HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1986-022 ORDINANCE NO. 86-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 23, SECTION 30
OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY
ADDING STOP SIGNS AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS
DESCRIBED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE EREC-
�� TION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM
OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 . 00) AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COM-
MITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH
A VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS :
Section 1 . That the City Code of the City of Grapevine,
Texas, Chapter 23 , Section 30, is hereby amended by adding stop
signs at the following described locations :
ORIGINAL TOWN OF GRAPEVINE
A. On northbound Smith Street at Franklin Street
B. On southbound Smith Street at Franklin Street
C. On eastbound Franklin Street at Smith Street
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D. On westbound Franklin Street at Smith Street
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Section 2. That the City Manager, or his agent, is hereby
authorized to have the proper traffic signs erected, constructed,
and placed at such points along said highways, streets, or
alleys, or portions thereof under construction, maintenance, or
repair, so that travelers will be reasonably notified of said
traffic regulations .
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deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided, however, that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Texas, shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed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 not guilty of nolo con-
tendere, 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 in the Municipal Court, shall be
fined in an amount not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars
($200 . 00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed
committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs.
Section 5 . If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, or provisions of this ordinance shall be judged invalid
or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of
this ordinance as a whole or any portion thereof other than that
portion so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 6. The fact that the traffic regulations of the
City of Grapevine, Texas do not adequately regulate the traffic
within the City creates an urgency and an emergency and the
preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare requires
that this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
its passage and the publication of the caption of said ordinance
as the law and the City Charter in such cases provides .
��•� PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 4th day of March, 1986.
� APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretar
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
� City Attorney
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