensee to maintain both a permanent business address or base of operation and a permanent telephone number within the county of Dallas or Tar- rant or for failure of the licensee to file with the city manager notice in writing of any change in such ad- dress and/or telephone number within fifteen (15) days after the date of such change. (Ord. No. 373, § 7,4-14-70) Sec. 10-106. Same—Appeal. Any holder of a license which has been revoked or sus- pended may appeal to the city council from the order of revo- cation or suspension by filing with the city secretary, within ten (10) days of the date of such order, his written notice of appeal which shall specifically state the grounds for such ap- peal. The city council shall hear all such appeals after written notice of the hearing to the licensee appealing and to the city secretary, and the city council shall take such action as it may deem fit. Pending the action of the city council on such appeal, the order of the city manager appealed from shall be suspended and the licensee shall be permitted, to continue doing business pending final action by the city council. (Ord. No.373, §8,4-14-70) Sec. 10-107. Notice of intended use. Notice of intent to use poison, food containing ground glass or metal filings or other contaminated food substance on pri- vate property or in public places shall be given in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested addressed to the city manager, and to every property owner within five hundred (500) feet from the property line of the tract, location or site where such poison, contaminated food substance or other simi- lar eradication device shall be employed or used. Such written notice shall be given by any person, including, but not limited to pest control operators, not less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the use, placement or display of any poison, contam- inated substance or other eradication device. The city man- ager or his designated agent shall have authority to enjoin Supp.No.1 781 § 10-107 EULESS CODE § 10-115 and cause any person proposing to use poison, contaminated substance or other eradication device from the use thereof should the city manager so determine that such proposed use would endanger human life, public safety, welfare, domesti- cated animals or other household pets. (Ord. No. 373, § 6, 4-14-70) Secs. 10-108-10-114. Reserved. ARTICLE VII. PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND PRIVATE PATROL SECURITY SERVICES* Sec. 10-115. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. (1) City is the City of Euless, Texas. (2) Person is any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind. (3) Private patrol security officers or operator of a private patrol service means any person who furnishes or agrees to furnish a watchman, guard, patrolman, security systems service, courier service, armored car service, guard dog service, or other person to protect persons, or property or to prevent theft, loss, embezzlement, misappropriation, or concealment of any goods, wares, merchandise, money, bonds, stocks, notes, documents, papers, or property of any kind or who performs the service of a watchman, guard, patrolman, or other person for these purposes. *State law reference—Authority to regulate street patrol special officer,V.T.C.S.art.4413 (29bb), § 14(b). Supp.No. 782 § 10-115 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, ETC. § 10-117 (4) Private detective or private investigator means any person who engages in the business or accepts employment to furnish, agrees to make, or makes any investigation for the purposes of obtaining information with reference to: (a) Crime or wrongs done or threatened against the United States of America or any state or territory of the United States of America; (b) The identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty, integrity, knowledge, trustworthiness, effi- ciency, loyalty, activity, movement, whereabouts, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, reputa- tion, or character of any person; (c) The location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolen property; (d) The cause or responsibility for fires, libels, losses, accidents, damages, or injuries to persons or to property; or (e) Securing evidence to be used before any court, board, officer, or investigating committee. • (5) Employees of registrant shall mean all persons employed as a private detective or private patrol security officer. (Ord. No. 296, I, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, I, 4-10-73) Sec. 10-116. Registration required. No person shall operate as a private detective or as a private patrol security officer in the city without first registering as hereinafter provided with the chief of police. (Ord. No. 441, II, 4-10-73) Sec. 10-117. License required for private patrol secu- rity officer. No person shall operate as a private patrol security officer in the city without first obtaining a license as hereinafter provided from the chief of police. (Ord. No. 296, I4, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, III, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441, this was 10-116. Supp.No.1 783 § 10-118 EULESS CODE § 10-118 Sec. 10-118. Application for registration. Registration required hereunder shall be made upon blank forms prepared and made available by the chief of police and shall state: (1) The full name, age, residence, present and previous occupations of the registrant; (2) Whether the person registering is a citizen of the United States; (3) A specific description of the location of the principal place of business of the registrant; (4) The number of years experience the registrant has had as a private detective or in the related fields; (5) The length of time registrant has been a bona fide resident of the State of Texas immediately preceding the registration; (6) Full name, age, residence and any alias of all employees of such registrant who are engaged in the work as a private detective or as a private patrol security officer within the city; (7) Such other information as the chief of police shall find reasonably necessary to effectuate the general purpose of this article and to make a fair determina- tion of whether the terms of this article have been complied with. The registration required hereunder shall be accompanied by a full set of fingerprints and a recent photograph of registrant and all employees engaged in the work as a private detective or private patrol security officer. It shall be sufficient for registrant to provide a copy of the application of registrant's employee sent to the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies as required by Art. 4413 (29bb) VTCS. (Ord. No. 296, III, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, IV, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441,this was 10-117. Supp.No.1 784 § 10-119 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES,ETC. §10-121 Sec. 10-119. Investigation of applicant. Within ten (10) days after registration as provided for herein, the chief of police shall cause an investigation to be made of the registrant and his employees. (Ord. No. 296, IV, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, V, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441, this was 10-118. Sec. 10-120. Notice to state board of disqualification circumstances. The chief of police of the city shall notify the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies if he determines that the registrant or any of the employees of the registrant: (1) Is a convicted felon; (2) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (3) Is of bad moral character; (4) Is not a citizen of the United States. Any person required to register under this article who shall hire an employee who will be engaged in private detective work or as a private patrol security officer after he has registered under this article shall within fourteen (14) days register the employee with the chief of police of the city, as provided herein. (Ord. No. 441, VI, 4-10-73) Sec. 10-121. Conditions of issuance of license to private patrol security officer. The chief of police shall issue a license to a registrant as a private patrol security officer when he finds: (1) That the applicant is of good moral character, and in all other ways competent to engage in the activities covered by such license; (2) That the applicant has never been convicted of any felony or offense against the decency and morals of the community; Supp.No.1 785 § 10-121 EULESS CODE § 10-124 (3) That the applicant is a natural born or fully naturalized citizen of the United States; (4) That the applicant does not believe in or advocate the overthrow of the government of the United States, or the State of Texas, by force or violence and that the applicant is not a member of any organization or party which believes in or teaches directly or indirectly the overthrow of the government of the United States, or the State of Texas, by force or violence. (Ord. No. 296, V, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, VII, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441,this was 10-119. Sec. 10-122. Action on application for private patrol security patrol officer license. The chief of police shall act upon the application for a private patrol security officer license within fifteen (15) days after filing thereof. If the chief of police disapproves the application, he shall mail to the applicant within fifteen (15) days after the date upon which the application was filed, a notice of his action stating the reasons for his denial of the permit. (Ord. No. 296, VI, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, VIII, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441,this was 10-121. Sec. 10-123. Appeal from denial of private patrol security officer license. Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial of a private patrol security officer license to the city council. The appeal shall be taken within ten (10) days after notice of such denial as hereinabove provided, and the city council shall act upon the appeal within twenty (20) days after receipt. (Ord. No. 296, VIII, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, IX, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441,this was 10-122. Sec. 10-124. License fee. A license shall be issued to a successful applicant upon payment of a license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per company Supp.No. 786 § 10-124 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES,ETC. § 10-126 and ten dollars ($10.00) per commission. (Ord. No. 296, IX, XIV, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, X, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441,this was 10-123. Sec. 10-125. Transferability, suspension or revoca- tion, renewal and term of license. The following conditions shall apply to all licenses issued hereunder: (1) Licenses issued hereunder shall not be transferable. (2) Licenses issued hereunder shall be subject to the revocation or suspension by the chief of police for violation of any of the provisions of this article or misconduct by the licensee or his employees, after reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard has been given the licensee. The chief of police shall immediately notify any licensee, by personal service, of such suspension or revocation. (3) The chief of police shall issue renewal licenses to all licensees whose licenses have not been suspended at the time said licenses have expired, upon payment of the license fee. (4) All licenses issued hereunder shall be for a term of one (1) year. (Ord. No. 296, X, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, XI, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441, this was 10-124. Sec. 10-126. Promulgation of rules and regulations for private patrol security officers. The chief of police shall have the authority to enact and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for the operation of private patrol security officers in the interest of public safety, morals and welfare and to effectuate the general purpose of this article. (Ord. No. 296, XII, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, XII, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441, this was 10-127. Supp.No.1 787 §10-127 EULESS CODE § 10-141 Sec. 10-127. Impersonation of peace officer; use of siren, etc., reporting crimes. No private patrol security officer licensed herein shall impersonate or hold himself out as a peace officer of this state; nor shall a private detective operate or permit to be operated a motor vehicle with a siren, blinker light, or with any insignia thereon bearing likeness to the insignia used by the peace officers of this state or this city, except with written permission of the chief of police of the city. All persons registered hereunder who may, pursuant to the activity for which they are registered, gain or come into possession of knowledge that a crime or offense has been committed or is about to be committed under the laws of this state or the ordinances of this city, shall give notice of such artment of the city as soon as practicable. (Ord. No. 296, XIII, 1-24-67; Ord. No. 441, XIII, 4-10-73) Note—Prior to Ord. No. 441, this was 10-126. Sec. 10-128. Penalty for violation. Any person violating any of the terms of this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), if such violation is of a continuous nature, and each and every day that such violation occurs shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. (Ord. No. 441, XIV, 4-10-73) Secs. 10-129-10-140. Reserved. ARTICLE VIII. MASSAGE PARLORS AND MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS* Sec. 10-141. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall, for the purposes of this article, have the meanings and definitions as hereinaf- ter stated: *Editor's note—Ord. No. 436, making no reference to the Code, was codified as Art. VIII, 10-141-10-155 at the editor's discretion. Supp.No.1 788 �� §10-141 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES,ETC. § 10-142 (a) Massage parlor or massage establishment: Any building, house, room or place where massage is practiced upon the human body by any person other than a duly licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy or chiroprac- tor. This term shall not include duly licensed beauty parlors or barber shops or the office or place of business of a registered physical therapist. (b) Massage: Any act or process of kneading, rubbing, stroking or other such touching or otherwise manipulating the skin of the body of a human being either with the hands or any other part of the human body, or through the use of any mechanical devices, electrical instruments, or other apparatus. The term "massage" as used in this article shall not include kneading, rubbing, stroking or other such touching as above defined by duly licensed medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, chiropractors or registered physical therapists or registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses at the direction or under the prescription of a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy when such treatment is administered or prescribed in the professional course of treatment of a patient for a bona fide medical or mental infirmity. The term "massage" shall not include massage of the face or bust as authorized by the State of Texas in establishments licensed by the State of Texas as beauty shops and barber shops staffed by licensed barbers and beauticians. (c) Chief of police: The chief of police of the City of Euless, Texas, or his duly authorized representative. (d) Health officer: The health officer appointed by the Euless City Council or the Euless City Manager. (e) Prohibited body areas: Prohibited body areas are defined as including all genital organs, sex organs and private parts of the human body and shall include, but not be limited to the male and female genital areas, female breasts, the human buttock and the human anus. (Ord. No. 436, 1, 11-28-72; Ord. No. 439, 1, 2-13-73) Sec. 10-142. License required. No person or corporation shall operate a massage parlor or massage establishment in the City of Euless, Texas, Supp.No.1 789 § 10.142 EULESS CODE § 10-144 without having first obtained a license therefor from the City of Euless. (Ord. No. 436, 2, 11-28-72) Sec. 10-143. Application for license. An application shall be required by any applicant for a license to operate a massage establishment or a massage parlor in the City of Euless, Texas. The application shall be on such form as may be prescribed by the Euless City Manager or the Euless Chief of Police. Such application shall be filed with the chief of police. The application shall require the applicant to state under oath the proposed location of the establishment in an area properly zoned therefor and the name of all owners of the proposed business and if a corporation, the name of all shareholders, the names of all proposed employees and all such persons, both owners and employees, shall be required to state in writing under oath whether such person has ever been convicted in any court of theft, sodomy, procuring, pandering, keeping a bawdy house, engaging in prostitution or other criminal offense. No license shall be granted for the operation of any massage parlor or establishment where either the owner or employees have been convicted of any of the offenses stated herein. A license for the operation of a massage parlor or massage establishment shall be immedi- ately revoked by the chief of police should it be determined that a person convicted of any of the offenses stated in this section shall become an owner, operator or employee of a massage parlor or massage establishment having a license issued by the City of Euless. (Ord. No. 436, 3, 11-28-72) Sec. 10-144. License expiration date and fee; posting license. A license to operate a massage establishment or massage parlor shall be issued to expire on the thirty-first day of December of each year. The annual license fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) and shall be payable in full regardless of the date upon which the license is granted. The license shall be posted and publicly displayed in a conspicuous place at the location of the massage parlor or massage establishment. (Ord. No. 436, 4, 11-28-72) _ Supp.No.1 790 § 10-145 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, ETC. § 10-146 Sec. 10-145. Medical certificates required. Before commencing operation the owner or operator of a massage parlor or establishment shall furnish to the Euless Chief of Police a medical certificate for each employee signed by a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy that such employee has been examined within three (3) days of the date of such medical certificate and that such examination established the fact that such person is free from any infectious or communicable disease. A medical certificate certifying that any such employee is free of infectious or communicable disease shall be furnished to the chief of police on January first, April first, July first and October first during any period of employment by such massage parlor or massage establishment. (Ord. No. 436, 5, 11-28-72) Sec. 10-146. Prohibited acts and license revocation. (a) The Euless Chief of Police shall revoke any license issued under this article should the holder of such license or the owner, operator, manager, employee or patron of any massage parlor or massage establishment in the City of Euless, Texas, do or commit any of the following acts or fail to comply with or meet any of the following requirements imposed by this article: (1) Prior or subsequent final conviction in any court of the offense of theft, sodomy, procuring, pandering, keeping a bawdy house, engaging in prostitution or other offense involving moral turpitude. (2) The occurrence at the massage premises of any act or conduct proscribed by this article. (3) Massage of prohibited body areas. (4) Failure to furnish current medical certificates as required by this article. (5) Failure to maintain a correct patron registration ledger as required by this article. (6) Permitting a patron to give false registration informa- tion as required by this article. Supp.No.1 791 §10-146 EULESS CODE §10-147 (7) Permitting any person to administer a massage in an establishment licensed under this article to any person of the opposite sex, except in the presence of a third person. (8) Violation of the hours of operation as set forth in section 10-148. (9) Violation of section 10-149 prohibiting the use of a massage parlor or massage establishment for residen- tial purposes. (10) Prohibiting entrance to the Euless Chief of Police or his designated representative for the purpose of inspection of the licensed premises or the books or records required to be kept by this article. (11) Failure to furnish for inspection, as required by this article, the books or records so required. (12) Failure to register a patron as required by this article. (13) Failure to verify the information furnished by a patron at time of his registration as required by this article. (14) The performance of any massage procedure, service or treatment, or a charge for same other than that posted, described and set forth as required by section 10-154. (15) Violation of any of the sanitary requirements set forth in section 10-151. (16) Failure to post services and price list as required by section 10-154. (b) The Euless Chief of Police shall, upon revocation of a license issued under this article, furnish licensee a written statement of the reasons for such revocation upon written request therefor by licensee. (Ord. No. 436, 6, 11-28-72; Ord. No. 439, 2, 2-13-73) Sec. 10-147. Appeal. Should the chief of police refuse to approve the issuance of an original license or the renewal of a license or revoke an Supp.No.1 792 § 10-147 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, ETC. § 10-151 outstanding license issued under this article, such action shall be final unless the license holder or applicant shall within ten (10) days after notice of such action, file with the Euless City Manager a written appeal. The decision of the Euless City Manager shall not be appealable to the Euless City Council. (Ord. No. 436, 7, 11-28-72) Sec. 10-148. Hours of operation. No massage parlor or massage establishment shall be kept open for any purpose between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. (Ord. No. 436, 8, 11-28-72) Sec. 10-149. No massage parlor or massage estab- lishment to be used for residence pur- poses. No massage parlor or massage establishment shall be used for residence purposes. (Ord. No. 436, 9, 11-28-72) Sec. 10-150. Inspection of massage parlors and mas- sage establishments. The Euless Chief of Police or his designated representative is authorized to make periodic inspections and examinations of massage parlor or massage establishment premises. Such inspections shall be made to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the public. (Ord. No. 436, 10, 11-28-72) Sec. 10-151. Sanitary requirements. (a) It shall be the duty of every person conducting or operating a massage establishment to keep the same at all times in a clean and sanitary condition. All instruments and mechanical, therapeutic, and bathing devices, or parts thereof, that come into contact with the human body, shall be sterilized by a modern and approved method of sterilization before initial use, and any such instruments and devices, or parts thereof, after having been used upon one patron, shall be sterilized before being used upon another. All towels and linens furnished for use of one patron shall not be furnished for use of another until thoroughly laundered. Supp.No. 1 793 §10-151 EULESS CODE § 10-153 (b) All masseurs and operators shall wash their hands thoroughly before administering massage manipulations to each patron accommodated. (c) No person suffering from a communicable disease shall work or be employed in a massage establishment. (d) No person shall be accommodated as a patron within a massage establishment when to the knowledge of the owner, person in control, or an employee, such person is suffering from a communicable disease. (Ord. No. 436, 11, 11-28-72) Sec. 10-152. Administering massage to person of opposite sex. It shall be unlawful for any person to administer a massage in a massage parlor or massage establishment to any person of the opposite sex except in the visible presence of a third person in the same room or enclosure where massage is performed. (Ord. No. 436, 12, 11-28-72; Ord. No. 439, 3, 2-13-73) Sec. 10-153. Registration of patrons. The holder of a license issued under this article shall maintain a complete written daily register listing the name and address of each patron as given by such patron and as verified from personal identification papers of such patron. A current Texas driver's license containing descriptive information consistent with the physical characteristics of such patron shall be deemed, for purposes hereof, satisfacto- ry personal identification in verification of the name and address of the patron. It shall be unlawful for any patron to give false identification as to name or address and it shall further be unlawful for licensee or his employees to knowingly permit a patron to give a false name or address. Such daily register shall be kept and maintained at the licensed establishment and shall be made available to the chief of police of the City of Euless or his designated representative for inspection upon request at any time during the hours of operation of such establishment. (Ord. No. 436, 16, 11-28-72; Ord. No. 439, 4, 2-13-73) Supp.No.1 794 r § 10-154 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES,ETC. § 10-155 Sec. 10-154. Public notice and posting of services performed and charges therefor. A licensee under this article shall cause at all times to be prominently and publicly posted, in writing and numbers of a size of not less than one (1) inch, a detailed list of the various massage procedures, treatment and services per- formed in said massage parlor and massage establishment and the respective charge or cost therefor. A copy of such list of services performed and the charges or cost thereof shall be furnished to the Euless chief of police, at the time of application for license and thereafter at the time of any change in such services or charges therefor, if any such change is made. (Ord. No. 436, 17, 11-28-72; Ord. No. 439, 5, 2-13-73) Sec. 10-155. Penalty for violation. Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a separate offense for each violation thereof or for each day or portion thereof during which any such violation is continued or permitted, and each offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). (Ord. No. 436, 14, 11-28-72; Ord. No. 439, 7, 2-13-73) Supp.No.1 [The next page is 837] 795 CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE �—' Section Ord.No. Date Section this Code 394 2-23-71 I 2-8 II 2-9 403 7-27-71 1 4-1,4-2 406 8-10-71 1 6-1 2 6-68 3-5 6-2-6-4 412 10-26-71 Art.I,§§1,2 15-45 3 15-46 4 15-47 5 15-45 6 15-48 7 15-49 8 15-45 II, 1-3 15-50-15-52 III, 1 15-53 IV, 1-3 15-54-15-56 R-297 12-14-71 2-4-2-7 421 3-14-72 1 14-66 429 7-11-72 1(a) 14-1 1(b) 14-15 436 11-28-72 1-12 10-141-10-152 14 10-155 439 2-13-73 1 10-141(b), (e) 2 10-146 4 10-153 5 10-154 7 10-155 441 4-10-73 I—XIV 10-115-10-128 443 4-10-73 Arts.I—XI 2-51-2-61 445 4-24-73 Arts.I,II 5-1,5-2 Art. III 5-1 (note) Art. IV 5-3 466 3-12-74 Adopting Ord. p.ix Supp.No.1 [The next page is 1481] 1469 CODE INDEX CITY SECRETARY Section Definitions _ — 1-3 CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM Commission Chairman --------_--_---__----____-- Established ——- - — -- - --- - —— 2-53 Membership 2-53 Rules and regulations, promulgating _____________________ 2-55 Definitions _ —___ _________ 2-52 Nondiscriminatory employment requisites 2-56 Penalty for violations 2-61 Political activity of employees 2-59 Present employees, status of __ 2-57 Prohibited acts -----_--------------------------------------____-_ 2-60 Rules and regulations Exclusions from applications of 2-58 Promulgation.See within this title: Commission Title cited ___________________ 2-51 Violations, penalties 2-61 CLAIRVOYANTS Vagrancy porvisions applicable to. See: Vagrancy CODE OF ORDINANCES* Catchlines or headings of sections Effect ____________--- 1-2 Number system explained. See the preface to this volume Definitions 1-3 Designated and cited, how _ -- 1-1 General penalty. See hereinbelow: Violations Penalties. See hereinbelow:Violations Rules of construction — 1-3 Severability of parts of code __—_______________ 1-5 Supplementation of code ___—__ — 1-4 Violations Continuing _ __ _ _ 1-6 General penalty 1-6 Words and phrases --______--_ 1-3 *Note—The adoption, amendment, repeal, omissions, effective date, explanation of numbering system and other matters pertaining to the use, construction and interpretation of this Code are contained in the adopting ordinance and preface which are to be found in the preliminary pages of this volume. Supp.No. 1 1505 EULESS CODE • COIN-OPERATED MACHINES AND DEVICES Section Licenses Collection, receipt for fees --- 10-8 Required, fees __ 10-7 COLLISIONS Traffic accidents. See:Traffic COMBUSTIBLES Fire prevention regulations.See:Fire Prevention COMIC BOOKS Obscene publications.See:Indecency and Obscenity COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors.See that title COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS Generally. See: Departments and Other Agencies of City COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Bathers with at swimming pools.See: Swimming Pools Disease control. See that title • CONCESSIONS Park concessions. See: Parks and Recreation CONGREGATIONS Unlawful assemblies. See: Assemblies CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. See: Disease Control CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not included herein. See the preliminary pages and the adopting ordinance of this code CORPORATIONS Persons defined re _ 1-3 COUNCIL. See: City Council COUNTY Defined 1-3 COURTS General penalty for violations of code. See: Code of Ordinances COWS,CATTLE,ETC. Livestock at large.See:Animals and Fowl Supp.No.1 1506 CODE INDEX CRIME PUBLICATIONS Obscene publications. See:Indecency and Obscenity CROSSWALKS Traffic regulations.See: Traffic CROWDS Unlawful assemblies. See:Assemblies D DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGIONAL JOINT AIR- PORT ZONING BOARD Airport zoning board. See that title DANGEROUS BUILDINGS Moving of buildings. See: Buildings DANGEROUS PREMISES,APPLIANCES,ETC. Fire marshal authority re. See: Fire Marshal DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Official time standard. See: Time Supp.No.1 1506.1 CODE INDEX LICENSES AND PERMITS--Cont'd. Section Itinerants Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors. See that title Massage parlors and massage establishments. See that title Occasional or garage sales. See that title Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not included herein. See the preliminary pages and the adopting ordinance of this code Parade permits. See: Traffic Park and playground use permits. See: Parks and Recreation Pawnbrokers.See that title Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors.See that title Pest control operators. See that title Poolrooms and billiard parlors.See that title Private patrol security officer. See: Private Detectives and Private Patrol Security Services Refuse collection permits. See:Garbage and Trash Saturday and Sunday sales Consecutive Saturday and Sunday sales. See here- inabove that subject Signs and billboards. See that title Solicitors Peddlers, canvassers and solicitors. See that title Transient merchants Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors. See that title Vehicles for hire (ambulances). See that title Vehicles for hire (taxicabs, etc.) See that title Vendors Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors. See that title Wreckers and tow trucks. See: Vehicles For Hire (Wreckers and Tow Trucks) LITTERING. See also: Garbage and Trash Glass,etc.,placed on highways. See: Traffic LIVESTOCK Running at large. See: Animals and Fowl LOADING ZONES Designation and use. See: Traffic LOITERING Definitions 11-6 Public room contrary to order to leave —_ _—_ 11-8 Rest rooms, in 11-7 Supplementary to statutes _ -___-____ 11-9 Unlawful assemblies. See: Assemblies Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See: Vagrancy Supp.No.1 1521 EULESS CODE LOST PERSONAL PROPERTY. See: Abandoned, Dere- lict,Lost Personal Property Section LOTS,VACANT Littering.See: Garbage and Trash Staking out animals. See:Animals and Fowl LOUDSPEAKERS Prohibited noises enumerated.See: Noises LUMBER,WOOD,COAL,ETC. Placing materials on streets. See: Streets and Sidewalks M MANURE Disposal. See: Garbage and Trash MARBLE TABLES Coin-operated machines and devices. See that title MARSHAL,FIRE. See: Fire Marshal MASSAGE PARLORS AND MASSAGE ESTABLISH- MENTS Charges for services Posting 10-154 Definitions - --------- - -- _____-__________________- 10-141 Hours of operation _____________________________________________________ 10-148 Inspections _ 10-150 Licenses Applications 10-143 Denial, appeal —__--______— 10-147 Expiration ____ 10-144 Fees 10-144 Posting 10-144 Required 10-142 Revocation 10-146 Appeals 10-147 Medical certificates required 10-145 Penalty for violations 10-155 Persons of opposite sex, massaging 10-152 Prohibited acts 10-146 Registration of patrons 10-153 Sanitary requirements 10-151 Use for residence purposes prohibited 10-149 Violations, penalties 10-155 MASTER ELECTRICIANS Licenses. See:Electricity ^\ Supp.No.1 1522 CODE INDEX MEAT PACKERS Section Wholesale accumulations of refuse. See: Garbage and Trash MEETINGS Unlawful assemblies. See: Assemblies MERCHANDISE SALES Parks,in. See:Parks and Recreation Placing materials on streets. See: Streets and Side- walks MERCHANTS Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors. See that title MIND READERS Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See: Vagrancy MINORS (juveniles,children,etc.) Pawnbrokers transacting business with. See: Pawn- brokers Poolroom restrictions. See: Poolrooms and Billiard Parlors Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See: Vagrancy MOBS Unlawful assemblies. See: Assemblies MONTH Defined — 1-3 Supp.No.1 1522.1 CODE INDEX PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING Section Code Adopted __________ _—__ 4-120 Amended __ 4-121 Building codes adopted.See: Buildings Penalty ____ ___ 4-120 Swimming pools. See that title Utility facilities, extending without authority. See: Streets and Sidewalks Water and sewers. See that title POISON Pest control operators using. See: Pest Control Opera- tors POLES AND WIRES Electrical code. See: Electricity Extending utility facilities without authority. See: Streets and Sidewalks Moving building arrangements. See: Buildings Signs and billboards. See that title Subdivision improvements. See: Subdivisions POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests Authority of fire marshal. See: Fire Marshal Authorized emergency vehicles.See: Traffic Chief of police Definitions — _--_ 1-3 Fire marshal. See that title Mutual law enforcement assistance Assignment of city police authorized _________________ 2-4 Other police officers as city police when assigned ___ 2-5 Prerequisites of office continue for city police, etc. 2-6 Reimbursement to other governmental body _________ 2-7 Private detectives and private patrol security services. See that title Traffic regulations. See: Traffic POLLUTION Air pollution control. See that title POOLROOMS AND BILLIARD PARLORS Church, school or hospital Proximity to _ —___________ 10-21 Definitions __ _ --__________—_ 10-20 Gambling in —____—______—__—____ 10-24 Hours of operation 10-22 Licenses Appeals _ ___ _ ____ ___— 10-39 Revocation and suspension ___ 10-40 Supp.No.1 1529 EULESS CODE POOLROOMS AND BILLIARD PARLORS—Cont'd. Section Applications 10-31 Display ___—_______— 10-37 Fees 10-34 Proration 10-35 Inspection and approval of premises, etc. _ 10-33 Issuance _ 10-36 Appeals _ — 10-39 Limitation on number of tables — 10-38 Misrepresentations -- 10-32 Moral character of licensee — 10-32 Refusal, appeals _______ ___ 10-39 Required 10-30 Revocation and suspension __ _ 10-40 Term, duration __—_ 10-35 Minors restricted — 10-23 Prostitutes and vagrants in 10-25 PORNOGRAPHY Obscene publications.See:Indecency and Obscenity POULTRY Fowl at large.See: Animals and Fowl PRECEDING,FOLLOWING Terms defined 1-3 PRISONS AND PRISONERS General penalty for violations of code. See: Code of Ordinances PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND PRIVATE PATROL SECURITY SERVICES Definitions 10-115 Impersonation of peace officer 10-127 Licenses Appeals from denial 10-123 Applications Action on -- 10-122 Conditions for issuance _______ 10-121 Fees 10-124 Required 10-117 Suspension or revocation 10-125 Terms — — 10-125 Transferability ____________________— 10-125 Penalty for violations 10-128 Registration Application 10-118 Supp.No.1 1530 CODE INDEX PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND SPECIAL OFFICERS —Cont'd. Section Disqualification Notice to state board 10-120 Investigation of applicant 10-119 Required — 10-116 Rules and regulations, promulgation 10-126 Sirens,etc. Use of -- 10-127 Violations, penalties 10-128 PROCESSIONS Parade permits. See:Traffic PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS Licenses and permits. See that title PROPERTY Abandoned, derelict, lost personal property. See that title Owner, defined ____ 1-3 Park property, mutilating or destroying. See: Parks and Recreation PROSTITUTION Poolroom restrictions. See: Poolrooms and Billiard Parlors Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See:Vagrancy PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS Prohibited noises enumerated.See: Noises PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES. See:Assemblies PUBLIC HEALTH. See: Health and Sanitation PUBLIC INDECENCY.See: Indecency and Obscenity PUBLIC LIBRARY. See: Libraries PUBLIC NUISANCES. See: Nuisances PUBLIC RECORDS Supplementation of code. See: Code of Ordinances PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY Street defined re —____—__ ____—__— 1-3 Streets in general.See: Streets and Sidewalks PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS Authorized emergency vehicles.See: Traffic PUBLIC UTILITIES. See: Utilities PUBLIC VEHICLES. See: Vehicles for Hire (taxicabs, etc.) Supp.No.1 1531 EULESS CODE PUBLIC WELFARE Section Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See: Vagrancy PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not included herein. See the preliminary pages and the adopting ordinance of this code Subdivision improvements.See: Subdivisions PUBLICATIONS Obscene publications. See: Indecency and Obscenity PUSHCARTS Traffic regulations. See:Traffic PYROTECHNICS. See: Fireworks R RABIES CONTROL. See: Animals and Fowl RACING Bookmaking.See that title RADIOS Prohibited noises enumerated. See: Noises RAILROADS AND TRAINS Loitering,loafing around railroad stations Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See: Vagrancy Parking restrictions. See: Traffic RAT CONTROL Pest control operators. See that title RECESSED PARKING AREAS Streets defined re _ — 1-3 Streets in general. See: Streets and Sidewalks RECREATION. See: Parks and Recreation REFUSE Wholesale accumulations,etc. See: Garbage and Trash REGIONAL ZONING BOARD Airport zoning board. See that title RESTAURANTS Wholesale accumulations of refuse. See: Garbage and Trash REWARDS Arson reward. See: Fire Prevention Supp.No. 1 1532 CODE INDEX SUBDIVISIONS (Appendix B)—Cont'd. Section Storm sewers Improvements. See: Within this title that subject Storm water design standards Bridges ___ 111 Storm drains ____ _ 111 Catch basins —__________ ____ 104 Curb height _____________ —_ 101 Ditches and channels 109 Easements, etc., for drainage structures 110 Excess water carryoff 103 Height of curb where water directed _____—__ 108 Maximum water depth _________—_ 102 Method of measuring ____— 100 Street grades ___ ______ 105 Valley gutters 106 Water dumped from street into watercourse 107 Street grades, store drainage ___— — 105 Streets Improvements. See within this title that subject Utility easements —_________ 40 Utilities Refusal of plat aproval for inadequate utilities ______ 21 Variations and modifications Improvements. See within this title that subject Water and sewers Improvements. See within this title that subject Water carryoff. See within this title: Storm Water De- sign Standards Water dumped from street into watercourse 107 SUNDAYS Sale restrictions. See: Licenses and Permits SUPPLEMENTS Supplementation of code. See: Code of Ordinances SURVEYS,MAPS AND PLATS Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not included herein. See the preliminary pages and the adopting ordinance of this code Subdivision plats. See: Subdivisions SWF..AR OR SWORN. See: Oath, Affirmation, Swear or Sworn SWIMMING POOLS Bathers with communicable diseases — 8-44 Construction permit and approval _______________,--__ 8-41 Building permits in general.See: Buildings Supp.No.1 1539 EULESS CODE SWIMMING POOLS—Cont'd. Section Definitions— —______— — 8-40 Disease control 8-44 Enclosures 8-42 Indecent exposure. See: Indecency and Obscenity Municipal swimming pools. See: Parks and Recreation Property rights of another Interfering with enjoyment of 8-46 Safety of bathers _____ — 8-43 Sanitation of premises —__ —__ 8-45 State department of health Compliance with requirements 8-48 Unhealthful practices, conduct —_ _ 8-44 Unnecessary noise ___—_ 8-47 SWINE Livestock at large. See: Animals and Fowl T TARRANT COUNTY. See: County TAXATION Homestead exemption for persons sixty-five or over Application 5-2 Exclusions 5-3 Granted 5-1 Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not included herein. See the preliminary pages and the adopting ordinance of this code TAXICABS. See: Vehicles for Hire (taxicabs,etc.) TENANT IN COMMON, PARTNERSHIP ETC. Owner defined re ______________ 1-3 TENSE Word usage for interpreting code —_ 1-3 TERMITES Pest control operators. See that title TEXAS, STATE OF. See: State THOROUGHFARES Proximity to signs. See: Signs and Billboards TIME Computation of time for interpreting code —_.______ 1-3 Official time standard designated 1-3 Official time standard for traffic purposes. See: Traffic TOW TRUCKS. See: Vehicles for Hire (wreckers and tow trucks) Supp.No.1 1540