Ordinance 2008-23 ORDINANCE NO. 2008-23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS TO
PROHIBIT THE PARKING OF A VEHICLE ALONG THE EAST
AND WEST SIDE OF FM 2514 (BALLARD AVENUE) FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF FM 2514 AND FM 3412 (BROWN STREET)
TO A POINT LOCATED 350' NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION,
LOCATED IN WYLIE, TEXAS AND ESTABLISHING AN
OFFENSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR
REPEALING, SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION
HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas ("City Council") under the
authority of §542.202 and 545.302 of the Transportation Code, has investigated and determined
that it is in the best interest of the City of Wylie, Texas ("Wylie") to prohibit the parking of a
vehicle along portions of FM 2514 located in Wylie; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that in accordance with §542.202 and
545.302 of the Transportation Code, it is a reasonable exercise of its police power to prohibit the
parking of a vehicle along portions of FM 2514 located in Wylie as set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that parking along portions of FM 2514
located in Wylie as set forth below, is dangerous ~o, and unduly interferes with, the free
movement of traffic along FM 2514; and
WHEREAS, the City Council under the authority of §542.202 and 545.302 of the
Transportation Code, has investigated and determined that it would be advantageous and
beneficial to the citizens of Wylie and promote the public health, safety and welfare to prohibit
the parking of a vehicle along portions of FM 2514 located in Wylie as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS INCORPORATED. The findings set forth above are
incorporated into the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Ordinance, the terms below shall
have the following meanings:
ParkinR or purk means to stand, halt or locate an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than
_w~ temporarily while actively loading or unloading passengers or property.
Ordinance No. 3008-23
Prohibit parking of a vehicle
East and West Side of Ballard Avenue
and the Intersection of Ballard Avenue and Brown Street
~ Vehicle means a device that can be used to transport or draw persons and/or property on a
highway or street, including but not limited to a car, truck, trailer, truck tractor or motorcycle.
SECTION 3: NO PARKING ZONE AND OFFENSE ESTABLISHED. No parking of a
vehicle shall occur along the east and west side of FM 2514 from the intersection of FM 2514
and FM 3412 to a point located 350' north of the intersection ("No Parking Zone"). A person
commits an offense by violating any provision of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4: SIGNS. The City Manager, or his/her designee, shall be responsible for
installing sings andlor markings to properly notify the public of the location of the No Parking
Zone.
SECTION 5: ENFORCEMENT: The No Parking Zone provided herein shall in no way
be obstructed and no parking shall occur therein. The Police Chief, or his/her authorized
representatives, is authorized to issue citations andlor remove or cause to be removed any
material or vehicle obstructing the No Parking Zone at the expense of the owner of such material
or vehicle. The City shall not be responsible or liable for any damage to any vehicle or personal
property removed from the No Parking Zone pursuant to this Ordinance and shall not be
responsible for any damage resulting from the failure to exercise the authority granted under this
Ordinance.
SECTION 6: SAVINGS/REPEALING CLAUSE. All provisions of any ordinance in
conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such repeal
shall not abate any pending prosecution for violation of the repealed ordinance, nor shall the
repeal prevent a prosecution from being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the
repeal of the ordinance. Any remaining portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 7: SEVERABILITY. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, it is expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect. Wylie hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance,
and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional or
invalid.
SECTION 8: PENALTY PROVISION. Any person violating this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum of not more
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Wylie retains all legal rights and remedies available to it
pursuant to local, state and federal law.
SECTION 9: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage
and publication as required by law.
Ordinance No. 2008-23
Prohibit parking of a vehicle
East and West Side of Ballard Avenue
and the Intersection of Ballard Avenue and Brown Street
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas,
this 13`h day of May, 2008.
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~ Date of ~ublication in The Wylie News - Mav 21, 2008
Ordinance No. 2008-23
Prohibit parking of a vehicle
East and West Side of Ballard Avenue
and the Intersection of Ballard Avenue and Brown Street
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STATE OF TEXAS L~~ , ~1
COUNTY OF COLLIN ~
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Chad Engbrock,
publisher of The Wylie News, a newspaper regularly published in Collin County, Texas and
having general circulation in Collin County, Texas, who being by me duly sworn, deposed and
says that the foregoing attached
City of Wylie -Ordinance No. 2008-23 and 2008-24
was published in said newspaper on the foltowing dates, to-wit:
May 21, 2008.
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Chad Engbrock, Publisher
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Subscribed and sworn before me on this, the ~ day of ~ a , 20pg
to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.
' ~'':a~~y~; MARY SWANK J
Notary Public, State of Texas ~
My Commission Expires
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~>eptember 22, 2oio Notar Public in and for
` The State of Texas
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My commission expires
RECE~VED
JUN 0 5 2008
FINANCE
Murphy/Sachse/Wylie Office • I 10 N. Ballard • P.O. Box 369 • Wylie, TX 75098 • 972-442-5515 • fax 972-442-4318
Farmersville/Princeton Office • 101 S. Main • P.O. Box 512 • Fam~eisvilJe, TX 75442 • 972-784-6397 • fax 972-782-7023
N0.2005-23 ~
AN ORDINANCE OF Tf~
C1TY OF WYLIE, TEXAS
TO PROHIFiTT THE PARK-
ING OF A VEHICLE
ALONG THE EAST AND
WEST SIDE OF FM 2514
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FROM THE INTERSEC-
TION OF FM 2514 AND FM
3412 (BROWN STREET) TO
A POINT LOCATED 350'
NORTH OF THE INTER-
SECTION, LOCATED IN
WYLIE, TEXAS AND
ESTABLI"HING ~
OFFENSE; PROVIDING
FOR A PENAL'fY FOR'Tf~
VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE; PROVIDING
FOR REPEALING, SAV-
INGS AND SEVERABILTI'Y
CLAUSES; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTI~~E DE'`TE
OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND pgpVmING FOR THE
PUBLICATION ' OF THE
CAPTION ~RFO~•