O580ORDINANCE NO. 580
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, TRAFFIC AND MOTOR
VEHICLES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE
TEXAS BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 22 -48, NO PARKING ZONE;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale Texas is a home rule city acting under its
charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI Section 5 of the Texas
Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code, and
WHEREAS, the City has previously enacted ordinances now codified in Chapter
22 of the Kennedale Code of Ordinances and regulating the movement of traffic and
motor vehicles, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the
citizens to amend the existing ordinance to regulate parking on Kennedale Parkway, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that this amendment to the City
Code of Ordinances will advance the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of
the City of Kennedale.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS.
SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 22, TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES, ARTICLE III, STOPPING,
STANDING AND PARKING OF THE KENNEDALE CITY CODE IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 22 -48 TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 22 — 48 No Parking Zones
(1) No person shall stand or park any vehicle upon or along:
(a) The west side of the 1300 block of West Kennedale Parkway, from the south
curb line of the I -20 Access Road, ending at a point 990 feet south of that
boundary at the Oak Crest Drive intersection.
(b) The east side of the 1300 block of West Kennedale Parkway, from the south
curb line of the I -20 Access Road, ending at a point 1,350 feet south of that
boundary at the Gilman Road intersection.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the City of Kennedale Texas
except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
other ordinances in which event the conflicting provisions of the other ordinances are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable and if a phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this
Ordinance since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of the unconstitutional phrase clause sentence paragraph
or section.
SECTION 4.
All rights and remedies of the City of Kennedale are expressly saved as to any and all
violations of the provisions of Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Kennedale Texas or any other ordinances regulating traffic and motor vehicles which
have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance and as to such accrued
violations and all pending litigation both civil and criminal whether pending in court or
not under such ordinances same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be
prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 5.
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to
comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be fined not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day
that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6.
The City Secretary of the City of Kennedale is hereby directed to publish in the official
newspaper of the City of Kennedale the caption; Section 1, penalty clause, publication
clause and effective date clause of this ordinance two (2) days as authorized by Section
52.013 of the Local Government Code.
SECTION 7.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication
as required by law and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 16th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2015.
ATTEST:
Leslie Galloway, City Secretary
APPROVED:
or, Bria Johnson
EFFECTIVE DATE:
APPROVED AS TO LEGALITY AND FORM:
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City Attorney, Wayne Olson