HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 725 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 725
AN ORDINANCE OF TNE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ANENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE RELATING TO
TRAFFIC; AMENDING SECTION 19-12 RELATING TO
PARKING REQHIREMENTS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
RELATINC TO TRAFFIC EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500.00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE
DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A
VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCy AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section [. That Chapter [9 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of The Colony, Texas (the "City") relating to traffic is
hereby amended in the following particulars, and that all other
chapters, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, words and
phrases of said Code are not amended but are hereby ratified,
verified, approved and affirmed:
A. That Section ]9-]2 relating to parking requirements is
hereby amendeded by adding the following:
"Sec. 19-12. Parking R~equirements.
"(j) It shall be unlawful and a violation to psrk any
vehicle, except a United States Postal vehicle, within ten feet
(10') of a United States Postal box, between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except on National
holidays, where signs are erected or curbs painted giving notice
that parking there is prohibited."
Section 2. If any section, article paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in his ordinance, or application thereto any
persons or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by a
Court of competent jurisdiction, such bold·
valzd~ty of the remaznxn~ Dortin.o ~ ~. rng ~hall not affect: the
Counczl hereby declarer -it ~-i%~z tn~s ordinance; and the City
· . . . u~a ha~e p~ssed such remaining
portions of th~s Ord~nayce despzte such znvalzdrty, whxch remazning
port~ons shall remazn ~n full force and effect.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be Cumulative of all
other ordinances of the City affecting traffic and shall not repeal
any of the provisions of said ordinances except in those instances
where provisions of those ordinances are in direct conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in s sum not to
exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense and a
separate offense shall be deemed Committed upon each day during or
on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City of the Colony, Texas, are inadequate to
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City of The Colony, Texas,
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 become effective from and
after the date of its passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
The Colony~ Texas on this the 2nd day of December , 1991.
W~ll~am ~. Manning, Ma~ --
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, CMC
City Secretary