HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 546 CITY OF T~E COLONY, TEXAS
O IN CE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONYv TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 14 RELATING TO PARK AND RECREATION BY
AMENDING SECTION 14-6 RELATING TO UNLAWFUL
ACTS; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE
AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED
COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A
VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEHEFOHE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS=
Section 1. That Chapter 14 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 14-6 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 14-6 (20). Unlawful Acts
For any person to possess any glass container within
any City park, including but not limited to, any park
designated as an athletic facility by the director of
parks and recreation of the city. Such parks to
include the athletic fields, parking lots, playground
areas, and all other areas or structures within the
boundaries of any park or athletic facility within the
City.
Section 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
Section 4. If any sentence, article, paragraph, clause,
phrase or word in this Ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by a
Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not effect
the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance; and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining
portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City are inadequate to properly safeguard the
health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the
inhabitants of the City creates an emergency for the immediate
preservation of the public business, property, health, safety and
general welfare of the public which requires that this Ordinance
shall become effective from and after the date of its final
passage and publication as provided by law, and it so accordingly
so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THE~CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, this ~day of ~.~.~_~ , 1988.
U
Don A~? May~r.~;~ ~
ATTEST:
' ~,iiiii secr~~etary
City Attorney