This table shows the location or gives the disposition of the ordinances within this revised code. The abbreviation “NIC” means the ordinance is not included in this code, though not necessarily repealed.
Ord. No. | Date | Description | Disposition | Supp. No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1-69 | 5/26/69 | Fixing the fiscal year | Superseded by Ordinance 2-69 | |
2-69 | 5/26/69 | Fixing the fiscal year; sworn inventory required for taxation purposes | Art. 11.100 | |
3-69 | 6/2/69 | Discontinuing territory | NIC | |
4-69 | 6/30/69 | Southwestern Bell Telephone, franchise | NIC | |
5-69 | 8/11/69 | Preservation of good order and peace; regulating the conduct of individuals operating a motor vehicle within the city; disturbing the peace; discharging firearms; disorderly house | ||
7-69 | 8/11/69 | Sanitary regulations; weeds, trash, cans; garbage and other debris | Superseded by Ord. adopted 6/95 | |
8-69 | 8/25/69 | Approving the budget 69-70 | NIC | |
10-69 | 9/9/69 | Adoption of Southern Standard Housing Code | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
11-69 | 9/22/69 | Adopting a building code | Superseded by Ord. adopting Code | |
13-69 | 9/22/69 | San Bernard Electrical Cooperative, Inc. franchise | NIC | |
14-69 | 9/26/69 | Fixing time and manner of paying taxes | § 11.201 | |
12-69 | 10/13/69 | Houston Lighting and Power Company franchise | NIC | |
15-69 | 10/13/69 | Adoption of the National Electric Code | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
16-69 | 10/28/69 | Discontinuing territories | NIC | |
17-69 | 11/25/69 | Granting permission to the City of Waller to lay pipes for the transportation of gas | NIC | |
18-70 | 2/16/70 | Adoption of the Constitutional Provisions of the State of Texas and the Texas Election Code | Superseded by Ord. adopting Code | |
19-70 | 2/17/70 | Annexation of territory | NIC | |
20-70 | 10/1/70 | Prairie View City News the official newspaper | Superseded by Ord. adopting Code | |
21-71 | 2/15/71 | Prohibiting the sale of liquor, wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages | Rpld. by Ord. 41-75 | |
22-71 | 2/15/71 | Requiring each applicant for city election to pay a filing fee | NIC | |
23-71 | 9/27/71 | Requiring prior approval of the city council for the building and operation of any sewage treatment facility | Art. 13.100 | |
24-71 | 12/27/71 | Requiring a building permit prior to beginning work upon any building, barn, house, shed or other structure | Superseded by Ord. 112789A | |
25-71 | 12/27/71 | Adopting a comprehensive development plan | Superseded by Ord. adopted 5/24/04 | |
26-72 | 3/23/72 | Policy and the rules and regulations governing the platting and subdivision of land | Superseded by Ord. adopted 5/24/04 | |
28-72 | 5/22/72 | Unlawful for any resident to violate duly recorded restrictive covenants within the city | Superseded by Ord. adopted 5/24/04 | |
29-72 | 5/22/72 | Any person, firm or corporation operating a utility service, shall prior to beginning such service obtain a franchise agreement | § 13.501 | |
30-73 | 4/73 | Construction speed zone | NIC | |
30-73 | 7/12/73 | Speed zone | NIC | |
32-73 | 8/22/73 | Accepting the provisions of Title 28, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925 | NIC | |
33-73 | 8/22/73 | Calling bond election | NIC | |
34-73 | 9/20/73 | Canvassing returns and declaring results of election | NIC | |
35-73 | 9/24/73 | City has authorized the installation, operation and maintenance of highway traffic signal(s) | Art. 12.100 | |
36-74 | 1/28/74 | Approving and accepting the electric rate schedules and terms | NIC | |
37-74 | 5/6/74 | Industrial waste | Superseded by Ord. 22585C | |
38-74 | 5/27/74 | Requiring every residential, commercial and industrial building be connected to water and sewer facilities | Superseded by Ord. 22585C | |
39-75 | 2/28/75 | Establishing salaries for mayor and members of the board of aldermen | Rpld. by Ord. 051490 | |
40-75 | 3/14/75 | Authorizing, empowering and instructing the mayor to make, execute and deliver any and all contracts, agreements, documents, resolutions and ordinances | NIC | |
41-75 | 5/27/75 | Repealing ordinance 21-71, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages | Superseded by Ord. adopted 10/20/83 | |
44-75 | 7/9/75 | Establishing minimum residential water and sewer rates | Superseded by Ord. 102896A | |
47-75 | 7/9/75 | Creating the office of the city tax assessor-collector | Art. 9.100 | |
49-75 | 7/9/75 | In the levying and collection of taxes within the city, all tangible property, real, personal and mixed, shall be assessed at 90% of true value | § 11.203 | |
51-75 | 12/30/75 | Constituting the city council of said city as the board of equalization for the year 1975 | NIC | |
52-76 | 9/17/76 | Amending user charge for waste into the sanitary sewers | Superseded by Ord. 102896A | |
53-77 | 3/28/77 | Annexation of territory | NIC | |
54-77 | 4/4/77 | Authorizing the issuance of municipal warrants to WM. F. Sullivan | NIC | |
55-77 | 4/29/77 | Authorizing immediate repeal of ordinance | NIC | |
54-77 pursuant to contractual stipulations on payments to WM. F. Sullivan | ||||
56-77 | 4/25/77 | Discontinue in the contractual agreement between the city and Hillcrest Water Users Association | NIC | |
57-79 | 6/11/79 | Requiring the issuance or a permit prior to removing or making any tap, connection or tie-in to the city’s water distribution system or sewage collection system | Superseded by Ord. 072384 | |
58-80 | 7/30/80 | Prohibiting the movement of any house into the city to be used as a permanent residence | Art. 4.300 | |
59-80 | 7/30/80 | Use of water for any outside the residence during the emergency created by present conditions of excessive usage, drought, pumping failures | Superseded by Ord. 062689F | |
60-80A | 10/20/80 | Prohibiting the spending or encumbrance of city funds, without written approval of the city council | Art. 1.600 | |
61-80 | 10/20/80 | Rescind and render null and void each and every ordinance, resolution and other acts of the city council which grant or extend emergency powers or authority to the mayor | NIC | |
62-80 | 10/20/80 | Sets the named defendant’s liability in the pending litigation in the suit styled Alvin I. Thomas vs. Eristus Sams, Et Al, at five percent for the city and ninety-five percent for the mayor Eristus Sams | NIC | |
63-80 | 10/20/80 | Safeguard the city and its employees against capricious and/or vindictive employment and termination practices; employment criteria | § 9.201(a) | |
64-80 | 10/20/80 | Promote and protect the sanctity and the integrity of the ballot box | Superseded by Ord. 062783-A | |
60-80-B | 12/22/80 | Prohibiting discrimination in the sale or rental of housing; financing of housing; provision of brokerage services | Art. 4.400 | |
65-81 | 10/26/91 | Houston Lighting and Power Company to file modified rate schedule to be charged | NIC | |
072682 | 7/26/82 | Support of and safeguarding the provisions of the covenants of the real property owners of Concord Village Subdivision | NIC | |
072682-A1 | 7/26/82 | Star CATV Investment Corp. franchise | NIC | |
082382 | 8/23/82 | Rates to be charged by Houston Lighting and Power Company | NIC | |
082382A | 8/23/82 | Altering the speed limits | NIC | |
092782A | 9/27/82 | Enforcement of land use restrictions | Superseded by Ord. adopted 5/24/04 | |
092782B | 9/27/82 | Issuance of building permits | Superseded by Ord. 112789A | |
11-22-82-A | 11/22/82 | Holding individual land owners responsible for water and sewer bills | §§ 13.601-13.602 | |
112282-B | 11/22/82 | Regulating unwholesome conditions on lots | Superseded by Ord. adopted 6/95 | |
122082 | 12/20/82 | Determining that there exists a necessity for street improvements in the Prairie Hill Estates Subdivision | NIC | |
122082A | 12/20/82 | Review and inspection of utility bills by tenants | § 13.603 | |
032883 | 3/28/83 | Prohibiting the operation of tractor and trailer sized trucks upon the streets | Art. 12.300 | |
042583 | --- | Establishing a program of comprehensive emergency management | Art. 1.700 | |
062783A | 6/27/83 | Regulating city elections | Superseded by Ord. adopting Code | |
062783B | 6/27/83 | Regulating solicitors, peddlers and merchants | Art. 4.500 | |
062783-C | 1983 | Regulating land owners who permit weed and rubbish to accumulate | Superseded by Ord. 112789A | |
062783-D | 6/27/83 | Abandoned automobiles | Superseded by Ord. adopted 1995 | |
072583A | 7/25/83 | Adoption of plans and specifications and cost estimates for the Prairie Hill/Prairie View Estates Subdivision | NIC | |
072583B | 7/25/83 | Relating to council’s adoption of preliminary assessment roll and setting time for public hearings | NIC | |
082283 | 8/22/83 | Closing street assessment hearing and overruling objections | NIC | |
10/20/83 | 10/20/83 | Granting permission enterprises engaged in the business of selling beer to stay open until two o’ clock a.m. | Superseded by Ord. 062689A | |
032684 | 3/26/84 | Appointment of the judge of the municipal court | Art. 7.100 | |
052184A | 5/21/84 | Establishing traffic offenses and minimum fines and minimum bonds | NIC | |
052184B | 5/21/84 | Regulation of speed on Highway 1098 | § 12.203 | |
072384 | 7/23/84 | Requiring every residential, commercial and industrial building within the city be connected to water and sewer facilities | Art. 13.200 | |
102284A | 10/22/84 | Annexation of territory | NIC | |
102284B | 10/22/84 | Adoption of specific boundaries of the city | NIC | |
120584 | 12/5/84 | Prairie View Cab Company franchise | NIC | |
22585A | 2/25/85 | Substandard buildings | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
22585B | 2/25/85 | Administration and enforcement of a city plumbing code | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
22585C | 2/25/85 | Administration and furnishing of utility services | ||
22585D | 2/25/85 | Construction and repair of city streets and sidewalks | ||
051485 | 5/14/85 | City council to meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month | Superseded by Ord. 021389 | |
022486 | 5/28/85 | Establishing a development permit system and adopting regulations | Superseded by Ord. 020987B | |
052885A | —/—/— | Determining the necessity for improvements and outlining work to be performed in the Hillcrest Subdivision | NIC | |
041486 | 4/14/86 | Denying application of Houston Lighting and Power Company to change rates to be charged | NIC | |
2/9/87 | Authorizing warrant officers to issue warrants | Art. 1.800 | ||
020987B | 2/9/87 | Flood damage prevention | Amnd. by Ord. 122308 | |
020987C | 2/9/87 | Establishing minimum development criteria for floodprone areas in order to minimize flood losses | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
062287A | 6/22/87 | Taxation of telecommunication services | NIC | |
062287-B | 6/22/87 | Adoption of a franchise use tax for the Waller Gas System | NIC | |
062287C | 6/22/87 | Allowing city to pay persons serving as jurors | § 7.201 | |
062287-D | 6/22/87 | Making failure to appear in court and failure to wear seat belts when driving a crime | § 7.202 | |
062287E | 6/22/87 | Adoption of a franchise use tax for the Texas Southeastern Gas Company | NIC | |
121487 | 12/14/87 | Ratifying adoption of a tax rate for 1987 taxes | NIC | |
9/28/88 | Dedication of road or street | NIC | ||
11-28-88 | 9/28/88 | Ratifying adoption of a tax rate for 1988 taxes | NIC | |
120188 | 12/1/88 | Setting water, sewer and garbage rates | Rpld. by Ord. adopting Code | |
021389 | 2/13/89 | Amending present order of activity of council meetings | Superseded by Ord. 122189 | |
022789A | 2/27/89 | Denying the proposed schedule of rates filed by Houston Lighting and Power Company | NIC | |
22789B | 2/27/89 | Apportioning the overlapping extraterritorial jurisdictions of the cities of Prairie View and Pine Island | NIC | |
032789 | 3/27/89 | Regulating the business operations of the automobile wrecker and towing business | ||
89-051289A | 5/12/89 | Approving and authorizing publication of notice of intention to issue certificates of obligation, series 1989-A | NIC | |
062689A | 7/24/89 | Regulating enterprises engaged in the business of selling beer with a late hours permit | Superseded by Ord. 112596-A | |
062689B | —/—/— | Granting exemption to the Prairie View Volunteer Fire Fighting Association from paying tapping fees for water and sewage connection and exemption from all building permit fees | NIC | |
89-062689C | 6/26/89 | Tax and revenue certificates of obligation, series 1989-A | NIC | |
062689E | 1989 | Adopt a water conservation plumbing code | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
062689F | 6/26/89 | Adopt a drought contingency and water emergency plan | ||
092589 | 9/25/89 | Reports and pays state court costs and fees | Art. 7.300 | |
112789C | 11/27/89 | Notice to the city of property damage, personal injury, death, providing the time and location where such notice is to be given | ||
112789A | 1/22/90 | Adopt a standard code relating to building permits, license, inspections and fees | Superseded by undated Ord. also numbered 112789A | |
112789A Amende d | Amending ordinance adopting a standard code relating to building permits, license, inspections and fees | |||
122189 | 1/22/90 | Amending present order of activity of council meetings | Superseded by Ord. 082399 | |
032700-A | 3/27/00 | Regulating alcoholic beverages | ||
051490 | 5/14/90 | Eliminating the salaries for the mayor and members of the city council | NIC | |
051391 | 6/29/91 | Regulating automobile wrecking and salvage yards and automotive repair facilities | ||
072281A | 7/22/91 | Regulating signs and billboard | Superseded by Ord. 041204 | |
072291B | 7/22/91 | Regulating the running at large of animals | Superseded by Ord. 0214-00-A | |
100291A | 10/1991 | Ratifying adoption of tax rate 1990 | NIC | |
100291-B | 10/1991 | Ratifying adoption of tax rate 1991 | NIC | |
101891 | 10/18/91 | Repealing ordinance 100291A | NIC | |
112291 | 11/22/91 | Ratifying adoption of tax rate 1991 | NIC | |
062292 | 6/22/92 | Procedure for hiring employees | §§ 9.202—9.204 | |
072792A | 8/24/92 | Regulating vicious and dangerous animals | ||
100592 | 10/5/92 | Southwestern Bell Telephone Company franchise | NIC | |
061493 | 6/14/93 | Procedure for utility bill payment | ||
080894A | 1994 | Regulating unwholesome conditions | Superseded by Ord. adopted 1995 | |
102395 | 10/1995 | Cable television franchise | NIC | |
102395B | 10/23/95 | Granting permission to mobile food vendors for the sale of food | Superseded by Ord. 093002 | |
1995 | Amending Ordinance 062783-D relating to abandoned automobiles | Amnd. by Ord. 121216A | ||
1995 | Amending Ordinance 112282-B and 062783-C relating to maintenance of private property | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | ||
081296-A | 8/12/96 | Creating the office of fire marshal | ||
092396-A | 9/23/96 | Overpayment of municipal court fees | § 7.601 | |
101496A | 9/23/96 | Leak adjustment code | ||
102896-A | 10/28/96 | Authorizing water and sewer rates | Superseded by Ord. 092903A | |
111196 | 11/11/96 | Tax rate and levy | NIC | |
112596-A | 11/25/96 | Regulates business enterprises polices engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages | Superseded by Ord. 032700-A | |
082597-A | 9/22/97 | Solid waste disposal services franchise | NIC | |
100197 | 10/1/97 | Amending ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Prairie View, Texas anticipation note, series 1997 | NIC | |
060898-A | 6/8/98 | Governing use and occupancy of the city’s rights-of-way for the provision of telecommunication services | ||
092898A | 9/28/98 | Noise | ||
122898B | 12/28/98 | Parade and public assembly ordinance | ||
122898A | 12/28/98 | Dangerous dogs | ||
052499A | 5/24/99 | Canvassing election results | NIC | |
052499B | 5/24/99 | Speed ordinance | § 12.202 | |
082399 | 8/23/99 | City council organization and procedure | ||
092799B | 9/99 | Establishes a municipal court technology fund | ||
0214-00-A | 2000 | Large livestock | ||
032700-A | 3/27/00 | Amending ordinance 112596-A, regulates business enterprise police security while engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages | ||
—/—/— | Confinement of animals | |||
100200 | 10/2/00 | Ratifying tax rate 2000-2001 | NIC | |
092001 | 9/20/01 | Building code and permit regulations | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
072202 | 7/22/02 | Curfew for minors | ||
092302 | 9/23/02 | Ratifying tax rate 2002 | NIC | |
093002 | 9/30/02 | Granting mobile vendors of goods and sales permit | ||
072103 | 7/21/03 | Imposing a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the construction of certain off-premises signs | NIC | |
092903A | 9/29/03 | Utility rates and billing | ||
030804 | 3/8/04 | Zoning ordinance | Ch. 14, ex. A | |
041204-A | 4/9/04 | Sign regulations; billboards | ||
042604 | 4/26/04 | Disposal of municipal court documents | § 7.602 | |
5/24/04 | Subdivision ordinance | Ch. 10, ex. A | ||
091704A | 9/17/04 | Adopts the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
091704B | 9/17/04 | Adopts the 2003 International Fire Prevention Code | Amnd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
9/27/04 | Repeal subsections requiring two separate ordinance readings before adoption | Amnd. by Ord. 2019-0923-002 | ||
122704 | 12/27/04 | Changing the regular times and meeting places of city council | Amnd. by Ord. 041106 | |
082305A | 8/23/05 | Adopt. budget 2005-2006 | NIC | |
082305B | 8/23/05 | Designating a debt service and interest bank account | § 1.202 | |
090605 | 9/6/05 | Ordering election, 11/8/05, and placing a proposition on the ballot to dissolve the Prairie View Economic 4A Corporation, | NIC | |
101105 | 10/11/05 | Amnd. water and sewer rates | Amnd. by Ord. 10232012B | |
022806 | 2/28/06 | Amnd. planning and zoning commission; appoint alternate members | ||
041106 | 4/11/06 | Amnd. sec. 1.502; Regular meeting time | Amnd. by Ord. 12162014A | |
10/23/07 | Changing from type B to type A general law city | NIC | ||
052708B | 5/27/08 | Temporary unlighted political signs | § 4.613 | |
100108 | 10/1/08 | Amends water rates | Amnd. by Ord. 10232012A | |
122308 | 12/23/08 | Setting date, place and time of regular meets | § 1.502 | |
122308 | 12/23/08 | Flood damage prevention | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
062408A | 6/24/08 | Regulates outdoor advertising signs | Amnd. by Ord. 02282012A | |
092308 | 9/23/08 | Adopts budget, FY 08-09 | NIC | |
012610 | 1/26/10 | Orders a May 8, 2010, general election | NIC | |
092711A | 9/27/11 | Adopts budget, FY 11-12 | NIC | |
02282012A | 2/28/12 | Amends outdoor advertising signs | ||
Definitions | § 4.602 | |||
Prohibitions | ||||
7242012A | 7/24/12 | Stopping, standing or parking | ||
092512A | 9/25/12 | Adopts budget, FY 12-13 | NIC | |
10232012A | 10/23/12 | Amends water rates | ||
10232012B | 10/23/12 | Amends sewer rates | ||
04162013 | 4/16/13 | Adopts the 2012 building code | Dltd. by Ord. 03132017 | |
052813 | 5/28/13 | Canvasses May 11, 2013, general election | NIC | |
092413A | 9/24/13 | Adopts budget, FY 13-14 | NIC | |
12172013 | 12/17/13 | Orders a May 10, 2014, general election | NIC | |
08262014A | 8/26/14 | Alters the speed on specific streets | NIC | |
08262014B | 8/26/14 | Rezoning | NIC | |
09292014A | 9/29/14 | Adopts budget, FY 14-15 | NIC | |
09292014B | 9/29/14 | Tax levy, TY 2014 | NIC | |
11252014A | 11/25/14 | Rezoning | NIC | |
11252014B | 11/25/14 | Amends city councils regular meetings, subsec. (c) and deletes subsec. (e) | Amnd. by Ord. 12162014A | |
12162014A | 12/16/14 | Adopts budget, FY 14-15 | NIC | |
12162014A | 12/16/14 | Amends city councils regular meetings, subsec. (c) and deletes subsec. (e) | Amnd. by Ord. 2019-0923-002 | |
02242015 | 2/24/15 | Orders a May 9, 2015 special election to consider the adoption of a home rule charter | NIC | |
121216A | 12/14/16 | Amends abandoned motor vehicles | ||
121216B | 12/14/16 | Amends garbage rates | ||
2017-0213 | 2/13/17 | Smoking regulations | ||
03132017 | 3/13/17 | Amends building codes | ||
Sec. 1 | ||||
Building code, 2015 | ||||
Residential code, 2015 | ||||
Sec. 2 | ||||
Energy conservation code, 2015 | ||||
Fuel gas code, 2015 | ||||
Electrical code, 2014 | §§ 3.501—3.502 | |||
Mechanical code, 2015 | ||||
Plumbing code, 2015 | ||||
Sec. 3 Deletes flood damage prevention, development criteria for floodprone areas, and energy conservation code | NIC | |||
Sec. 4 Fire code, 2015 | ||||
Sec. 5 Repeals and replaces property maintenance code; substandard building process; tall weeds and grass | Amnd. by Ord. O2019-0311-002 | |||
O2019-0311-002 | 3/11/19 | Property maintenance code, 2018; amendments | ||
O2019-0812-001 | 8/26/19 | Amends schedule of fees; structures; buildings | § 3.826(a) | |
2019-0923-001 | 9/23/19 | Amends city council rules of procedure | Amnd. by Ord. 2019-0923-002 | |
2019-0923-002 | 9/23/19 | Amends city council rules of procedure | ||
2019-0923-03 | 9/23/19 | Subdivision and zoning ordinance schedule of fees | NIC | |
2019-0923-004 | 9/23/19 | Adopts budget, FY 19-20 | NIC | |
2019-1014-002 | 10/14/19 | Community engagement board, dissolved within 24 month | NIC | |
2019-1028-004 | 10/28/19 | Hiring regulations | ||
2019-1028-005 | 11/14/19 | Amends budget, FY 19-20 | NIC | |
200214 | 2/14/20 | Orders May 2, 2020 general election | NIC | |
R2021-0513-001 | 5/13/21 | May 1, 2021; general election and bond election results | NIC |