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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY TIME LIMIT ON PARKING TO
THIRTY MINUTES IN THE CITY PARKING LOT LOCATED AT NINTH AND MAIN
STREETS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATIONS UP TO $200.00; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND SETTING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE:
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown, Texas will hold its General City
Election on Saturday, May 6, 1989 with one of the polling places being
Fire Station No. 1, located at Ninth and Main Streets; and
WHEREAS, Mayfair will also be held in the downtown area on this
date; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas
recognizes the need to provide adequate parking for registered voters;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that prompt action
should be taken to implement this regulation and therefore an emergency
exists
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION I.
The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas hereby finds and
determines that the recitals set forth above are true and correct and
are incorporated herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied
verbatim.
SECTION II.
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave standing or parked,
any vehicle for a period of more than thirty (30) minutes in the city
parking lot located at Ninth and Main Streets; and each successive
thirty (30) minute period that a vehicle shall be left continuously
parked in such parking lot shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION III.
This ordinance shall be effective beginning at 6e30 a.m., and
shall remain in effect until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 1989.
SECTION IV.
If any section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or provision of this
Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, 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 or
unconstitutional.
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SECTION V.
That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $200.00. Each thirty minute period
a violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
SECTION VI.
This Ordinance establishes an emergency for the immediate
preservation of public peace and the privilege to vote for all
qualified voters, and therefore shall take effect immediately upon its
publication within ten days after passage as provided for in Sections
2.10 and 2.11 of the Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas.
SECTION VII.
Upon passage the City Secretary shall cause this ordinance's caption to
be published within ten (10) days in the newspaper of general
jurisdiction and this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its publication.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on emergency reading on this the 457Vs..oday
of , 1989 by a favorable vote of not less than a
majority plus one of the council members qualified in serving.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DIANE CALLANDER, CITY ATTORNEY
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