CITY OF FORT WORTH
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance was adopted by the Fort Worth City Council at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
ORDINANCE NO.
28369-03-2026
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 "OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS," OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (2015), AS AMENDED, TO ADD ARTICLE II "HABITUAL NUISANCE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES"; TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE ABATEMENT OF HABITUAL NUISANCES ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES; ADDING ARTICLE I "IN GENERAL" AND PLACING SECTIONS 23-1 THROUGH 23-99 OF THE CITY CODE IN ARTICLE I; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Sec. 23-113 Violation and Penalty
(a) An offense under this Article is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed
$500.00.
(b) Each day an offense occurs is a separate violation.
SECTION 7.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
/s/Amarna Muhammad
Assistant City Attorney
Adopted: March 10, 2026
A copy of this ordinance may be reviewed in the City Secretary's Office, Fort Worth Municipal Building/City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trails, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
/s/ Jannette S. Goodall
City Secretary
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Mar 25,27 2026