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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1975-035 CITY OF GRAPEVINE ORDINANCE N0. 75-35 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER II, SECTION 4-11-7 OF THE GRAPEVINE CITY CODE BY PROVIDING FOR AN ADDI- TIONAL EXCEPTION TO THE ORDINANCE FOR BILLIARD TABLES �,,, PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES OF PUBLICLY OWNED FACILITIES; E PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; �,,, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Chapter II, Section 4-11-7 of the Grapevine City Code is hereby amended by adding Section (D) to said Section which Section (D) is to read as follows: "4-11-7 (D) Billiard tables provided on the premises of publicly owned facilities. " SECTION 2. Any person violating or failing to comply with any provisions of this ordinance shall be fined upon con- viction, not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than � Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and each day any violation of noncompliance continues shall constitute a separate � offense. SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the . City Council of the City of Grapevine that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this or- dinance are severable and any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section hereof should be declared unconsti- tutional, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sen- tences , paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance or any such unconstitutional or invalid phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 4. The fact that the present ordinances and regula- �"'""'" tions of the City of Grapevine are inadequate to con- trol the renewal of billiard hall licenses within the �"' corporate limits of the City of Grapevine, 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 as provided by the Charter of the City of Grapevine, and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 16th DAY OF September , 1975. �� L MAYOR ATTEST: . C ty Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: ��--- City Attorney � �rw� � �