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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 From time to time ordinances are amended or repealed; however, all ordinances are permanent records of a municipality.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