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ORDINANCE NO. 07 /22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 4.1205
"LOCATION AND PLACEMENT OF NEWS RACKS" TO ADD SUBSECTION M
PROHIBITING NEWS RACKS IN THE YMCA AREA EXCEPT CITY NEWS RACKS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING 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. Chapter 4, Section 4.1205 "Location and Placement of News Racks", of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of University Park is amended in part as follows:
"Sec. 4.1205 LOCATION AND PLACEMENT OF NEWS RACKS
(a) Any news rack which rests in whole or in part upon, or on any portion of a public
right-of-way or which projects onto, into, or over any part of a public right-of-way
shall be located in accordance with the provisions of this Article:
(1)
(4) No news racks shall be placed, installed, used or maintained:
(A)
(M) In the 6000 block of Preston Road near the Park Cities
YMCA, on Normandy Avenue between Preston Road and Connerly
Drive, on Connerly Drive between Normandy Avenue and
Shenandoah Street, or on the 4000 block of Shenandoah Street,
except a City-owned news rack may be placed on the east side of the
sidewalk near the southeast comer of Preston Road and Shenandoah
Street.
"
SECTION 2. Should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of
this ordinance be adjudged or held to be 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 unconstitutional, illegal or invalid.
SECTION 3. That all ordinances in conflict with this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances
as amended hereby are repealed.
SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms
of this ordinance as amended hereby shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to a
penalty as provided for in this ordinance, and upon conviction shall be punished by fine not to
exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense, and each and every day such
violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as the
law in such cases provides.
DUL Y PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the ih day
of August 2007.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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