HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18-045 Regulate the Use of Motor-Assisted Scooters - December 4 versionORDINANCE NO. 18-045
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, CHAPTER 12,
ARTICLE 12.01, SECTION 12.01.011 TO REGULATE THE USE OF MOTOR-ASSISTED
SCOOTERS; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that in the interest of safety motor-assisted scooters
should be prohibited from operating on a public street, highway or sidewalk in the City, with certain
exceptions and conditions; Now Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY
PARK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 12 "Traffic and Vehicles", Section 12.01.011, Code of
Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is amended in part as follows:
"CHAPTER 12 TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
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Sec. 12.01.011 Motor-assisted scooters prohibited on street or sidewalk; Exceptions
(a) Prohibition. Subject to the exceptions provided in this section, it shall be unlawful and an
offense for any person to drive or operate a motor-assisted scooter on a public street,
highway or sidewalk in the City.
(b) Definitions. ....
(c) Exceptions. The prohibition of subsection (a) above shall not apply to:
(1) A person eighteen (18) years of age or older,
(2) Wearing a safety helmet, and
(3) Operating a motor-assisted scooter in a permitted area.
For purposes of this subsection (c), "permitted area" shall mean:
(i) On the street or sidewalks on both sides of Airline Road, from Binkley Avenue to
Daniel Street;
(ii) On the street or sidewalks on both sides of SMU Boulevard;
(iii) On the street or sidewalks on both sides of Bush Avenue;
(iv) On the sidewalk only, on the East side of Hillcrest Avenue, from Daniel Avenue to
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(v) On the sidewalk only, on the South side of Daniel Avenue, from Hillcrest Avenue to Airline Road; and,
(vi) On the sidewalks on both sides of Daniel Avenue, from Airline Road to Durham Street."
SECTION 2. All ordinances of the City of University Park in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of
this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a
whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid, illegal or
unconstitutional and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances.
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, shall be fined in an
amount not to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect after 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 4th day of
December 2018.
APPROVED:
OLIN LANE JR., MAYO
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CITY ATTORNEY
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ATTEST:
Lat,u3tAni.,--
CHRISTINE GREEN, CITY SECRETARY
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ORDINANCE NO. 18-045
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, CHAPTER 12,
ARTICLE 12.01, SECTION 12.01.011 TO REGULATE THE USE OF MOTOR-ASSISTED
SCOOTERS; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 4th day of
December 2018.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
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