HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 732-94 08-23-1994
• ORDINANCE NO. 7 3 2- 9 4
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION R "PARKING
RESTRICTIONS ON DIANA DRIVE" OF SECTION 28
"PARKING RESTRICTIONS" OF CHAPTER 10 "TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, TO REVISE
PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON DIANA DRIVE IN SAID CITY;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, heretofore
established certain parking restrictions governing the 3200 block of Diana Drive
within said city; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after study and experience, and in light of
changed conditions, now finds that certain revisions are necessary to said parking
restrictions, as set forth hereinbelow.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
I.
That Paragraphs (2), (3) and (6) of Subsection R "PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON
• DIANA DRIVE" of Section 28 "PARKING RESTRICTIONS" of Chapter 10 "TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, as
amended, are hereby repealed, and that the remaining paragraphs of said Subsection
R, save and except paragraph (1) thereof, are hereby renumbered and shall be
hereby amended to hereafter be and read as follows:
(2) There is hereby established a restricted parking area on the west side of
Diana Drive which shall be restricted to parking exclusively for visitors
to the fire department. Said restricted parking area shall be designated
by signs showing the limits of such restricted parking area. Such
restricted parking area shall further be designated by signs clearly stating
that persons parking in violation of such restrictions shall be subject to
having their vehicles towed at the owner's expense for such unlawful
parking. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle
within such restricted parking area unless, while such vehicle is parked in
such restricted parking area, the occupants of said vehicle are utilizing
the fire department facilities.
(3) There is hereby established a restricted parking area on the west side of
Diana Dive which shall be restricted to parking exclusively for patrons of
the post office. Said restricted parking area shall be designated by signs
showing the limits of such restricted parking area. Such restricted
parking area shall further be designated by signs clearly stating that
persons parking in violation of such restrictions shall be subject to having
their vehicles towed at the owner's expense for such unlawful parking. It
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• shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle within such
restricted parking area unless, while such vehicle is parked in such
restricted parking area, the occupants of said vehicle are utilizing the
post office.
(4) There is hereby established a restricted parking area on the east side of
Diana Drive, located immediately in front of the City Hall building,
which shall be restricted to parking exclusively for users or patrons of the
City Hall facilities. Said restricted parking area shall be designated by
signs showing the limits of such restricted parking area. Such restricted
parking area shall further be designated by signs clearly stating that
persons parking in violation of such restrictions shall be subject to having
their vehicles towed at the owner's expense for such unlawful parking. It
shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle within such
restricted parking area unless, while such vehicle is parked in such
restricted parking area, the occupants of said vehicle are utilizing the
City Hall facilities.
(5) The remaining portions of Diana Drive not more specifically restricted as
described above shall be restricted to parking exclusively for persons
utilizing any City facilities, including City Hall, the Community Center,
Police Station, Fire Station, Library, Tennis Courts, Public Works building
and the Post office. Said restricted parking area shall be designated by
signs showing the limits of such restricted parking area. Such restricted
parking area shall further be designated by signs clearly stating that
persons parking in violation of such restrictions shall be subject to having
• their vehicles towed at the owner's expense for such unlawful parking. It
shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle within such
restricted parking area unless, while such vehicle is parked in such
restricted parking area, the occupants of said vehicle are utilizing the
City facilities.
II.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this
ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of
this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or
decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
III.
Saving Clause. That Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland
Hills, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as
amended by this ordinance.
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• IV.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication as provided by the Richland Hills City Charter and the
laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting
of the Richland Hills City Council on the 23rd day of August 1994, by a vote
of 3 ayes, 1 nays and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
C. F. elley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Terri Willis,.- ity Secretary'
PPROVED A TO FORM:
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Paul F. Wieneskie, City Attorney
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