HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1985-023 ORDINANCE NO. 85-23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS,
AMENDING CHAPTER 23, SECTION 30 , OF THE CITY
CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS , BY ADDING STOP
SIGNS AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN;
AMENDING CHAPTER 23 , SECTION 61 , AUTHORIZING
ANGLE PARKING AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS DESCRIBED
HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION OF TRAFFIC
,�. REGULATION SIGNS; REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 . 00) AND
A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED
� UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION
OCCURS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS :
Section 1 . That Chapter 23, Section 30, of the City Code
of the City of Grapevine, Texas, is hereby amended by adding
stop signs at the following described locations :
A. On westbound Worth Street at Smith Street.
B. On eastbound Worth Street at Smith Street.
C. On northbound Smith Street at Worth Street.
D. On southbound Smith Street at Worth Street.
� Section 2 . That Chapter 23 , Section 61 , of the City Code of
the City of Grapevine, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
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follows:
"Section 23-61 . Angle Parking.
(a) It shall be lawful to park vehicles at an
angle not greater than forty-five (45) degrees to the
line of traffic at such places in the city as the city
council shall by ordinance determine, and shall cause
the same to be marked or signed; and in all places
where sidewalks have been set back and provisions made
for parking vehicles across or inside of the usual curb
lines of any street in the city. In leaving said angle
parking space, vehicles shall not be backed in to the
traffic lane any further than necessary to get
straightened out and faced in the proper direction for
traffic between said space and center of the street.
In entering or leaving such angle parking space, it
shall be unlawful for a vehicle to enter the left side of
the roadway.
(b) Angle parking is permitted or prohibited on the
following streets or portions of streets as indicated:
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Barton Street, both sides, angle parking permitted only
between Wall Street and Franklin Street. "
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Section 3 . That the City Manager, or his agent, is hereby
authorized to have the proper traffic signs erected, constructed,
and placed at such points along said highways, streets, or
alleys , or portions thereof under construction, maintenance, or
repair, so that travelers will be reasonably notified of said
traffic regulations.
Section 4 . That all ordinances or any parts thereof in
conflict with the terms of this ordinance shall be and hereby are
deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided, however, that
the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed
and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine,
Texas , shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases
filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances have
been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding not
guilty of nolo contendere, or dismissal.
Section 5 . Any person, firm, or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
�. misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the Municipal Court, shall be
fined in an amount not to exceed the sum of 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.
Section 6 . If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, or provisions of this ordinance shall be judged invalid
or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of
this ordinance as a whole or any portion thereof other than that
portion so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 7. The fact that the traffic regulations of the
City of Grapevine, Texas do not adequately regulate the traffic
within the City creates an urgency and an emergency and the
preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare requires
that this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
its passage and the publication of the caption of said ordinance
as the law and the City Charter in such cases provides .
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 21st day of May, 1985.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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