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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1998-073 ORDINANCE NO. 98-73 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 16 PARKS AND RECREATION, SECTION 16-01, PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN RELATIVE TO ADOPTION OF THE 1998 PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN UPDATE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan on April 20, 1982 upon passage of Ordinance No. 82-17; and WHEREAS, the City Council amended Ordinance No. 82-17 by adoption of Ordinance No. 90-35 on July 3, 1990 to incorporate the 1990 Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update; and � WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the 1995 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan on February 7, 1995 upon the passage of Ordinance No. 95-07; and WHEREAS, THE City Council desires to amend the 1995 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan; and WHEREAS, a current Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan is in the best interest of the public and in support of the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS; Section 1. That all the above premises are found to be true and correct and are incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. That Chapter 16 Parks and Recreation, Section 16-01(a) is hereby amended to read as follows: k�'°� "That the January 1995 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan prepared by Carter & Burgess, Inc. (Consultants in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, and the Environment), hereinafter called the °'Approved Plan", which is on file in the _ office of the City Secretary, is hereby amended by the adoption of the 1998 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan Update." ,�,�.� Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this 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 4. 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 public creates an emergency 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 GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the �sth day of June , 1998• APPROVED: V!lilliam D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Linda Huff City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: `� . . .. . :.._J i.� .1,....� �'� � f%F / i � 7 "�`"� John F. Boyle, Jr. �' City Attorney ORD. NO. 98-73 2