HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 86-43 - Parking ZonesORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 86-17 DATED
APRIL 8, 1986; CHANGING THE PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH
A VEHICLE CAN BE LEGALLY PARKED IN ZONES, TO TWO
(2) HOUR ZONES AS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 22-42
OF THE GEORGETOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES PRIOR TO ITS
AMENDMENT BY ORDINANCE NO. 86-17 FOR THE PURPOSE
OF FACILITATING PARKING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA DUR-
ING THE DOWNTOWN AREA SIDEWALK RENOVATION PROJECT;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, hereby
finds that the renovation of the area in downtown Georgetown pursuant to
the Historic District Improvement Project has been substantially completed,
WHEREAS, the number of parking spaces, which were reduced due to the
improvement project, have been returned to the original number, and the
traffic and parking problems have subsided; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there no longer exists a necessity
for the one (1) hour parking limitation.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION I. That Ordinance No. 86-17, amending Section 22-42, TWO HOUR ZONES
be repealed and
Section 22-42 TWO
HOUR ZONES
be
reenacted
to its
original
form by changing
the time which a
vehicle can
be
legally
parked
in zones
so marked and designated as two (2) hour zones and replacing the time "one
(I) hour" where ever it appears within such ordinance (86-17):
When signs are in place giving notice thereof, during the
hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
inclusive, legal holidays excluded, it shall be unlawful
for any person to leave standing or parked, any vehicle
for a period of more than two (2) hours in the following
two (2) hour parking zones and each successive two (2)