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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 13/012 Prohibit construction on certain holidays ORDINANCE NO. 13/12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 8.01 "GENERAL PROVISIONS" BY AMENDING SECTION 8.01.001 (b) TO PROHIBIT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN HOLIDAYS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Article 8.01 "General Provisions" of the Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is amended by amending section 8.01.001 (b) to read as follows: "(b) Loading, unloading and handling of construction material and the use of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work shall be permitted only between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 6:00 p. m., Monday through Saturday, except by special permission given by the community development director. Except in cases of public emergency or convenience, no such permission shall be given by the community development director for any construction activities on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, and no such construction activities shall be engaged in on such holidays. A person in control of property and the owner of the property commit an offense if they fail to prevent construction activities on the property in violation of this subsection." SECTION 2. All provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of University Park, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subsection, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of University Park, Texas, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense, and each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 19th day of March 2013. APPROVED: W. RICHARD DAVIS,MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM. ATTEST: C ■ M ` %/ Air CITY ATTORNEY ' SP; TO,?', SECRETARY (RLD/02-28-13/59653)