HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-3775 - Ordinance - 06/09/2016ORDINANCE NO. 2016-3775
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, "HEALTH AND SANITATION", SECTION
7-2 "UNLAWFUL CONDUCT RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY ADDING
SECTION (A) (11) AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
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PART3:
That Chapter 7, "Health and Sanitation" Section 7-2 "Unlawful Conduct Related to
Health and Safety", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas,
be amended by adding Section (A) (11) as set out in Exhibit "A'', attached hereto
and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect.
That any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine
of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00). Said ordinance being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days
after its date of passage by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the
Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 9tti day of June, 2016.
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 7, "Health and Sanitation", Section 7-2, "Unlawful Conduct Related to Health and
Safety'', of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by
adding section (A) (11 ), and is to read as follows:
(11) Public Urination and Defecation.
(a) Urinates or defecates:
(1) In or on a public street, alley, sidewalk, yard, park, building, structure,
plaza, or right-of-way, or any other public place;
(2) In any place that may be seen from a residence or business; or
(3) In public or open view.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section if the person is in a
restroom using a receptacle designed for urination or defecation.