HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 291 ORDINANCE NO.
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING SECTION 19-1 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS; AND BY
PROVIDING FOR ADDITION OF SECTION 19-24, PARKING OF
CERTAIN VEHICLES - PROHIBITED; PROVIDING A PENALTY
NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH OF-
FENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COM-
MITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION
OCCURS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVID-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The
Colony, Texas is hereby amended in the following particulars and all other
existing sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, definitions, phrases and
words of said Code are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed:
A. That Section 19-1 is hereby amended to add the following
definitions:
"Motor vehicle: Every vehicle which ~is self propelled.
Recreational vehicle: Self propelled living quarters equipped or
used for sleeping and eating which may be moved from one location
to another over a public street not including a camper mounted on
a pickup truck or van designed to carry ten (10) or fewer
passengers.
Trailer: Every vehicle without motive power designed or used for
carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to
be drawn by a motor vehicle."
B. That a new section, Section 19-24 is hereby added to read as
follows:
"Section 19-24. Parking of Certain Vehicles - Prohibited
it shall be unlawful for any person, driver, operator or owner
to leave, park or stand any mobile home, motor home, recreational
vehicle, trailer or boat upon any public street or alley in excess of
24 hours."
Section 2. That any person, driver, operator or owner violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished in accordance
with Section 1-5 of the Code of Ordinances.
Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word in this ordinance or application thereto any person or circumstance is held
invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance; and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the
ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective from and after the date
of its passage and publication and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this I~ day of ~, 1984.
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