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DENIED ON JULY 28, 2003.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2722
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CITY
OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES;
CORRECTING A PENALTY PROVISION AND PROHIBITING ENTRY ON
CLOSED OR RESTRICTED ATHLETIC FIELDS; PROVIDING FOR THE
PLACEMENT OF SIGNS TO PROHIBIT UNAUTHORIZED USAGE;
ESTABLISHING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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WHEREAS, it is become increasingly difficult to maintain quality and safe athletic fields
due to overuse and whereas it has come to the City's attention that persons
have been using athletic fields for practice without regard to Parks and
Recreation policy, posted signs, locked field gates or closure for maintenance
or field conditions; and
WHEREAS, unauthorized usage is detrimental to the preservation and orderly utilization
of City of North Richland Hills athletic fields; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills Texas finds that it is in
the public interest to adopt regulations to prevent and penalize such
unauthorized usage; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
Section 1:
That Chapter 17 of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances be amended
by amending Section 17-8 thereof and adding a new Section 17-9, which
amended and added Sections shall read as follows:
"Sec. 17-8. Entry on Closed or Permit Only Athletic Fields
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a city employee or a
contractor performing athletic field maintenance to enter upon a City of
North Richland Hills athletic field that has a sign posted "Closed due to
MaintenanceIField Conditions."
(b) If a City of North Richland Hills athletic field has a sign posted "Field
use with permit only" or similar language, it shall be unlawful for any person
other than a city employee, a contractor performing athletic field
maintenance to enter such field without having been issued a City of North
Richland Hills reservation permit that states the dates and times of usage.
Ordinnce No. 2722
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(c) The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized and directed to post the
signs provided for above on or adjacent to City of North Richland Hills
athletic fields.
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Section 17-9. Penalty
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Violation of this Article shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
$500.00 for each such violation."
Section 2:
Any person violating any provision section 17-8 of the Code of Ordinances
as herein amended shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding
$500.00.
Section 3:
The City secretary is authorized and directed to cause publication ofthe
descriptive caption and penalty clause of this ordinance one time.
Section 4:
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon publication.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 28th day of July, 2003.
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
By:
Oscar Trevino, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patricia Hutson, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Department Head
Ordillllce No. 2722
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