HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplement No. 07 - 1974 Code of Ordinances SUPPLEMENT NO. 7
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. 630, enacted June 24, 1980.
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MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, Florida
November, 1980
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Officials of City at Time of Codification iii
Preface v
Ordinance Adopting Code ix
PART I
THE CHARTER
Charter 1
Art. I. Incorporation, Form of Government
and Powers 1
Art. II. City Council 7
Art. III. Elections 12.1
Art. IV. Initiative, Referendum and Recall 17
Art. V. Administrative Organization 22
Art. VI. Municipal Court 25
Art. VII. Finance 26
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 159
21/2. Alcoholic Beverages 183
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3. Animals and Rabies Control 207
4. Buildings and Structures 265
Art. I. In General 265
Art. II. Moving Buildings 266
Art. III. Signs and Billboards 280
Art. IV. Electrical Regulations 289
Div. 1. Generally 289
Div. 2. Inspectors 292
Div. 3. Licenses 295
Div. 4. Permits 299
Art. V. Plumbing and Gas Fitting 300.1
Art. VI. Fences and Obstructions 300.2
41/2. Cable Television 309
Art. I. In General 309
Art. II. Administration 316
Art. III. Operation regulations 329
5. Finance and Taxation 351
Art. I. In General 351
Art. II. Hotel Occupancy Tax 354
6. Fire Protection and Prevention 447
Art. I. In General 447
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 Prop-
erty 525
Art. I. In General 525
Art. II. Grass and Weeds 531
Art. III. Littering 533
Art. IV. Abandoned, Derelict and Lost Per-
sonal Property 534.1
Div. 1. Generally 534.1
Div. 2. Reserved 540
Art. V. Junked Vehicles 540
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TABLE OF CONTENTS—Cont'd.
Chapter Page
8. Health and Sanitation ___—_______—__ 589
Art. I. In General.__ 589
Art. II. Air Pollution Control ._____— 590
Art. III. Swimming Pools _ 600
Art. IV. Eating and Drinking Establish-
ments -----------___-- — 605
9. Reserved. 655
10. Occupational Licenses and Regulations —____ 755
Art. I. In General —__ 755
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 Se-
curity Services 782
Art. VIII. Massage Parlors and Massage Estab-
lishments 788
11. Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions 837
Art. I. In General — 837
Art. II. Obscene Publications —_____ 846
12. Parks, Recerational and Cultural Facilities 899
Art. I. In General 899
Art. II. Library 902
13. Streets and Sidewalks 953
Art. I. In General — _ 953
Art. II. Barricades 954
14. Traffic 1003
Art. I. In General — 1003
Art. II. Accidents 1012
Art. III. Official Traffic-Control Signs, Signals,
Markings and Devices 1016
Art. IV. Operation of Vehicle — 1020
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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
Art. I. In General 1159
Art. II. Industrial Wastes 1172
Appendix
A. Zoning (Reserved) _ _ 1215
B. Subdivisions 1315,
Art. I. In General —_ 1315
Art. II. Improvements —_ 1331
Art. III. Storm Water Design Standards____ 1354.1
Code Comparative Table 1461
Charter Index 1481
Code Index 1497
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Chapter 3
ANIMALS AND RABIES CONTROL*
Sec. 3-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms,
phrases, words or their derivation shall have the meaning
given herein. When not consistent with the context, words
used in the plural number include the singular; words used
in the singular include the plural number. The word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory.
(a) Animal: Any member of the group of living beings
generally capable of spontaneous and rapid motor re-
sponse to stimulation, specifically excluding human
beings.
(b) Dog: All members of the canine family.
(c) Cat: All members of the cat family that are domesti-
cated.
(d) Domestical animal: Those animals which are naturally
tame and gentle, or which by long continued association
with man have become thoroughly domesticated and are
now reduced to such a state of subjection that they no
longer possess the disposition or inclination to escape.
(e) Wild animals: The term "wild animals" shall mean
animals which are usually not domestic animals and
shall include but not be limited to lions,tigers, leopards,
panthers, bears, wolves, alligators, crocodiles, apes,
foxes, elephants, rhinoceroses, buffalo, poisonous rep-
tiles and other like animals. Such term shall include
animals cross-bred between dogs, wolves, coyotes or
foxes or any combination thereof.
'Editor's note—Ord. No. 500, Art. I, adopted March 23, 1976, spe-
cifically amended the Code by repealing former Ch. 3, §§ 3-1-3-4,
3-20-3-26, 3-30-3-41, and adopting in lien thereof new Ch. 3, §§
3-1-3-35, pertaining to the same subject matter. Formerly Ch. 3 had
been derived from Ord. No. 94, §§ 1.01-1.09, 2.01, 2.02, 3.01-3.12,
4-8-58,and Ord.No.494,adopted Nov. 25,1975.
Cross reference—Teasing, injuring or killing animals in parks, § 12-9.
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(1) Fish: Certain species of fish shall be considered
under the wild category such as eels and piranha,
which are considered to be dangerous to man, or
walking catfish, which are dangerous to the bal-
anced environment of lakes and streams.
(f) Fowl or bird: A bird of any kind, including the follow-
ing:
(1) Domestic: Such as canary, chicken, parakeet, par-
rot, turkeys,but not limited to these.
(2) Wild: Such as blackbird, cardinal, crow, blue jay,
robin, sparrow,but not limited to these.
(3) Game: Such as dove, duck, goose, pigeon, quail,
but not limited to these.
(g) Livestock: Domestic animals generally used or raised
on a farm for profit or use, including but not limited
to cattle, cows, sheep, pigs, bulls, stallions, jacks, hogs,
and sows.
(h) Running at large: To be free of physical restraint be-
yond an enclosed or fenced area. Voice control shall not
be deemed restraint.
(i) Owner: The owner of an animal is any person, firm
or corporation or association who have, harbor or keep,
or cause or permit to be harbored or kept, or has in
his care, or who permits an animal to remain on or
about his premises.
(j) Animal warden: Employee of the City of Euless ap-
pointed by the city manager to supervise the operation
and maintenance of the city animal shelter and to help
carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(k) Residential purposes: Any property zoned for or
utilized as a multifamily, fourplex, triplex, duplex,
single-family dwelling or mobile home.
(1) Harbored in extreme weather conditions: Said phrase
shall mean being enclosed in a pen or cage or tethered
without having access to shelter and water.
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(m) Powers of citizens and officers: Any officer or citizen
of the City of Euless is hereby authorized to take up
and deliver to the animal warden any animals mentioned
in this chapter that may be found running at large
in the corporate limits of the city. (Ord. No. 500, Art.
I, 3-23-76; Ord. No. 613, § I, 3-25-80)
Sec. 3-2. Animals generally; running at large.
(a) It shall be unlawful and a nuisance for any person
raising or keeping any animal or fowl to permit any such ani-
mal or fowl to run at large within the city or go upon the
premises of another; provided, however, that this subsection
does not apply to dogs and cats, which animals shall be regu-
lated by subsection (b).
The city shall establish a prima facie case by proving the
ownership of the animal and that it was running at large.
(b) The owner or harborer of any dog or cat is responsible
for preventing his or her dog or cat from running at large
within the city, and the city shall establish a prima facie case
by proving ownership or harborage of the dog or cat and
that it was running at large, and the only defense to said
prima facie case is that said dog or cat was stolen and was
attempting to return to its owner's or harborer's premises.
(Ord. No. 500, Art. I,3-23-76)
Sec. 3-3. Abandonment of animals in city.
It shall be unlawful to abandon or dump any animal in the
City of Euless. (Ord. No. 500, Art. I, 3-23-76)
Sec. 3-4. Slaughtering prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to maintain any property for the pur-
pose of slaughtering any animal or animals. (Ord. No. 500,
Art. I,3-23-76)
Sec. 3-5. Biting, scratching or attacking any person.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, harbor, main-
tain or keep any animal that bites, scratches or attacks any
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person unprovoked; provided, the person bitten was not tres-
passing upon the property of the person owning, harboring,
maintaining or keeping such animal. (Ord. No. 500, Art. I,
3-23-76; Ord. No. 513, § 1, 12-14-76)
Sec. 3-6. Barking or howling.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to harbor or keep on his
premises or in or about his premises under his control, any
animal which by loud or unusual barking or howling, or by
noise of any type, causes the peace and quiet of the neighbor-
hood or the occupants of the adjacent premises to be dis-
turbed. (Ord. No. 500, Art. I,3-23-76)
Sec. 3-7. Sanitary condition of pens.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain any pen,
enclosure, yard or area for any animal in an unsanitary, of-
fensive or disagreeable manner. (Ord. No. 500, Art. I, 3-
23-76)
Sec. 3-8. Restriction on number of dogs, cats, or any other
animals or combination of both, to be kept in resi-
dential premises.
It shall be unlawful to keep or harbor more than four (4)
dogs, cats, or any other animals or combination of these be-
yond the normal weaning age on any premises used or zoned
for residential purposes, with the exception of those listed
in section 3-11 of this chapter. (Ord. No. 500, Art. I, 3-23-76)
Sec. 3-9. Standing of bull, stallion or jack.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or harborer of any bull,
stallion or jack to permit or cause to be permitted the stand-
ing of any such bull, stallion or jack within the city limits,
unless the standing is in an enclosed structure. (Ord. No.
500, Art. I, 3-23-76)
Sec. 3-10. Hogs, sows,pigs in city.
It shall be unlawful to maintain and keep any hog, sow,
or pig in the City of Euless. (Ord. No. 500, Art. I, 3-23-76)
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Chapter 4
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES*
Art. I. In General,§§ 4-1-4-19
Art. II. Moving Buildings,§§ 4-20-4-39
Art. III. Signs and Billboards,§§ 4-40-4-69
Art. IV. Electrical Regulations, §§ 4-70-4-119
Div. 1. Generally, §§ 4-70-4-80
Div. 2. Inspectors, §§ 4-81-4-96
Div. 3. Licenses, §§ 4-97-4-110
Div. 4. Permits, §§ 4-111-4-119
Art. V. Plumbing and Gas Fittings, §§ 4-120-4-131
Art. VI. Fences and Obstructions, §§ 4-132-4-138
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 4-1. Codes, amendments thereto, adopted by
reference.
The 1979 edition of the Uniform Building Code, Dwelling
Construction under the Uniform Building Code, Uniform
Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform
Housing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, as adopted by the
International Conference of Building Officials, with revi-
sions, are hereby adopted. The building code of the City of
Euless, Texas is hereby revised and amended to conform to
the 1979 edition of the Uniform Building Code, Dwelling
Construction under the Uniform Building Code, Uniform
Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform
Housing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, and the same as
amended is hereby adopted as the building code of the City
of Euless, Texas, from the effective date hereof. One copy of
said Uniform Building Code, Uniform Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform Housing Code
*Cross references—Building inspector as ex officio fire marshal, §
6-41; air pollution control division in department of inspections, § 8-21;
swimming pool permits, § 8-41;erecting structures in parks, § 12-6.
State law references—Authority to establish fire limits, V.T.C.S. art.
1175(25);authority to establish building lines,art. 1105a.
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and Uniform Mechanical Code, marked "Exhibit A," and
one copy of the amendments, marked "Exhibit B," are
incorporated herein by reference and have been filed in the
office of the city secretary for permanent record and
inspection. (Ord. No. 504, 3-23-76; Ord. No. 614, § 1,
3-25-80)
Editor's note—Ord. No. 504, adopted March 23, 1976, did not spe-
cifically amend the Code. At the discretion of the editor, said ordi-
nance has been codified as superseding former §§ 4-1, 4-2, which per-
tained to the adoption of a building code and amendment thereto. Said
former section had been derived from Ord. No. 403, § 1, adopted July
27, 1971,and Ord.No.489,§ 1,adopted June 24,1975.Building permit fees
have not been set out herein, but a schedule of said fees may be found on
file in the office of the city secretary.
Charter reference—Condemnation of dangerous structures, Art. XII,
§ 9.
Sec. 4-2. Reserved.
Note—See editor's note following § 4-1.
Secs. 4-3-4-19. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. MOVING BUILDINGS
Sec. 4-20. Permit—Required; fees.
(a) No person shall move any building or other structure
within or through the limits of the city upon the streets,
alleys, avenues or public grounds, without first having secured
a permit from the city secretary authorizing the same;
provided, no such permit shall issue for the moving of a struc-
ture or building into the city for reconstruction therein unless
the owner thereof or his agent first secures a building permit
for such construction.
(b) The applicant, hereinafter called mover, shall pay for
said permit the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) for the first day
and five dollars ($5.00) for each additional day or fraction
thereof that the structure or building is in or on the streets,
alleys, avenues or public grounds. (Ord. No. 59, § I, 1-12-57)
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Sec. 4-21. Same—Bond; arrangement with utility companies.
Before such permit is granted by the city secretary, the
party applying therefor shall give a surety bond payable to
the city, in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), ex-
ecuted by a surety company authorized to do business in the
state, to be approved by the city secretary and city attorney,
conditioned among other things that said party will save, in-
demnify and keep harmless the city against all liabilities,
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complained of shall not be approved. The board may continue
such hearing from time to time and its findings on the appeal
shall be final and conclusive in the matter. (Ord. No. 252, Art.
V,5-25-65)
Sec. 4-50. Penalties.
Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this
article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor for each day's
failure or refusal to comply with said provisions, and in
case of willful or continued violation by any person the city
shall have power to revoke any permit, privilege and fran-
chise granted to said person. (Ord. No. 252, Art. VIII,
5-25-65)
Sec. 4-51. Hazardous locations.
No sign shall be erected on or over public property so as to
interfere with any fire hydrant, traffic light, fire alarm box,
or street light, nor shall any sign be erected at a location
where by reason of traffic conditions, fire or explosion haz-
ards, it would imperil public safety or interfere with the func-
tions of the fire department. No sign projecting over a side-
walk or path used by the public shall be erected with its lowest
part nearer to sidewalk grade than eight and one-half (81/2)
feet. (Ord. No. 252, Art. III, § 1, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-52. Reserved.
Editor's note—Ord. No. 596, § I, adopted Oct. 9, 1979, repealed
former § 4-52, which pertained to signs on doors or window casings and
was derived from Ord. No. 252,Art. III, § 2,adopted May 25, 1965.
Sec. 4-52. Signs on doors or window casings.
No sign shall be attached to any door or window casing.
(Ord. No. 252, Art. III, § 2, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-53. Swinging signs.
No swinging sign shall be erected over a street, alley or pub-
lic place, except that such sign may be erected over a side-
walk. (Ord.No.252, Art.III, § 3, 5-25-65)
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Sec. 4-54. Fastening or anchoring.
All signs shall be securely fastened or anchored to a build-
ing, wall, structural framing or other foundation with a suffi-
cient number of bolts or anchors to resist the stresses due to
the dead weight of the sign and wind loads. Horizontal wind
Ioads shall be taken at thirty (30) pounds per square foot
unless otherwise provided. (Ord. No. 252, Art. III, § 4, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-55. Improper fasteners.
The use of staples, wires and wood plugs in erecting signs is
prohibited. (Ord. No. 252, Art. III, § 5, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-56. Posting of playbills.
Circus bills, theater bills, amusement bills and the like
may be posted only on existing sign structures or billboards.
(Ord. No.252, Art.III, § 7, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-57. Conformance of electric signs with electrical code.
Display signs illuminated by electricity or equipped in any
way with electrical devices or appliances shall conform with
respect to the wiring and appliances to the provisions of the
electrical code of the city and the wiring shall be under the
direction of the electrical inspector. (Ord. No. 252, Art. III, §
8, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-58. Safety factor in electric signs.
All electric signs, regardless of location or type of installa-
tion, even when entirely within private property, must be so
installed as to provide a high safety factor, and all reasonable
precautions must be taken in their installation. (Ord. No. 252,
Art.III, § 9, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-59. Locations prohibited.
No person shall attach, place, paint, write, stamp or paste
any sign, advertisement or other matter upon any lamppost,
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§ 4-59 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES § 4-62
~—� electric light, railway, telephone or telegraph pole, shade tree,
fire hydrant or boxing covering them, or upon any bridge,
pavement, sidewalk or crosswalk, public building, or any prop-
erty or thing belonging to the city, or any article or thing
within any park; provided, this section shall not be construed
to prevent any public officer from so doing for any public
purpose. (Ord. No. 252, Art. III, § 10, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-60. Signs on private property, permission.
No person shall place, attach, paint, write, stamp or paste
any sign, advertisement or other matter upon any house, wall,
fence, gate, post or tree box without first having obtained
the written permission of the owner, agent or occupant of the
premises, and having complied with the provisions of this
article. (Ord. No.252,Art. III, § 11, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-61. Signs as obstructions.
No display sign shall be so placed as to obstruct or interfere
with a window, doorway or other means of egress, nor be
supported by or hung on any fire escape. (Ord. No. 252, Art.
III, § 12, 5-25-65)
Sec. 4-62. Proximity of billboards to structures and thorough-
fares.
The following requirements and regulations apply specifi-
cally to billboards:
(1) No permit for a billboard shall be granted if the loca-
tion is within one hundred (100) feet of any structure
used for residential use.
(2) No permit for a billboard shall be granted on said bill-
board if it is within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the
location of any already existing billboard, or within
two hundred fifty (250) feet of where a permit has
previously been granted. The two hundred fifty (250)
feet in this section means two hundred fifty (250) feet
parallel with the street that the billboard is sought to
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be located on and on the same side of said street. The
billboard must have a fifteen (15) foot setback from
the property line and must have a ten-foot clearance
from the ground.
(3) No license for any sign other than a flat sign, project-
ing sign, temporary sign, pole sign or roof sign adver-
tising or identifying the business venture or services
performed at the site where such business venture
exists, or where such services are performed shall be
granted within a distance of three thousand (3,000)
feet either side of the right-of-way, as same now or
hereafter shall be established, of the below-listed streets
or roadways as same now exist or hereafter shall be
extended within the city limits of the City of Euless:
(a) State Highway Spur 350;
(b) State Highway 360;
(c) Minters-Chapel Road.
Any person, firm or corporation, found guilty of vio-
lating any portion of this subsection (3) shall be deemed -�
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two
hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense, and every
violation of each and every day's failure or refusal to
comply with the said provisions will constitute a sepa-
rate offense, and in case of willful or continued viola-
tions by any person, firm or corporation, the city shall
have power to revoke and repeal any license under
which said person, firm or corporation may be acting,
and revoke all permits, privileges and franchises grant-
ed to said person, firm or corporation aforesaid.
(4) No permit shall be issued for a billboard unless all the
applicable regulations of the city zoning ordinances have
been complied with. (Ord. No. 252, Art. IV,
5-25-65; Ord. No. 453, Arts. I, II, 8-14-73)
Secs. 4-63-4-69. Reserved.
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ARTICLE IV. ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS*
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 4-70. Purpose.
This article is and shall be deemeed an exercise of the
administrative and police powers of the city, enacted to pro-
tect public safety, comfort, welfare and property, and all the
provisions hereof shall be construed for the accomplishment
of that purpose. (Ord. No. 615, Art. I, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-71. Applicability.
This article shall apply to electrical work done upon any
structure in the City of Euless, Texas. (Ord. No. 615, Art.
VII, § 19, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-72. Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to them:
Apprentice electrician: Any person helping a journeyman or
master electrician.
Electrical contractor: Any person engaged in the business of
installing or repairing, or contracting to install or repair any
electrical wiring, conduits, fixtures, devices, equipment or
other electrical materials for conducting, using or consuming
electrical energy.
Electrical wiring: The installation of electrical wires,
fixtures, appliances, apparatus or the addition to any wires,
*Editor's note—Art. IX of Ord. No. 615, adopted March 25, 1980,
declared Ord. Nos. 206,304 and 501 and all ordinances amendatory thereto
superseded by Ord.No.615.Accordingly,former Art.IV,which was derived
from Ord. No. 206, adopted Dec. 13, 1963; Ord. No. 304, adopted Aug. 8,
1967; Ord. No. 329, adopted March 26, 1968; and Ord. No. 501, adopted
March 23, 1976; has been deleted with the exception of provisions codified
as former § 4-95 which carried no history note.These provisions have been
retained as new§ 4-73. Ord. No.615 has been included as the remainder of
new Art. IV of Ch. 4.
Cross reference—Electric signs, §§ 4-57, 4-58.
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fixtures, apparatus or appliances used or to be used on or in
any building or in any premises for the purpose of
transmitting electrical current for electric light, heat, power,
house annunciator systems, electric bells, telephones, signal
systems, private telephones or telegraph, radios, lighting
fixtures, or for any purpose of any kind, nature or
description.
Journeyman electrician: Any person doing the work of
installing, repairing or maintaining any electrical wiring,
conduits, fixtures or devices, or any other electrical
materials or appliances for conducting, using or consuming
electrical energy and who may engage in such work only
under the supervision of, or in the direct employ of a master
electrician or electrical contractor.
Master electrician: Any person holding a current master
electrician's license. (Ord. No. 615, Art. II, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-73. Electrical board.
There is created an electrical board, consisting of five (5)
members. One of the members, who shall be the chairman,
shall be the electrical inspector; two (2) of the members
shall be master electricians; one of the members shall be a
representative of the electrical utility company; and the fifth
member shall be a disinterested citizen of the city. The latter
four (4) members shall hold office for two-year, staggered
terms.
Note—See editor's note to Art. IV.
Sec. 4-74. Adoption of code.
The City of Euless hereby adopts the National Electrical
Code, 1978 Edition, as now existing or as hereinafter
amended, as the standard for electrical wiring requirements
for the City of Euless. (Ord. No. 615, Art. III, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-75. Meter installations.
Meter installations shall comply with specifications of
utility company furnishing power. The utility company
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furnishing power shall have the right to designate service
entrance location. (Ord. No. 615, Art. III, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-76. Connection of electrical services to power
company lines.
Only authorized personnel of the power company shall be
permitted to make electrical service connections to power
company lines. In emergency situations where a representa-
tive of the power company cannot be contacted, electrical
contractors licensed by the City of Euless may be permitted
to make connections. In such event, the contractor must
notify the power company and the city electrical inspector
within twenty-four (24) hours. (Ord. No. 615, Art. VII, § 20,
3-25-80)
Sec. 4-77. Violation; penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and the person, firm or corporation, or an
�-� employee, an agent, manager or office thereof shall be fined
in any amount not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor
more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense,
and every violation of each and every day's failure or
refusal to comply with the said provisions will constitute a
separate offense, and in case of willful or continued
violations by any person, firm or corporation as aforesaid,
or their agents, employees, servants or officers, the city
shall have power to revoke and repeal any license under
which said person, firm or corporation may be acting, and
revoke all permits, privileges and franchises granted to said
person, firm or corporation aforesaid. (Ord. No. 615, Art. X,
3-25-80)
Secs. 4-78-4-80. Reserved.
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DIVISION 2. INSPECTORS*
Sec. 4-81. Office of electrical inspector created;duties
generally.
There is hereby created the office of electrical inspector of
the City of Euless, Texas. It shall be the responsibility and
duty of the electrical inspector of the City of Euless to carry
out the terms, provisions and requirements of this article
and to that end he shall be responsible to the building
official. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 1, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-82. Assistant electrical inspectors.
There shall be designated from time to time as the need
may arise such assistant electrical inspectors as may be
deemed necessary by the administrative authority of the
City of Euless. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 2, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-83. Right of entry; power to arrest.
The city electrical inspector shall have the power to enter
any building, structure, alley, lot, manhole or subway during
reasonable hours and while in the actual performance of his
regular duties he shall have power to arrest, or cause the
arrest of any person or persons violating any of the
provisions of this article. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 11,
3-25-80)
Sec. 4-84. Hindering inspectors prohibited.
No person or persons shall hinder or prevent the city
electrical inspector or his deputies from making any
electrical inspection. Any person or persons refusing to
permit the city electrical inspector to enter or interfering
with the entrance of the city electrical inspector to any
*Cross references—Receipt of applications for licenses, § 4-97(c);
investigation of applicants for licenses, notification of applicant of
examination grades, § 4-100; certification of approval of examination
grades, § 4-102; certification of names under which licenses are issued, §
4-103; requirement of plans and specifications for permits, § 4-112(b);
reinspection fee, § 4-114(b).
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building, structure, alley, lot, manhole or subway during
reasonable hours for the performance of his duties shall be
guilty of a violation of this article. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, §
9, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-85. Power to disconnect service.
The electrical inspector is hereby empowered to disconnect
or order the public utility company serving electric energy to
sever the electrical service to such wiring, device and/or
material found to be defectively installed until the installa-
tion of such wiring device and material has been made safe
as directed by the electrical inspector. Any person, firm or
corporation ordered to discontinue any electrical service
shall do so within twenty-four (24) hours and shall not
reconnect or allow it to be reconnected until notified to do so
by the city electrical inspector. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 9,
3-25-80)
Sec. 4-86. Approval of inspector required before
reconnecting service; exception.
�—� When service is disconnected to any building used for
commercial or mercantile purposes, theaters, gasoline
stations and garages in the corporate limits of the City of
Euless, Texas, approval must be obtained from the city
electrical inspector before reconnecting to the electrical
energy. Provided, however, where service is terminated for
nonpayment of bill, it shall not be necessary to obtain city
approval for reconnecting. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 10,
3-25-80)
Sec. 4-87. Inspection of new buildings during con-
struction.
The city electrical inspector may be called upon as many
times as required to inspect new buildings in course of
construction in order not to delay construction, and must
inspect such work within forty-eight (48) hours from the
time such request is received, Sunday and holidays
excepted. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 6, 3-25-80)
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Sec. 4-88. Authority to demand uncovering of work
concealed prior to inspection.
The electrical inspector shall have the authority to
demand building contractors to open such work that in any
manner conceals electrical wiring that has been closed
without his knowledge or permission, and in no case shall
the inspector issue clearance until he is satisfied that the
work is in accordance with the provisions of this article. The
inspectors shall have the right to refuse to issue a clearance
on any wiring that is concealed in such manner that they
cannot fully satisfy themselves that it has been done in
accordance with this article. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 7,
3-25-80)
Sec. 4-89. Authority to reinspect; correction of de-
fects.
The electrical inspector shall have the right at all times to
make a thorough reinspection of the installation in or on
buildings and/or premises of all electric wiring, electric
devices and electric materials now installed or that may
hereafter be ir.,talled, within the City of Euless, Texas.
When the installation of any such wiring, devices or
materials is found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition,
the person, firm or corporation owning, using or operating
the same shall be notified in writing and shall make the
necessary repairs or changes required to place such wiring,
devices and materials in a safe condition and have such
work completed within fifteen (15) days from date of said
notice or other reasonable period specified by the electrical
inspector in said notice. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 8, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-90. Inspection of plants; correction of defects.
It shall be the duty of the electrical inspector to inspect all
public and isolated light plants (excepting property of
companies and corporations operating under a regular
franchise) now or hereafter in operation, at least once in
each year, or more often if application is made by the
owners thereof. They shall see that any dangerous or
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defective machinery, wires or apparatus are removed
immediately at the expense of owner or agent of said
property. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 4, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-91. Approval of addition to old work; clear-
ance for connection.
The electrical inspectors are herein given authority to
refuse to issue a permit on an addition to old work where the
old work is in an unsafe condition until such is changed to
come up to a satisfactory condition. All light, heat and
power companies, shall be notified not to make service
connections until they receive clearance or written permis-
sion from the electrical inspection department. (Ord. No.
615, Art. IV, § 3, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-92. Removal of dead wires, unused poles or
apparatus.
It shall be the duty of the electrical inspector to cause all
dead wires, unused poles or electric apparatus on the outside
of buildings or in streets or alleys to be removed at the
expense of the owners by giving the said owners written
notice. This does not apply to apparatus owned and operated
by the utility company. (Ord. No. 615, Art. IV, § 5, 3-25-80)
Secs. 4-93-4-96. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. LICENSES
Sec. 4-97. Contractor's license.
(a) When required. Electrical contractors, as that term is
defined in section 4-72, shall be required to have an
electrical contractor's license issued by the City of Euless.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the City of
Euless in the business of installing, altering or repairing
any electrical wiring, device or equipment, or the installa-
tion, alteration or repair or replacement of starters, motors,
generators, signs or stationary electrical apparatus or
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appliances nor shall any person, firm or corporation in any
manner undertake to execute such work without an
electrical contractor's license issued by the City of Euless,
Texas.
(b) Qualifications. An applicant for an electrical contrac-
tor's license must hold a master electrician's license as that
term is herein defined.
(c) Application. Any person, firm or corporation desiring
to secure an electrical contractor's license under the terms
and provisions of this article, shall file with the building
official an application in writing and shall deliver the said
application to the chief electrical inspector for further
handling in accordance with the terms and provisions of
this article.
(d) Fees, term of license. The fee for an electrical
contractor's license shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00)
for a period of one year with an annual license renewal fee
of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (Ord. No. 615, Art. V, §§ 1, 8,
3-25-80)
Sec. 4-98. Master electrician's, journeyman electri-
cian's license.
(a) When required. No person shall act as a master
electrician or a journeyman electrician without an appropri-
ate current electrician's license issued by the City of Euless.
(b) Exclusion from master electrician's license. No minor,
nor any person or persons not of lawful age will be issued a
master electrician's license.
(c) Examination. All applicants for a master electrician's
license and journeyman electrician's license shall be
required to pass an examination given by the city. Tests
will be conducted periodically by the city as the same may
be necessary. Applications must be filed with the building
official a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the date of the
test.
(d) Fees. An examination fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall
be required for a master electrician's test; an examination
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�-� fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be required for a journeyman
electrician's test. A master electrician's license shall cost
five dollars ($5.00) annually and a journeyman electrician's
license shall cost two dollars ($2.00) annually. (Ord. No. 615,
Art. V, §§ 2, 7, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-99. Apprentice electrician's license; fee; re-
strictions.
No person shall help or assist a master electrician or
journeyman electrician without an apprentice electrician's
license issued by the City of Euless. An apprentice
electrician's license shall be issued upon request of a
licensed electrical contractor for an annual fee of one dollar
($1.00). An apprentice electrician shall not be employed or
work on any electrical job without supervision by a master
electrician or a journeyman electrician as that term is herein
provided. (Ord. No. 615, Art. V, § 4, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-100. Investigation of applicants; examination
grades.
It shall be the duty of the chief electrical inspector to
make such investigation as he may deem necessary as to all
applicants, as to their qualifications, fitness, reputation,
character and financial ability, and if after such investiga-
tion the chief electrical inspector is satisfied with the
qualification and fitness of the applicant, he shall notify
said applicant in writing of such decision and advise the
applicant that if he desires an examination, a date, time and
place will be set for same. The chief electrical inspector
shall notify any applicant that takes such examination of
his grade within five (5) days after such examination is
held. A general average of seventy-five (75) will be the
minimum passing grade. (Ord. No. 615, Art. V, § 9, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-101. Failure of examination; appeal; retesting.
In the event an applicant fails a city electrical test and
feels that he has been treated unfairly, he may appeal from
the decision of the city electrical inspector to the city
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manager who may order and supervise a second examina-
tion. (Ord. No. 615, Art. V, § 10, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-102. Issuance of license.
Upon approval of an examination, the chief electrical
inspector shall certify such approval to the inspection
department who shall, upon payment of the fee as required
by this article, issue to the applicant a certificate of
qualification and license. (Ord. No. 615, Art. V, § 11,
3-25-80)
Sec. 4-103. Name under which licenses issued.
The licenses issued hereunder shall be in the name of the
person, firm or corporation as certified by the city electrical
inspector. (Ord. No. 615, Art. V, § 5, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-104. Failure to renew licenses.
Any person, firm or corporation failing to renew the
electrical license held within thirty (30) days after the
expiration of same shall be required to make a new
application therefor, pay the usual fee for an initial
application and pass an examination as required by this
article. (Ord. No. 615, Art. V, § 3, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-105. Unlawful use of license.
It shall be unlawful for any person holding any electrical
license issued hereunder to transfer or allow the use of same
directly or indirectly, by any other person, firm or
corporation, for the purpose of obtaining a permit to do
electrical work in the City of Euless, Texas. (Ord. No. 615,
Art. IV, § 6, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-106. Recognition of electrical licenses issued
by other Texas cities.
An electrician holding a current electrical license issued
by another incorporated city in the State of Texas, such
license being substantially the same as that defined in
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§ 4-106 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES § 4-111
�-- section 4-72 may apply for and receive a similar electrical
license in the City of Euless, Texas without taking an
examination, provided:
(a) Such applicant electrician shall satisfy a two-thirds
(2/3) majority of the Euless Electrical Board that such
applicant's license was issued under conditions
comparable to those required by sections 4-97-4-106.
(b) That the city which issued such applicant electrician's
license has a similar reciprocal condition in its
ordinances permitting the holder of the type of
electrical licenses issued by the City of Euless to
obtain a license in such other city without an
examination.
(c) That the Euless Electrical Board shall be satisfied
with the applicant's qualifications and ability and
vote affirmatively by a two-thirds (2/3) majority to
grant such license.
(d) Payment is made of the license registration fee
required by this article and subsequent amendments
thereto.
(e) Such applicant shall be subject to and comply with
and adhere to all other requirements of the electrical
ordinance of the City of Euless, Texas. (Ord. No. 615,
Art. V, § 12, 3-25-80)
Secs. 4-107-4-110. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. PERMITS
Sec. 4-111. When permits required.
(a) No wiring device or equipment for the transmission,
distribution or utilization of electrical energy for light,power
and/or heat shall be installed within or on any building or
structure, nor shall any alteration or addition be made to
any such existing wiring device or equipment without first
obtaining a permit therefor from the inspection department
as stated in the following sections.
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(b) No permit will be required for the replacement of
lamps or the connection of portable devices to suitable
receptacles which have been permanently installed.
(c) No permit will be required for the installation of wiring
and equipment for the operation of transmission of
intelligence where such wiring, devices and equipment
operate at a voltage not exceeding twenty-five (25) volts
between conductors. (Ord. No. 615,Art. VI, §§ 1-3, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-112. Application for permits.
(a) Application for electrical permits shall describe the
work to be done and shall be made in writing to the
electrical inspector by the person, firm or corporation
installing the work and the permit, when issued, shall be to
such applicant.
(b) The electrical inspector may require that an applicant
for a permit furnish complete plans and specifications for
the installation showing sizes of conductors and such other �1
details as may be necessary to determine whether the
installation as described will be in conformity with the
requirements of this article.
(c) On all commercial installations the electrical contrac-
tor shall furnish the City of Euless Inspection Department a
calculated load and riser diagram prior to requesting
electrical permit. All commercial installations shall be one
hundred and twenty-five (125) per cent of the calculated
load. (Ord. No. 615, Art. VII, §§ 4, 5, 8, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-113. Issuance not authority to commit viola-
tion.
The issuance of a permit shall not be taken as permission
to violate any of the requirements of this article. (Ord. No.
615, Art. VI, § 6, 3-25-80)
Sec. 4-114. Fees.
(a) The fees to be charged for any electrical work in the
City of Euless, Texas, shall be in accordance with the City
of Euless Schedule of Fees, Table A, attached hereto.
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�---' (b) There shall be a reinspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00)
where it is necessary for the electrical inspector to reinspect
any phase of an electrical job. (Ord. No. 615, Art. VI, §§ 7, 8,
3-25-80)
Editor's note—Table A,referred to by § 4-114(a),has not been included
herein, but a copy may be found on file in the office of the city secretary.
Sec. 4-115. Permits nontransferable; requesting final
inspection; dual permits prohibited; com-
pleting another's work.
Electrical job permits are not transferable. The electrical
contractor holding the permit on a job must request the
final inspection by the city. No electrical contractor will be
issued a permit on any building where another contractor
holds a permit for the same building. No contractor can
continue to complete another contractor's work unless the
original contractor cancels his permit, or the building
official finds the electrical contractor at fault in failing to
complete his work. (Ord. No. 615, Art. VII, § 21, 3-25-80)
Secs. 4-116-4-119. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING*
Sec. 4-120. Code adopted by reference; penalty.
(a) The 1979 edition of the International Conference of
Building Officials Plumbing Code, as adopted by the
International Conference of Building Officials with revi-
sions is hereby adopted. One copy of said International
Conference of Building Officials Plumbing Code and
amendments have been filed in the office of the city
secretary for permanent record and inspection.
(b) Any person violating any provision of this code shall
be punished as provided in section 1-6 of this Code of
*State law reference—Plumbing license law, V.T.C. S. art. 6243-101.
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Ordinances. (Ord. No. 502, § 1, 3-23-76; Ord. No. 616, § 1,
3-25-80)
Editor's note—Ord. No. 502, § 1, adopted March 23, 1976, did not
specifically amend the Code. At the discretion of the editor,said ordinance
has been codified as superseding former §4-120 which had pertained to the
adoption of the Texas Municipal League Plumbing Code. Said section
together with § 4-121, had been contained in the original codification.
Former § 4-121, which set out amendments to the former code, has been
deleted due to the city's request that technical code amendments be adopted
by reference. Permit fees have not been set out herein, but a schedule of
said fees may be found on file in the office of the city secretary.
Sec. 4-121. Reserved.
Note—See editor's note following§ 4-120.
Secs. 4-122-4-131. Reserved.
ARTICLE VI. FENCES AND OBSTRUCTIONS*
Sec. 4-132. Obstructions prohibited.
On any lot on the street side, or sides if it is a corner lot,
no wall, fence or other structure shall be erected, and no
hedge, tree, shrubs or other growth or structure of any kind
shall be maintained in such location as to obstruct the view.
(Ord. No. 505, § 1, 3-23-76)
Sec. 4-133. Obstruction defined.
Any fence, wall, hedge, shrubbery, etc., higher than thirty
(80) inches above ground level at property line to a point
fifty-two (52) inches above ground level at the building
line on a lot is hereby declared to be an obstruction to view,
except single trees having single trunks, which are pruned
to a height of seven (7) feet above ground level. No solid
*Editor's note—Ord. No. 505, §§ 1-7, adopted March 23, 1976, did
not specifically amend the Code. Codification herein as Art. VI, §§ 4-132
—4-138 was therefore,at the discretion of the editor.
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Chapter 5
FINANCE AND TAXATION*
Art. I. In General, §§ 5-1-5-20
Art. II. Hotel Occupancy Tax, §§ 5-21-5-26
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 5-1. Homestead ad valorem tax exemption for persons
sixty-five or over—Granted.
From and after January 2, 1978, and upon compliance with
the requirements hereafter set forth, there shall be exempted
the sum of seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) of the assessed
value of residence homesteads of residents of the City of Eu-
less, 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; Ord. No. 522, § 1, 9-13-77)
Sec. 5-2. Same—Initial application for.
To be eligible for the residential homestead exemption
from ad valorem taxes levied by the City of Eluess, Texas,
for those persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older, the
person seeking such exemption shall make application there-
for on forms prescribed by the tax assessor-collector for the
City of Euless, Texas, between January first and April
thirtieth of each year. Eligible persons making such applica-
tion within such period shall be qualified for such exemption
from ad valorem taxes levied by the city for the year in
which such application is made. (Ord. No. 445, Art. II, 4-
24-73; Ord. No. 585, § 1, 8-28-79)
Sec. 5-3. Same—Annual application.
Once a person has qualified for such exemption, as above
provided, the tax assessor-collector of the City of Euless,
*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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Texas, will thereafter mail to such qualified applicant an
annual application for continued exemption each year so as
to enable such person to make continued application for such
exemption in a timely fashion. The failure of the tax as-
sessor-collector of the City of Euless, Texas, to mail annual
applications to qualified applicants shall not constitute a
waiver by the City of Euless, Texas, of the requirement that
the application for exemption be filed between January first
and April thirtieth of each year. It shall be the responsibility
of those persons seeking the exemption provided for to com-
plete, sign and file with the tax assessor-collector of the City
of Euless, Texas, the application for exemption form by no
later than April thirtieth of each year to be eligible for such
annual exemption. This requirement of subsequent annual
notice shall terminate in the event the ownership of the prop-
erty to which the exemption shall have been effected has
been transferred from the applicant or,in the event the appli-
cant fails to renew the exemption for any year. (Ord. No.
585, § 1, 8-28-79)
Sec. 5-4. 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
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; Ord. No. 522, § 3,
9-13-77)
Note—See the editor's note to § 5_1.
Sec. 5-5. Ad valorem taxation; interest and penalties.
(a) All ad valorem taxes levied by the City of Euless shall
be deemed and become delinquent, if not paid prior thereto,
on February 1st of the year following assessment.
(b) Such delinquent ad valorem taxes from the effective
date hereof through June 30, 1975, shall be subject to penalty
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at the rate of one per cent per month from date of initial
delinquency through June 30th of the year in which such de-
linquency first occurred and on and after the first day of
July of such year, the penalty shall remain fixed at eight (8)
per cent of the taxes due which eight (8) per cent rate shall
continue until such taxes be paid or such penalty be increased
as provided in paragraph (c) hereof, whichever shall first
occur.
(c) In addition to the penalty above prescribed in this sec-
tion, such delinquent taxes shall also bear interest at the rate
of one-half (1/2) per cent per month from date of initial delin-
quency up to a maximum penalty interest rate of six (6) per
cent per annum from the original delinquent date, which six
(6) per cent rate shall continue until such taxes, penalty inter-
est and costs be paid or until such interest rate be increased as
hereinafter provided, whichever shall first occur.
(d) All ad valorem taxes delinquent on July 1, 1975, shall,
from and after such date, be subject to a penalty of twelve
(12) per cent of the taxes then due. In addition to such twelve
(12) per cent penalty herein prescribed, such delinquent ad
valorem taxes from and after July 1, 1975, shall additional-
ly bear interest at the rate of nine (9) per cent per annum
from such date until such delinquent taxes and the applicable
penalty and interest, together with any applicable costs, be
paid in full.
(e) All ad valorem taxes becoming first delinquent after
July 1, 1975, shall be subject to penalty at the rate of two (2)
per cent per month through June 30th of the year of first
delinquency, and on and after the first day of July of such
year of first delinquency, the penalty shall be and thereafter
remain fixed at twelve (12) per cent of the taxes due, which
twelve (12) per cent shall be the maximum penalty for such
delinquency.
(f) In addition to the penalty above prescribed in this
section, all ad valorem taxes becoming first delinquent after
July 1, 1975, shall bear interest from date of delinquency at
the rate of three-fourths (3/4) per cent per month for each
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month of delinquency up to a maximum interest rate of nine
(9) per cent per annum, which nine (9) per cent rate shall
be the maximum interest rate applicable to such delinquent
taxes per annum, in addition to the penalty rate hereinbefore
described in this section. (Ord. No. 485, §§ 1-4, 4-22-75)1
Editor's note—Ord. No. 485, §§ 1-4, adopted April 22, 1975, did not
specifically amend the Code. Codification herein as § 5-4 was, therefore,
at the editor's discretion.
Charter reference—Delinquent taxes,Art. IX, § 6.
Secs. 5-6-5-20. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX*
Sec. 5-21. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases are, as used in
this article, defined as follows:
(a) Hotel: Any building or buildings in which the public ^�
may, for a consideration, obtain sleeping accommoda-
tions, including, without limitation thereto, hotels,
motels, tourist homes, houses or courts, lodging
houses, inns, rooming houses, or other buildings
where rooms are furnished for a consideration, but
shall not include hospitals, sanitariums, or nursing
homes.
(b) Consideration: The cost of the room in a hotel only
if the room is ordinarily used for sleeping, and not in-
cluding the cost of any food served or personal serv-
ices rendered to the occupant of such room not related
to the cleaning and readying of such room for oc-
cupancy.
(c) Occupancy: The use or possession, or the right to the
use or possession of any room or rooms in a hotel if
the room is one ordinarily used for sleeping and if the
*Editor's note—Ord. No. 594, §§ 1-6, adopted Sept. 25, 1979, not
specifically amendatory of the Code, has been included as §§ 5-21-5-26 at
the discretion of the editor.
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§ 5-21 FINANCE AND TAXATION § 5-23
occupant's use, possession or right to use or possession
extends for a period of less than thirty (30) days.
(d) Occupant:Anyone, who, for a consideration is entitled
to occupancy of any room or rooms in a hotel under
any lease, concessions, permit, right of access, license,
contract or agreement.
(e) Person: Any individual, company, corporation or
association owning, operating, managing or control-
ling any hotel.
(f) Assessor-collector: The city manager of the City of
Euless.
(g) Quarterly period: The regular calendar quarters of the
year, the first quarter being composed of the months
of January, February and March, the second quarter
being the months of April, May and June, the third
quarter being the months of July, August and
September, and the forth quarter being the months of
October, November and December. (Ord. No. 594, § 1,
9-25-79)
Sec. 5-22. Levy of tax; rate; exemptions.
There is hereby levied a tax upon the cost of occupancy of
any room or space furnished by any hotel within the City of
Euless where such cost of occupancy is at the rate of two
dollars ($2.00) or more per day, such tax to be equal to four
(4) per cent of the consideration paid for the occupancy of
such room to such hotel; provided, that no tax shall be
imposed hereunder upon a corporation or association
organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable
or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of
which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or
individual. (Ord. No. 594, § 2, 9-25-79)
Sec. 5-23. Collection.
Every person owning, operating, managing or controlling
any hotel, shall collect the tax imposed hereby for the City
of Euless. (Ord. No. 594, § 3, 9-25-79)
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§ 5-24 EULESS CODE § 5-26
Sec. 5-24. Reports.
On the last day of the month following each quarterly
period, every person required hereby to collect the tax
imposed herein shall file a report with the occupancy tax
assessor-collector showing the consideration paid for all
room occupancies in the preceding quarter, the amount of
tax collected on such occupancies, and any other informa-
tion which the occupancy tax assessor-collector may
reasonably require. Such person shall pay the tax due on
such occupancies at the time of filing such report. (Ord. No.
594, § 4, 9-25-79)
Sec. 5-25. Enforcement.
The occupancy tax assessor-collector shall have the power
to make such rules and regulations as are necessary to
effectively collect the tax levied herein, and shall upon
reasonable notice have access to books and records
necessary to enable him to determine the correctness of any
report filed as required by this article and the amount of
taxes due under the provisions of this article. (Ord. No. 594,
§ 5, 9-25-79)
Sec. 5-26. Violation; penalty.
(a) If any person required by the provisions of this article
to collect the tax imposed herein, make reports as required
herein, and pay to the occupancy tax assessor-collector the
tax as imposed herein, shall fail to collect such tax, file such
report, or pay such tax, or if such person shall file a false
report, such person shall be deemed guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor.
(b) If any person shall fail to file a report as required
herein or shall fail to pay to the occupancy tax assessor-col-
lector the tax as imposed herein when said report or
payment is due, there shall be forfeited as a penalty an
additional amount of five (5) per cent of the amount due for
each month or part of a month after such delinquent
payment was due which penalty shall not exceed fifty (50)
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§ 5-26 FINANCE AND TAXATION § 5-26
per cent, nor be less than ten dollars ($10.00). Delinquent
taxes shall also draw interest at the rate of nine (9) per cent
per annum beginning one hundred twenty (120) days from
the date due. (Ord. No. 594, § 6, 9-25-79)
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§ 12-30 PARKS, ETC. § 12-33
L-- shall be under the supervision of the director of libraries
who shall be appointed by the city manager, and shall be
responsible to the city manager for the conduct of the affairs
and business of the public libraries of the city. (Ord. No. 319,
§ I, 1-9-68)
Sec. 12-31. Board—Created,membership.
There is hereby created a library board of six (6) members
appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city
council. Said members shall be citizens of the city. The library
board appointed pursuant to the terms of this article shall
be appointed as follows: Three (3) members shall be ap-
pointed for a term which shall expire on the thirtieth day of
April, 1968; three (3) members shall be appointed for a term
which shall expire on the thirtieth day of April, 1969. Vacan-
cies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as here-
inabove prescribed and vacancy appointments shall be for the
duration of the term of the position being vacated. (Ord. No.
319, § II, 1-9-68)
Sec. 12-32. Same—Function; organization.
The library board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the
city council and the director of libraries concerning library
services for the city. The library board shall elect its own
chairman from among its members and shall conduct its busi-
ness at such times and under such rules and regulations as it
may prescribe. (Ord. No. 319, § III, 1-9-68)
Sec. 12-33. Unlawful use of library materials;penalty
for violation.
(a) It shall be unlawful to willfully injure or deface any
book, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, manuscript or other
property of the Euless City Library by writing, marking,
tearing, breaking, mutilating or otherwise injuring or
defacing such property.
(b) It shall be unlawful to retain any book, newspaper,
magazine, pamphlet, manuscript or other property of the
Euless City Library for a period of thirty (30) days after the
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§ 12-33 EULESS CODE § 12-33
giving of written notice to return same, provided such notice
is given after the expiration of time for which such property
was lent under the then rules of the Euless City Library.
The written notice herein provided for shall be deemed given
when same is deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, by registered or certified mail, to the person or
entity to whom such property was lent. Such notice shall be
given to the person or entity at the address reflected for
same on the most recent "library card" of such person or
entity according to the then records of the Euless City
Library. The date for return of such property according to
the then rules of the Euless City Library may be proven
upon trial of any offense under this section by, the
submission into evidence of the original, or a true and
correct copy of the original "book card" as contained within
the records of such Library. Proof of giving written notice as
required in this section upon the trial of any offense under
this section may be proven by submission into evidence of
the registered or certified mail return receipt accompanying
such notice as returned to the Euless City Library by the
United States postal service, or a true and correct copy
thereof, together with a copy of the form or notice then
being given by such library. Failure of delivery of such
notice by the United States Post Office shall not be deemed
a defense to such offense provided notice was mailed to the
address of the defendant above provided for.
(c) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
terms and provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished as provided in section 1-6 of this Code. Each such
violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be
punishable as such hereunder. (Ord. No. 599, §§ I, II, IV,
10-23-79)
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Chapter 13
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS*
Art. I. In General, §§ 13-1-13-20
Art. II. Barricades, §§ 13-21-13-31
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 13-1. Placing materials on streets.
No person shall store, place, put or dump any lumber, wood,
metal, rock, concrete, sand, gravel or any other material what-
ever, or any structure whatever in, or upon any street, alley
or sidewalk in the city.
This section shall not apply to any materials or structures
necessary for the construction and/or the repair of any street,
alley or sidewalk in the city while such work is in progress
and then only until such construction and/or repair is com-
pleted. (Ord. No. 124, § 2, 3-8-60)
Cross references—Littering,§7-40 et seq.;additional such provisions,§
7-11; interference with use of streets, § 11-5.
State law references—Authority to remove obstructions, V.T.C.S. art.
1175(18); offense under state law,V.T.P.C.art. 784.
Sec. 13-2. Extension of utility facilities without authority.
No utility company operating within the city without a spe-
cific franchise granted by the city shall extend its pipes, lines,
wires and facilities for the purpose of serving customers
not theretofore served by it. (Ord. No. 63, § 1,2-9-57)
State law reference—Authority to regulate use by utilities, V.T.C.S.
art. 1175(12).
Sec. 13-3. Reserved.
Editor's note—Former § 13-3, which pertained to excavations and was
derived from Ord. No. 30, § 1, enacted March 7, 1955, has been deleted
as having been superseded by Ord. No. 630, included herein as §§ 13-
21-13-31.
*Cross reference—Definitions of"streets," § 1-3.
State law reference—Control and regulation,V.T.C.S.art. 1175(12,16,
17, 18, 20).
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§ 13-4 EULESS CODE § 13-21
Secs. 13-4-13-20. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. BARRICADES*
Sec. 13-21. Definitions.
[The following words and phrases when used in this
article shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them:]
(a) Person designated by the city. The employee of the
City of Euless designated by the city manager or city
council to uphold the provisions of this article or his
authorized representative.
(b) Permit. Written approval from the person designated
by the city or his authorized representative.
(c) Street. The term "street" shall mean a traveled way
for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, whether designated
as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, through-
way, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, sidewalk or
however otherwise designated within the city.
(1) Major thoroughfares or arterial streets. Principal
traffic arteries more or less continuous across the
city which are intended to connect remote parts of
the city and which are used primarily for fast or
heavy volume traffic and shall include but not be
limited to each street designated as a major street
on the major street plan.
(2) Collector streets. Those which carry traffic from
minor streets to the major system of streets and
highways including the principal entrance streets
of a residential development and streets for
circulation within such a development.
(3) Minor streets. Those which are used primarily for
access to abutting residential properties which are
*Editor's note—Ord. No. 630, §§ 1-3, enacted June 24, 1980, not
specifically amendatory of the Code has been included as §§ 13-21-13-31
at the discretion of the editor.
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§ 13-21 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS § 13-22
intended to serve traffic within a limited residen-
tial district.
(4) Alleys. Minor traveled ways which are used
primarily for vehicular service access to the back
or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a
street.
(d) Detour. An alternate route in which vehicular traffic is
directed around a street which is closed.
(e) Manual. The "Texas Manual on Uniform Barricading
Standards."
(f) City. The City of Euless.
(g) Shall, should and may. The word "shall" is a
mandatory condition, the word "should" is an
advisory condition to ensure safe operation condi-
tions, and the word "may" is a permissive condition.
(h) Public right-of-way. Any public street, highway,
roadway, alley or sidewalk within the city.
(i) Contractor. Any person, firm, association, corporation
�-� or group thereof, and the agents, representatives or
employees thereof, performing any work upon, in,
under, above or about any "streets and alleys" or
"public right-of-way."
(j) Emergency. An unforeseen combination of circum-
stances or the resulting state, that calls for immediate
action. (Ord. No. 630, § 2, 6-24-80)
Sec. 13-22. Applicability; permit required, exception;
manual incorporated by reference; re-
sponsibility of permit holder.
(a) Any person who undertakes to perform any work
upon, in, under, above or about any public street, highway,
roadway, alley or sidewalk, hereafter collectively called
public right-of-way, which requires that the street be
partially or completely closed for construction and/or
maintenance operation which work shall require excavation
within or occupancy of the whole or a portion of the width
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§ 13-22 EULESS CODE § 13-23
of any such public right-of-way by equipment, materials,
debris or workers shall use barricades, signals, flags, flares,
and all other traffic-control and warning devices and
procedures about the work area during the duration of the
work within the public right-of-way of the type and in the
manner required by the Uniform Barricading Standards
adopted herein below.
(b) Such persons shall also be required to obtain a permit
from the person designated by the city if the specifications
stated in section 13-25, are applicable, with the exception of
the state department of highways and public transportation
conducting work on any state designated system. In such
cases, no permit is required. This permit must be acquired
before construction is begun. Purpose of the permit is to
insure that ample consideration has been given to the effect
of said construction work on the flow of traffic.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the permit-holder to
provide, erect, place and maintain all warning signs,
traffic-control devices and barricades required by the person
designated by the city or the Texas Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices, hereinafter referred to as "manual"
a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein
for all purposes just as if same were now set forth in full.
All such signs, devices and barricades should be in good
condition, clean and legible and shall be of the type required
by the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
When additional regulatory signs are deemed necessary by
the person designated by the city such signing will be
installed as directed by the person designated by the city
along with such regulatory signs as are required to be
provided by the city as required by the manual. (Ord. No.
630, § 1, 6-24-80)
Sec. 13-23. Permit application.
When a permit is required, the permit application shall,
unless otherwise authorized by the person designated by the
city for good cause shown, be filed with the person
designated by the city at least two (2) days prior to the day
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§ 13-23 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS § 13-25
L-- the applicant seeks to first close or block any part of the
roadway and shall contain the following information:
(a) The name, telephone number, local address and
principal place of business of the applicant;
(b) The name and day and night telephone number of the
engineer, foreman or other person who will be in
charge of the construction or repairs for which the
application is requested;
(c) The times of the day and total number of calendar
days the applicant seeks to block the roadway;
(d) A statement signed by the applicant, or a person
authorized to bind the applicant, that the applicant
will indemnify and forever hold the city harmless
against each and every claim, demand or cause of
action that may be made or come against it by reason
of or in any way arising out of the closing or blocking
of the roadway by the applicant under a permit from
the city, if such permit is granted;
(e) A standard barricading layout showing placement of
barricades, cones and informational signs used on the
project;
(f) An explanation as to the nature or type of work that
is to be performed along with its location; and
(g) Any other information deemed necessary by the
person designated by the city. (Ord. No. 630, § 3,
6-24-80)
Sec. 13-24. Permit fee.
Any and all firms, persons or corporations obtaining a
permit from the city shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars
($15.00) per permit. Should more than one location be
involved, a separate permit and fee shall be obtained for
each location. (Ord. No. 630, § 3, 6-24-80)
Sec. 13-25. Plans,
(a) Submitted by contractor. Any contractor undertaking
any work whether of his own, or under contract for any
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§ 13-25 EULESS CODE § 13-25 �.
other person, and such work is within a city street and
requires that a set of plans be drawn up due to the extensive
and/or complex nature of the work, will be subject to the
provisions set forth herein and must file for a permit before
beginning construction. Proof must also be shown that he
has obtained approval by other affected agencies of the city
to actually perform the work.
(1) A plan must be prepared by the contractor showing
where work is to be performed. The plan will include a
standard barricading layout showing placement of
barricades, cones and informational signs used on the
project. In most cases, layouts will be similar to those
shown in the latter part of the attached manual.*
Deviation from the manual will be allowed only with
approval of the person designated by the city or an
appointed representative.
(2) The plan as mentioned in subsection 13-25(a)(1) above
must be submitted a minimum of five (5) business
days prior to actual beginning of the construction
work. This time period will allow the person desig-
nated by the city the opportunity to survey the
construction site in an attempt to uncover any traffic
problems which might develop as a result of the
barricading.
(3) Each contractor will provide with his barricading plan
a listing of all persons directly responsible for the
safety on each project to include an address or
telephone listing at which said persons can be reached
at any hour of the day if a hazardous condition
develops.
(4) Construction work performed by a contractor whether
on his own or under contract for any other person,
minor enough such that a set of plans need not be
drawn up, will not be required to comply with the
provisions of subsection 13-25(a)(1)—(3) above. Such
work would include minor street construction (resur-
*Editor's note—The manual mentioned in § 13-25 was not set out
herein, but a copy may be found on file in the office of the city secretary.
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§ 13-25 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS § 13-25
�--' facing, patching, striping). The contractor will be
required, however, to comply with all other provisions
set forth in the attached manual as to the construction
site barricade layout and signing. In addition, the
person designated by the city shall be contacted before
said construction work is begun and be informed of
the location and nature of construction. This work
shall not be performed during the peak hour
congestion periods of 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00
p.m., unless approved by the person designated by the
city.
(b) City prepared construction plans. In the event the
work undertaken by the contractor is based on plans
prepared by city and such plans contain detour and
barricading requirements, no permit shall be required by the
contractor. The contractor's acceptance of the construction
project shall constitute an acknowledgement that the
contractor shall perform the work required in accordance
with the detour and barricading requirements of such
construction plans and that the failure to perform same, in
accordance therewith, shall constitute a violation hereof and
be subject to the penalties provided for herein.
(c) Utility contractor and public utility companies.
(1) Utility contractors as well as utility companies
performing construction work within a street which
requires that a set of plans be drawn up due to the
extensive and/or complex nature of the work, will be
subject to the same requirements established in
subsection 13-25(a) above. Such work would include
major street construction (street cuts, street widening,
etc.), water and sewerage line laying or relocation or
off-street construction which requires that a portion of
the adjacent roadway be barricaded.
(2) Construction work performed by utility contractors or
utility companies, minor enough such that a set of
plans need not be drawn upon, will not be subject to
the same requirements established in subsection
13-25(a) above. Such work includes minor street
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§ 13-25 EULESS CODE § 13-26
construction (resurfacing, patching, striping), minor
utility work (usage of manholes such that a lane must
be barricaded), etc. These forces will be required,
however, to comply with all other provisions set forth
in the attached manual as to the construction site
barricade layout and signing. In addition, the person
designated by the city shall be contacted before said
construction work is begun and be informed of the
location and nature of construction. This work shall
not be performed during the peak hour congestion
periods of 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.,
unless approved by the person designated by the city.
(Ord. No. 630, § 3, 6-24-80)
Sec. 13-26. Special requirements for safety and traf-
fic-control.
The person designated by the city may at the time of
approving an application or anytime after a permit is issued
require:
(a) The use or specific location of additional barricades,
signals, signs or other traffic-control or safety devices
or the pursuance of special traffic-control or safety
procedures;
(b) That the work be performed only at certain hours
during the day or night, or during specified days of
the week;
(c) That only a specified area or not more than a specified
number of lanes shall be blocked at the same time or
at specified times of the day;
(d) That materials and equipment used in the work site
and dirt removed from any excavation be located
other than in the vehicle traffic lanes of such
roadway; and
(e) That all equipment be moved from the traffic lanes
and any excavation in the traffic lanes be covered or
filled with materials of sufficient strength and
construction to permit vehicular traffic to pass over
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§ 13-26 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS § 13-27
such excavation during all or part of the peak traffic
periods or at night.
When such requirements are deemed necessary by the
person designated by the city in the interest of public safety
and to avoid traffic congestion, any such special require-
ments shall be endorsed on the permit and shall be a part
thereof. (Ord. No. 630, § 3, 6-24-80)
Sec. 13-27. Approval or disapproval of permit appli-
cation.
(a) The person designated by the city shall either approve
or disapprove the application in five (5) business days after
it is submitted. The person designated by the city may
approve an application either as applied for or subject to
special requirements, as provided in section 13-26 which
special requirements shall be endorsed on the permit when
issued and become a part thereof. If an application is not
approved, the person designated by the city shall so notify
the applicant, in writing, stating the reasons for disapprov-
al. An applicant may, if he so desires, undertake the
revision of the unapproved application and resubmit it to
the person designated by the city who shall approve,
approve subject to special requirements, or disapprove the
amended application within five (5) business days.
(b) The person designated by the city may disapprove
applications for permits under this article only for the
following reasons:
(1) The proposed barricading, channelizing, signing,
warning or other traffic-control procedures or the
equipment therefor do not comply with the require-
ments of the manual;
(2) The nature of the work to be performed or its location
is such that the work may, without imposing any
undue hardship on the applicant, be performed
without the necessity of blocking or closing the
roadway;
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§ 13-27 EULESS CODE § 13-29
(3) The work or the manner in which it is to be performed
will violate a city ordinance or a state statute;
(4) Failure to furnish all of the information required by
this article or, except for good cause shown, to file the
application within the time prescribed by this article;
and
(5) Misrepresenting or falsifying any information in the
application. (Ord. No. 630, § 3, 6-24-80)
Sec. 13-28. Revocation of permit.
The person designated by the city may revoke a permit
issued hereunder if any of the permit-holder's barricading,
signing, channelizing, warning or other traffic-control
procedures or the equipment at the work site do not comply
with the requirements of the manual, or with any special
requirements imposed by the person designated by the city.
The permit-holder, or the person named as responsible for
or in charge of the work in the permit, shall first be notified --�,
of the failure or defect and be given a reasonable time, such
length of time to be determined by the person designated by
the city and not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours, to correct
same before such permit is revoked. In the event a permit
issued under this article is revoked, it shall be unlawful to
continue to block the roadway, except to restore the site to
its proper condition as required herein. (Ord. No. 630, § 3,
6-24-80)
Sec. 13-29. Same—Restoration of roadway.
In the event a permit is revoked, the permit-holder shall
immediately commence operations to restore the work area
within the roadway to its proper condition, such work to be
completed within twenty-four (24) hours. In addition, except
as required to restore the work area to its proper condition,
the permit-holder shall remove all equipment, workers,
materials and debris from the roadway. In the event such
restoration is not done, the city shall be authorized, at its
election, to take charge of the work and restore the premises
to its proper conditions and shall be entitled to recover from
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§ 13-29 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS § 13-31
L.. the permit-holder by civil action the actual expenses
incurred by the materials, overhead, rental of any equip-
ment used by the city in restoring the site and attorney's
fees, and for such purposes, the city shall have a right of
action against any bonds in effect running from the holder
of the permit to the city, conditioned upon compliance with
the ordinances of the City of Euless in the performance of
said work. (Ord. No. 630, § 3, 6-24-80)
Sec. 13-30. Emergency situations.
The requirements as mentioned above are to be used for
all planned construction projects. In the event of an
emergency type situation, notification of work to be done
can be made by telephone directly to the person designated
by the city, thereby, bypassing the requirements mentioned
above. Under these conditions the contractor or agency will
still be required to follow the basic barricading standards as
outlined in the attached manual. (Ord. No. 630, § 3, 6-24-80)
Sec. 13-31. Violation; penalty.
Any "contractor," as defined herein, who violates any
provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day of such violation
shall constitute a separate offense. Such penalty shall be
cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies
the City of Euless may have. (Ord. No. 630, § 3, 6-24-80)
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§ 14-66 TRAFFIC § 14-66
Maximum
Block speed
Street numbers Extent (MPH)
Royay Park- 1100-1500 W.Euless Blvd.(SHY 35
way 183) south to Ft.
Worth city limits
(Pipeline Rd.)
Trojan Trail 600-1000 Ector Dr., west to N. 30
Industrial Blvd.
(FM 157)
Spur 350
Eastbound frontage road only:
(a) From station 265+07.42 (west city limit, being also
east city limit of Bedford) easterly 2.294 miles to
station 386+87.49(intersection with North Main Street
and Ramp "L-L"), 40 miles per hour.
(b) From station 333+61.70 (west city limits of Euless,
being also the city limits of Bedford) easterly 1.018
miles to station 387+33.31 (intersection of Main Street)
at 40 miles per hour.
(c) From station 865+74 (approximately 450 feet east of
Main Street) easterly 0.749 mile to station 905+45(east
city limits of Euless, being also the city limits of Fort
Worth) at 40 miles per hour.
(d) From station 265+07.42 (west city limits of Euless,
being also the city limits of Bedford) easterly 2.307
miles to station 386+87.49 (intersection of Main
Street), 40 miles per hour.
Westbound frontage road only:
(a) From station 386+87.49 (intersection of Main Street)
westerly 2.294 miles to station 265+07.42 (west city
limits of Euless, being also the city limits of Bedford),
40 miles per hour.
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§ 14-66 EULESS CODE § 14-66
(b) From station 887+66.79 (intersection with State
Highway 183, North Frontage Road and Ramp
"M-M")westerly 0.412 mile to state 865+74± (intersec-
tion with Fuller Drive) 40 miles per hour.
(c) From station 387+33.31 (intersection with North Main
Street and Ramp "K-K") westerly 1.018 miles to
station 333+61.70 (west city limit, being also east city
limit of Bedford), 40 miles per hour.
(d) School crossing—From station 377+27 (approximately
200 feet east of Himes Street) westerly 0.200 mile to
station 366+71, 30 miles per hour when so signed for
school crossing (during the hours 7:00 a.m. to 9:00
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.), 40 miles per hour at
all other times.
(e) From station 905+45 (east city limits of Euless, being
also the city limits of Fort Worth) westerly 0.752 miles
to station 865+74 (being approximately 450 feet east of
Main Street), 40 miles per hour.
(f) From station 387+33.31 (Main Street) westerly 1.017
miles (west city limits of Euless) to station 333+61.70,
40 miles per hour.
State Highway 10
Eastbound lane only:
(a) From station 677+28 (west city limits of Euless, being
also the city limits of Hurst) easterly 1.567 miles to
station 760+00 (approximately 700 feet west of Pamela
Drive) at 50 miles per hour.
(b) From station 760+00 easterly 2.424 miles to station
888+00 (approximately 100 feet east of Dickey Drive)
at 45 miles per hour.
(1) School crossing—From station 838+38 (approxi-
mately 100 feet west of Norman Drive) easterly
0.220 mile to station 850+00 (just west of Martha
Street) at 35 miles per hour when so signed for
school crossing; at 45 miles per hour at all other
times.
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(c) From station 888+00 easterly 0.330 mile to station
905+45 (east city limits of Euless, being also the city
limits of Fort Worth) at 50 miles per hour.
Westbound lane only:
(a) From station 905+45 (east city limits of Euless, being
also the city limits of Fort Worth) westerly 0.502 mile
to station 878+95 (approximately 250 feet east of
Millican Drive) at 50 miles per hour.
(b) From station 878+95 westerly 2.253 miles to station
760+00 (approximately 700 feet of Pamela Drive) at 45
miles per hour.
(1) School crossing—From station 850+00(just west of
Martha Street) westerly 0.220 mile to station
838+38 (approximately 250 feet east of Ector
Drive) at 35 miles per hour when so signed for
school crossing; 45 miles per hour all other times.
(c) From station 760+00 westerly 1.567 miles to station
677+28 (west city limits of Euless, being also the city
limits of Hurst) at 50 miles per hour.
State Highway 183
Main lanes:
(a) From the west city limits at station 670+00,
northeasterly to 1.650 miles northeast of the west city
limits, 60 miles per hour (day), 55 miles per hour
(night).
(b) From 1.650 miles northeast of the west city limits
northeasterly to 3.409 miles northeast of the west city
limits, 50 miles per hour.
(c) From 3.409 miles northeast of the west city limits
northeasterly to 3.597 miles northeast of the east city
limits, 45 miles per hour.
(d) From 3.597 miles northeast of the west city limits
northeasterly to 3.786 miles northeast of the west city
limits, at a designated school crossing zone, during
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school hours and while a portable school warning sign
is placed along said 0.189 mile strip of highway, 35
miles per hour. At other than school hours, the speed
limit along said 0.189 mile strip of highway shall be
45 miles per hour.
(e) From 3.786 miles northeast of the west city limits
easterly to 2.688 miles west of the east city limits of
Euless, 45 miles per hour.
(f) From 2.688 miles west of the east city limits easterly
to 2.299 miles west of the east city limits, 50 miles per
hour.
(g) From 2.299 miles west of the east city limits of Euless,
easterly to the east city limits at station 1015+88.3, 60
miles per hour (day), 55 miles per hour (night).
Eastbound lane only:
(a) From station 677+28 (west city limits of Euless, being
also the city limits of Hurst) easterly 1.567 miles to
station 760+00 (approximately 700 feet west of Pamela
Drive), 50 miles per hour.
(b) From station 760+00 easterly 2.424 miles to station
888+00 (approximately 100 feet east of Dickey Drive),
45 miles per hour.
(c) From station 888+00 easterly 0.330 mile to station
905+45 (east city limits of Euless, being also the city
limits of Fort Worth), 50 miles per hour.
(d) School crossing—From station 827+00 (just east of
Ridgecrest Drive) easterly 0.436 mile to station 850+00
(just west of Martha Street), at 35 miles per hour when
so signed for school crossing, 45 miles per hour all
other times.
(e) From station 333+64.5 (west city limits of Euless,
being also the east city limits of Bedford) easterly
1.811 miles to station 905+45.0 (east city limits of
Euless, being also the city limits of Fort Worth) at 55
miles per hour maximum, 45 miles per hour mini-
mum.
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§ 14-66 TRAFFIC § 14-66
Westbound lane only:
(a) From station 905+45 (east city limits of Euless, being
also the city limits of Fort Worth) westerly 0.502 mile
to station 878+95 (approximately 250 feet east of
Millican Drive) at 50 miles per hour;
(b) From station 878+95 westerly 2.253 miles to station
760+00(approximately 700 feet west of Pamela Drive)
at 45 miles per hour;
(c) From station 760+00 westerly 1.567 miles to station
677+28 (west city limits of Euless, being also the city
limits of Hurst) at 50 miles per hour.
(d) School crossing—From station 850+00 (just west of
Martha Street) westerly 0.436 mile to station 827+00
(just east of Ridgecrest Drive), 35 miles per hour when
so signed for school crossing, 45 miles per hour all
other times.
(e) From station 905+45.0 (east city limits of Euless,being
also the city limits of Fort Worth) westerly 1.811 miles
to station 333+63.5 (west city limits of Euless, being
also the city limits of Bedford) at 55 miles per hour
maximum, 45 miles per hour minimum.
Frontage roads:
(a) From the beginning of the frontage roads at station
852+32, easterly 0.478 mile to the end of the frontage
roads at station 877+53.5, 30 miles per hour.
(b) From station 265+07.42 (west city limits of Euless,
being also the city limits of Bedford) easterly 2.307
miles to station 386+87.49(intersection of Main Street)
at 40 miles per hour.
(c) From station 905+45 (east city limits of Euless, being
also the city limits of Fort Worth) westerly 0.752 miles
to station 865+74 (being approximately 450 feet east
of Main Street) at 40 miles per hour.
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North Industrial Boulevard
(a) From station 200+82 (north city limits of Euless,being
also the south city limits of Grapevine) southerly 1.746
miles to station 293+00, 55 miles per hour.
(b) From station 293+00 southerly 0.606 mile to station
325+00, 50 miles per hour.
(c) From station 325+00 southerly 1.679 miles to station
413.63 (south city limits of Euless, being also the city
limits of Fort Worth), 45 miles per hour.
(d) School crossing-From station 330+00 (500 feet north
of Midway Drive) southerly 0.348 mile to station
348+40 (260 feet south of Trojan Trail), 35 miles per
hour when so signed for school crossing, 45 miles per
hour all other times.
(Ord. No. 129, § 1, 5-24-60; Ord. No. 421, § 1, 3-14-72; Ord.
No. 534, § 1, 12-13-77; Ord. No. 542, § 1, 4-11-78; Ord. No.
551, § 1, 7-25-78; Ord. No. 555, § 1, 9-26-78; Ord. No. 562, §
1, 2-27-79; Ord. No. 600, § 1, 10-23-79; Ord. No. 601, § 1,
10-23-79; Ord. No. 604, § 1, 12-11-79; Ord. No. 609, § 1,
1-8-80)
Editor's note-A portion of§ 1 of Ord. No. 534, adopted Dec. 13, 1977,
designated as amendatory of § 14-65, has been codified as being
amendatory of § 14-66 for purposes of classification. Ord. No. 542, § 1,
adopted April 11, 1978; Ord. No. 551, § 1, adopted July 25, 1978; Ord. No.
555, § 1, adopted Sept. 26, 1978; and Ord. No. 562, § 1, adopted Feb. 27,
1979; did not specifically admend the Code, hence their codification as
being amendatory of§ 14-66 was at the editor's discretion.
Sec. 14-67. Drive on right side of roadway.
Upon all roadways, the driver of a vehicle shall drive
upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:
(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle pro-
ceeding in the same direction under the rules
governing such movement;
(2) When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic
while under construction or repair;
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§ 14-67 TRAFFIC § 14-68
(3) Upon a roadway divided into three (3) marked lanes
for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; or
(4) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for
one-way traffic. (Ord. No. 116, § 23, 8-11-59)
Sec. 14-68. Driving on roadways laned for traffic.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into two (2) or
more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in
addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply:
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§ 16-4 WATER AND SEWERS § 16-6
�-' In case of material increase, installation shall not be less
than material cost plus fifteen (15) percent.
(b) Sewer. Sewer connection fees shall be paid solely for
the privilege of connecting to the system. The cost of
installing such connection shall be borne by the user. The
fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). (Ord. No.
568, § 2, 3-27-79)
Sec. 16-5. Water deposits.
All applicants for water service will be required to make a
meter deposit (payment security deposit) for each water
service connection; such deposit to remain with the city
throughout the term of the service contract.
(a) The deposit for residential customers who have not
been disconnected for nonpayment shall be fifteen
dollars ($15.00). Each family living unit shall be
considered to be a separate water and/or sewer
customer. The deposit shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00)
per unit.
(b) Deposits for commercial customers shall not be less
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and shall be
calculated to equal the multiple of five dollars ($5.00)
nearest the estimated average monthly billing for the
particular type of customer involved. Calculation shall
be based on water, sewer and garbage monthly
billing.
(c) Deposits shall be refunded, or in the event a balance
is due, applied against the final bill for services
required upon termination of the contract. The city
will not pay interest on meter deposit funds. (Ord. No.
568, § 2, 3-27-79)
Sec. 16-6. Schedule of monthly rates.
The schedule of monthly rates for water, sewer, abnormal
sewage surcharge and industrial cost recovery charge is as
follows:
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§ 16-6 EULESS CODE § 16-6
Water Service For All Users
Number of Charge within Charge outside
gallons corporate limits corporate limits
First 2,000 $6.00 (minimum) $7.00 (minimum)
Next 11,000 1.00 per 1,000 gal. 1.00 per 1,000 gal.
Next 17,000 0.85 per 1,000 gal. 0.85 per 1,000 gal.
All over 30,000 0.75 per 1,000 gal. 0.75 per 1,000 gal.
Sewer Service—Residential
The sewer service charge for residential customers shall be
based on ninety (90) percent of metered water. Sewer service
charges shall be based on ninety (90) percent of a maximum
of twelve thousand (12,000) gallons of metered water per
billing period per living unit. The monthly minimum per
living unit shall be as follows:
(a) Within the corporate limits, three dollars and twenty
cents ($3.20) plus one dollar and five cents ($1.05) per
one thousand (1,000) gallons of ninety (90) percent of
metered water.
(b) Outside the corporate limits, four dollars ($4.00) plus
one dollar and five cents ($1.05) per one thousand
(1,000) gallons of ninety (90) percent of metered water.
Sewer Service—Commercial and Industrial
Commercial and industrial sewer charges shall be based
on one hundred (100) per cent of metered water. The rates
are: minimum within city limits—three dollars and twenty
cents ($3.20) plus one dollar and five cents ($1.05) per one
thousand (1,000) gallons; minimum outside city limits—four
dollars ($4.00) plus one dollar and five cents ($1.05) per one
thousand (1,000) gallons of metered water. The following
provisions apply to all commercial and industrial custom-
ers.
(a) Customers that show proof that a significant portion
of metered water does not enter the sanitary sewer
shall not be billed for that portion that does not enter
the sanitary sewer.
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§ 16-6 WATER AND SEWERS § 16-8
(b) Monitored group class customers shall be billed
according to section 16-10.
(c) Industrial cost recovery group customers shall be
billed according to section 16-10 plus the additional
charges in section 16-24(c) as required. (Ord. No. 568,
§ 2, 3-27-79; Ord. No. 627, § 1, 6-10-80)
Sec. 16-7. Billing.
Each month's charges shall be due and payable on or
before the tenth day after the date of the bill; in the event
such charges are not paid within ten (10) days from the date
of the bill, a penalty shall be added in the amount of ten
(10) per cent of the past due amount. Receipt of a check that
is dishonored shall be deemed nonpayment, and there shall
be an additional bad check service charge of three dollars
($3.00). (Ord. No. 568, § 2, 3-27-79)
Sec. 16-8. Delinquent notice; hearing; termination of
water service; reconnection.
(a) In the event that any month's charges shall remain
delinquent at the time of a subsequent billing, the user or
customer with said delinquent account shall receive a
delinquent notice to be mailed not later than ten (10) days
after the preparation of the second or subsequent billing.
(b) The city manager shall appoint a city utility hearing
officer who shall serve in that capacity at the pleasure of
the city manager. The city utility hearing officer shall be
empowered to resolve billing errors in advance of any
scheduled date of service termination. Any user or customer
shall be entitled to a pretermination hearing before the
utility hearing officer prior to the cutoff date specified in the
deliquent notice. It will be the duty of the utility hearing
officer to determine that customers are not overcharged or
charged with services not rendered.
(c) If the bill is not paid or other disposition made within
fifteen (15) days of the date of the delinquent notice, water
service will be terminated.
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§ 16-8 EULESS CODE § 16-10
(d) Where services have been disconnected for nonpay-
ment, there shall be a charge of two dollars ($2.00) for
reconnection, an additional deposit of five dollars ($5.00),
and full payment of outstanding bill before reconnection of
service. (Ord. No. 568, § 2, 3-27-79)
Sec. 16-9. Change of location by customer.
Customers moving or changing locations must pay all
debts from previous addresses before receiving service at a
new location. The deposit at an address cannot be changed
to another name for the purpose of receiving service without
paying outstanding debts. (Ord. No. 568, § 2, 3-27-79)
Sec. 16-10. Monitored group class.
(a) The director of public works shall establish a
monitored group class, consisting of those customers whose
wastewater strength is, in his judgement, abnormally high
or low, and charges to customers in this class shall he
computed in accord with the following five (5) part rate
schedule:
Customer monthly service charge $3.20
Volume charge 1.05 per 1,000 gallons
BOD strength charge 0.0392 per pound of BOD
Suspended solids strength charge 0 0139 per pound
of Suspended Solids
Monitoring charge Total cost to City of Euless
(b) The monitoring charge shall consist of all cost for
personnel, material and equipment used to collect and
analyze samples from the customer wastewater to determine
the strength of the wastewater produced. The monitored
customer's wastewater shall be tested a minimum of once
per year, but may be tested on a more frequent basis if
deemed necessary by the director of public works, or if the
monitored customer requests more frequent testing.
(c) This schedule shall replace all other charges previously
made for industrial waste strength. (Ord. No. 568, § 2,
3-27-79; Ord. No. 627, § 2, 6-10-80)
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§ 9 APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISIONS § 10
�..� touched by property then developed or permissible for
development with utilities, one or more of which are
aboveground, then all utilities within the subdivision
being developed shall be underground except utilities
serving those lot or lots which are abutting or touch-
ing such property then developed or permissible for
development with one or more utilities aboveground
which lot or lots may be developed also with
aboveground utilities;
(3) If the subdivision being developed is abutting or touched
on one or more sides by property then developed or per-
missible for development with one or more utilities
aboveground, and all other property abutting or touch-
ing such subdivision is then undeveloped as to the place-
ment of utilities, then utilities within the subdivision
beng developed may be aboveground or underground
at the option of the developer;
(4) If the subdivision being developed is not abutting or
touched by any property then developed as to the place-
ment of utilities, all utilities shall be underground un-
less a variance from such requirement shall have been
previously applied for and granted as to such subdivi-
sion or part thereof by the Euless city council, subject
to such conditions and safeguards as may be specified
by the city council. (Ord. No. 147, § 3(B) (1), 6-5-61;
Ord. No. 547, § 1, 6-27-78; Ord. No. 550, § 1, 7-25-
78)
Sec. 10. Same—Streets, curbs, gutters; pavement; street
signs; tentative.
The subdivider of each tract of land will be required to
construct, at his own expense, standard curb and gutter
along all streets, and to install a minimum six-inch
stabilized subgrade and six-inch asphalt base and surface
the street, unless provisions set forth in Section 32(5) of this
ordinance are complied with, in accordance with the city's
standards and specifications, including all engineering costs
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covering design, layout and construction supervision. The
subdivider, at his own expense, shall furnish and erect
street signs in accordance with the city's standards and
specifications at each corner of every dedicated street as
shown on the plat of the subdivision. Final plans for such
improvements shall be submitted to the city planning
commission for study by the city engineer and final for city
council approval before any work is started in the
subdivision. Detailed construction plans, including the plan
and profile for each street, shall be filed with the submission
of the final plat in the same number of copies as required of
the final subdivision plat. Where plats are presented for
approval which adjoin unplatted property, the owner and/or
developer of the proposed subdivision shall provide his
pro rata share of the pavements and drainage structures cost
of the boundary streets. The owner and/or developer's pro
rata share of pavement and drainage structures costs of
boundary streets shall be for dedication of additional
right-of-way required and only the minimum street section
required in accordance with Article II, Section 32(4) of this
ordinance. In areas where major and secondary thorough-
fares and collector streets are shown on the major street
plan of the city and where no existing road exists, the owner
and/or developer shall be required to dedicate the required
right-of-way and construct the minimum street section
required in accordance with Article II, Section 32(4) of this
ordinance. If a street, at the city's request, shall be
constructed to exceed the requirements as outlined above,
the city would be responsible for costs involved for the
excess width and/or thickness required to meet the city's
needs, and shall be subject to council approval. Where
boundary or other streets are not to be paved in their entire
width either within or abutting the proposed subdivision,the
owner and/or developer shall deposit his pro rata share of
the cost of the pavement and drainage improvements into
escrow with the city or construct such portion of said
improvements as may be approved by the city. If the owner
and/or developer chooses to construct a wider street than
required by the city, the owner and/or developer shall bear
the entire cost for the street. Each street installation project
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§ 10 APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISIONS § 13
�-- will be considered by the city upon the individual merits of
each project prior to construction. (Ord. No. 147, § III(B)(3),
6-5-61; Ord. No. 595, § 1, 9-25-79)
Sec. 11. Same—Sidewalks.
Sidewalks are required and shall be not less than three (3)
feet in width, parallel to and not more than one foot outside
of the property line, and shall be situated wholly within the
dedicated street. Sidewalks abutting business property shall
have a minimum width of ten (10) feet. Parkways shall be
excavated or filled to a grade parallel with and have not
more than a one-quarter-inch slope to the foot from the
back of the curb to the property line. Landing walks of a
width not less than eighteen (18) inches may be installed
abutting the rear of the curb. Sidewalk requirements are to
be included in a subdivision preliminary. Final plans on
such walks shall be submitted along with the final plat of
the development, and detailed construction plans shall be
filed for approval of the city planning commission and city
engineer at the time of submission of the final plat. (Ord.
No. 147, § III(B)(3), 6-5-61; Ord. No. 595, § 2, 9-25-79)
Sec. 12. Same—Alleys and easements.
The city will require in new subdivisions at least ten-foot
wide easements in lieu of alleys except in conditions as set
out in section 40.
If a subdivider desires to include alleys in a subdivision,
they shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in width and
constructed of concrete by the subdivider at his own expense.
Any construction plans for this type of improvement shall be
submitted to the planning commission at the time of submis-
sion of the final plat. (Ord. No. 147, § III(B) (4),6-5-61)
Sec. 13. Same—Storm sewers.
(a) Preliminary plans and layouts prepared by and bearing
the seal and signature of a registered professional engi-
neer in the state for any drainage structures and improve-
ments shall be submitted by the subdivider or developer to
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§ 13 EULESS CODE § 14
the city planning commission for study by the city engineer
along with the submission of the preliminary plat of the sub-
division. These plans shall show drainage areas contributing
to all facilities and design criteria and calculations for all
facilities showing preliminary sizing.
(b) Where, in the opinion of the city engineer, storm sew-
ers are required to adequately accommodate drainage runoff,
the subdivider or developer shall be required to install, at his
own expense, all such storm sewer lines and drainage struc-
tures which require the equivalent of a forty-eight (48) inch
diameter pipe or smaller. Such construction shall be per-
formed in accordance with the city standards and specifica-
tions governing same. The developer shall assume all costs
including all engineering costs covering design, layouts and
construction supervision.
(c) Where, in the opinion of the city engineer, storm
sewers or drainage facilities are required which are in excess
of a forty-eight-inch diameter pipe, or its equivalent, the '~
subdivider or developer shall construct a concrete lined open
channel designed in accordance with criteria outlined in
Section 103(c),Article III,Storm Water Design Standards,of
this ordinance. (Ord. No. 147, § III(B)(2), 6-5-61; Ord. No.
249, § I(B)(2), 4-27-65; Ord. No. 618, § 1, 3-25-80)
Sec. 14. Preliminary plat—Submitting, scale.
Five (5) copies or prints, of the preliminary plat and engi-
neering plans of all proposed subdivisions, and twenty (20)
copies of the plat and location sheet, shall be submitted to
the city planning commission for approval before the prepara-
tion of the final plat for record. The preliminary plat shall be
filed in the office of the city planning commission at least five
(5) days prior to the regular meeting of such body at
which approval is requested. This plat shall be drawn to a
scale of one inch equals one hundred (100) feet. (Ord. No.
147, § III(C) (1), 6-5-61)
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§ 15 APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISIONS § 15
Sec. 15. Same—Information.
The plat shall show or be accompanied by the following
information:
(1) Proposed subdivision name or identifying title, the
names of adjacent subdivisions and the name of the city,
county and state, in which the subdivision is located.
The proposed subdivision name must not be so similar
to that of an existing subdivision as to cause confusion.
(2) Name and address of record owner, subdivider, engi-
neer, surveyor, land planner or any other designer re-
sponsible for the survey and design.
(3) Location of boundary or property lines; width and loca-
tion of platted streets, alleys and easements within or
adj acent to the property being subdivided; present
physical features on the land including natural and ar-
tificial watercourses, ditches, ravines, culverts, bridges,
present structures and any other features directly
pertinent to the land being subdivided, location of any
existing utilities and pipelines, showing pipe sizes and
capacities of storm sewers and drainage structures;
outline of any existing wooded areas or location of indi-
vidual large trees.
(4) A topographical map shall be superimposed on all pre-
liminary plats filed with the city. Contour intervals of
such map shall not be greater than two (2) feet with
all elevations shown thereon tied to the city datum
plane or such datum plane of any public authority that
may have established a datum plane in the city or its
extraterritorial jurisdiction. The plat shall contain the
number of acres of the proposed subdivision.
(5) The street system design, showing location and width
of the proposed streets, easements, alleys, building lots
and other features with their relationship to the
streets, alleys and easements in adjacent subdivisions
for a distance of five hundred (500) feet beyond the
limits of the proposed subdivision. If there are no ad-
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§ 15 EULESS CODE § 15
jacent subdivisions thereto, a vicinity or location map,
drawn at a smaller scale, shall be submitted along with
the preliminary plat. This map is to show the
boundaries and ownership of adjacent properties, the
location and distance to the nearest subdivisions and
the manner in which the streets, alleys, easements and
highways of the proposed subdivision may eventually
connect with those of the nearest existing subdivisions.
(6) Classification and designation of the intended uses of
land within the subdivision proposed, setting out res-
idential, retail business, industrial, off-street parking
and all other parcels of land intended to be dedicated to
public use, such as schools, parks, playgrounds and
any other special uses or semipublic uses required.
(7) Date, north point and scale of the drawing or subdivi-
sion layout.
(8) Preliminary plans for street improvements, on-site or
off-site drainage improvements, alley improvements, if
any, sidewalks, and any other improvements to be
made.
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§ 18 APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISIONS § 18
�--� (10) Blanks for certificate of approval to be filled out by
the city engineer or director of public works, city
planning commission and city council shall be lettered
in on the final plat as follows:
"Approved by City Planning Commission:
Chairman, City Planning Date
Commission
Approved by the City Council:
I hereby certify that this plat of the
Addition to the City Limits of the City of Euless,
Texas, was approved by the City Council of the
City of Euless, Texas, on the day of
, 19
City Manager City Secretary"
(11) Date, scale and north point.
(12) After approval of the plat by the planning commis-
sion, one white background, blue line print and a
reproducible negative print shall be furnished to the
city planning commission. All figures, letters and
symbols shown upon the drawing shall be plain,
distinct, of sufficient size that they may be easily read
and of such density that they will remain a
permanent and lasting record.
(13) After all improvements required by the city have been
completed by the owner or subdivider of the proposed
subdivision, the owner or subdivider shall furnish one
set of as-built drawings of drainage structures and
street improvements that have been constructed, the
same to be filed within thirty (30) days after com-
pletion of all required improvements. (Ord. No. 147, §
III(D)(2)(a—m), 6-5-61; Ord. No. 595, § 3, 9-25-79)
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Sec. 19. Same—Expiration of approval.
Approval of the final plat shall expire unless the following
conditions are met:
(1) The developer, after final approval of a plat, shall take
bids on all required improvements and installations
and submit bid tabulations to the city along with bids
of his choice. Each bid shall be accompanied by a per-
formance bond, payment bond and a two-year
maintenance bond and with city contractor agree-
ments attached for each subcontractor. The developer
shall furnish a city developer agreement and escrow
with the city cash deposit to cover all contracts.cost
plus two (2) per cent of total cost inspection fee.
(2) The owner or subdivider shall record the plat in the
office of the county clerk within six (6) months after
the date of final approval.
(3) The owners of the subdivision shall file with the city
planning commission within six (6) months after the
date of approval of the final plat, a certificate stating
that the improvements as specified and required by the
city have been completed in accordance with the
city's standards and specifications. (Ord. No. 147, §
III(D) (2) (n) (1,2), 6-5-61)
Sec. 20. Same—Approval by sections.
An owner or developer, at his option, may obtain approval
of a portion or section of a subdivision, provided he meets all
the requirements of this ordinance with reference to such
portion or section in the same manner as is required for a
complete subdivision. In the event a subdivision and the final
plat thereof is approved by the city council in sections, each
final plat of each section is to carry the name of the entire
subdivision, but is to be distinguished from each other section
by a distinguishing letter, number or subtitle. Block numbers
shall run consecutively throughout the entire subdivision, even
though such subdivision may be finally approved in sec-
tions. (Ord. No. 147, § III(D) (2) (n) (3), 6-5-61)
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natural topography is such that steeper grades are es-
sential. In this case, grades up to seven and one-half
(71/2) per cent may be used for a distance not to
exceed two hundred (200) feet maximum in any one
continuous distance. Collector streets shall be limited to
a maximum grade of seven and one-half (7-1/2)
per cent. Minor residential streets shall be limited to a
maximum grade of ten (10) per cent. The minimum
grade of any street shall be not less than one-half
(1/2) of one per cent. Grade changes in the center line
of streets with an algebraic difference in grades of more
than two (2) per cent shall be connected with verti-
cal curves. The street grading, grades and vertical
curves shall be such that the sight distance is not less
than six hundred (600) feet on main thoroughfares,
and not less than four hundred (400) feet on all other
streets. Where cross slopes are desirable or necessary
from one curb to an opposite curb, the cross slope shall
not be more than twelve (12) inches in thirty (30)
feet.
�.� (4) Widths: Minimum street widths according to zoning
shall be:
Paving face to
face of curb Dedication
R-1 zoning 30' to 50'
R-2 and R-3 zoning 36' to 60'
R-4 and R-5 zoning 40' to 60'
C-1, C-2 and I zoning 48-66' to 80'
(5) Construction: Residential streets shall be constructed
on a minimum of six (6) inches of stabilized subgrade
(lime or cement) as soil test indicates and compacted
to ninety-five (95) per cent density. Density tests shall
be taken every five hundred (500) feet or less as
required by the inspector. Asphalt shall consist of four
(4) inches type A and two (2) inches type D surface
course, and shall be mixed to Texas Highway
specifications standards for types A and D asphalt.
Any proposed pavement section of lesser thickness or
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alternate materials shall be fully documented by the
design engineer with a soils report and design
calculations to substantiate the fact that such
alternate will be adequate. Residential streets shall be
designed and constructed with adequate thickness,
based on Texas Highway Department Triaxial Design
Criteria, to provide for unlimited repetitions of five
thousand (5,000) pounds wheel loadings and a
minimum of seven thousand (7,000) repetitions of an
eighteen-thousand-pound axle loading. Under no
circumstances, however, will less than five (5) inches
of stabilized subgrade (lime or cement as soil tests
indicate) compacted to a minimum of ninety-five (95)
per cent standard proctor density and five (5) inches
of hot-mix asphaltic concrete be allowed.
(6) Trixial method: All other streets shall be designed by
the trixial method as specified in Texas Highway De-
partment requirements.
(7) Curb and gutter: All curb and gutter shall be a mini-
mum of six (6) inches by thirty (30) inches, with two
(2) number three (3) bars of steel in gutter and no
steel in the curb installed on six (6) inches of stabi-
lized subgrade. The subgrade shall extend a minimum
of six (6) inches back of the curb.
(8) Valley gutters: Concrete valley gutters shall be in-
stalled to carry water flow across all intersections and
shall be a minimum of six (6) feet wide and six (6)
inches thick reinforced with number three (3) bars of
steel placed on sixteen (16) inch centers. The valley
gutters shall be poured monolithic with the curb re-
turns.
(9) Parkways and streets: The parkways and streets shall
be rough cut to a plus or minus one-tenth (0.1) foot of
their respective final grades.
(10) Sidewalks: There shall be sidewalks installed on both
sides of each street. The sidewalk shall be three (3)
feet minimum in width and four (4) inches minimum
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in thickness. Sidewalks shall be reinforced with not
less than six (6) by six (6) by ten (10) wire mesh and
shall be located one foot outside the property line.
(11) Storm drains: Topographic maps with contour inter-
vals of two (2) feet or less and details of existing
drainage structures and watercourses shall be sub-
mitted along with calculation of all watersheds affect-
ing areas for the purpose of storm drain design. Un-
derground storm drains design shall be computed by
the rational method and based on technical paper num-
ber forty (40) of the Weather Bureau of the United
States Department of Commerce. They shall be de-
signed to accommodate a five-year storm frequency
with adequate overland relief for a twenty-five-year
storm frequency. Design of bridges, culverts, under-
passes and open channels shall be based on a
twenty-five-year storm frequency. Storm sewers shall
have all joints sealed and embedded in six (6) inches
of sand or equivalent materials.
Inlets shall have a seven-inch high opening and the
length of the opening shall be determined by
technical paper number forty (40) of the Weather
Bureau of the United States Department of Com-
merce, and by diagrams for solution of Mannings
formula.
(12) Obstructions of view or sight: On any lot on the street
side, or sides if it is a corner lot, no wall, fence or other
structure shall be erected, and no hedge, tree,
shrub or other growth or structure of any kind shall be
maintained in such location as to obstruct the view.
The definition of "obstruction" is any fence, wall,
hedge, shrubbery, etc. higher than thirty (30) inches
above ground level at the property line to a point not to
exceed seven (7) feet at the building line and is hereby
declared to be an obstruction. Fence permit fees
shall be five dollars ($5.00) each. (Ord. No. 147, § IV,
Amd. 6, 6-5-61; Ord. No. 595, § 4, 9-25-79)
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Sec. 33. Major thoroughfares and collector streets.
The arrangement of streets in the subdivision shall provide
for the continuation and extension of major and secondary
thoroughfares and collector streets that are shown on the
major street plan of the city planning commission. Minor res-
idential streets in the subdivision shall provide convenient cir-
culation of local traffic within the subdivision and adequate
access to all building lots within the subdivision. Off-center
street intersections will not be approved except in unusual
cases. Parkways and boulevards shall be of such width as may
be designated by the planning commission. (Ord. No. 147,
§ IV(A)(2), 6-5-61)
Sec. 34. Street right-of-way and pavement widths.
Streets shown on the city master plan as main thorough-
fares shall have a dedicated right-of-way width of not less
than eighty (80) feet and a pavement width of from forty-
eight (48) to sixty-six (66) feet measured from back of curb
to back of curb. Streets shown on the city master plan as
collector streets shall have a dedicated right-of-way width
of not less than sixty (60) feet and a pavement width of not
less than thirty-seven (37) feet, measured from back of curb
to back of curb. Other streets, not shown on the city master
plan as main thoroughfares or collector .streets, will be
considered as normal minor residential streets. Their
right-of-way width is to be not less than fifty (50) feet and
the pavement width is to be not less than thirty-one (31)
feet, measured from back of curb to back of curb. (Ord. No.
147, § IV(A)(3), 6-5-61; Ord. No. 595, § 5, 9-25-79)
Sec. 35. Street connections with adjacent subdivisions.
In order that proper relationship of new subdivision streets
may be maintained with adjoining streets and land, the sys-
tem of streets in a new subdivision, except in unusual cases,
must connect with streets already dedicated in adjacent sub-
divisions that have been platted. There must, in general, be a
reasonable projection of streets into the nearest subdivided
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§ 35 APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISIONS § 39
tracts, and the same must be continued to the boundaries of
the tract subdivided, so that other subdivisions may be con-
nected therewith. (Ord. No. 147, § IV(A) (4), 6-5-61)
Sec. 36. Provisions for future streets.
Where a tract of land is subdivided into parcels that are
larger than normal building lots, such parcels shall be ar-
ranged to permit the opening of future streets and a logical
ultimate resubdivision. (Ord. No. 147, § IV(A) (5), 6-5-61)
Sec. 37. Dead-end streets.
Except in unusual cases, dead-end streets will not be ap-
proved unless such dead-end streets are provided for in such a
manner that will permit connection with future streets in ad-
jacent lands. Courts, culs-de-sac or "places" may be provided
where the shape of a portion of the proposed subdivision or
the terrain of the land would make it difficult, uneconomical
or unreasonable to plat with connecting streets. These courts,
culs-de-sac or "places" shall be so arranged as to provide
access to all lots and shall, generally, not exceed four hundred
(400) feet in length. A turnaround must be provided at
the closed end having an outside radius of not less than
fifty (50) feet. In general, no reserve strips controlling access
to land dedicated or to be dedicated to public use shall be
permitted. (Ord. No. 147, § IV(A)(6), 6-5-61; Ord. No. 595, §
6, 9-25-79)
Sec. 38. Block lengths.
Block lengths, generally, should not exceed one thousand
(1,000) feet in length. (Ord. No. 147, § IV(A)(7), 6-5-61; Ord.
No. 595, § 7, 9-25-79)
Sec. 39. Alleys.
Alleys or loading courts, of a minimum width of twenty
(20) feet paved surface, or in lieu thereof, adequate off-street
loading space, shall be provided in business blocks. Alleys
are not required in residential districts, except that they
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shall be provided where alleys of adjacent subdivisions al-
ready platted would be closed or deadened by failure to
provide alleys in the new subdivision. (Ord. No. 147, §
IV(A) (8), 6-5-61)
Sec. 40. Utility easements.
In lieu of alleys, which are not required but are optional in
residential districts, easements for public utilities of not less
than five (5) feet shall be provided on each side of rear lot
lines. If necessary for the extension of water or sewer mains,
storm drainage or other utilities, easements of greater width
may be required along lot lines or across lots. In all cases,
easements shall connect with easements already established in
adjoining property. (Ord. No. 147, § IV(A) (9), 6-5-61)
Sec. 41. Curb radii.
Curb radii at street intersections shall not be less than
fifteen (15) feet and property lines shall be adjusted
accordingly. (Ord. No. 147, § IV(A) (10), 6-5-61)
Sec. 42. Lot dimensions.
The minimum dimensions for residential lots in subdivisions
shall be sixty-five (65) feet in width and generally not
less than one hundred (100) feet in length, unless the plan-
ning commission, for reasonable cause or special reasons, ap-
prove otherwise. In no case shall a rectangular or irregularly
shaped lot contain less than seven thousand five hundred
(7,500) square feet of area. Corner lots shall be increased in
size whenever necessary to permit any structure placed there-
upon to conform to the building line of each street in accord-
ance with the zoning ordinance requirements. Double frontage
lots are undesirable and will not be allowed where possible
to avoid them. (Ord. No. 147, § IV(A) (11), 6-5-61)
Sec. 43. Side lot lines.
Side lot lines, insofar as practical, shall be at right angles
or radial to street lines. (Ord. No. 147, § IV (A) (12), 6-5-61)
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§ 44 APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISIONS § 46
�-' Sec. 44. Building lines.
Building lines shall be shown on all lots intended for res-
idential usage. Whenever required by the planning commis-
sion, building lines shall be shown on lots intended for busi-
ness usage. (Ord.No. 147, § IV(A) (13), 6-5-61)
Sec. 45. Flooding.
Land subject to flooding and land deemed by the planning
commission to be uninhabitable shall not be platted for res-
idential occupancy, nor shall it be platted for such other uses
as may increase danger to health, life or property or aggra-
vate the flood hazard.
Such land within the plat shall be set aside for such uses
that will not be endangered by periodical or occasional inunda-
tion, or that will not produce unsatisfactory living conditions.
(Ord.No. 147, § IV(A) (15), 6-5-61)
Sec. 46. Parks,schools and playgrounds.
Sites suitable for parks, schools, playgrounds or other pub-
lic usage, as required by the city, should be carefully consid-
ered in collaboration with the city planning commission and so
indicated upon the preliminary plat. This is done so that
these sites can be checked for conformity with the recom-
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§ 101 APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISIONS § 103
Sec. 101. Curb height.
Curb height on all streets shall be not more than eight (8)
inches and at least equal to the depth of water at design flow.
(Ord. No. 148, § 2, 6-5-61)
Sec. 102. Maximum water depth.
Maximum depth of water to be allowed in streets at design
flow shall be determined by the classification of the street
on the major street plan of the city and as set forth in
Section 103(b) below, but not more than eight (8) inches, as
determined from street width and slope on the street flow
charts following this appendix. (Ord. No. 148, § 3, 6-5-61;
Ord. No. 595, § 8, 9-25-79)
Sec. 103. Drainage features and policies.
(a) The three (3) basic types of drainage features are as
follows:
(1) Closed systems;
(2) Reinforced concrete lined channels;
(3) Natural channel.
(b) During the design storm, the quantity of storm water
that is allowed to collect in the streets before being
intercepted by a storm drainage system is referred to as the
"spread of water." In determining the limitations for
carrying storm water in the street, the ultimate development
of the street shall be considered. The use of the street for
carrying storm water shall be limited as follows:
(1) Thoroughfares: Two (2) traffic lanes to remain clear.
(2) Collectors: One traffic lane to remain clear.
(3) Residential streets: Six-inch depth of flow at curb or
no lane completely clear.
Storm water in excess of the above stated quantities allowed
to be carried in the streets shall be handled in storm sewer
pipe, or shall be handled in open ditches not in the street
right-of-way. Capacity of storm sewers and ditches shall be
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§ 103 EULESS CODE § 103
calculated by Kutter's or Manning's formula or other
approved methods. Storm water runoff shall be carried in a
storm sewer pipe when either of the following apply:
(1) The runoff can be carried in a pipe of forty-eight (48)
inches in diameter or smaller; or
(2) Where it is necessary for the protection of adjacent
facilities that the storm water be carried in an
enclosed facility.
Headwalls shall be constructed at the outfall of all storm
systems.
(c) Reinforced concrete lined open channels should be used
when the criteria outlined in Section 103(b)(1) above is ex-
ceeded:
(1) Reinforced concrete lined channels shall conform to the
following:
a. Channels draining an area with a "CA" factor of
two hundred fifty (250) or less shall be lined with
reinforced concrete in a manner which will contain
the design frequency storm plus one foot of free-
board within the concrete lining;
b. Channels draining an area with a "CA" factor of
more than two hundred fifty (250) but less than
five hundred (500) shall be concrete lined to con-
tain the runoff from a five-year return frequency
storm with the balance of required design
frequency storm contained within grassed slopes
no steeper than three (3) horizontal to one vertical
and with a minimum of one foot freeboard;
c. Channels draining an area with a "CA" factor of
more than five hundred (500) shall be governed
by criteria designed for the individual situation.
(d) Channels may be preserved when criteria in Section
103(c) (1)c. is met or when the developer desires to preserve
the natural channels within his addition for purposes of aes-
thetics and/or open space and when approved by the city ac-
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§ 103 APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISIONS § 103
�.. cording to the procedure prescribed for plat approval. The fol-
lowing criteria shall apply when it is desirable to preserve
natural channels:
(1) An application for preservation of a natural channel
shall be submitted through the director of planning and
development for review by the City of Euless a mini-
mum of twenty-one (21) days prior to the approval of
the preliminary plat. This application shall contain the
following information furnished by the developer:
a. Topographic, hydrologic and hydraulic information
sufficient to properly evaluate the proposal;
b. When the natural channel to be preserved is one
which has had a floodplain information report pre-
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jacent to, or included within such channel and flow-
age easement for the maintenance of the channel
and flowage easement with regard to vegetation,
erosion control, and the control of trash and debris.
The right, without a duty to do so, shall be given
the City of Euless to enforce such perpetual main-
tenance agreement, and, if it so elects, to perform
necessary maintenance, the pro rata cost of which
may be charged as a priority lien and assessment
against the property and the owners thereof abut-
ting upon, adjacent to, or included within such
channel and flowage easement. (Ord. No. 148, § 4,
6-5-61; Ord. No. 539, § 2, 3-14-78; Ord. No. 595, §
9, 9-25-79)
Sec. 104. Catch basins.
Sufficient and adequate catch basins shall be installed to
allow entry of required quantity of water into storm sewers.
Catch basin inlet openings shall be seven (7) inches high and
there shall be one linear foot of catch basin inlet opening for
each cubic foot per second of water to be discharged into the
catch basin. (Ord. No. 148, § 5, 6-5-61)
Sec. 105. Street grades.
Street grades shall be such that excessive sand deposition
from too low a water velocity or pavement scouring from too
high a velocity is to be avoided as far as practical. Street
garden are normally to be not less than six (6) feet nor more
than seventy (70) feet fall per one thousand (1,000) linear
feet and shall never be less than four (4) feet nor more than
one hundred (100) feet fall per one thousand (1,000) linear
feet. When the street slope is less than six (6) feet per one
thousand (1,000), storm sewers shall be provided and all
water is to be diverted from the streets into the storm sew-
ers, regardless of the quantity. Use of asphalt pavement will
not be allowed when the water velocity exceeds eight (8) feet
per second at design flow. (Ord. No. 148, § 6, 6-5-61)
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Sec. 106. Valley gutters.
Valley gutters shall be provided to carry the water flow
across all intersections. Where the flow exceeds five (5) CFS
or will result in a linear velocity of five (5) feet per second or
more, concrete valley gutters shall be constructed.
Concrete valley gutters shall be six (6) inches thick and
eight (8) feet wide, with reinforcing of number three (3)
steel bars placed sixteen (16) inches on center each way.
Asphaltic concrete valley gutters shall be constructed six
(6) inches thick and eight (8) feet wide, with the thickness
tapering from the proposed street surface thickness to the
required six (6) inch thickness. The full thickness of six (6)
inches shall be attained within two (2) feet inward of the
outer edge of the valley gutter, thus assuring the center four
(4) feet of the valley gutter to have a thickness of six (6)
inches. (Ord. No. 148, § 8, 6-5-61)
Sec. 107. Water dumped from street into watercourse.
Where water is dumped from a street directly into an open
watrecourse, it shall be dumped through an approved type of
catch basin, or through a retard lined with concrete. (Ord. No.
148, § 8, 6-5-61)
Sec. 108. Height of curb where water directed.
Where a flow of water is directed towards a curb and is
required to turn in direction, the height of the curb against
which the water is directed shall be not less than the depth of
water flow plus the velocity head of the water plus two (2)
inches. (Ord.No. 148, § 9, 6-5-61)
Sec. 109. Open ditches and channels.
All open ditches in subdivisions that are used to carry sur-
face runoff shall be lined in accordance with the criteria out-
lined in Section 103. The required improvement shall extend
across the entire areas of each subdivision being developed
and offsite improvements shall be as required by Section 112.
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Section
Ord.No. Date Section this Code
585 8-28-78 1 Amded 5-2
Added 5-3
Rnbd 5-3, 5-4
as 5-4, 5-5
594 9-25-79 1-6 5-21-5-26
595 9-25-79 1 App. B, § 10
2 App. B, § 11
3 App. B, §
18(10)
4 App. B, §
32(5), (10)
5 App. B, § 34
6 App. B, § 37
7 App. 13, § 38
8 App. B, § 102
9 App. B, §
103(b)
596 10- 9-79 I Rpld 4-52
599 10-23-79 Arts. I,
TI, IV 12-33
600 10-23-79 1 14-66
601 10-23-79 1 14-66
604 12-11-79 1 14-66
609 1- 8-80 1 14-66
613 3-25-80 Art. I 3-1(e)
614 3-25-80 1 4-1
615 3-25-80 Art. I 4-70
II 4-72
III 4-74, 4-75
IV, §§ 1, 2 4-81,4-82
3 4-91
4 4-90
5 4-92
6-8 4-87-4-89
9, 10 4-84-4-86
11 4-83
V, §§ 1, 8 4-97
2, 7 4-98
3 4-104
4 4-99
5 4-103
6 4-105
9-11 4-100-4-102
12 4-106
VI, §§ 1-3 4-111
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Section
Ord.No. Date Section this Code
4, 5,8 4-112
6-8 4-113,4-114
VII, § 19 4-71
20 4-76
21 4-115
X 4-77
616 3-25-80 1 4-120
618 3-25-80 1 App. B, §
13(c)
627 6-10-80 1 16-6
2 16-10
630 6-24-80 1 13-22
2 13-21
3 13-23-13-31
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�..� EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS—Cont'd. Section
Violations, penalty 8-74
ELDERLY
Homestead exemption for persons sixty-five or over. See:
Taxation
ELECTRICITY
Applicability of provisions 4-71
Apprentice electricians
Licenses. See within this title that subject
Code
Adopted 4-74
Connection of electrical services to power company lines 4-76
Contractors
License. See within this title that subject
Definitions 4-72
Electrical board
Created; membership;terms of office 4-73
Examination
Applicants for master or journeyman electrician license,
required of 4-98(c)
Failure of examination;appeal;retesting 4-101
Fees 4-98(d)
Grades 4-100
Inspectors and inspections
Additions to old work, approval of; clearance for
connection 4-91
Assistant electrical inspectors 4-82
Concealment of work prior to inspection
Authority to demand uncovering 4-88
Disconnecting service 4-85
Final inspection,requesting 4-115
Hindering inspectors prohibited 4-84
New buildings under construction, inspection of 4-87
Office of electrical inspector
Created;duties generally 4-81
Plants, inspection of; correction of defects 4-90
Reconnecting service
Approval required; exception 4-86
Reinspection,authority for;correction of defects 4-89
Removal of dead wires,unused poles or apparatus 4-92
Right of entry;power to arrest 4-83
Licenses
Apprentice electrician's license
Required; fee;restrictions 4-99
Contractor's license
When required; qualifications; application; fees; term 4-97
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ELECTRICITY—Cont'd. Section
Examination. See within this title that subject
Failure to renew 4-104
Investigation of applicants;examination grades 4-100
Issuance 4-102
Master electrician's or journeyman electrician's license
When required; examination;fees 4-98
Name under which issued 4-103
Reciprocity and recognition of other cities'licenses 4-106
Unlawful use of 4-105
Master electricians and journeyman electricians
Licenses. See within this title that subject
Meter installations 4-75
Permits
Application 4-112
Completing another's work 4-115
Dual permits prohibited 4-115
Fees 4-114
Issuance
Violations not authorized by 4-113
Nontransferable 4-115
When required 4-111
Purpose 4-70
Signs and billboards. See that title
Violation; penalty 4-77
Permit issuance does not authorize violations 4-113
ELEVATED STRUCTURES
Parking on. See:Traffic
EMBALMING ESTABLISHMENTS
Funeral procession regulations. See: Traffic
Vehicles for hire (ambulances). See that title
EMERGENCIES
Water and sewers. See that title
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
Authroized emergency vehicles. See: Traffic
Vehicles for hire (ambulances). See that title
EMPLOYEES. See: Officers and Employees
EULESS, CITY OF. See: Municipality
EXCAVATIONS
Parking by. See: Traffic
Prohibited noises enumerated. See: Noises
EXHAUST DISCHARGES
Prohibited noises enumerated. See: Noises
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EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS Section
Fire prevention regulations. See: Fire Prevention
Fireworks. See that title
F
FALSE WEIGHTS. See: Weights and Measures
FENCES, WALLS, HEDGES AND ENCLOSURES
Park fences, etc. See: Parks and Recreation
Park property, destruction,etc. See: Parks and Recreation
Swimming pool enclosures. See: Swimming Pools
FIDUCIARIES
Person defined re 1-3
FILLING STATIONS
Driving through. See: Traffic
Transportation, handling of volatiles, etc. See: Fire
Prevention
Wholesale accumulations of refuse. See: Garbage and
Trash
FINANCES
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and the
adopting ordinance of this code
Taxation. See that title
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HANDICAPPED PERSONS Section
Blind pedestrians. See: Traffic
HAWKERS, HAWKING,ETC.
Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors.See that title
Prohibited noises enumerated.See:Noises
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Abandoned, derelict, lost personal property. See that
title
Air pollution control. See that title
Animal provisions. See: Animals and Fowl
Disease control. See that title
Dogs and rabies control. See: Animals and Fowl
Eating and drinking establishments. See that title
Food and food services
Eating and drinking establishments. See that title
Food peddlers health certificates. See: Peddlers, Can-
vassers and Solicitors
Garbage and trash. See that title
Grass abatement.See: Weeds and Brush
Health certificate for food peddlers. See: Peddlers,
Canvassers and Solicitors
Hospital authority. See that title
Itinerant vendors, cleanliness and wholesomeness of
vehicles, etc. See: Peddlers, Canvassers and Solici-
tors
Littering. See: Garbage and Trash
Massage parlors and massage establishments. See that
title
Rabies control. See: Animals and Fowl
Swimming pools. See that title
Water and sewers. See that title
Weed abatement. See: Weeds and Brush
HEAVY DEAD ANIMALS
Disposal. See: Garbage and Trash
HIGHWAYS
Street defined re — 1-3
Streets in general. See: Streets and Sidewalks
HOGS
Livestock at large. See: Animals and Fowl
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
Persons sixty-five years of age or older. See: Taxation
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HOOTING,SHOUTING AND YELLING Section
Prohibited noises enumerated.See:Noises
HORNS
Prohibited noises enumerated. See: Noises
HORSE RACING
Bookmaking. See that title
HORSES
Running at large,staking out.See: Animals and Fowl
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
Corporate and body politic ______ 8-2
Created _____________ 8-1
Directors —_ �_ ___ 8-4
Name of_______ __________ 8-3
Poolroom proximity. See: Poolrooms and Billiard Par-
lors
Powers __ __ _ 8-5
Territory embraced _____________—___ 8-1
HOSPITALS
Alcoholic beverage establishments
Proximity of to hospitals, schools, etc. See: Alco-
holic Beverages
Prohibited noises enumerated. See: Noises
HOTELS
Hotel (motel and other transient lodging) occupancy tax.
See: Taxation
HOUSE MOVING
Moving building requirements. See:Buildings
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SALESMEN
Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors.See that title
HOUSING
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and the
adopting ordinance of this code
HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.
See: Hospital Authority
HYDROPHOBIA
Rabies control.See: Animals and Fowl
I
IDLE PERSONS
Vagrancy provisions applicable to.See:Vagrancy
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IMPOUNDMENT Section
Vehicles. See: Traffic
INDEBTEDNESS OF CITY
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and the
adopting ordinance of this code
INDECENCY AND OBSCENITY
Obscene publications
Certain crime publications prohibited 11-32
Definitions —_—_ — 11-30
Presumption from displaying -_ 11-34
Prohibited —__—___--- --___-- 11-31
Scope of provisions ______________—___—_------__---- 11-33
Violations, penalties ___—_—______------___--- 11-35
Swimming pools, indecent exposure at — 11-4
Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See: Vagrancy
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. See: Water and Sewers
INFECTIOUS DISEASES. See: Disease Control
INFLAMMABLES
Fire prevention regulations. See: Fire Prevention
INOCULATION
Dogs,rabies control. See: Animals and Fowl
INOPERATIVE VEHICLES
Disposal. See: Abandoned, Derelict, Lost Personal
Property
INSECT CONTROL
Pest control operators. See that title
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Peddlers provisions. See: Peddlers, Canvassers and So-
licitors
ITINERANT SALESMEN
Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors. See that title
J
JOINT OWNER
Owner defined re ---- --- 1-3
JUDGES
Municipal court judges. See: Municipal Court
JUKEBOXES
Coin-operated machines and devices. See that title
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JUNK Section
Abandoned, derelict, lost personal property. See that
title
JUNKED VEHICLES
Abandoned, derelict, lost personal property. See that
title
JURISDICTION
Air pollution provisions. See: Air Pollution Control
JUVENILES.See: Minors
L
LAND
Owner defined re —__—_______-- 1-3
LANED ROADWAYS
Traffic regulations.See: Traffic
LAW ENFORCEMENT.See: Police Department
LAWNS
Park lawn,destruction. See: Parks and Recreation
LAWS OF CITY —_
Code of ordinances. See that title
LIBRARIES
Board
Created, membership __________— 12-31
Functions 12-32
Organization ------------____-- ----------____-- 12-32
Department,director---_ --_ 12-30
Willful damage or injury to library materials 12-33
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Alcoholic beverages. See that title
Annual levy on state taxed occupations
Future occupations ___________ 10-2
Present occupations ___ - 10-1
Barricades. See: Streets and Sidewalks
Building permits. See: Buildings
Camping in parks. See: Parks and Recreation
Canvassers. See: Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors
Coin-operated machines and devices. See that title
Consecutive Saturday and Sunday sales
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MORTUARY ESTABLISHMENTS Section
Funeral processions regulation. See:Traffic
Vehicles for hire (ambulances). See that title
MOTELS
Hotel (motel and other transient lodging) occupancy tax.
See:Taxation
MOTOR VEHICLES AND OTHER VEHICLES
Abandoned, derelict, lost personal property. See that
title
Air pollution control. See that title
Itinerant vendors vehicles. See: Peddlers, Canvassers
and Solicitors
Junked motor vehicles
Abandoned, derelict, lost personal property. See that
title
Littering. See: Garbage and Trash
Prohibited noises enumerated.See:Noises
Traffic. See that title
MOTORCYCLE RACING
Bookmaking. See that title
MOTORCYCLES
Prohibited noises enumerated. See:Noises
Traffic regulations. See: Traffic
MOVING BUILDINGS
Requirements. See: Buildings
MOVING VEHICLES
Persons clinging to. See: Traffic
MULES,JACKS,JENNETS,ETC.
Livestock at large,etc.See:Animals and Fowl
MUNICIPAL COURTS
City council
Authorization of additional municipal courts and
judges by _ — 2-10
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS
Authorized emergency vehicles. See: Traffic
Departments and other agencies of city. See that title
MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOLS. See: Parks and Rec-
reation
MUNICIPALITY
City, defined - -- -- --- — 1-3
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MUTUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. See: Section
Police Department
N
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. See: Electricity
NIGHTWATCHMEN
Private detectives and special officers. See that title
NOISE
Barking dogs. See: Animals and Fowl
Enumeration of unnecessary, unlawful noises _______ 11-11
Generally 11-10
Mufflers on vehicles. See: Traffic
Swimming pools,at. See: Swimming Pools
NUMBER
Word usage for interpreting code __-- _ 1-3
NUISANCES
Accumulations of trash. See: Garbage and Trash
Air pollution control. See that title
Fierce, etc., dogs. See: Animals and Fowl
Garbage and trash. See that title
Junked motor vehicles. See: Abandoned, Derelict, Lost
Personal Property
Weeds and brush. See that title
0
OATH,AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN
Definitions for interpreting code ____________—__ 1-3
OBLIGATIONS OF CITY
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and
the adopting ordinance of this code
OBSCENITY. See: Indecency and Obscenity
OCCASIONAL OR GARAGE SALES
Advertising _______
--- ------------ 10-53
Definitions _____________—_-- 10-50
Locations and conditions of conducting ______ 10-51
Penalties _____________________-- _—_—_ 10-54
Registration ____—_______—__— 10-52
OCCUPATIONS
Licenses and permits. See that title
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OFFENSES Section
Fines,forfeitures and penalties.See that title
General penalty for violations of code. See: Code of
Ordinances
Miscellaneous offenses and provisions 11-1 et seq.
Specific penalties,regulations.See specific subjects
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and
the adopting ordinance of this code
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SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS—Cont'd. Section
Required — --- ---- --- -- 4-41
Revocation 4-46
Special signs 4-45
Playbills, posting —_—__ 4-56
Private property
Signs on—__--_ -- 4-60
Swinging signs ______—__—_ 4-53
Theater bills, circus bills, amusement bills, etc. 4-56
Thoroughfares, proximity __ 4-62
Traffic hazards, creating —____---____— 4-51
Violations, penalties 4-50
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
Wholesale accumulations of refuse. See: Garbage and
Trash
SMOKE
Air pollution control. See that title
SOLICITORS
Peddlers,canvassers and solicitors.See that title
SOUND AMPLIFIERS
Prohibited noises enumerated. See: Noises
SPECIAL OFFICERS. See: Private Detectives and
Special Officers
SPRING GUNS
Defined. See: Firearms and Weapons
STANDARD TIME. See: Time
STATE
Defined — -- — 1-3
STEAM WHISTLE
Prohibited noises enumerated. See: Noises
STOLEN PROPERTY
Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See:Vagrancy
STORM SEWERS
Subdivisions,in. See: Subdivisions
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Assembling, interfering with use of streets __— _____ 11-5
Barricades
Applicability of standards _— —_____--____—_____-- 13-22
Definitions __ —_—____—___---__------------- 13-21
Emergency situations 13-30
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STREETS AND SIDEWALKS—Cont'd. Section
Permit
Application __— 13-23
Approval or disapproval of application 13-27
Fee _____ _— 13-24
Required; exception .-_________________--_________ 13-22
Revocation _ 13-28
Restoration of roadway after 13-29
Plans .__ 13-25
Safety requirements 13-26
Traffic-control devices 13-26
Violation; penalty 13-31
Driving on sidewalks. See: Traffic
House moving. See: Buildings
Littering. See: Garbage and Trash
Moving buildings. See: Buildings
Obstructions
Interfering with use of streets -_ 11-5
Moving buildings. See: Buildings
Signs and Billboards. See that title
Weeds obstructing visibility, etc. See: Weeds and
Brush
Ordinances saved from repeal, other provisions not
included herein. See the preliminary pages and
the adopting ordinance of this code
Placing materials on streets ______ 13-1
Littering, garbage placement, etc. See: Garbage and
Trash
Public assemblies
Failure to disperse when ordered - —________ 11-5
Signs and billboards, proximity to thoroughfares. See:
Signs and Billboards
Street
Defined __ _ 1-3
Street rental for taxicabs. See: Vehicles for Hire
(taxicabs,etc.)
Subdivision streets, sidewalks, improvements. See:
Subdivisions
Traffic. See that title
Utility facilities extensions
Without authority 13-2
Vehicles for hire (taxicabs, etc.). See that title
STROLLERS OR WANDERERS
Vagrancy provisions applicable to. See: Vagrancy
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SUBDIVISIONS (Appendix B) Section
Alleys
Improvements _ _—____— 39
Applicability — --- -- 6
Block
Length of ________________ _ 38
Building lines
Improvements. See within this title that subject
Check list of developer —__—____ 5
Curb
Height of curb where water directed 108
Curb radii. See within this title: Improvements
Dead-end streets 37
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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
Drainage features and policies 103
Offsite drainage 112
Easements, etc.,for drainage structures 110
Height of curb where water directed 108
Maximum water depth 102
Method of measuring 100
Offsite drainage 112
Street grades 105
Valley gutters 106
Water dumped from street into watercourse 107
Street grades, storm drainage 105
Streets
Improvements. See within this title that subject
Taxes,assessments,etc.
Payment required before approval of subdivision 22
Utility easements 40
Utilities
Refusal of plat approval for inadequate utilities 21
Water and sewers
Improvements. See within this title that subject
Water carryoff. See within this title: Storm Water Design
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
SWEAR OR SWORN. See: Oath, Affirmation, Swear or
Sworn
SWIMMING POOLS
Bathers with communicable diseases 8-44
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SWIMMING POOLS—Cont'd. Section
Construction permit and approval 8-41
Building permits in general. See: Buildings
Definitions 8-40
Disease control 8-44
Enclosures 8-42
Indecent exposure. See: Indecency and Obscenity
Municipal swimming pools. See Parks and Recreation
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
Ad valorem taxation
Homestead exemption for persons sixty-five years of
age or over
Applications for 5-2,5-3
Exclusions 5-4
Granted 5-1
Interest and penalties 5-5
Hotel (motel and other transient lodging) occupancy tax
Collection 5-23
Definitions 5-21
Enforcement 5-25
Levy; rate;exemptions 5-22
Reports 5-24
Violation; penalty 5-26
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.)
TELEVISION
Cable television. See that title
TENANT IN COMMON,PARTNERSHIP,ETC.
Owner defined re 1-3
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�.� TENSE Section
Word usage for interpreting code 1-3
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 standards for traffic purposes. See:
Traffic
TOW TRUCKS. See: Vehicles for Hire (wreckers and
tow trucks)
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