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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1985-011 CITY OF GRAPEVINE, Z'EXAS ORDINANCE NO. 85-11 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE II, RELATING TO HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX BY AMENDING SECTION 21-21; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO NOTIFY �"� ALL HOTELS WITHIN THE CITY OF THE AMENDMENT; PRO- VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) �.,,r AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTNE DATE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT URDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That Chapter 21, Article II of the City Code of the City of Grapevine, Texas, relating to Hotel Occupancy Tax is hereby amended only in the particulars stated in this ordinance and that all other existing sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, definitions, phrases and words of said City Code are not amended, but shall remain intact and are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed. Section 2. That Section 21-21 is amended to read as follows: "There is hereby levied a tax upon the cost of occupancy of any room or space furnished by any hotel where such cost of occup�ncy is at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) or more per day, such tax to be equal to six (G) per cent of the consideration paid �, _ by the occupant of such room, space or facility to such hotel, exclusive of other occupancy taxes imposed by other governmental agencies." �s;.� Section 3. The increase in the tax upon the cost of occupancy of any room or space as provided by this Ordinance shall be effective commencing April 1, 1985, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to notify all hotels within the City of Grapevine, Texas, of the increase no later than March 18, 1985, by sending each hotel an executed copy of this Ordinance. Section 4. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance or application thereto any person or circumstances 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 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a separate offense shall be cieemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. �;.,;� Section 6. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, ' safety, morals, peace, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of 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 passage and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED on the 5th day of March , 1985. � Mayor, City of Grapevine, Texas ATTEST: �� �Q1'( � `b1��./Gl�l�l�� City Secretary �,a� [�EALI APPROVED A� TO FORM: City Attorney ,�.��,. �.;:, ,�.� -2-