HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2016-2200CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
THE COLONY, TEXAS, READOPTING, RATIFYING,
REPUBLISHING AND EXTENDING CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE III,
SECTIONS 13-31 THROUGH 13-37 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES FOR CURFEW HOURS FOR MINORS IN THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3)
YEARS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously passed and adopted an Ordinance,
which provides for "Curfew Hours for Minors" establishing such curfew hours and
penalties for violations thereof; and
WHEREAS, such Ordinance has been codified in Chapter 13, Article III,
Sections 13-31 through 13-37; and
WHEREAS, Section 370.002 of the TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, as
amended, provides that the City Council shall review the Article and conditions the
ordinance was intended to remedy three (3) years from its date of passage and every third
year thereafter and conduct public hearings to determine the need to continue, modify or
abolish the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, prior to the expiration of such three year period, the Police
Department has furnished records and reports indicating the need for such to remain in
effect; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue the provisions of the Code without any
modifications, and schedule the same for review in February 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That Chapter 13, Article III, Sections 13-31 through 13-37 is
hereby readopted, ratified, republished and extended from the date of its execution and
shall remain in effect through February 2019, unless otherwise terminated under the
provisions of the State law.
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The
Colony, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance be, and the same are hereby,
repealed, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or phrase of this
Ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional,
illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any
part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or
invalid, and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The
Colony, Texas, this the 2°d day of February, 2016.
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Christie Wilson, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
APPROVED:
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J e Mc ourry, Mayor
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