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ORDINANCE NO. 94-105
„�;,, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 20 STREETS,
SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS, ARTICLE I,
SECTION 20-17.1 SIGNS ON RIGHTS-OF-WAY;
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS (5500.00) 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 20 Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Ways,
�� � Article I, Section 20-17.1 . Signs on rights-of-way is hereby amended by amending
paragraph 20-17.1 (c)(1) in its entirety to read as follows:
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"(1) Political signs of a temporary nature of not more than four (4) square
feet in an area may be placed in public rights-of-way in that portion of
the City of Grapevine represented by a candidate for which a resident of
Grapevine may vote. Said signs may be placed in said rights-of-way only
during the thirty day period immediately preceding the election for which
they are posted and shall be removed within three (3) days after the
election."
Section 2. 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 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 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 potions shall remain in full force and effect.
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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 6th day of December , 1994.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate `
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lind Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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