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ORDINANCE NO. 2731
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES; CORRECTING A
PENAL TY 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
WHEREAS, it has 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 of North Richland Hills wants to protect the City's investment of
providing and maintaining quality parks and athletic fields and being good stewards of our
City's resources; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills wants to protect the rights of the general
taxpaying public of North Richland Hills when game fields are not reserved for exclusive use or
maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills wants to protect the integrity of the field
maintenance fees paid by our youth sports association's for high quality game fields and
maintain customer satisfaction for those willing to pay a premium for a higher standard of
service; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills wants to redistribute organized use to
practice fields at Holiday Lane and Thomas Acres without adversely impacting neighborhood
park practice fields; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills encourages informal use by neighborhoods
in neighborhood parks; 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:
Ordinance No. 2731
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Sec. 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 Maintenance/Field
Conditions."
(b) Fenced athletic fields and athletic fields which have been marked and
prepared for games may be posted with signs limiting use to teams with a permit
therefore. It shall be unlawful for any person other than a City employee to enter
a posted field except pursuant to a reservation permit issued pursuant to authority
of the North Richland Hills parks staff.
(c) Green Valley Park and Soccer Complex, a community park with eight open
soccer fields shall be available for unstructured general use on the fields without
the requirement of a permit unless a soccer field has a sign posted "Closed due to
Maintenance/Field Conditions" or similar language.
Team practices, team scrimmages and unauthorized games at Green Valley Park
and Soccer Complex will not be permitted without written consent from the Parks
and Recreation Department. A team practice is defined as a coach or adult led
practice with players from a team or combination of teams who have gathered for
the purpose of structured team practice and or drills.
(d) 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.
Section 17-9. Penalty
Violation of this Article shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 for
each such violation."
Sec. 2: Any person violating any provision in Section 17-8 of the Code of Ordinances as
herein amended shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding $500.00. In the event of a
youth team practice or scrimmage the adult(s) or coach(s) directing the group shall be issued the
fine and not the team of youth players or minors. Fines for unauthorized adult team practices or
scrimmages may be issued to all adults that are occupying the athletic field that has a sign posted
"Closed for Maintenance" or "For Use by Permit Only" at the discretion of the police officer
issuing the citation(s),
Sec. 3: The City secretary is authorized and directed to cause publication of the
descriptive caption and penalty clause of this ordinance one time.
Sec4:
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon publication.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 25th day of August, 2003.
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Oscar Trevino, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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George Staples, City A 1:omey
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Jim Browne, Parks and Recreation Director
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Description: Ordinance No. 2731
Publication Dates: 8/27/03 - 8/28/03
Bill To:
CITY OF N RICHLAND HILLS/SECRET
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OFiD)NANCE NO.
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