§ 3. Powers of the city.

The city shall have all the powers granted to municipal corporations and to cities by the constitution and laws of the State of Texas together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The city may:

a.

acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any municipal purpose in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation;

b.

may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage and control such property as its interests may require;

c.

exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever;

d.

use a corporate seal;

e.

contract and be contracted with;

f.

acquire, conduct, own, levy and collect taxes for general and specific purposes on all the subjects or objects which the city may lawfully tax;

g.

borrow money on the faith and credit of the city by the sale or issue of bonds, warrants, or notes of the city;

h.

appropriate the money of the city for all lawful purposes;

i.

create, provide for, construct, regulate, and maintain public works and improvements;

j.

levy and collect assessments for public improvements;

k.

license any business, occupation, profession or trade;

l.

define, prohibit, abate, suppress, and prevent all things detrimental to the health, morals, comfort, safety, convenience, and welfare of the inhabitants of the city, and all nuisances and causes of nuisances;

m.

regulate the construction, height, maintenance, occupancy, and the material used in all buildings;

n.

regulate and control the use of the streets;

o.

cooperate with the government of the State of Texas or any agency thereof, the Federal Government or any agency thereof, or any political subdivision of the State of Texas, to accomplish any lawful purpose for the advancement of the interest, welfare, health, morals, comfort, safety and convenience of the city or its inhabitants; and

p.

pass ordinances for maintaining and promoting the peace, welfare and government of the city, and for the performance of the functions thereof.

The enumeration of particular powers by this charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive, and in addition to the powers enumerated therein or implied thereby, or appropriate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the City of Baytown shall have, and may exercise, all powers of local self-government, and all powers, not expressly prohibited by the constitution and laws of the State of Texas.

( Ord. No. 13,026 , § 4, 11-16-15)

State law reference

Home rule powers generally, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 51.071 et seq.