HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1993-045 ORDINANCE NO. 93-45
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, RELATING TO
PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS BY AMENDING SECTION
17-4 RELATIVE TO FEES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF
ALL INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS (52,000.00) 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.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas finds and
concludes it is necessary to adopt reasonable rules and regulations relative to licenses
issued for door-to-door solicitation for the protection of the residents and citizens of
the City of Grapevine; and
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WHEREAS, due to increased cost of labor and materials it is necessary for the
City to adopt reasonable fees that match the actual cost of processing door-to-door
solicitor licenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1 . That all of 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 the City of Grapevine Code of Ordinances Chapter 17 Peddlers
and Solicitors, Section 17-4 relating to fees be amended to read as follows:
"The license fee for a solicitor under this chapter shall be fifty dollars (550.001.
Provided, however, when a person engages in any such activity, through one
�,�� or more agents or employees, such person shall, in addition to the fifty dollar
(550.00) fee above mentioned, pay a license fee of ten (510.00) for each agent
or employee so engaged, all of which licenses shall be valid for one (1) year
from the date of their issuance. The fee for a replacement license that is within
one (1) year from the date of original issuance of license shall be ten dollars
(510.001. The license fee shall not be required of those engaging in interstate
commerce, nor those conducting charitable solicitations, nor of vendors of farm
or dairy products."
�, ; Section 3. 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of this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect;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 of not guilty, nolo
contendere or dismissal.
Section 4. 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 Two Thousand Dollars (52000.001 and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
Section 5. 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 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 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 21 st day of September , 1993.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
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ATTEST:
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in a Huf
City Secretar
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stan Lowry
City Attorney
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