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Gun Barrel City adopts tougher junk-vehicle ordinance, enforcement begins June 1
Summary
The City Council approved Ordinance No. 02024-011 to streamline nuisance vehicle enforcement, allowing code officers to issue warnings, request municipal-court hearings and call contracted tow companies if vehicles are not remedied; staff will begin a public-notice campaign before enforcement starts June 1, 2024.
Gun Barrel City’s council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. 02024-011 on revisions to Chapter 95 (junk vehicles), a change city officials said will make enforcement faster and less burdensome for police.
City Manager Dr. Smith, sponsor of the item, said the prior process required the police department to confiscate and process vehicles through a lengthy Texas statutory procedure that often tied the department’s hands. "The new ordinance will allow our code enforcement officer, Mike…
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