OR 2013-1334 Curfew HoursORDINANCE NO. 2013-1334
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
READOPTING, RATIFYING, REPUBLISHING AND EXTENDING
CHAPTER 9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE 9-17,
CURFEW HOURS FOR MINORS, FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3)
YEARS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously passed and adopted Ordinance No. 2003-
1030, which provides for "Curfew Hours for Minors" establishing such curfew hours and
penalties for violations thereof, and
WHEREAS, the "Curfew Hours for Minors" was readopted by Ordinance No. 2007-
1158 on February 27, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the "Curfew Hours for Minors" was readopted by Ordinance No 2010-
1247, on February 9, 2010; and
WHEREAS, such Ordinance has been codified as Chapter 9, Article 9-17, Sections 9-
17-1 through 9-17-6, of the Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 370.002 of the TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, as amended,
provides that the City Council shall review the Article and conditions the ordinance was intended
to remedy three (3) years from its date of passage and every third year thereafter and conduct
public hearings to determine the need to continue, modify or abolish the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, prior to the expiration of such three (3) year period, the Police Department
has furnished records and reports indicating the need for such ordinance to remain in effect; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue the provisions of the Code without any
modifications and schedule the same for review in February 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance Nos. 2003-1030, 2007-1158, 2010-1247, codified as
Chapter 9, Article 9-17, Sections 9-17-1 through 9-17-6 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby
readopted, ratified, republished and extended from the date of its execution and shall remain in
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effect through February 2016, unless otherwise repealed or terminated under the provisions of
State law.
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas,
except as provided herein, 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hereby, repealed, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall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, or section of this ordinance or of
the Code of ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, 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 unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the validity of
the Code of ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and publication, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell Texas, thisaay of
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ATTEST:
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By: �
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APPROVED
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APPROVED TO ORM:
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By:
ROBERT E. HA ER, CITY ATTORNEY
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