Ord 036-2004 5/4/2004ORDINANCE NO. - DW -
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE VI, PARKING METERS, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, Article VI of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances provides for
regulation of parking spaces designated by parking meters; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that more specific language is
required to prohibit the parking of a vehicle within any parking meter space without
depositing the appropriate coinage in the meter, and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has further determined that the penalty provision for
such offense should track the general penalty provision provided in Section 1 -14 of the
Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT
SECTION 1 . Article VI, Parking Meters, of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances
is hereby amended at Section 102 -221, Penalty, to read as follows:
"Sec. 102 -221. Parking Offense.
(a) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person, firm, or corporation
operating a vehicle, to park or permit to be parked, or remain standing, any vehicle
upon any street, within any parking meter space in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, as
designated in this ordinance, between the hours designated by appropriate signs
pursuant to this article, unless the person in charge of said vehicle shall, immediately
upon entering said parking space, deposit in the parking meter adjacent to, adjoining or
alongside of said parking space, appropriate coinage of the United States of America,
causing such parking meter to display a sign or signal for the period of legal parking
within said parking meter zone.
(b) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to permit a vehicle to be
or remain in any parking space adjacent to, alongside of or adjoining which said parking
meter is located, while said meter is displaying a signal showing that a vehicle has
already been parked in said parking space for a longer period of time than the parking
limit provided for by this ordinance for said parking meter zone within which said parking
meter is located."
SECTION 2 . Article VI, Parking Meters, of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances
is hereby amended by the addition of Section 102 -227, Penalty, to read as follows:
"Sec. 102 -227_ Penalty.
Every person who shall be convicted of violation of any of the sections of this
article shall be punished pursuant to Section 1 -14 of this Code."
SECTION 3 . 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 4t" day of May, 2004.
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MAYOR
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City Clerk