OR 94-637 City Engineer to designate "No Parking" signs where construction creates hazard to traffic AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL
ORDINANCE NO. 94637
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS BY AMENDING CHAPTER 8,
SECTION 8-3-1, ADDING SUBSECTION C AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO
DESIGNATE TEMPORARY "NO PARKING" AREAS; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE
NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 8, Section 8-3-1, of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Coppell, Texas be and the same is hereby amended in part by adding Subsection D
to read as follows:
"C. TEMPORARY NO PARKING ZONES AS DIRECTED BY CITY
ENGINEER
The City Engineer may direct the placement of temporary "No Parking"
signs on streets or roads in areas where construction activity creates a
hazard to traffic and the City Engineer deems it necessary for the safety and
welfare of the public to temporarily restrict parking on such streets or roads;
and it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in any such area so
designated by the City Engineer."
SECTION 2. REPEALING CLAUSE
All parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SAVINGS CLAUSE
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.
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SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid 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 part so decided to
be invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. PENALTY CLAUSE
That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of this
ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Coppell, as heretofore amended, and upon conviction shall be punished by
a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense; and
each and every day such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate
offense.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect 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, on the ~ .~ ~
day of ~ '~:/~ /~:<{~ ;,( , 1994.
APPROVED:
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
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ATI'EST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
P~. SMIT~ORNEY
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