HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1985-029 ORDINANCE NO. 85-29
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER
16 , SECTION 12 RELATING TO TIME LIMITATIONS
ON PUBLIC USE OF PARR PARK; PROHIBITING
PUBLIC USE OF SAID PARK BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
9 :30 P.M. AND 6 : 30 A.M. ; PROVIDING EXCEPTION;
DIRECTING PLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND GATES;
�� PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 . 00) AND A SEPARATE
OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH �
DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered to impose reasonable
time limitations on public use of the parks within its corporate
limits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does find and determine that due
to the isolated location of Parr Park that for the greater safety
and welfare of the inhabitants of the community that it is in the
best interest of the citizens of the City to impose time
limitations on the public use of Parr Park; and
WHEREAS , the City Council does find and determine that the
present time restrictions on the public use of Parr Park are not
in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Grapevine.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
,�, Section 1 . That Chapter 16, Section 12 of the City Code of
the City of Grapevine, Texas , relatinq to time limitations on the
public use of Parr Park, is hereby amended to read as follows,
and all other existing Sections, Subsections , Paragraphs ,
Sentences, Definitions, Phrases, and Words of said City Code are
not amended, but shall remain intact and are hereby ratified,
verified, and affirmed:
Section 16-12 . Time limitations on public use of Parr
Park; providing exception; authorizing
placement of signs and gates .
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use, enter
into, or be within the area delineated as Parr Park
located within the City of Grapevine, Texas , during the
hours of 9 :30 p.m. and 6 : 30 a.m. , except when city-
sponsored or co-sponsored events are being held.
(b) The City Manager, or his designated representa-
tive, is authorized and directed to place signs at
appropriate locations in Parr Park to notify all
persons of the prohibited hours . Such signs shall
state "No Persons Allowed in Parr Park Between the
Hours of 9 : 30 P.M, to 6 : 30 A.M. "
�,,, (c) The City Manager, or his designated representa-
tive, is authorized and directed to erect a gate at the
main entrance to Parr Park on Parr Lane, and is further
authorized and directed to lock the gate so erected on
Parr Lane and the gate located at the low water
crossing adjacent to Old Mill Run Road during the hours
of 9 : 30 p.m. and 6 :30 a.m.
Section 2 . Any person 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
Hundred Dollars ($200. 00) 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 the 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 regu-
lations of the City of Grapevine , Texas, are inadequate to
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas,
creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public
business, property, health, safety and general welfare of the
public which requires that this ordinance shall 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 4th day of June, 1985.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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