OR 89 Declares a period of emergency water rationing due to a temporaoy failure of water pump equipment AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 89
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
DECLARING A "PERIOD OF EMERGENCY WATER RATIONING" DUE TO A
TEMPORARY FAILURE DF WATER PUMP EOUIPMENT; PROVIDING THAT
SUCH "PERIOD OF WATER RATIONING" SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE BY THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY;
MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, DURING
THE EFFECTIVE "PERIOD OF WATER RATIONING" TO USE THE MUNICIPAL
WATER SUPPLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF WATERING LAWNS FOR ANY PERIOD
IN EXCESS OF TWO HOURS OUT OF EACH 24-HOUR PERIOD; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS
FOR EACH OFFENSE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF PERIOD OF EMERGENCY
WATER RATIONING
Due to Water pump equipment failure, the City of
Coppell faces a temporary water shortage of such extreme nature
as to require the City to apportion or ration the available
water supply among its citizens. Therefore, the City Council
of the City of Coppell does hereby declare a "PERIOD OF
E~RGENCY WATER RATIONING" which shall commence with the passage
of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. DURATION OF PERIOD OF EMERGENCY WATER
RATIONING
Such "Period of Emergency Water Rationing" shall
continue as a temporary measure until public announcement is made
through the Office of Mayor of the City of Coppell, at which
time this Ordinance shall no longer be effective.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE PERIOD
During the effective "Period of Emergency Water
Rationing" it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corDora-
tion to use the municipal water supDly for the purpose of water-
ing lawns for any period in excess of ee~e hoursout of any 24-hour
SECTION 4. REPEALING CLAUSE:
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are here-
by repealed.
However, the repeal of existing ordinances by this
ordinance shall not effect or prevent the prosecution or the
punishment of any person for any act done or committed prior
to the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any
ordinance hereby repealed; and prosecution for such offenses
may be instituted and causes presently pending proceeded with
in all respects as if such prior ordinance or ordinances had
not been repealed.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE:
If any article, paragraph or sub-division, clause,
phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged in-
valid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the
validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision
thereof other than the Dart so decided to be invalid or uncon-
stitutional.
SECTION 6. PENALTY CLAUSE:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, uDon conviction, shall be fined not to exceed the
sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars for each offense and each
and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new
and separate offense.
SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE:
The fact that the present City regulations are in-
adequate to properly protect the public health, safety and
welfare, creates an urgency and an emergency and requires that
this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
the publication of its caption as the law in such cases pro-
vides.
Coppell,
DULY PASSED by the City
Texas, this
Council of the City of
day of
~YOR
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORN
'!a ?'pe~;!" of emergeney:
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severability clause; pro-'
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:~toli~On ot this nrdinance
liot iO~ceed the sum of two
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,~f~ ~' ~eh dfense and i
~0uneH of the City of
~t~oppell, Texas this 31st '
:'day ot JUly, 1972.
t~Hulen A. Scott ',~