HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3555 ORDINANCE NO. 3555
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS,
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2741 ADOPTING A TRAFFIC CALMING
POLICY; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A 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, the City desires to update its approach to addressing neighborhood traffic
concerns; and
WHEREAS, the current Code of Ordinances includes a Traffic Calming Policy
established in 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the traffic calming policy is more effectively and
efficiently handled administratively by the City's Engineering staff;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
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: Chapter 70 — Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places of the North
Richland Hills Code of Ordinances be amended by deleting in its entirety
and reserving for future use Article VII. —Traffic Calming Policy.
SECTION 3: Ordinance 2741 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: 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such Code are hereby repealed.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 5: 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
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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 6: 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 7: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 10th day of December, 2018.
CITY OF N c "TH 4! LAND HILLS
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By: _
•scar Trevi r o, Mayor
ATTEST: 4 :'_: ,%
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Alicia Richardson, C ' ecre �' .•
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Maleshia B. McGinnis, City Attorney
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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ike Curtis, Managing Director
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