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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 07/10 Trash Dumpsters ORDINANCE NO. 07/10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 3.105 TO PROHIBIT PLACEMENT OF PRIVATE TRASH DUMPSTERS IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY; PROVIDING FOR THE GRANTING OF 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 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended by amending Section 3.105, in part, to add a sentence to subsection R115.4 to read as follows: "Sec. 3.105 Amendments to the One and Two Family Dwelling Code SECTION R115 BUILDING SITE REQUIREMENTS R115.4 Construction debris.... The dumpster or container may not be placed on public right-of-way at any time, including "staging" to replace a full container with an empty one, which staging shall be performed on private property, provided however, the Director of Public Works may, upon written application by the builder, grant an exception for a period not to exceed thirty (30) minutes where the size, topography, or existing trees, of a lot prevent staging thereon, and provided the builder agrees in writing to be responsible for any damage caused to public property during such staging." SECTION 2. That 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Code of Ordinances of the City of University Park, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.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. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, 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 14822 remaining portions of said ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. That 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 3rd day of April 2007. APPROVED: ~~OW2~ CITY ATTORNEY (RLD/3-8-07/14822) ATTEST: 14822