Amend HB 1937 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 54.012, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 54.012. CIVIL ACTION. A municipality may bring a civil
action for the enforcement of an ordinance:
(1) for the preservation of public safety, relating to
the materials or methods used to construct a building or other
structure or improvement, including the foundation, structural
elements, electrical wiring or apparatus, plumbing and fixtures,
entrances, or exits;
(2) relating to the preservation of public health or
to the fire safety of a building or other structure or improvement,
including provisions relating to materials, types of construction
or design, interior configuration, illumination, warning devices,
sprinklers or other fire suppression devices, availability of water
supply for extinguishing fires, or location, design, or width of
entrances or exits;
(3) for zoning that provides for the use of land or
classifies a parcel of land according to the municipality's
district classification scheme;
(4) establishing criteria for land subdivision or
construction of buildings, including provisions relating to street
width and design, lot size, building width or elevation, setback
requirements, or utility service specifications or requirements;
(5) implementing civil penalties under this
subchapter for conduct classified by statute as a Class C
misdemeanor;
(6) relating to dangerously damaged or deteriorated
structures or improvements;
(7) relating to conditions caused by accumulations of
refuse, vegetation, or other matter that creates breeding and
living places for insects and rodents;
(8) relating to the interior configuration, design,
illumination, or visibility of business premises exhibiting for
viewing by customers while on the premises live or mechanically or
electronically displayed entertainment intended to provide sexual
stimulation or sexual gratification; [or]
(9) relating to point source effluent limitations or
the discharge of a pollutant, other than from a non-point source,
into a sewer system, including a sanitary or storm water sewer
system, owned or controlled by the municipality; or
(10) relating to energy conservation or energy
efficiency.