HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 696 Amending Chapter 78 Streets Sidewalks and other Public Places providing for park hoursAN ORDINANCE OF OF 1;
DATE.TITLED "STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES" ARTICLE I "IN
GENERAL" BY RENAMING ARTICLE I AND ADDING SECTION 78-1, PROVIDING
FOR PUBLIC PARK HOURS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake, Texas, is a Type A General law town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake finds it necessary for public
safety and welfare that established park hours be determined for usage; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, is of the opinion that it
is in the best interests of the Town and its citizens that the amendment to the Code of Ordinances
by the addition of park hours should be approved and adopted.
NOW, !'% BE IT ORDAINED BTOWN COUNCILOF
OF
SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and
are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 20 That Chapter 78, "Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places" Article I
"In General," Section 78-1 of the Town of Westlake Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended by
changing the name of Article I to "Public Parks and Open Spaces" and by adding section 78-1 to
read as follows:
ARTICLE I. — Public Parks and Open Spaces
Sec. 78-1. — Public Park Hours.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, remain or be in or upon any park or
playground in the Town of Westlake between I0:00pm until 6:00am (CST).
(b) It shall be an affirmative defense to the above that special permission was granted by
the Town Manager or designee, in writing, for organized activities or special events
which last past the identified hours, in which case any park containing the permitted
activities shall remain, as indicated in writing on the special permission document, or
if no time was specified in the document, then until the activity shall cease, at which
time the park shall be closed.
(c) Violation constitutes trespass.
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SECTION 3: That all provisions of the Westlake Code of Ordinances not hereby
amended shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Town Ordinances and
all other provisions of other Ordinances adopted by the Town which are inconsistent with the
terms or provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or
terms of this Ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Westlake, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not to
exceed the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council of the Town
of Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be
declared legally invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance, since the same
would have been enacted by the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, without the
incorporation in this Ordinance, of any such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as
the law in such case provides.
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