OR 96-751 Designate Game Fields AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 96751
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9-11-7
TO ADD SUBSECTION H TO DESIGNATE GAME FIELDS AND TO ADD
SUBSECTION I TO DESIGNATE CLOSED FIELDS; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS.'
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be and the
same is hereby amended by amending Chapter 9, Section 9-11-7, in part, to add subsection
H and I to read as follows:
"See. 9-11-7 FACILITY SCHEDULING
H. GAME FIELDS; DESIGNATION
1. The Director of Leisure Services is authorized to
post a sign on fields designated by the Sports
Council as game fields. Such signs shall state:
"Game Field - No unauthorized practice or
games."
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct,
sponsor or participate in any unauthorized game,
tournament, practice or athletic event on any
designated game field.
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I. CLOSED FIELDS; DESIGNATION
1. The Director or Leisure Services is authorized to
post a sign on fields designated by the Sports
Council as closed fields for purpose of
maintenance or to protect the surface of the
playing field. Such sign shall state:
"Field Closed for Public Use."
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to go upon
any field which has been designated as a closed
field except for the purpose of performing
maintenance."
SECTION 2. That all ordinances and provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Coppell, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are
hereby, repealed, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this
ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be void or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said
ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is
governed by the prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in
effect when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this
purpose.
SECTION 5. That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a
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misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each
offense; and each and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and
separate offense.
SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after
its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the /~-7 '-
day of /~/O 2 ~ ,1996.
APPROVED:
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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LINDA GRAU, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PETER G. SMITHI~~A~ORNEY
(PGS/Im 3-19-96)
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