HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 835 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
RELATING TO TRAFFIC; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 19-12 (H);
PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;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 1. That Chapter 19 relating to Traffic shall be and is hereby amended in the
following particulars.
A. Section 19-12 - Parking requirements
.......... .....~. sh~l .~..?!~!. fi? ~iii~iiii~iii~i!!!~ii~iii~:...~ located in the ~
~iii~iii!i~i?~iii~i!!~ii~ zoned districts, to stop, stand or park a motor
vehicle, a recreational vehicle, and]o? {]:~iii~i', in the designated front yard of that residence;
except in the designated front entry driveway. It shall also be unlawful for It shall be
unlawful for the owner or occupant of a residence located in the Single Family (SF), Duplex
(D) or Townhome (TH) zoned districts, to allow any other person to stop, stand or park a
motor vehicle, a recreational vehicle, and/or trailer, in the designated front yard of that
residence; except in the designated front entry driveway.
Section 2. 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 3. 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 4. 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 is so accordingly ordained.
PASSED AND API~rI~,.OVED THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, this ~o~ day of ~_¢.~, 1993.
~Vi[~am W. Manning,
ATYEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC
City Secretary.
[SEAL]
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney