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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1992-022 � _, ORDINANCE NO. 92-22 � AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23, TRAFFIC, ARTICLE I, SECTIONS 23-6 AND 23-7 REGULATING ROLLER SKATES, BICYCLES AND SIMILAR DEVICES ON SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 78-36 IN ITS ENTIRETY; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED ($500. 00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: ,�. , Section 1. That Chapter 23, Section 23-6 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: �..� "Sec. 23-6. Roller Skating, Roller Blading, and Skate Boarding Within Central Business District Prohibited. No person shall skate by means of roller skates, roller blades, or skate board upon the sidewalk areas or streets within the central business district as designated by ordinance of this City. " Section 2. That Chapter 23, Section 23-7 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Sec. 23-7. Use of Bicycles, Scooters and Similar Devices on Sidewalks Within Central Business District Prohibited. No person shall ride a bicycle, toy vehicle, scooter or any type of coaster on any sidewalk within the Central Business District. " ,,�„ Section 3 . That City of Grapevine Ordinance No. 78-36 is hereby rescinded and repealed in its entirety effective as of May 5, 1992 . � �� Section 4. That the City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to have the proper traffic signs erected, constructed, and placed at such points along said highway, streets or alleys, or portions thereof under construction, maintenance or repair so that �► travelers will be reasonably notified of said traffic regulations. Section 5. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect; provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances have been disposed of by a f inal conviction or a finding of not guilty, nolo contendere, or dismissal. Section 6. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be f ined in a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Section 7. 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 8. 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 5th day of May , 1992 . APPROVED: � William D. Tate Mayor � 2 � ATTEST: � w Li d Huff City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: � l i7�"/�� John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney r , b,_.. � +�r 3