HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 807-96 11-12-1996 ORDINANCE NO. 8 0 7- 9 6
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW SECTION 25 "FEES FOR
COMMUNITY FACILITIES RENTAL" TO CHAPTER 1 OF THE
RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF ORDINANCES; ESTABLISHING
FEES FOR RENTAL OF FACILITIES IN THE RICHLAND
HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER AND KATE BAKER PARK
BUILDING; PROVIDING A SEVERABILTTY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, fees for rental of facilities within the Richland Hills Commuity
Center and Kate Baker Park buildings have previously been set and, from time to
time, adjusted by city policy; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, after study,
finds and determines that the interests of the public will be better served if said fees
are set by the City Council and set forth in the Richland Hills Code of Ordinances;
and
WHEREAS, the Richland Hills City Council, after study, finds and determines
that the following, revised fees will adequately compensate the city for the use of
the city facilities as enumerated below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 1 "GENERAL PROVISIONS" of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, be hereby amended by the addition thereto of a
new Section 25 "FEES FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES RENTAL", which new section
shall hereafter be and read as follows:
A. There are two (2) rooms within the Richland Hills Community Center
Building and one room in the Kate Baker Park Builing which are available
for rental during certain times when other community programming is not
scheduled. The procedure for reserving these rooms, scheduling functions
and resolving conflicts among scheduled functions shall be as set forth in
the "City of Richland Hills Facility Rental Policy", as same now exists or
as same may be revised from time to time. A copy of the current
Richland Hills Facility Rental Policy is available at the Community Center
office, located at 3204 Diana Drive, Richland Hills, Texas. All persons or
organizations wishing to utilitize these City facilities are encouraged to
obtain a copy of the current policies governing use of these facilities well
in advance of the scheduled date of the event.
B. The four rental periods and rental rates for such periods are set forth
below. The listed fees shall be charged for all or any part of the rental
period used.
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• Community Center and Kate Baker Building
lam-loam loam-4pm 4pm-llpm All Day
Large Room $20 $30 $50 $75
$10 (extra cost for non-residents of Richland Hills)
$100 -Deposit for all rentals
Community Center
lam-loam loam-4pm 4pm-llpm All Day
Meeting Room $15 $15 $20 $25
$10 (extra cost for non-residents of Richland Hills)
$100 -Deposit for all rentals
C. The deposit amount listed above shall be required, in advance, of all
persons, groups or organizations renting facilities within the listed city
buildings. Said deposit shall be refundable, fully or partially, under the
terms and conditions stated in the City of Richland Hills Facility Rental
Policy referred to hereinabove.
SECTION 2
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.
SECTION 3
Saving Clause. That Chapter 1 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.
SECTION 4
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; PROVIDED, however, that the new fees and deposit
amount shall take effect for all rentals beginning on or after January 1, 1997.
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• PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of
the Richland Hills City Council on the 12th day of November, 1996, by a vote
of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
C. F. Kelley, Mayor
ATTEST:
r' ~ lis, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
r
aul F. Wieneskie, City Attorney
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