HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-4042 - Ordinance - 09/27/2018ORDINANCE NO. 2018-4042
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 38, “TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES,” ARTICLE
II, “STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING,” DIVISION 1 “GENERALLY,” SECTION
38-42, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS RELATING TO TOWING
UNLAWFULLY PARKED VEHICLES; 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:
PART 1: That Chapter 38, “Traffic and Vehicles,” Article II, “Stopping, Standing and
Parking,” Division 1 “Generally,” Section 38-42 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit “A” attached
hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not
affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances
of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid
or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable.
PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision
or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal
entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance 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) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or
public health and sanitation ordinances, other than the dumping of refuse. Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate
offense.
PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its
date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter
Section 35.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 27th day of September, 2018.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ _____________________________
City Secretary Mayor
APPROVED:
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City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
That Chapter 38, “Vehicles and Traffic,” Article II, “Stopping, Standing and Parking,” Division 1
“Generally,” Section 38-42 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is
hereby amended to read as follows by adding:
(c) Any motor vehicle unlawfully parked or violating any provisions in this Article, whether
parked on or in any public parking lot or structure, public property, street, road, highway or alley
may be towed at the owner’s or operator’s expense.