CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, MISSOURI

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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY

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Published in 1986 by Order of the Board of Aldermen

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Adopted, March 3, 1986
Effective, March 3, 1986

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OFFICIALS

of the City

OF HOUSTON, MISSOURI

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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Melvin L. Flowers

Mayor

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Emmett J. Frost

Paul David Meizler

Gary L. Hall

Steve Hutcheson

Bruce Wilson

Virgil Davis

Board of Aldermen

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Gerald E. Elmore

City Administrator

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William E. Gladden

City Attorney

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Joyce P. Campbell

City Clerk

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete recodification of the ordinances of the City of Houston, Missouri of a general and permanent nature.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the Revised Ordinances of 1914, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the Board of Aldermen. 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 Revised Ordinances of 1914, 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 5 is numbered 5-1 and the tenth section of Chapter 7 is 7-10. 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 3-2 and 3-3 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 3-2.1, 3-2.2 and 3-2.3 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.

Index

The general index of the Code has 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 the index itself 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.

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 an, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgements

The publication of this Code was under direct supervision of Andrew D. Connally, 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 Gerald Elmore, City Administrator and Joyce Campbell, City Clerk 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 the city's affairs.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, Florida

ORDINANCE NO. 561

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the City of Houston, Missouri; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; Providing for the Manner of Amending and Supplementing Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be It Ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Houston, Missouri as Follows, To Wit:

Section 1. The Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 25, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Houston, Missouri," which Code shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances of the city adopted on or before November 19, 1984, to the extent provided in section 2 hereof.

Section 2. All provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after March 3, 1986, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature to the city, adopted on final passage on or before November 19, 1984, and not included in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of such Code.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, a violation of any provision of such Code, or any provision of any rule or regulation adopted or issued pursuant thereto, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) and costs or by imprisonment in the city or county jail not exceeding ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment as provided in section 1-15 of such Code.

Section 5. Any ordinance adopted after November 19, 1984, which amends or refers to ordinances which have been codified in such Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of such Code.

Section 6. This ordinance and the Code adopted hereby, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed and adopted this 3rd day of March, 1986.

	/s/ Melvin L. Flowers       Mayor

Attest:

/s/ Joyce Campbell       City Clerk