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841 KB		 5074 2023-10-16 Sanitation Amending the Mesquite City Code by making certain additions and deletions under Chapter 14 “Solid Waste,” Article III (Commercial Collection) for the purpose of providing updated commercial collection regulations, and other related general revisions.

816 KB		 5089 2024-01-16 Sanitation Amending the Mesquite City Code by making certain additions and deletions under Chapter 10 (Miscellaneous), Article VI (Nuisances), Division 1 (Generally) for the purpose of adding a violation for “Solid Waste – Repeated Violations;” and amend Chapter 14 (Solid Waste), Article II (Residential Collection) for the purpose of providing updated driveway service residential collection regulations, and other related general revisions.

3 MB		 4370 2015-07-20 Zoning Amending the Gateways element of the Mesquite Comprehensive Plan pertaining to the Big Town Gateway.

6 MB		 3910 2007-11-05 Zoning Amending the Comprehensive Plan to create & modify neighborhood-related land use & development policies.

183 KB		 4121 2010-12-06 Zoning Amending the Community Appearance Manual pertaining to the applicability of design requirements for existing buildings.

11 MB		 4005 2008-11-17 Zoning Amending the Community Appearance Manual pertaining to rehabilitation and remodeling of existing structures.

2 MB		 5088 2024-01-16 Annexation Amending the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdictional boundaries pursuant to an interlocal agreement with the City of Forney, Texas, reducing the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (“ETJ”) in the area of Highway 80 and County Road 225, and expanding its ETJ in the area of Interstate 20 and High Country Lane; and providing an effective date.

760 KB		 4927 2022-01-03 Misc. Amending the City Code, making certain additions and deletions in “Chapter 1 – General Provisions,” Section 1-2 “Rules of Construction;” and “Chapter 2 – Administration” by adding Section 2-7 “Signatures & Seals: electronic, digital, and facsimile,” and approving the adoption of City Rules for same.

843 KB		 4951 2022-04-04 Creation of Boards Amending the City Code, Chapter 20 “Boards, Commissions, and Committees” adding new Division 4 “Economic Development Advisory Board” to Article V, thereby creating the Mesquite Economic Development Advisory Board (“MEDA Board”).

3 MB		 4894 2021-09-07 Creation of Boards Amending the City Code, as previously amended, by creating new Chapter 20 titled “Boards, Commissions, and Committees,” and revising Appendix D - Comprehensive Fee Schedule to include a fee for appeals to the Building Standards Board.

26 MB		 4609 2018-10-01 Charges Amending the City Code for fees collected by the City of Mesquite for Fiscal Year 2018-19.

26 MB		 5067 2023-09-18 Charges Amending the City Code Chapter 8, Article VIII (Food and Food Establishments) for the purpose of revising the Mobile Food Unit (“MFU”) provisions regarding health permits and fire safety MFU inspections; and amending Appendix D – Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Article VI (Fire) and Article XII (Planning and Development Services) for the purpose of revising and adding new fees regarding MFU health permits, fire safety inspections, and making other organizational revisions as needed.

1 MB		 5036 2023-07-17 Creation of Boards Amending the City Code by revising Chapter 5, Article XIII (Appeals of Administrative Decisions to Building Standards Board) for the purpose of clarifying that all “Types” of appeals identified in said article are all considered “Administrative Decisions” and making other general updates and revisions to clarify processes and procedures

639 KB		 5037 2023-07-17 Creation of Boards Amending the City Code by revising Chapter 20, Article IV, Division 4 “Building Standards Board” for the purpose of removing the residency requirement for regular members and alternates thereby allowing any qualified applicant to be appointed regardless of the city the person resides in.

737 KB		 5025 2023-06-05 Personnel Amending the City Code by revising Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 6 (Municipal Court) for the purpose of removing the office of Municipal Court Assistant Judge; clarifying appointment and removal provisions, qualifications, and term of office; providing for substitute judges during a temporary absence of a municipal judge, and the filling of a vacancy of an unexpired term.

2 MB		 5008 2023-03-06 Tax Amending the City Code by revising Chapter 11, adding new Article XI titled “Public Improvement Districts (PIDs)” for the purpose of establishing PID Notice and disclosure requirements for developers and homebuilders to provide information to persons seeking to purchase real property and/or homes within PIDs; adopting a “Public Improvement District (PID) Notice and Disclosure Manual for Developers & Homebuilders” or may also be cited as “PID Manual” for the purpose of providing forms and additional details regarding the requirements adopted in the Code; revising Chapter 13 - Signs, Article IV “Specifications; Standards; Use” regarding the permissibility of signs in the PID.

827 KB		 4841 2021-02-01 Charges Amending the City Code by revising Chapter 1, Section 1-15 to be titled “Records - Request for copies of City records” and Section 1-16 to be titled “Ambulance Services - Rules and policies for user fees” and revising Chapter 8, Sections 8-855 and Section 8-857 regarding updates to references to application processing fees and annual renewal fees for credit access businesses; and amending Appendix D “Comprehensive Fee Schedule” of the Mesquite City Code, as amended, repealing and replacing Article I “Administration” and revising Article VI “Fire,” Article VIII “Library,” and Article XIV “Public Works,” thereby updating certain provisions related to fees and revising the fee schedule.

593 KB		 5024 2023-06-05 Charges Amending the City Code by revising Appendix D – Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Article XII – Planning and Development Services, Section 12-100 (Building Permits) for the purpose of increasing the temporary noise permit fee.

673 KB		 5002 2023-02-06 Charges Amending the City Code by revising Appendix D – Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Article VI – Fire, for the purpose of increasing the ambulance transport fees, adding lift assist fees to be charged to care facilities, and other related general and organizational updates.

1 MB		 4954 2022-05-02 Code - Property Maintenance Amending the City Code by repealing Chapter 7 titled “Housing” and replacing with new Chapter 7 titled “Housing and Minimum Property Standards;” included in the new chapter will be new Article I titled “In General;” and new Article II titled “Fair Housing” and said article will retain the existing text and provisions for fair housing; and new Article III titled “Property Maintenance Code” adopts the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (I.P.M.C.), and making certain additions and deletions referred to as “Local Amendments” to the 2018 Edition of the International Code published by the International Code Council (I.C.C.); and new Article IV retains existing provisions in Chapter 5 for “Substandard, Dilapidated, and Dangerous Buildings & Other Structures” but those provisions will be moved from Chapter 5 and placed here instead in Chapter 7; and new Article V titled “Residential Rental Property – Landlord and Tenant Regulations” will revise the Residential Rental Property Landlord and Tenant Regulations and provide for general updates, and adding divisions for “multi-family rental units,” “single-family rental units – long-term rentals,” and “single-family rental units – short-term rentals;” and providing for reservations of other articles in Chapter 7 for future City initiatives and programs related to housing and minimum property standards; and revising Appendix D – Comprehensive Fee Schedule regarding fees for rental property licenses and related matters.
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