HomeMy WebLinkAbout926 03-10-1987ORDINANCE NO. 926
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE 1200 AND 1300 BLOCKS
OF DENTON DRIVE IN THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, TO
BE ONE -WAY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN THE BLOCK
ADJACENT TO THE EAST TO NORTH EULESS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:30 A.M. THROUGH 8:30
A.M. AND 2:30 P.M. THROUGH 3:30 P.M., MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
EXTENDING THROUGH JUNE 3, 1987, UNLESS OTHERWISE
EXTENDED BY THIS 'COUNCIL; AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF EULESS TO POST
NECESSARY TRAFFIC CONTROLS AND TO CAUSE
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
1.
Denton Drive in the block adjacent to the East to North Euless
Elementary School in the City of Euless, Texas, is hereby designated
beginning March 12, 1987, and extending through June 3, 1987, a
one -way street from north to south between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and
8:30 a.m. and between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
of each week.
2.
The Euless Chief of Police or his designated traffic control officer
is empowered to post such traffic controls as may be deemed necessary
to enforce such one -way designation and is further empowered to take
appropriate police action, i.e., the issuance of traffic citations in
the enforcement of this Ordinance.
3.
Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this Ordinance
shall be fined an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00).
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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 such Section 11, is hereby dispensed
with.
5.
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 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 section.
6.
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, and the Euless City City Charter
provision, Article 11, Section 12, requiring ordinances to be read on
two separate dates is hereby suspended.
PRESENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING on the 10th day of
March , 19 87 , at a Regular Meeting of the Euless City
Council, City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays,
and 0 abstentions.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
Harold D. Samuels, Mayor
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Kay Rainey, City S c etary
APP OVED A TO FORM:
Bob McFarland, City Attorney
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