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Sec. 26-1. - Occupation tax.#
There is hereby levied and collected from every person, firm, company or association of persons pursuing any occupation on which the state collects an occupation tax, an occupation tax or alcoholic beverage permit fee of one-half of the amount collected by the state, and as the state shall amend. Such taxes are to be paid to the tax assessor and collector annually in advance unless otherwise provided by state law.
(Code 1979, ch. 1, § 10)
State Constitution reference— Local occupation taxes, art. VIII, § 1(f).
Sec. 26-2. - Cedar yards.#
(a)
Unlawful to establish. It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or create a cedar yard within the corporate limits of the city. For the purposes of this section a cedar yard is defined to be any place or site where poles or posts of cedar, or of any other wood, are kept stacked or placed for the purpose of sale or delivery.
(b)
Regulations for existing cedar yards. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, operate and maintain any existing cedar yard within the corporate limits of the city, unless and until the same shall meet and comply with the following specifications and requirements:
(1)
No cedar yard shall occupy or be situated on more than 21,609 square feet of land, and no cedar yard shall be located contiguous or adjacent to any other cedar yard.
(2)
Poles or posts shall not be placed in stacks or piles of more than five feet in height.
(3)
No stack or pile of poles or posts shall be located nearer than ten feet to any other stack or pile of poles or posts.
(4)
No stack or pile of poles or posts shall be located nearer than 50 feet to any existing building.
(5)
Every cedar yard shall be continuously equipped with fire extinguishers of a number and with specifications set and approved by the fire marshal or the city manager or his designee.
(Code 1979, ch. 4, § 3)
State Law reference— Timber, V.T.C.A., Natural Resources Code ch. 151 et seq.
Sec. 26-3. - Tourist courts and camps.#
(a)
Standards to be met prior to operation. It shall be unlawful for any owner or lessee of any tourist camp, trailer camp, cabin, construction camp, or any similar establishment, to own, rent, or operate the same in the city without first providing a water supply; excreta and sewage disposal connection; garbage and refuse disposal; and heating, lighting, ventilation, plumbing, screening and spacing, as provided and approved by the United States Public Health Service, as provided in this section, and by ordinances and law of the city and the state health department supplementing and cumulative of the terms of this section.
(b)
Water supply systems. Connections must be made with the city water supply wherever available, and all private water supplies must be of a standard to meet the requirements of the state health department.
(c)
Sewage disposal systems. There shall be provided at each establishment a method of excreta and sewage disposal which complies with the requirements of the Sanitary Code of the United States Health Service and state law. If the establishment is within 300 feet of a sewer line, then the same shall be connected therewith and shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the city sewer system. If the establishment is not within 300 feet of such line, then there shall be provided by such owner or lessee an approved septic tank connection which shall meet the approval of the city plumbing inspector. At least one connection shall be made for each 15 persons of each sex.
(d)
Disposal of garbage and refuse. The disposal of all garbage and refuse shall be in compliance with the requirements of the city health department and all laws of the state, and the Sanitary Code of the United States Health Service.
(e)
Heating, lighting, ventilation and screening of buildings. All cabins, trailers, and other inhabited buildings of such establishments located on such premises shall be heated, lighted, ventilated and screened so as to meet the requirements of the city building code and the laws and regulations of the state health department and part VIII of the Sanitary Code of the United States. There shall be a space of 20 feet between each row or tier of such improvements, and the ground shall be well drained so as to carry off the water. Not less than 20 feet shall be allowed from side to side of each improvement in the establishment.
(f)
Proposed plan to be submitted to city. Before erecting and maintaining any tourist camp, trailer camp, or any form of establishment for occupancy of persons or vehicles, a plan of the same, including the plan for water supply, excreta and sewage disposal, garbage and refuse disposal, heating, lighting, ventilating, plumbing, sewer connection, screening and drainage shall be reduced to writing and submitted to the building official or the city planning and zoning commission if such commission is functioning, and must be approved by the city health officer and superintendent of the water and sewer department for approval. No class of establishment described in this section shall be erected and offered to the public for occupancy until such plans have been approved and signed by such authorities. It shall be unlawful to maintain for rent and use by the public any of the establishments described above on any premises in the city, until a permit has been issued permitting the same, and signed by the authorities designated in this subsection. Any person violating any term or condition of this section, and any person maintaining any establishment on his premises, or on any premises rented or leased by him, without first obtaining the permit provided for in this section, and complying with the conditions specified in this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Code 1979, ch. 3, § 4)