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Adopted February 20, 1986
Effective March 3, 1986
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Published by Order of the City Council
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OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION
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Henry G. Cisneros
Mayor
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Maria Antonietta Berriozabal
Robert Thompson
Joe Webb
Joe Alderete, Jr.
Helen Dutmer
G. E. "Ed" Harrington
Frank Wing
Van Henry Archer, Jr.
Bernardo Eureste
James Hasslocher
City Council
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Louis J. Fox
City Manager
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Lowell Denton
City Attorney
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Norma S. Rodriguez
City Clerk
PREFACE
This code constitutes a complete recodification of the ordinances of the city of a general and permanent nature.
Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1959 Code, as supplemented through December 1, 1983, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the Comparative Tables appearing in the back of this volume, the reader can locate any section of the 1950 Code and the 1959 Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.
The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this volume.
Numbering System
The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 3 is numbered 3-1 and the eighteenth section of Chapter 29 is 29-18. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between Sections 3-21 and 3-22 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 3-21.1, 3-21.2, 3-21.3 respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 10 and 11, it will be designated as Chapter 10.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.
Indices
The indices have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by municipal officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within each index which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.
Looseleaf Supplements
A special feature of this Code to which the attention of the user is especially directed is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing for the Code. With this system, the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage Of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the Code, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages. Each such amendment, when incorporated into this Code, may be cited as a part hereof.
The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.
Acknowledgments
The publication of this Code was under direct supervision of Thomas B. Calhoun, Supervising Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.
The publishers are most grateful to Norma S. Rodriguez, City Clerk and Tom Finlay, Assistant City Attorney, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publishers have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the city readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of its affairs.
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ORDINANCE No. 62369
An Ordinance Adopting A New Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances of the City of San Antonio; Providing for the Printing Thereof Authentication by the Mayor and Attestation by the City Clerk; Providing that Said Code May be Admitted in Evidence Without Necessity of Other Proof Providing for Amendments to Said Code: Providing for a Fine or a Penalty Not to Exceed $1,000.00 for Violations of Certain Ordinances Pertaining to Fire Safety, Zoning, or Public Health and Sanitation, Including Dumping of Refuse, and a Fine or Penalty Not to Exceed $200.00 for Violation of Certain Other Ordinances; and Providing For The Effective Date of Said Code.
Whereas, Section 17 of the City Charter of the City of San Antonio provides that the City Council may adopt any code or codification of ordinances or parts thereof, and may amend and correct certain ordinances therein for the purpose of general distribution; and
Whereas, Article 1176a of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas gives any city the power to codify its civil and criminal ordinances and adopt a civil and criminal code of ordinances which when adopted shall have the force and effect of an ordinance regularly enacted with the usual prerequisite of law; and
Whereas, the City Council finds that it is desirable to recodify the ordinances of the City of a general and permanent nature; Now Therefore:
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of San Antonio:
Section 1.
The "City Code of San Antonio, Texas" consisting of Chapters 1 through 35, inclusive, and 3,948 pages, dated 1986, is hereby adopted and enacted and shall hereafter constitute the revised code of civil and criminal ordinances of the City of San Antonio and shall be known as the "City Code of San Antonio, Texas." Three copies of said code of Ordinances of the City of San Antonio have been filed with the City Clerk for permanent record and inspection prior to adoption of said Code, and shall continue to be so filed. Said code is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2.
(a) Four hundred (400) copies of such code duly authenticated and approved under the facsimile signature of the Mayor, and attested by the facsimile signature of the City Clerk, together with a facsimile reproduction of the seal of the City of San Antonio, shall be printed under the direction of the governing body by the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. The original signature of the Mayor, the City Clerk, from which the facsimile signatures shall be reproduced, are as follows:
Henry G. Cisneros
Mayor of the City of San Antonio, Texas
Norma S. Rodriguez
City Clerk of the City of San Antonio, Texas
The official seal of the City of San Antonio from which the facsimile seal shall be reproduced is impressed herewith:
(b)
The authentication shall be in the following form:
"STATE OF Texas:
COUNTY OF BEXAR:
This Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances has been duly adopted by the governing body of the City of San Antonio this the 20th day of February, 1986, in the manner required by law and is hereby authenticated as the Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances of the City of San Antonio and becomes effective as provided in the adopting ordinance on the 3rd day of March, 1986.
Henry G. Cisneros
Mayor of the City of San Antonio, Texas
ATTEST: Norma S. Rodriguez
City Clerk of the
City of San Antonio, Texas
Section 3.
The code adopted herein shall include such additions and amendments as are made by the City Council thereto and shall be admitted in evidence without further proof and shall have the full force and effect as further provided by Article 1176a of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas.
Section 4.
A copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other form as the City may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the City Clerk to insert in their designated places all amendments or ordinances which indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from such Code all provisions which may be from time to time repealed by the City Council. This copy of such Code shall be available for all persons desiring to examine the same and shall be considered the official Code of Ordinances of the City of San Antonio. However, the failure to include any ordinance or amendment or addition to the Code adopted herein in such official Code shall not otherwise affect the validity of said ordinance, amendment or addition, and such ordinance, amendment or addition shall have the full force and effect as otherwise provided by law.
Section 5.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation in the City to change or amend by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City of San Antonio to be misrepresented thereby. Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 1-5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of San Antonio adopted herein.
Section 6.
This ordinance and the code adopted and enacted herein shall become effective on March 3, 1986.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February, 1986.
Henry Cisneros
ATTEST: Norma S. Rodriguez
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: _____
City Attorney