HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3520 ORDINANCE NO. 3520
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS,
ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE
ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY CODIFIED IN CHAPTER 70, ARTICLE VII
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES AND
REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas ("the City") is a home rule city acting
under its power adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5
of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code;
and
WHEREAS, Chapter 311.001 the Texas Transportation Code gives the City exclusive
control over and under the public highways, streets, and alleys within the
city, including the exclusive right to control, regulate, remove an
encroachment or obstruction, or improve all city streets and roadways; and
WHEREAS, the current Code of Ordinances includes a Traffic Calming Policy (the
"Policy") established in 2003, which has become outdated; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to update its approach to addressing neighborhood traffic
concerns; and
WHEREAS, City Engineering staff desires to study and evaluate the current traffic
calming policy to make recommendations for changes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: The City Council hereby finds the recitals above to be true and correct,
and such recitals are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance as if written
herein.
SECTION 2: That a temporary Moratorium is hereby established on the acceptance of
requests and implementation of Article VII of Chapter 70, Traffic Calming
Policy, of the Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 3: That this Moratorium shall expire ninety (90) days after this ordinance
becomes effective.
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SECTION 4: That the City Manager, or his designee, is directed to study and evaluate
the current Traffic Calming Policy and recommend appropriate changes
to the Policy to the City Council.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of North Richland Hills, except where the provisions
of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances
and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and
such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6: All rights and remedies of the City of North Richland Hills are expressly
saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any ordinances in
the Code of Ordinances of the City of North Richland Hills that have
accrued at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such
accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal,
whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not
be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition
by the courts.
SECTION 7: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance
are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section
of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment
or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 8: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 231d day of July, 2018.
CITY OF • ',TH ' AND HILLS
411 By:
Oscar Trevino, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Maleshia B. McGinnis, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Mike u is,71AU a aging Director
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