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ORDINANCE NO. 423
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS,
ESTABLISHING A NO PARKING ZONE; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLACfSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; ROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER;
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 regulating the movement of trallic and motor vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police deems it advisable to establish a no parking zone in
front of Delaney Elementary School, the applicable area of which shall be described in particular
by this Ordinance: and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens
to enact this ordinance to regulate parking at Delaney Elementary School; 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.
No Parking Zone Established.
No person shall stand or park any vehicle upon or along the south side of the 200 block of
Cloy erlane Drive.. from the property line of Wells Fargo Bank and Delaney Elementary
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School, ending at a point 510 feet east of that boundary. The no parking zone shall be
effective from 7:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. on days when school is in session. The area shall
be marked by signs posting notice of the no parking zone.
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ordinances in which event the conflicting provisions of the other ordinances are hereby repealed.
SF,CTION 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 arc 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 parking 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 he
lined not more than Two Hundred Dollars $20Q00 for each offense. Each day that a violation is
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SF.CTiON 6.
l he City Secretary of the City of Kennedale is hereby directed to publish in the official
newspaper of the City of Kennedale the caption penalty clause publication clause and effective
date clause of this ordinance for two (2) days.
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SECTION 7.
11~is ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication
as required b~y law and it is so ordained.
•,.•''pp KE",C,~D AND APPROVED THIS 12th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2009.
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