11 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Ordinance - Adopting the 2024 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code (I.P.M.C.)

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-05-18

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (6 - 0)

“Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5248, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE MESQUITE CITY CODE, BY REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE III (PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE), DIVISIONS 1 AND 2, IN THEIR ENTIRETY THEREBY ADOPTING THE 2024 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE (I.P.M.C.) AND PROVIDING CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING CONFLICTS RESOLUTION, SEVERABILITY, AND SAVINGS CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000); PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Ordinance No. 5248 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.) ”

Daniel Alemán, Jr.

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

“Aye”

Jeff Casper

Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

“Aye”

Kenny Green

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

“Aye”

Andrew Hubacek

Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

“Aye”

B.W. Smith

Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

“Aye”

Brandon Murden

Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

“Aye”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5248, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE MESQUITE CITY CODE, BY REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE III (PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE), DIVISIONS 1 AND 2, IN THEIR ENTIRETY THEREBY ADOPTING THE 2024 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE (I.P.M.C.) AND PROVIDING CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING CONFLICTS RESOLUTION, SEVERABILITY, AND SAVINGS CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000); PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Ordinance No. 5248 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).