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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-2030 - Ordinance - 09/09/1993ORDINANCE N0.2030 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE crrY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE PENALTY SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 1 ECTION 5 GENERAL PENALTY; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 11 F(1), HOTEL OCCU- ~kI~CY TAX; ~HAPTER 1, SECTION 14.1(3), CONDUCT OF PEI~ONS WITHIN PARK AND RECREATION AREAS; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 16.C, FIREARMS; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 17.F, CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 20.D(1), DISORDERLY CONDUCT; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 22.B, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 24.H, GUIDELINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS FOR DIRECTION SIGNS IN PUBMC RIGHTS-OF- WAY; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 25.E, FAILURE TO RETURN LIBRARY MATERIALS; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 29.D, CEMETERY RULES AND REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.C(4), ANIMALS AND FOWL; CHAPTER 3, SECTION 2.T, MOBILE HOME PARKS; CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3.Q(2), DEVELOPMENT OF STREETS; CHAPTER 3, SECTION 5.C, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 1.E(12), SOLICITORS, CHARITABLE SOLICITORS, ITINERANT VENDORS, AND HANDBILL DISTRIBUTORS CHAPTER 4, SECTION 3.M(b), PARADES AND MOTOR- CADES; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4.L(1), CARNIVALS, C RCUSES, MENAGERIES, SIDESHOWS, CONCESSIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 5.C, GARAGE SALES; CHAPTER 4, SECTION lO(M), WRECKER BUSINESS REGULA- TIONS; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 12.K(1), FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 13.S(2), OIL AND GAS REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 16.F(4), OPENING AND CLOSING GRAVES; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 17.K(4), SEXUALLY OR ENTED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES; CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1.B(3)602.6.16, FIRE PREVENTION CODE; CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1.B(4)(e)603.17.12, BUILDING NUM- BERING; CHAPTER 6, SECTION 3.E, FIRE MARSHAL; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 4.F, LITFER CONTROL ON PUBMC PROPERTY; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.C, SALE OF UNPASTEURIZED MILK OR MILD PRODUCTS; CHAPTER 8, SECTION 8.C, EMER- GENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN; CHAPTER 9, SECTION 15.A, SUBDIVISIONS; CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2.G(2), BIKEWAYS AND BIKE PROHIBITIONS; CHAPTER 10, SECTION 4.C, PARKING; CHAPTER 10, SECTION 5.L, JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES; CHAPTER 11, SECTION I.K, UTILITY DEPOSITS AND CONNECTION FEES; CHAPTER 11, SECTION 6.J, INDUSTRIAL WASTE; CHAPTER 13, SECTION 7.C, FLOOD HAZARD PROTECTION; AND BY ADDING PENALTY SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 1, SECTION 13, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 15, DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED AND SURPLUS PROPERTY; CHAPTER 1, SECTION 19, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, OR DISPLAY OF HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 2, VENDING MACHINES; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 7, AMBULANCES; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 8, ALARM SYSTEMS; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 11, MOVING HOUSES OR OTHER BUILD- INGS ACROSS CITY STREETS; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 14, BADGES, UNIFORMS, AND IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLES; CHAPTER 4, SECTION 15, PURCHASES AND SALES OF USED GOODS; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 1, STAGNANT WATER, TRASH, AND GRASS; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 9, SMOKING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC PLACES; CHAPTER 10, SECTION 6, PARKING, STANDING, OR STORING RECRE- ATIONAL VEHICLES, TRAILERS, OR TRUCKS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS; CHAPTER 11, SECTION 2, WATER AND SEWER SERVICES; CHAPTER 11, SECTION 4, ELECTRICAL SERVICE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 2 That Chapter 1, Section 5, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to the General Penalty, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 5: GENERAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the City an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or wherever in such Code or Ordinance the doing of an act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be pun ,shed by .a. fine of not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2.,000.00) for violations of mumc!pal ordInances that govern fire safety, sanitation (not including vegetation and litter v,olations), public health, and rezoning or as the Legislature may amend from time to time. For traffic related offenses and other violations not included in the classes enumerated above, the maximum permissible fine will be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or as the Legislature may amend from time to t~me. Further, that the above mentioned violations shall be subject to a minimum fine of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), except for parking violations. PROVIDED, however, that no penalty shall be greater or less than the penalty provided for the same or similar offense under the laws of the state. Each day any violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense." That Chapter 1, Section 11.F(1), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Hotel Occupancy Tax, is hereby amended to read as follows: "F. Penalties (1) Failure to File or Filina False Reoort If any person required by the provisions of this section to collect the tax imposed herein, or make reports as required herein, and pay to the tax collector the tax imposed herein, shall fail to collect such tax, file such report, or pay such tax, or if any such. person shall file a false report, such person shall be deemed guilty of a m~sdemeanor and upon conviction be ,~unished by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, ection 5, of thisCodeof Ordinances, and shall pay to the tax collector the tax due, together with a penalty of five percent (5%) of the tax due for each thirty (30) days that the same is not timely filed or paid." That Chapter 1, Section 13, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Alcoholic Beverages, is hereby amended by adding a Section E to read as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 3 "E. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 1, Section 14.1(3), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Conduct of Persons Within Park and Recreation Areas of the City, is hereby' amended to read as follows: "(3) Penalty Anyone violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 1 Section 15, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Disposal of Unclai_m. ed and Surplus Property, is hereby amended by adding a Section G to read as follows. "G. Penalty A wolation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 1, Section 16.C, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Firearms, is hereby amended to read as follows: "C. PenalW A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 1, Section 17.F, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Certain Acts Prohibited on Public and Private Property, is hereby amended to read as follows: "F. PenalN Any person violating this section shall be fined pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE4 That Chapter 1, Section 19, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Sale, Distribution, or Display of Harmful Material to Minors, is hereby amended by adding a Section C to read as follows: "C. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5 of this Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 1, Section 20.D(1), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Disorderly Conduct, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(1) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section, after being warned by any City p.olice officer or b.y any person i.n charge of s.uch properties to abate such violatEon, shall be subject to prosecubon and penalties as set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 10. That Chapter 1, Section .~...B, of the Code of Ordinanc?s of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Neighborhood Watch Program, ~s hereby amended to read as follows: "B. Penalty The posting of a Neighborhood Watch sign without compliance with the require- ments of Subsection A of this Ordinance shall be an offense punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 11. That Chapter 1, Section 24.H, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Guidelines for Consideration of Requests for Direction Signs in Public Rights-of-Way, is hereby amended to read as follows: "H. Penalty A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is subject to a fine ~ursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of rdinances." ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 5 12. That Chapter 1, Section 25.E, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Failure to Return Ubrary Materials, is hereby amended to read as follows: "E. Any person who violates any section of this ordinance is guilty of an offense and upon convictio.n, is punish.able by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5 of th~s Code of Ordinances." 13. That Chapter 1, Section 29.D, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Cemetery Rules and Regulations, is hereby amended to read as follows: "D. Ooen Hours The Cemetery shall be open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to sun- down, and Sunday from 6:00 AM to sundown. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 14. That Chapter 2, Section 2.C(4), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Animals and Fowl, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(4) Violation of the above sections shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 15. That Chapter 3, Section 2.T, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Mobile Home Parks, is hereby amended to read as follows: "T. PenaEies Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 16. That Chapter 3, Section 3.Q(2), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Development of Streets, is hereby amended to read as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 6 "(2) Penalty for Violation Any person who violates or fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine pur- suant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from taking such other lawful action as may be necessary to prevent or remedy any violation." 17. That Chapter 3, Section 5.C, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Property Maintenance Regulations, is hereby amended to read as follows: "C. Penalty In the event the Board's order has not been complied with, the Board may autho- rize the Building Official to file a complaint in the Municipal Court. In the event that the Municipal Court datermines that there has been a violation of th~s ordi- nance, including administrative orders of the Board, it shall be authorized to impose a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 18. That Chapter 4, Section 1.E(12), of the Cod.? of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Solicitors, Charitable Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors, and Handbill Distributors, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(12) A violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor and shall be pun- ished by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 19. That Chapter 4, Section 2, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Vending Machines, is hereby amended by adding a Section B to read as follows: "a. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 20. That Chapter 4, Section 3. M(b), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Parades and Motorcades, is hereby amended to read as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 7 "(b) An.y. person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 21. That Chapter 4, Section 4.L(1), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Carnivals, Circuses, Menageries, Sideshows, Concessions and Special Events, is hereby amended to read as follows: "L PenaEias (1) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordi- nance shall be fined pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5 of this Code of Ordinances." 21 That Chapter 4, Section 5.C, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Garage Sales, is hereby amended to read as follows: "C. Penalty for ViolatiQns A violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof., the violator shall be subject to a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out ~n Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 23. That Chapter 4, Section 7, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Ambulances, is hereby amended by adding a Section K to read as follows: "K. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pu.rsuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of th~s Code of Ordinances." 24. That Chapter 4, Section 8, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Alarm Systems, ~s hereby amended by adding a Section J to read as follows: "J. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." ORDINANCE NO. ~ PAGE 8 That Chapter 4, Section 10(M), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Wrecker Bus~ness Regulations, is hereby amended to read as follows: "M. Penalty for Violation Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be .p. unishable, by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of th~s Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 4, Section 11, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Moving Houses or Other Buildings Across City Streats, is hereby amended by adding a Section D to read as follows: "D. Penaitv A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 4, Section 12.K(1), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Fair Housing Regulations, is hereby amended to read as follows: Any p,e. rson, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction .s. hall be fined pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, SectIon 5, of this Code of Ordinances. Each day a violation continues after passage of seventy-five (75) days from the date of the filing of the initial complaint with the City Attorney shall constitute a separate and distinct offense." 28. That Chapter 4, Section 13.S(2), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Oil and Gas Regulations, is hereby amended to read as follows: Any violation of this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances, subject to applicable ;State law." ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 9 That Chapter 4, Section 14, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Badges, Uniforms, and Identification of Vehicles, is hereby amended by adding a Section C to read as follows: "C. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 30. That Chapter 4, Section 15, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Purchases and Sales of Used Goods, is hereby amended by adding a Section H to read as follows: "H. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 31. That Chapter 4, Section 16.F(4), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Opening and Closing Graves, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(4) Any wolation of the terms of this ordinance is e Class C misdemeanor offense, and ~s punishable upon conviction by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordi- nances.'' That Chapter 4, Section 17.K(4) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Sexually Oriented Commercial Activities, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(4) Violation Deemed a Misdemeanor Where authorized by law, the violation of any provision of these regula- tions will be considered a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall bepunishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 6, Section 1.B.(3)602.6.16, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Fire Prevention Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 10 "(3) 602.6.16 Penalties Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Code hereby adopted or fail to comply herewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specification or. plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit ~ssued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City of College Station, shall severally for each and every violation and noncompliance respectively be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any violation of this ordinance is punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances. The imposition of one (1) penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to correct or remedy such viola- tions or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise speci- fied, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The applications of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions." That Chapter 6, Section 1.B(4)(e)603.17.12 Penalty, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Building Numbering, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(e) 603.17.12 Penalty Any person failing or refusing to put the proper number on premises, a building or sub-unit, or placing the wrong number thereon, or failing or refusing to comply with any other requirement of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a ClassC misdemeanor for which punishment shall be ¢~ursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this ode of Ordinancas." 35. That Chapter 6, Section 3.E, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to the Fire Marshall, is hereby amended to read as follows: "E. Unlawful to Disobey Any Lawful Order of Fire Marshal Any witness who refuses to be sworn, or who refuses to appear to testify, or who disobeys any lawful order of said Fire Marshal, or who fails or refuses to produce any book, paper, or document touching any matter under examination, or who is guilty of any contemptuous conduct during any of the proceedings of the Fire Marshal ~n the matter of said investigation or inquiry, after being summonsed to give testimony in relation to any matter under investigation as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punish- able by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 11 this Code of Ordinances; and it shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal to cause all such offenders to be prosecuted. Provided, however, that any person so con- victed shall have the right of appeal. That Chapter 7, Section 1, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Stagnant Water, Trash, and Grass, is hereby amended by adding a Section F to read as follows: "F. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a line pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 37. That Chapter 7, Section 4.F, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Litter Control on Public Property, is hereby amended to read as follows: "F. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is subject to a line pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." That Chapter 7, Section 7.C, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Sale of Unpasteurized Milk or Milk Products Prohibited, is hereby amended to read as follows: 'lC. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is subject to a line ~lursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of rdinances." 39. That Chapter 7, Section 9, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Smoking of Tobacco Products in Public Places, is hereby amended by adding a Section F to read as follows: "F. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conwction thereof shall be punishable by a line pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 12 That Chapter 8, Section 8.C, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to the Emergency Management Plan, is hereby amended to read as follows: "C. Penalty Provisions It shall be a violation of this section for any person to wear or display in any man- ner any insignia, sign, or device purported to be for a volunteer except when the insignia has been duly issued by the office of the Mayor and is displayed in accordance with regulations established by the City Manager. It shall be unlawful for any person to give or cause to be given a false alarm of attack. Tampering with or damaging warning systems or equipment by any means whatsoever shall be considered a violation of this ordinance. Any violation of Sections 4 through 8 of this Ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or con- finement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both, upon conwction thereof, and each offense shall be deemed to be a separate violation and pun- ishable as a separate offense." 41. That Chapter 9, Section 15.A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Subdivisions, is hereby amended to read as follows: "15-A. Within Coroorate Limits Any person violating any provision of this chapter, within the corporate limits of the City of College Station, shall be guilty of a m~sdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances. Prosecution or convic- tion under this provision shall never be a bar to any other relief for viola- tions of this chapter." That Chapter 10, Section 2.G(2), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Bikeways and Bike Prohibitions, is hereby amended to read as follows: Any person who travels on a bicycle on any street prohibited under Sub- section G (1) above shall be subject to a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 43. That Chapter 10, Section 4. C, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Parking, is hereby amended to read as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 13 "C. Enforcement It is therefore ordered and ordained that the proper authorities be instructed to enforce parking regulations established by the City Manager's office and that anyone violating said regulations be found guilty of a misdemeanor pursuant to the General Penalty se{ out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 44. That Chapter 10, Section 5.L, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Junked Motor Vehicle Regulations, ~s hereby amended to read as follows: "L. Penalty Anyone violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction shall be lined pursuant to the General Penalty set out ~n Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 45. That Chapter 10, Section 6, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Parking, Standing, or Storing of Recreational Vehicles, Trailers, or Trucks in Residential Areas, is hereby amended by adding a Section D to read as follows: "D. Penalty A wolation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 46. That Chapter 11, Section I.K, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Utility Deposit Requirements and Connection Fees, is hereby amended to read as follows: "K. Penalty Any person, firm, or corporation who shall manipulate or cause the manipulation of any part whatsoever of the electrical and/water distribution system of the City of College Station, for the purpose of connecting to sa~d distribution system to obtain electric current and/or water without the knowledge of the City of College Station, and in violation of the prowsions of this section, shall upon conviction thereof be fined pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 14 47. That Chapter 11, Section 2, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Water and Sewer Services, is hereby amended by adding a Section I to read as follows: "1. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 48. That Chapter .11, Section 4, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Electrical Service, is hereby amended by adding a Section G to read as follows: "G. Penalty A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the General Penalty sat out in Chapter 1, Section 5 of this Code of Ordinances." 49. That Chapter 11, Section 6.J, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Industrial Waste Regulations, is hereby amended to read as follows: "J. Penalty Any person violating any provision of this section upon conviction shall be fined pursuant to the General Penalty set out ~n Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances." 50. That Chapter 13, Section 7.C, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, pertaining to Flood Hazard Protection, is hereby amended to read as follows: "C. Penaltv lmoosed Upon the finding of a violation of this ordinance, the Administrator may file a complaint in the Municipal Court of the City of College Station against any per- son, firm, corporation, or other legal entn'y, in the event that the judge finds any person, firm, corporet~on, or other legal entity to be in violation of the terms, con- ditions, or requirements of this chapter, or provisions or conditions pursuant thereto, he shall find said person firm, corporation, or other legal entity guilty of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction shall impose a fine pursuant to the General ORDINANCE NO. 2030 PAGE 15 Penalty set out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances. Prosecution under this provision shall not be a bar to any other relief for violation of this chapter." 51. And, it ~s ordained that this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage in accordance with the City Charter of the City of College Station. PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED this 9th day of September, 1993. APPROVED: