HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-1500 - Ordinance - 01/26/1984ORDINANCE NO. 1500
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS,
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
SECTION 22 REGULATING NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS.
OF THE CODE
BY ADDING A
WHEREAS, the City of College Station has determined that it is in
the best interest of the safety of its citizens to encourage
participation in organized Neighborhood Watch Programs. It has
also been determined that the posting of Neighborhood Watch signs
without neighborhood participation undermines the effective
implementation of the Neighborhood Watch Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, that the following regulations concerning
the posting of Neighborhood Watch signs are hereby adopted:
No Neighborhood Watch sign may be posted without certification by
the City of College Station Police Department that the following
criteria have been met:
(1) Participation of at least 75% of the homes in the
in the block or area where signs are to be posted,
(2)
Participation in Operation Identification, i.e., the
marking of personal property with an engraving
device to create an unremovable identification, and
(3)
The request for the City of College Station
Police Department to prepare a security survey
on each home participating.
II.
The posting of a Neighborhood Watch sign without compliance with
the requirements of Subsection I of this Ordinance shall be an
offense punishable by a fine of up to Twenty-Five Dollars
($25.00).
III.
And it is 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 28th day of January, 1984.
ATTEST:
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APPROVe/
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