OR 237 Operate vehicles on city greenbelts AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 237
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING RULES
AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN
THE "GREENBELT AREA" OF THE CITY; DEFINING THE TERM "GREENBELT AREA";
PROVIDING THAT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE INCLUSIVE OF AND
IN ADDITION TO OTHER LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. TITLE.
ThiS ordinance shall be known as the "City of Coppell's Rules, Regulations and
Restrictions applying te the Greenbelt areas of the City.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
"Greenbelt Areas: The term greenbelt area as used in this ordinance shall
mean all municipal public park property including specifically designated public parks
and unnamed open space area within subdivisions and ether developed areas, which
have been dedicated to and accepted by the City for public recreation and park
purposes.
~Person~: The term person as used in thiS ordinance means any individual,
assumed name entity, partnership, joint venture, association or corporation.
SECTION 3. VEHICLE CONTROL WITHIN GREENBELT AREA.
No person shall operate a motor vehcile within the Greenbelt area as that
term iS defined heroin, other than on roadways, parking areas or trails established by
the City for public motor vehicle use. ThiS section shall not apply to employees of
the City of Coppell operating vehicles in the performance of their official duty.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle within any portion of the Greenbelt
area, (whether the same be on roadways, parking areas or established trails) when
appropriate signs are posted prohibiting motor vehicles within such area.
Speed of vehicles within Greenbelt areas shall be controlled by other ordinances
of the City regulating speed of vehicles within the corporate limits of the City.
SECTION 4. REPEALING CLAUSE.
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. 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 6. PENALTY CLAUSE.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a
penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for eaeh
offense, and each and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and
separate offense.
SECTION 7. EFFECTlYE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publleation of
its caption, as the law in such eases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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