06-21-08-Ordinance-Prohibiting Parking in Certain Places-06/02/2008ORDINANCE 06-21-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, CHAPTER 12 "TRAFFIC AND
VEHICLES", SECTION 12.603 PROHIBITING PARKING IN CERTAIN PLACES; IN
THE CITY OF SANGER CODE OF ORDINANCES IS HEREBY AMENDED;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 12, Article 12.600, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger,
Texas, is hereby amended by amending Section 12.603 to read as follows:
"Sec. 12.603 Parking Prohibited in Certain Places
(a) It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to leave, stop, stand, or park such
vehicle except in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic sign or signal
within twenty-five feet (25') of the intersection of the north boundary line of Bolivar Street and
the east boundary line of Fifth Street and within twenty-five feet (25') from the intersection of
the south boundary line of Elm Street and the east boundary line of Fifth Street.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to leave, stop, stand, or park such
vehicle, except in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic sign or signal, on
the east side of Fifth Street between Bolivar Street and Elm Street, except in a diagonal or head -
in parking position and within the designated parking lines.
(c) It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to leave,. stop, stand, or park such
vehicle, except in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic sign or signal, on
the east and west access roads of Interstate 35 within the corporate limits of the City of Sanger as
presently established and as said corporation lines may be changed or amended.
(d) It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to leave, stop, stand, or park such
vehicle, except in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic sign or signal, on
the north side of Cherry Street from 4th Street west one hundred and ten feet (110').
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of
such conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this ordinance are severable and, if any
word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining portions of this ordinance, since the
same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of
any such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause sentence, paragraph, or section.
Section 4. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of
this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount to
exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense in accordance with the general
penalty provision found in Section 1.109 of this Code.
Section 5. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage, the
publication of the caption, and after signs are posted, as the law and Charter in such cases
provide.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of June 2008, by the City Council of the City of
Sanger, Texas.
APPROVED:
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