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CODE OF ORDINANCES
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EULESS, TEXAS
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June 5, 1974
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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(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
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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-
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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
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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.
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(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
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�--� 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.
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(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)
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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)
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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
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§ 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
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§ 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).
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§ 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.
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(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.
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§ 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.
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§ 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;
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§ 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
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§ 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.
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§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.
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§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,
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§ 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) _
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§ 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.
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§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
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§ 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.
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§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)
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§ 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)
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�—' 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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 ^\
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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
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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
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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
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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.)
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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
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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
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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)
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