Ord 099-99 9/21/1999ORDINANCE NO. G� - CAq
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE III,
"ABANDONED, INOPERATIVE, OR JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES," AT
SECTION 20 -41, "DEFINITIONS," TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF
JUNKED VEHICLES; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, there is a need for the regulation of abandoned, inoperable, or
junked motor vehicles on private or public property because they have an adverse
effect as to the surrounding land values and the community as a whole; and,
WHEREAS, abandoned, inoperable, or junked motor vehicles located in areas
have been shown to cause reduction in property values of residential properties, and
may adversely affect the overall economic welfare of the neighborhood.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Chapter 20 of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances, at Article III,
"Abandoned, Inoperative or Junked Motor Vehicles," is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"ARTICLE III. ABANDONED, INOPERABLE OR JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES
Sec. 20 -41. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the meanings
hereinafter given:
(a) Junked vehicle means a vehicle that is self - propelled and:
(1) does not have lawfully attached to it:
(A) an unexpired license plate; or
(B) a valid motor vehicle inspection certificate;
(2) is wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or
(3) is inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than:
(A) 72 consecutive hours, if the vehicle is on public property; or
(B) 30 consecutive days, if the vehicle is on private property.
(b) Person: Any individual, firm partnership, association, corporation, company or
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organization of any kind.
(c) Demolisher. Any person whose business is to convert a motor vehicle into
processed scrap or scrap metal, or otherwise to wreck or dismantle motor vehicles.
(d) Storage facility: A garage, parking lot, or any type of facility or
establishment for the servicing, repairing, storing or parking of motor vehicles.
(e) Antique auto: Passenger cars or trucks that were manufactured in 1925 or
before, or which become thirty -five (35) or more years old.
(f) Special interest vehicle: A motor vehicle of any age which has not been
altered or modified from original manufacturer's specifications and, because of its
historic interest, in being preserved by hobbyists.
(g) Collector: The owner of one or more antique or special interest vehicles
who collects, purchases, acquires, trades or disposes of special interest or antique
vehicles or parts of them for his own use in order to restore, preserve and maintain an
antique or special interest vehicle for historic interest."
SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any purpose, the remainder
of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 4. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21s` day of September 1999.
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Affidavit of Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
ORDINANCE NO.93 -99
ORDINANCE ADOPT-
ING THE ANNUAL
BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR BEGIN-
NING OCTOBER 1, 1999 '
AND ENDING SEP-
TEMBER 30, 2000, AND
APPROVING PROVI-
SIONS TO THE 1998 -99
BUDGET; DETERMIN-
ING THAT THE MEET-
ING AT WHICH THIS
ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIRED BY LAW.
ORDINANCE NO. 94-99
ORDINANCE LEVY-
ING, ASSESSING, AND
FIXING THE TAX
RATE FOR THE USE
AND SUPPORT OF
THE WICHITA FALLS
MUNICIPAL GOVERN-
MENT AND PROVID-
I N G F O R T H E
INTEREST AND SINK-
ING FUND FOR THE
1999 -00 FISCAL YEAR;
DETERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED
BY LAW.
ORDINANCE NO. 95-99
ORDINANCE WAIVING
SEC. 22- 1(A)(2) AND
SEC. 22- (A)(9) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANC-
ES TO PERMIT VEHI-
CLES ON THE GRASS
AND SIGNS DURING
AN EVENT BY THE
WICHITA FALLS RA-
DIO CONTROL CLUB
ON OCTOBER 2, 1999 IN
1 JAYCEE PARK; DE-
TERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED
BYLAW.
ORDINANCE NO.96 -99
ORDINANCE EXPAND-
ING THE BOUND-
ARIES OF THE DEPOT
SQUARE HISTORIC
DISTRICT; DETER-
MINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIREDBYLAW.
ORDINANCE NO.97 -99
ORDINANCE DESIG-
NATING THE STRUC-
TURE AT 900 EIGHTH
STREET AS A WICHI-
TA FALLS LAND -',
M A R K
DETERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED
BYLAW.
ORDINANCE NO.98 -99
ORDINANCE DESIG-
NATING THE STRUC-
TURE AT 701 LASALLE
STREET AS A WICHI-
TA FALLS LAND:
M A R K
DETERMINING THAT
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1 this 19th day of October, 1999.A.D. personally appeared before
the undersigned authority, Kathy Salan, bookkeeper for the Times
)lishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls
nes/Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in
chita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath
tes that the attached advertisement is a true and correct copy of
vertising published in one (1) issues thereof on the following dates:
;tober, 17, 1999.
Bookkeeper for the imes Publishing
Company of Wicbfta Falls
subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written:
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