HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1985-006 ORDINANCE NO. 85-06
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
ERECTION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS;
� REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
, 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; 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:
(A) On northbound Dogwood Drive at West Wall Street.
(B) On southbound Dogwood Drive at West College Street.
Section 2 . That the City Manager, or his agent, is hereby
authorized to have stop 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 .
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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deemed repealed and of no force ar effect provided, however, that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Texas, shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed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
contendere, or dismissal.
Section 4 . Any person, firm, or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guility 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 5th day of February, 1985.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretar
APP VED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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