Ordinances

Overview

Ordinances are laws enacted by the City Council to grant formal approval to policies and establish regulations. From time to time ordinances are amended or repealed; however, all ordinances are permanent records of a municipality.

GENERAL

Town Survey – Ordinance 1

Description of Town – Ordinance 25

ETJ - City-Ordinance 14

ETJ - Servtex Material – Ordinance 15

ETJ - Schertz – Ordinance 16

Annexation– Ordinance 37

Wild Wind Unit 3 Annexation - Ordinance 133

Map of Garden Ridge – Ordinance 146

Child Safety Zones – Ordinance 217

Tax Rates – Ordinance 230 (2021 Tax Rate) / Ordinance 234 (2022 Tax Rate)

MAYOR AND COUNCIL/COMMISSIONS

Council and Council – Ordinance 8

Boards and Commissions - Ordinance 210

Planning and Zoning Commission – Ordinance 13

Quarry Commission- (created by Resolution not Ordinance)

Water Commission – Ordinance 54

Wildlife Management Advisory Commission - Ordinance 196

Election (most recent Ordinance pertaining to City Election) – Ordinance 229

Code of Ethics and Ethical Conduct Rules – Ordinance 232

ADMINISTRATION

City Administrator – Ordinance 65

Convenience Fee for Credit Card Payments- Ordinance 194

Public Funds Investment Policy – Ordinance 88

Records Management Plan – Ordinance 67

Public Information Request – Ordinance 147

Emergency Management – Ordinance 112

Fire Marshal- Ordinance 201

ANIMAL SERVICES

Regulations of Domestic Pets - Ordinance 18

Prohibiting the feeding of deer - Ordinance 186

BUILDING

Alarm Systems – Ordinance 53

Building Code - Ordinance 19

Electric Code – Ordinance 20

Fees for Buildings Permits – Ordinance 11

Fences – Ordinance 13

House numbers –Ordinance 97

International Plumbing Code - Ordinance 19

Landscape and irrigation – Ordinance 159

Outdoor buildings and exterior lighting - Ordinance 13

Signs – Ordinance 55 and Ordinance 13 and Ordinance 7

BUSINESS

Business Registration and Regulation -Ordinance 13

Adult Entertainment Enforcement and Rules – Ordinance 103

Solicitors – Ordinance 23

HEALTH, SAFETY AND SANITATION

Disposal of Solid Waste & recycling - Ordinance 143

Public Nuisance and Property Maintenance/ Littering/Dumping/Weeds/Stagnant Water – Ordinance 162

Oak Wilt – Ordinance 71

Outdoor Burning- Ordinance 123

Overhanging trees and brush – Ordinance 107

Stormwater Pollution Control MS4- Ordinance 191

Tree Trimming - Ordinance 107

MISC

Travel Trailer – Ordinance 13

Blasting – Ordinance 34

Network Nodes Design - Ordinance 205

Network Nodes Right-of-Way - Ordinance 206

Network Nodes Fees - Ordinance 207

Memorial Markers, Urban Gardening, and Landscaping or Cultivation - Ordinance 222

MUNICIPAL COURT

Establishing Municipal Court of Record - Ordinance 208

Failure to Appear in Municipal Court – Ordinance 164

Establishing Municipal Court Security Fund – Ordinance 130

Establishing Municipal Technology Fund – Ordinance 131

Fine Schedule – Ordinance 101

PARKS

City Parks and Recreational Areas - Ordinance 24

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Alarm Systems – Ordinance 53

Police Department Structure – Ordinance 70

Fireworks – Ordinance 32

Discharge Firearms – Ordinance 83

Hand-held Mobile Communication Device-Ordinance 184

Identity Theft Policy – Ordinance 152

National Incident Management Systems – Ordinance 128

Noise – Ordinance 139

Traffic Control - Ordinance 22

TRAFFIC

Golf Cart - Ordinance 168

Speed limit on FM 2252 – Ordinance 178

WATER

Water & Water Rebates - Ordinance 54

Master Plan for Water System – Ordinance 96

Drought Plan –Ordinance 61

Flood Damage Prevention Plan – Ordinance 36

WASTEWATER 

Wastewater Master Plan & Impact Fee -  Ordinance 200

ZONING

Lot size - Ordinance 176

Zoning - Ordinance 13

Subdivision and Plat Development – Ordinance 7