HomeMy WebLinkAbout849 06-25-1985ORDINANCE NO. 849
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING STANDARDS PROMUL-
GATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE
IDENTIFICATION OF PARKING SPACES ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN DES-
IGNATED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF VE-
HICLES TRANSPORTING DISABLED PERSONS;
PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION OF EN-
FORCEMENT AND PUNISHMENT PROVISIONS OF
STATE LAW TO DESIGNATED DISABLED PER-
SON PARKING SPACES ON PRIVATE PROP-
ERTY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, has
determined that the health, safety and welfare of its citizens
will be best served by establishing uniform standards for
identification of parking spaces for vehicles transporting
disabled persons located on both public and private property;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas,
desires to provide for the enforcement of state law with respect
to parking spaces for vehicles transporting disabled persons,
whether located on public or private property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
The provisions of Article 6675a -5e.1, Tex. Rev. Civ.
Stat. Ann., both as to public and private property, are hereby
adopted and shall be applicable within the jurisdiction of the
City of Euless, Texas.
II.
Parking spaces on private property which have been des-
ignated by the owner or person in control thereof for the
exclusive use of vehicles transporting disabled persons (as
that term is defined by state law) shall be identified in the
manner. set forth in the rules promulgated by the State Purchas-
ing and General Services Commission for the identification of
such parking spaces on public property. One copy of said rules,
marked Exhibit "A ", is incorporated herein by reference and has
been filed in the office of the city secretary for permanent
record and inspection.
III.
The provisions of Section 10 of Article 6675a -5e.1, Tex.
Rev. Ci.v. Stat. Ann., relating to offenses and punishment,
shall apply to any parking space or area for the disabled
located on private property within the City of Euless, which has
been identified in compliance with the preceding subsection.
IV.
Emergency Clause. By the affirmative vote of four or more
of its members, the City Council declares that this is an
ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
property, health, and safety, and is an emergency measure
within the meaning of Article II, Section 11 of the City
Charter; and the requirement that it be read at two meetings,
as specified in Section 11, is hereby dispensed with.
V.
Sever.ability 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 unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
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
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or sec-
tion.
VI.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication as provided
by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND PASSED on first and final reading on the
25th day of June , 1985, at a regular meeting of the
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HANDICAPPED PARKING ORDINANCE- PRIVATE PROPERTY
ORDINANCE NO. 849, PAGE TWO OF FOUR
City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of 5
ayes, 0 nayes and 0 abstentions.
ATTEST:
ray �4s y
APPROVE AS TO FO
P,
Hob McFarland, City ttorney
APPROVED:
Harold Samuels Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 849, PAGE THREE OF FOUR
EXHIBIT "A" TO
ORDINANCE NO. 849
AN ACT
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Senate Lull 224
As Finally Passed nod
Sims d By Tho Cover "or
Effective Auqust 29, 1983
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEY.AS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 1, Chapter 338, Acts of
the 61th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975, as amended (Article
6675a -5e.1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as
io11_ows:
"(b) In addition, the department shall provide identification
cards for issuance to (temporarily] disabled persons. These cards
shall be of a design ,prescribed by the department. Cards issued
to permanently disables persons are valid permanently. Cards
is-
sued to temporarily disabled persons become invalid after a defi-
rite time to be determined by the department.
SLCTION 2. Subsection (c), Section 2, Chapter 338, Acts of
the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975, as amended (Article
6675a -Se.1, Vernon's Tomas Civil Statutes), is amended to rc,ad as
follows:
"(c) A (te:xherarify) disabled person may apply for an idonti-
fication card to the department through the county tai: collpctor
of the county in which the parson resides on a form prescribed and
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furnished by the department. The rloplication Of each nor -:.ai: r:ti
disabled person must be accompanied by medical proof
to the department that the applicant is currently disabled and
that the aoplicant's disability will continue for the applicant's
lifetime. The application of each temporarily disabled person
must be accompanied by medical proof acceptable to the depart-
ment that the applicant is currently disabled."
SECTION 3. Sections 3 and 6, Chapter 338, Acts of the 64th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1975, as amended (Article 6675a -5e.1,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
"Section 3. An application for a symbol, tab, or other
device shall be submitted to the county tax collector of the ve-
hicle owner's resident county and shall be accompanied by the
annual registration fee prescribed by law for the particular ve-
hicle being registered plus $1. Applications for [ternpt)turi y]
disabled person identification cards shall. be submitted to the
county tax collector of the disabled person's county and shall be
accompanied by $5. The county tax collector shall forward the
fees to the department for deposit in the State ❑ighway Fund to
defray the cost of providing the specially designed symbols, tabs,
or other devices and identification cards."
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"Section 6. (a) Any vehicle upon which such special de•.ices
are displayed or in which a (temporarily] disabled persol, identi-
fication card is placed in the lower left -hand side of thc- front
windshield, when being operated by or for the transportation of a
disabled person, shall be allowed to park for unlimited periods in
any parking space or parking area designated specifically for the s
physically handicapped.
."(b) The owner of a vehicle on which the special devices are
displayed or in which a [teripararily] disabled person identifica-
tion card is placed in the lower left -hand side. of the front wind-
shield is exempt from the payment of fees or penalties imposed by
a governmental authority for parking at a meter or in a space with.
a limitation on the length of time for parking, unless the vehicle
was not parked at the time by or for the transportation of a dis-
abled person. This exemption does not apply to fees or penalties
imposed by a branch of the United States government. This section
does not permit parking a vehicle at a place or time that parking
is prohibited."
SECTION 4. Section 10, Chapter 338, Acts of the 64th Legisla-
ture, Regular Session, 1975, as amended (Article 6675,,-5(,.1,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follcws:
S. L. 22;
Page 4
"Section 10. (a) A person commits an offense if the person
is neither temporarily or permanently disabled nor transporting a
temporarily or permanently disabled person and parks a vehicle with
such special device or displaying a [temporarily] disabled person
identification card in any parking space or parking area designate.d
specifically for the disabled.
"(b) A person conunits an offense if the person parks a vehicle
neither displaying the special device nor displaying a (tempereri?�]
disabled person identification card in a parking space or parking
area designated specifically for tha disabled.
" (c) A person =- , -Lmits an offense if the person parks a ve-
hicle so that the vehicle blocks an access or curb ramp or any
other architectural improvement designed to aid the disabled.
"(d) A person commits an offense if lie lends an identifica-
tion card issued to him cinder this Act to a person who uses the
identification card in violation of this section.
"(e) An offent;e under this section is a Class C misdemeanor
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(e) Parking and'Passenger Loading Zones. If parking spaces and /or
loading zones are provided by or otherwise made available to or
under the control of the building or facility owner, agent, or
occupant, an appropriate number of spaces shall comply with the
standards of this subsection.
(1) Appropriate Number. The appropriate number of parking spaces
should be based on the location and function of the building
or facilities the parking is to serve but never less than the
number specified below:
TABLE (e)1
Total Parking Spaces Available
1 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 300
301 - 500
over 500
Minimum Number
of Accessible Spaces
1
2
3
5
1.0% of total
(2) Location. Accessible parking spaces and accessible passenger
loading zones that serve a particular building should be
located on an accessible circulation route and as near as
reasonably possible to the accessible primary entries of the
building or facility. In separate parking structures, lots,
or basement garages, parking spaces shall be located on the
shortest possible circulation route.
(3) Parking Space Specifications. An accessible parking space is
one that is open on at least one side and which allows room
for individuals in wheelchairs, crutches, or braces'to safely
get in and out of a vehicle onto a level surface suitable for
wheeling and walking. Accessible parking spaces should not
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be located in such a place that would cause persons to wheel
or walk behind parked cars.
(A) Head -in or diagonal spaces shall be at least 96 inches
(244 cm) wide with an adjacent aisle or clear space of
at least 60 inches (152 cm) wide. A common aisle
between two 96 inch wide spaces may be shared. See
Figures (e)1.1 through (e)1.3. In order to better
accommodate handicapped persons using vans with side
lifts, an aisle of 72 inches (183 cm) is preferred.
(B) Parallel parking is discouraged except when it can be
situated in such a manner that persons entering and
exiting vehicles will be out of the flow of traffic. If
parallel parking is located on a street, driveway, or
any other area where vehicular traffic exists, the space
shall be designed and placed in such a manner that
persons are out of the flow of traffic. See Figure (e)2
for an example of a well designed parallel space.
(C) Parked vehicle overhangs shall not intrude into or
reduce the clearance of accessible routes. See Figure
(e)1.
(D) Parking surfaces and accessible aisles shall not have a
slope in any direction in excess of 1:50 (2.0 %).
(E) Accessible parking spaces shall be identified and
reserved for the handicapped by a sign incorporating the
symbol of accessibility and placed so that it will not
be obscured by parked vehicles. The signage shall be of
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Building and Property - services Division
such size that it is legible from a distance that would
be reasonable for the condition. See Figure (e)3 for
example of an acceptable sign. Where conditions exist
that precludes the use of vertical signage, suitable
phrases or symbols sufficient in size, permanency,
meaning and location so as to adequately serve the
intent of this subparagraph may be accepted.
(4) Separate Parking Structures and Off -site Lots. In instances
where parking garages, basements, or off -site lots are used
to serve a particular building or facility, parking spaces
and conditions shall conform to the following criteria in
addition to the other specifications contained in this
subsection.
(A) Parking spaces shall be located adjacent, or in
proximity, to the accessible point of egress by an
accessible route including elevators.
(B) There shall be an accessible route from the point of
egress to the nearest accessible primary entry into the
building or facility.
(C) Elevators in multi -level structures shall comply with
the standards and specifications contained in Subsection
(m) of this section.
(D) If overhead walkways are provided, an appropriate number
but never less than one shall be accessible by
conforming to applicable standards and specifications
required for an accessible route.
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Building and Property Services Division
(5) Passenger Loading Zones. If passenger loading zones are
provided, there shall be an access aisle of at least 44
inches (112 cm) wide and 20 feet (6 m) long and adjacent to
the vehicle pull -up space. Curb ramps complying with
Subsection (f) of this section are required when curbs exist
between the access aisle and the vehicle pull -up space.
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Building and Property Services Division
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EXHIBIT "A" TO
ORDINANCE NO. 849
'fly, Of Taus
SECRETAR Y OF STA TE
I, GEORGE W. STRAKE, JR., Secretary of State
of the State of Texas, DO HEREBY CER.TTFY that the attached
is a true and correct copy of Senate Bill Number 14, passed
by the 67th Legislature, Regular Session, 1981, signed by
the Governor on May 6, 1981 and filed in this office on
riay 6, 1981.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto
signed my name officially and caused to be im-
pressed hereon the Seal of State at my office in
't the City of Austin, this
29 th day of June. ••.•_, A. D. 19 _ &.1__
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Senrtary of Srate
ORDINANCE NO. 849, PAGE FOUR OF FOUR (Consisting of 11 pages)
✓ S.B. No. I.:
1
AN ACT
2 relating
to parking privileges
for the
disabled; providing
for
3 certain
identifyinq devices;
providing
penalties; amending Chapter
4 338, Acts
of the filth Le(1iclatiire,
Regular
Session, 1975,
as
S am ^nded
(Article 6675a -5e.1,
Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes),
by
6 <;nicr,ding
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, and
10 and adding Sections
bA
7 and 6B
8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9 SECTICP! 1. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10, Chapter 338,
10 Acts of the 64th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975, as amended
11 (Article 6675a -5e.1, Vernou's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to
12 read as follows:
13 "Section 1. (,1 The State [Hih}twmyj Depaitment of iii,ihwa�
14 ai:d Pub Ilc Transportation shall provide for the 1ssuan-e c=
15 �p,.Iitlly �1,.!-i'med e,yril� -la, tabs, or other devices to be attached
16 the license plates of motor vehicles re,tularly operated by or
17 foi the anzpoLtatloil of permanently disabled peisen Such
1S i .. ::.:•, ::ha L 1 f a dr., I m prescribed by the department and shaI l
19 t_112 WJ10 'Uisnbled' 11L1nted thereon. They shall be is l,�d in
20 ad-lition to regular license plates in years in which license plates
21 are issued or e.s the legal registration insignia in years in which
22 licerie.e plats are not 1-sued.
23 "(b) In addit:l�n, the department shall provide
24 identification cards for issuance to temporarily disabled peI'S Oils.
25 These cards shall be of a design prescribed by the department:
26 Cruds issued to temporarily disabled persons become invalid after a
1
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1 d,ti.uite time to be determined by the department.
"Section 2. (a) A person ij disabled why j'
3 ±!-nel has mobility problems that substantially impair We person's
4 ability to ambulate, or who is legally blind. In this Act,
5 legally_ blind' meant; having not mote than 201200 of visual acuity
6 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or visual acuity greater
7 than 20;200 but with a limitation in the Yield of vision such that
8 the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an ankle no
9 9teater_ than 20 degrees � }es -- et - }esE- Else- nse- ef-- beRh- }erye -er -re
10 se- severe }y -dt snb }ed- as- te- be- xriar }e- �a -embx }nee -Ni tkrx�- Ekc- R }d -s£
11 a- Hkee} ekair- er- ether- nteeheniea }- deeiee�.
12 "_ {b) Owners of motor vehicles regularly operated by or for
13 the transportation of Such persons may make application to the
14 department through the county tax collector of the county in which
15 they reside for the special symbol, tab, or other device cn a form
16 pre-,rib,•d and furnished by the department. Thu fir:-' 5uZ1
17 application must be accompanied by acceptable medical prof that
18 the operator or regularly transported passenger is currently ant
19 permanently disabled.
20 "ic) A temporarily- _disabled pet son may -- apply - fc r an
21 idcn_t_iti_c__a_t_i__ou card_ to the department through tine cout:t, tax
22 collector of the county In which the person resides on a form
23 proscribed and furnishod by the department. The applic.gtion of
24 uach_ temporarily di:aKnd peinon must be accompantcd by medical
25 proot acceptable to the department that the applicant is currently
26 disabled.
27 "Section 3. An avolicatlon for a rsvmbol, tab, or ether
I .1t:i -. nhall be submitted to the Cou"ny tax
2 Voll"ctor of the vehicle owner's resident runty and shall be
3 accompanied by the annual registration lee pre "cribed by law for
4 the particular vehicle being registered plus $1. Applications for
5 temporarily disabled person identification cards shall be submitted
to the county tax collector of the disabled person's county and
7 shall be -accompanied by $5. The county tax collector shall forward
u the fees Io} -Teel to the department for
9 deposit in the State highway Fund to defray the cost of providing
_o the specially designed symbols, tabs, or other devices anal
11 leientifieation card.
12 "Section 4. The special devices shall
13 be issued only for Inl passenger vehicles and light commercial
14 veaicles having a manufacturer s rated carrying capacity of_one toll
PL less 1yehtrlrI operated by or for the transportation of n1
26 permanently disabled persons 1peemenj for noncommercial use.
17 "Section S. (a) The department �HEnEe-- Hihhtirny- -6rpar EmenE�
i6 shall furnish the spacial devices and identification cards to the
19 appropriate county tai: assessor- collector.
20 "(h) The department shall design for posting_at earn parking
21 spayeorare,, designated__specifical ly for th,' - _telllporari 1� -- �.
penman °ut_ly disabled a nonmovable sign that:
23 "(;) has a notice of the penalty lot a violation of Section
24 10 c.1: th1 s Act;
25 "�: ) 11_; tie l'IO aI1,P I1Lly mounted on a Dole at least t.l`._q _- feet_ -_ -III
26 11 ^1r111t; and
27 °(.l) 5:1G a 1•1Ot110 ` Inw "f a wheelchair with ,iii c,C_..upa -K III
Z
1 ti,hi to on a blue bdCkgi oUnd.
2 "(c) The_ department shall provide at
3 stencil for use by pulLtical aubdivisionr>
4 control propeity_used for parking to designate
5 provided by Section GA of this A.ct.
6 "Section (3. (a) Any vehicle upon which
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cost a desl'jn '11x1
JL'. pei_solls who
- pal_kiny oac :es__as
such special devices
7 are displayed or in which a temporarily_ disabled person
8 identification card is placed in the lower left -hand side of the
9 front windshield, when being operated by or for the transportation
10 of a jpetm- 1nently) disabled person, shall be allowed to park for
11 unlimited periods in any parking space or parking area designated
12 specifically for the physically handicapped.
13 "(l)) The owner of a vehicle on which the special devices are
14 displayed or in which a temporarily disabled person id,rltification
15 card is placed in the lower left -hand -Lde of the frost wind :;ilie :l
16 ;c e>:ucpt from the pa;m?nt of fees or p^na1 ties ir.posed by a
17 nmentaI author_'ty for parking at a meter or in a spac•� wik;l a
13 limitation on the length of time for parking, unless the vei,icie
19 1,; as not parked at the time by or for the transpcttati-,ii of .L
20 ) »etmenenEry) disabled person. This exemption does :lot apply to
21 fees or penalties imposed by a branch of the United Statee
22 government. This section does not permit parking a vehicle at a
23 place or time that parking is prohibited."
24 "Section 10. (a) A person commits an c ffense if the persol
25 is neither temporarily of permanently jnetj disabled nor )et - -neti
26 transporting a temporarily or permanently disabled person and )wile
27 parks a vehicle with such special device or aying
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1 t.emporar'ily disabled person identification_ card in any parking
2 space or parking area designated specifically for the disabled
3 )NhY3ieA ? ?Y- hnneiieapped- qhn } }- lye- ryHi }ey- ef- a- E }aee- E-- mteeiemenner)
4 "�b�_A person commits an offense if_the person pat_ks a
5 %;chicle nei:_her displaying_the __special device nor displayijc a
6 temporarily disabled person identification card in a p_ eking space
7 or uarkinq area designated specificall_y_for_the disabled.
8 "tcj_ A person commits anoffense ifthe _person packs a
9 vehicle so that the vehicle blocks an access or_curb ramp or any
10 other architectural improvement designed to aid the disabled.
11 "(d1 An offense undor this section is punishable by__a fine
12 of not less than $SU nor more than $200."
13 SECTION 2. Chapter 338, Acts of the 64th Legislature,
I I :(tt lar Se. ^,,.ion, 1975, as amended (Article 6675a -Se.l, Vernon' S
15 Tu:(cts Civil Statutes) , is amended by adding Sections 6A and 6L to
16 read as follows
17 "Section 6A. (a) A political subdivision or a person who
i8 owns_ or controls_.proue.rty used for parkincj maydesignate one or
19 mr. par)c1ng g
_s� aces_ or a parkin_ area for the exclusive use of
20 vehicles transporting temporarily disabled persons_
_1 11(, political subdivision or person designates the _space by posting
22 n a_con_:picuous `lace a_sign that conforms with the desi;,n and
23 pontrng r «_guirements of _ Section 5 _ of this Act. Apolitical
2.1 subdivision or private property owner may not desicinate a parking
25 ;pace or. area___spectfrc illy for the temporarily or permnmr�htly
26 disabled unle s a sryn that crmtolllls with the desrjn and po.strn,J
27 r..q rrements _ia_postf•d. I, political subdivision may not reiuire a
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1 pri::ate_ property owner or a person who controls property used for
2 par':ing to designate a par}c.cng space or area for the e> ;clusi ;e use
3 of vehicles transporting_ temporari.ly___oi_ pern ;anentlY disalled ,
4 persons
5 "(b)-_ A_peace_ officer may_file charges against_ abet =son w!io
6 commits an offense under this Act at a parking space or a parking
7 area designated specifically foc_ the temporarily ot_ permanently
8 disabled lbr_J_political_subdivision or_a private property owner as
9 provided by Subsection 1 a) -of this section_
10 "Section 6B. A politieal__subdi _ ision shall post a sign drat
ll conforms with the design and posting requirements_ of Section 5 of
12 this Act at each access or curb _ramp designed for the use of
13 temporarily oi_ permanently disabled persons on a public street
14 ,nnder the jurisdiction of the political subdivision."
15 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1961, and
16 applies to offenses committed on or after that date. An offense
17 committed before the effective date of this Act is subject to
18 disposition under Chapter 336, Acts of the 64th Legislature, MM
19 (Article 6675a -5e.1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as it existed
20 on the date the offense was committed, and that law is continued in
21 effect for that purpose.
22 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
25 constitutional rule -requiring bills to be read on three several
26 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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S.G. No. 14
- - - C � � -- - -- - -- 0--.-Yt ' o51<en of Lea Senates nar�ker�r F{nn sa
.I hereby certify that S.G. No. 14 passed the Senate on March
12, 1`Jel, b a viva -voce vote; and that the Senate concurred in
House amendment on April 29, 19131, by the following vote: Yeas 31,
Plays 0.
Sec retaL'y of tht Senate
I hereby certif that S. B. No. 14 passed the house, with
amendment, on April :3, 1981, by a non- record vote.
:ippl'OVed:
Date
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yernor
7
Chief .1erk of th House
FRIO IH IHE OffICE Cl 111E
CRLs ARY OF STATE
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MAY - 6 1981
/s.c,.�.ry d wL. • .
tat of Taa,1139,
SECRETARY OF STATE
I, GEORGE W. STRAKE, JR., Secretary of State
,,£ the State of Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the attached
is a true and correct copy of Senate Bill Number 1061,
passed by the 67th Legislature, Regular Session, 1981,
signed by the Governor on June 7.7, 1981 and filed in this
office on June 17, 1981.
3..Y.
�y4 ;,y r ! =y \/ � IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hrreunro
signed my name officially and caused to he tm-
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it pressed hereon the Seal of State of my o,, r+-
ire in
...10 the City of Auatin, this
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Sec. of State
S.R Nc. InC,I
1 AN ACT
2 rolating to special parking regulations for parking space: or
3 parking areas for disabled persons; amending Chapter 338, Acts of
4 the 6gth Legislature, Regular Session, 1975, as amended (Article
5 6675a -5e.1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), by adding Subsection
6 (d) to Section 5 and by adding Section 6C.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Section 5, Chapter 338, Acts of the 64th
9 Legislature, Regular Session, 1975, as amended (Article 6675a- -5e.1,
10 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (d)
11 to read as follows:
12 "(d) The department shall set a minimum width requirement
13 for the pa±l:ing spaces pecific_ ally designated for the aisa!-icc! "
14 SEC'T'ION 2. Chapter 338, Acts of the 64th Legislanu_'e,
15 Regular Session, 1975 „ as amended (Article 5675a -Se.1, Vernon':
16 Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 6C to read as
17 follows:
18 "Section 6C. A political _subdivision_ or private_ property
19 owner who voluntarily designates a parking space or area
20 r.pncificallyfoi_the disabled must post a_sicpi that conforms to the
21 department's desicLn _and tlee space_ or_cpacec provided must conform
22 to the width requirement set by_the department."
23 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1981.
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24 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
25 crowded condition of the calendars in both louses create an
26 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
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S. B. llo. 1061
constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
President of e Senate S eaker of the l se
OF I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1061 passed t1T Senate on
April 16, 1981, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendment on June 1, 1981, by the
followiny vo a Yeas 31, Nays 0,
I hereby certify that S.B. No
Secretary of theettate
1061 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 29, 1981, by the following vote: Yeas-137, Nays
9, two present not voting. - - -- — —
Approved:
Da e
L'wernor
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G
chi.e Clerk of the louse
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SE ETARY OF STAT
'A.4), DuDCK
JUN 17 1981
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