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ORDINANCE NO. 1420
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1.
A. For the purpose of this Ordinance the following terms are defined:
1. "Hazardous Materials" means any quantity, group, form or class
of material designated as hazardous material in any official
publication of the Secretary of Transportation of the United
States under the authority of U.S.C.A. Section 1803 (1976), as
amended, including any such publication issued after the
effective date of this ordinance.
2. "Requiring Placards" means that the material to be transported
is hazardous and is in sufficient quantity to require
placarding in accordance with Department of Transportation
Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 U.S.C.A. Section 1801, et
seq (1976).
3. "Transport" shall mean to move any motor vehicle requiring
placards upon any public thoroughfare or highway.
B. No person shall knowingly transport hazardous materials or
knowingly cause hazardous materials to be transported upon any
public street within the corporate limits of the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas except on the following:
1. That portion of Interstate 820 lying within the corporate
limits of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas.
2. That portion of any federal or state highway or public
thoroughfare used to reach a destination or point of departure
by the most direct route to Interstate 820.
C. The operator of a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials
requiring placards shall not operate said vehicle unless:
1. Appropriate placards meeting U.S. Department of Transportation
specifications are displayed as required by 49 CFR Part 172; and
2. Before operation, the operator shall inspect the vehicle and
determine that:
a. the brakes are in good working condition;
b. the steering mechanism is in good working condition;
c. the electrical wiring is well insulated and firmly secured;
d. the required lights are operative;
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e. the vehicle is in a safe condition to transport hazardous
materials; and
f. all emergency features on bulk transport carriers are
installed and operative as outlined in U.S. Department of
Transportation specifications and requirements.
D. It should be presumed for purposes of prosecution under this
section that a transportation vehicle contains hazardous materials
if it bears a placard.
E. Both the North Richland Hills Fire Department and North Richland
Hills Police Department are expressly authorized to enforce the
provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.
A person violating a provision of this Ordinance, upon conviction,
is punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of November, 1986.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ll'ty Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Attorne~lø Vl
LEGAL AFFIDAVIT
ORDINANCE NO. 1420
An ordinance governing transp0r:t of hazardous materials
within the City; defining terms; prescribing routes for vehicles
carrying hazardous materials; providing for enforcement; and
providing for a fine of not more than S 1 ,000.00 for violation of
this ordinance. '. . C
, PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the ity
of North Rlchland Hills this 24th day of November, 1986.
/s/ Dan Echols
Dan Echols, Mayor
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT
ATTEST:
/s/ Jeanette Rewis
Jeanette Rewis, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
/s/ Rex McEntire
Rex McEntire, Attorney for the City
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