HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-4061 - Ordinance - 12/13/2018ORDINANCE NO. 2018-4061
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32, “PARKS AND RECREATION,”
ARTICLE II “PUBLIC CONDUCT IN PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS,”
DIVISION I, “GENERALLY,” SECTION 32-25, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
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:
PART 1: That Chapter 32, “Parks and Recreation,” Article II, “Public Conduct in Parks and
Recreational Areas,” Division 1., “Generally,” Section 32-25 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 any person or circumstances is held
invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not affect oth er
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 that 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. 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.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 13th day of December, 2018.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
__________________________ _________________________
City Secretary MAYOR
APPROVED:
___________________________
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT “A”
That Chapter 32, “Parks and Recreation,” Article II, “Public Conduct in Parks and Recreational Areas,”
Division 1, “Generally,” Section 32-25, of the Code of Ordinances of the Cit y of College Station,
Texas, is amended to read as follows:
“Section 32-25. Dogs.
Except as provided in Texas Human Resources Code § 121.003, ensuring accessibility to disabled
persons, or any designated “leash free” area, it shall be unlawful for any owner or person in control
of any dog to keep or permit the same in or about any park or recreation area unless such dog
is kept under restraint at all times by means of a leash.”