HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2014-064AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC
TO ESTABLISH SECTION 23-37, PEDESTRIAN
CROSSINGS WITH RED BEACON DISPLAYS; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 23 Traffic of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"Sec. 23-37. Pedestrian Crossing Red Beacon Displays
The following Pedestrian Crossings with Red Beacon Displays are
established:
(a) On Mustang Drive 1,991 feet east of the Timberline Drive intersection
with Mustang Drive, eastbound and westbound."
Section 2. That the City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to have
the proper traffic signs erected, constructed, and placed at such points along said highway,
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ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect; provided,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pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas shall be deemed repealed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 of not guilty, nolo contendere, or dismissal.
Section 4. That 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 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 5. That 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. That 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 21st day of October, 2014.
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST
Tara Brooks
Assistant City Secretary
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney