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ORDINANCE NO. 2721
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF ORDINANCES PROHIBITING THE
STAINING, PAINTING AND/OR OTHER PERMANENT MARKING OF
PUBLIC SIDEWALKS AND CURBS; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to restrict the painting, staining or marking of public
sidewalks and curbs; NOW, THEREFORE,
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
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Section 1:
THAT Chapter 20 of Article I of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances
be amended by adding a new Section 20-5 to read as follows:
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"Section 20-5. Sidewalk, Curb Painting, Staining or Marking Restricted.
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No person shall permanently stain, paint or mark any public sidewalk or curb;
provided, however, this prohibition shall not be deemed to prohibit employees or
contractors of public agencies and public utilities from placing public markings or
location symbols or marking for utilities on such curbs and sidewalk, nor shall such
prohibition apply to address numbers painted on the curb of corresponding properties.
This prohibition shall not be deemed to restrict the color or texture of original or
replacement sidewalks."
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Section 2:
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable and,
if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the final judgment or decree
of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any of
the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the city council without
the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
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Section 3
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon final conviction thereof fined in
an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each day any such
violation shall be allowed to continue shall constitute a separate violation and
punishable hereunder.
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Section 4
The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause the publication
of the descriptive caption and penalty clauses of this ordinance as an
alternative method of publication provided by law.
Section 5
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of July, 2003.
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