OR 2011-1280 Improving the fitness of the community.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-1280_
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 9,
ARTICLE 9-11, SECTION 9-11-7(G) BY PROVIDING
AUTHORITY TO THE PARKS DIRECTOR TO GRANT
PERMITS FOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATED TO
IMPROVING THE FITNESS OF THE COMMUNITY;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS
, the City of Coppell, Texas strives to encourage the improvement of
community fitness;
WHEREAS
, Coppell has parks that can be used to improve community fitness;
WHEREAS
, upon review and consideration the City Council finds that Section 9-11-
7(G) of the Code of Ordinances shall be amended to provide the Parks Director the authority to
grant permits for specific activities related to improving the fitness of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COPPELL, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell be, and the same is,
hereby amended by amending Chapter 9, Article 9-11, Section 9-11-7(G) by providing
authority to the Parks Director to grant permits for specific activities related to improving the
fitness of the community, which shall read as follows:
ARTICLE 9-11. PARKS AND RECREATION CODE
“
. . . . .
Sec. 9-11-7. Facility scheduling.
. . . . .
A.
. . . . .
G.The parks and recreation director may grant a license, permit, or
reserve facilities of city sponsored community activities, events and for
specific activities related to improving the fitness of the community and
may enter into a reservation agreement.”
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SECTION 2. All ordinances of the City of Coppell in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed; provided, however, that all other
provisions of said ordinances not in conflict herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or
section of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held
to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
said ordinance or 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 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. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and publication of the caption as required by law.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the � day of
J IA Lq 1 2011.
DOWLAS N. UOVER, MAYOR
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ROBERT E. HAGER,,�'ITY ATTORNEY
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