OR 2020-1545 Amending Chapter 9 Article 9-5-2AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-1545
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 9 `GENERAL
REGULATIONS', ARTICLE 9-5 "HOUSE TRAILERS AND TRAILER
PARKS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REFERENCE TRAILER
PARKS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00) 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 Chapter 9 "General
Regulations" Article 9-5 "House Trailers and Trailers Park", is hereby, amended to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 9 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 9-5. - HOUSE TRAILERS, TRAILER PARKS AND RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES
Sec. 9-5-1. —Definitions.
Sec. 9-5-2. - House trailers prohibited within the city.
A. Except as provided for herein, it shall be unlawful to park any house trailer on
any lot, tract, or parcel of land within the city. *
B. Except as provided for herein, it shall be unlawful to occupy as a dwelling or
sleeping place, any house trailer which is parked on any street, lot, tract or
parcel of land within the city for a period in excess of forty-eight hours in
violation of this article and/or Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances.
Sec. 9-5-3. - Exceptions.
This article shall not apply to the following:
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A. House trailers parked in a trailer park duly licensed by the city.
B. House trailers temporarily located on a construction site, so long as a valid
building permit for such construction site is held by the builder or contractor.
C. Public Safety Vehicles licensed or registered to a federal, state or political
governmental entity
Provided, however, if this exception extends the parking of such house trailer at a
construction site for a period in excess of six months, a special time extension permit
must be obtained from the city.
D. Non -conforming house trailers that are registered with the city.
* Parking on the street refer to see Section 8-5-5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Coppell, Texas.
SECTION 2. That all 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in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other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 phrase 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. 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. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms
of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas, shall be subjected to a fine
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not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense; and each and every day
such violation is continued shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect 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 they ')4qI day of
"er 2020.
APPRO T O .
ROBERT E. HAGE , CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST:
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ASHLEY O S, CITY SECRETARY
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