Sale of city land generally.
Pasadena City Code § 2-10
in effectSec. 2-10. - Sale of city land generally.
(a) Any land owned by the city, other than land provided for in sections 2-11, 2-12, and 2-13 determined not to be needed for city purposes, shall be advertised and may be sold to the highest bidder upon authorization of the city council, based upon the appraised fair market value of such land. The selling price for such land shall never be for less than the market value fixed by city council, which determination as to such market value will be final.
(b) When such land is advertised for sale upon authorization of the city council, any bidder may bid on the basis of all or part of the consideration for such land being the bidder's conveyance to the city of good, clear and merchantable title to land which the city council, prior to the advertisement for bids, has determined is needed by the city for public purposes.
(Ord. No. 80-266, § 2, 11-18-80)
Source: City of Pasadena, Texas, Code of Ordinances and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/pasadena/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-10SALAGEFetched: 11/8/2026