HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3411 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, SECTIONS 86, 87, 94, 102,
103, 104, 105, 106 AND 107 OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE, 1950,
CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION, REGULATION AND CONTROL OF THE
USE OF PARKING IVIETERS; AUTHORIZING THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO
DESIGNATE PARKING METER SPACES; FIXING THE HOURS OF THE DAY
AND DAYS OF USE OF METERED SPACES; PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLA-
TION OF ADDITIONAL PARKING METERS ON CERTAIN STREETS AND THE
CHANGING OF HOURS OF PARKING ON CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH IN THE TWENTY (20) MINUTE, THIRTY (30) MINUTE,
ONE (1) HOUR AND TWO (2) HOUR METER ZONES; PROVIDING FOR REGU-
LATIONS ON CERTAIN STREETS IN ALL METER ZONES IN THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH; LIMITING.PARKING TIME ON CERTAIN STREETS BY ESTAB-
LISHING METER ZONES; LIMITING PARKING TIME WHERE SIGNS ARE
ERECTED, CURBS ARE PAINTED GIVING NOTICE THEREOF, OR PARKING
METERS ARE INSTALLED; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT-
ING OF FUNDS FROM PARKING METERS BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND
CITY TREASURER; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMU-
LATIVE OF ALL OTHER TRAFFIC ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH GOVERNING PARKING METER ZONES; PROVIDING REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS (200.00);
AND PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 25, Section 94, of the Fort Worth City Code, 1950, gov-
erning the marking of spaces and parking within same is hereby expressly
amended by deleting the words "Chief of Police" and inserting in place there-
of the words "Traffic Engineer," so that henceforth the same shall read as
follows:
Sec. 94. Marking of spaces; parking within.
The Traffic Engineer or such other officers or employees
of the city as he shall select, shall place lines or marks
on the curb or on the street about or alongside of each park-
ing meter to designate the parking space for which such meter
is to be used. Each vehicle parked alongside of or next to
any such parking meter shall park within the lines or mark-
ings so established. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle
across any such line or mark or to park such vehicle in such
way that the same shall not be within the area so designated
by such line or marking. (Ord. No. 1914, § 9, 5-20-36.)
SECTION 2.
That Chapter 25, Section 102, of the Fort Worth City Code, 1950, is
hereby expressly amended and repealed so that henceforth the same shall be
and read as follows:
Sec. 102. Same -- When provisions applicable.
The provisions of Sections 99 to 101 of this Chapter shall
apply daily between the hours of 8:00 A. M. and 6:00 P. M.,
except for Sundays and such other days as shall be specifically
designated by the City Council.
SECTION 3.
That Chapter 25, Sections 104, 105, 106 and 107, of the Fort Worth
City Code, 1950, establishing twenty (20) minute, thirty (30) minute, one
(1) hour and two (2) hour meter zones limiting parking on certain streets,
are hereby expressly repealed and amended by the establishing of the follow-
ing meter zones:
1. A meter zone No. 1 is established limiting parking
to a period of thirty (30) minutes for the depositing in the
meter of a five cent (5¢) coin of the United States of America
or for one (1) hour for the depositing in the meter of two
(2) five cent (5¢) coins of the United States of America on
the following described streets:
Street Extent Side
Main Street From Weatherford St. to Lancaster Ave. Both
Houston Street From W. Belknap St. to W. Lancaster Ave. Both
N. Houston Street From W. Belknap St. to Bluff St. West
Throckmorton Street From W. Belknap St. to W. 8th St. Both
Throckmorton Street From W. 8th St. to W. 15th St. East
Throckmorton Street From W. 12th St. to W. Lancaster Ave. West
Taylor Street From W. 6th St. to W. 10th St. East
Lamar Street From W. 6th St. to W. 7th St. East
Burnett Street From W. 6th St. to W. 7th St. Both
Burnett Street From W. 1st St. to W. 2nd St. West
Commerce Street From E. Weatherford to E. 11th St. Both
N. Commerce St. From E. Belknap St. to E. Weatherford St. East
Calhoun Street From E. 9th St. to E. 11th St. Both
Jones Street From E. 9th St. to E. 12th St. West
Monroe Street From W. 8th St. to Texas' St. West
Monroe Street From W. 10th St. to W. 11th St. East
Jennings Avenue From Texas St. to -W. 13th St. West
Belknap 'Street From Commerce St. to Houston St. North
Belknap Street From Houston St. to Taylor St. Both
Weatherford Street From Commerce St. to Taylor St. Both
First Street From Commerce St. to Taylor St. Both
First Street From Burnett St. to Florence St. South
Second Street From Burnett St. to Florence St. North
Second Street From Commerce St. to Taylor St. Both
Third Street From Commerce St. to Taylor St. Both
Fourth Street From Commerce St. to Taylor St. Both
Fifth Street From Calhoun St. to Taylor St. Both
Sixth Street From Calhoun St. to Taylor St. Both
Seventh Street From Commerce St. to Calhoun St. North
Seventh Street From Burnett St. to W. 6th St. North
Eighth Street From Calhoun St. to Houston St. Both
Eighth Street From Houston St. to Throckmorton St. North
Ninth Street From Jones St. to Throckmorton St. Both
Tenth Street From Commerce St. to Throckmorton St. Both
Tenth Street From Jennings Ave. to Monroe St. South
Tenth Street From Monroe St. to Taylor St. Both
Eleventh Street From Calhoun St. to Throckmorton St. Both
Eleventh Street From Jennings Ave. to Monroe St. North
Twelfth Street From Commerce St. to Throckmorton St. Both
2. A meter zone No. 2 is established on the following
streets limiting parking to one (1) hour for the depositing
of a five cent W) coin of the United States of America; in
the meter or two (2) hours for the depositing in the meter
of two (2) five cent (5¢) coins of the United States of America.
Street Extent Side
Taylor Street From W. 10th St. to Texas St. Both
Taylor Street From W. Belknap St. to W. 6th St. Both
Lamar Street From W. 7th St' to W. 10th St. East
Lamar Street From W. Belknap St. to W. 6th St. Both
Lamar Street From W. 10th St. to Texas St. Both
Burnett Street From W. 5th St. to W. 6th Street Both
Burnett Street From W. 7th St. to W. 10th St. Both
Burnett Street From W. 10th St. to W. 13th St. West
Cherry Strut From W. 7th St. to Texas Street Both
Cherry Street From Texas St. to W. 13th St. East
Calhoun. Street From E. Belknap St. to E. 7th St. Beath
Calhoun Street From E. 8th Street to E. 9th St. Both
Jones Street From E. 4th St. to E. 5th Street Both
East Belknap Street From Jones St. to Commerce St. Both
W. Belknap Street From Taylor St. to Burnett St. Both
E. Weatherford Street From Calhoun St. to Commerce St. Both
W. Weatherford Street Froix! Taylor St. to Burnett St. Both
E. First Street From. Calhoun St. to Commerce St. Both
W. First Street From Taylor St. to Burnett St. Beath
E. Second Street From Calhoun. St. to Commerce St. Both
W. Second Street From Taylor St. to Burnett St. Both
E. Third Street From Calhoun St. to Commerce St. Both
W. Third Street From Taylor St. to Burnett St. Both
E. Fourth Street From Calhoun St. to Commerce St. Both
E. Fourth Street From Jones St. to Calhoun St. South
W. Fourth Street From Tayl?r St. to Burnett St. Both
E. Fifth Street From Jones St. to Calhoun. St. North
W. Fifth Street From Taylor St. to Burnett St. Both
W. Sixth Street From Taylor St. to W. 7th St. Both
W. Seventh Street From Lamar St. to Burnett St. South
W. Twelfth Street From Throckmorton St. to Jennings Ave. South
E. Thirteenth Street From Main St. to Commerce St. Both
W. Thirteenth Street From Main St. to Throckmorton St. Both
E. Fourteenth Street From .Main St. to Commerce St. Both
W. Fourteenth Street From Vain St. to Throckmorton St. Both
E. Fifteenth Street From Main St. to Commerce St. Both
W. Fifteenth Street From Main St. to Throckmorton St. Both
W. Tenth Street Froze. Taylor St. to Lamar St. Both
W. Tenth Street From Lamar Ste to Burnett St. North
W. Tenth Street From Barnett St. to Macon St. Both
S. University Drive From W. Bowie St. to W. Berry St. Both
W. Bowie Street From S. University Dr. to Cockrell St. Both
Bellaire Drive North From S. University Dr. to Rogers St. Both
Exchange Avenue From. N. Houston St. to Packers Ave. Both
N. Iain Street From New St. to 25th St. Both
Twenty-fourth Street From Ellis Ave. to N. Main St. Both
N. Commerce Street From Exchange Ave. to 300& North Both
S. Jennings Avenue From W. Vickery Blvd. to W. Daggett Ave. Bath
W. Vickery Boulevard From S. Jennings Ave. to Hemphill St. South
SECTION 4.
The City Traffic Engineer, or such other officer or employee of the
City as he may select, is hereby authorized to install or place parking meters
in the parking meter zones hereby created in accordance with Chapter 25,
Section 87, of the Fort Worth City Code, 1950, and under the terms of this
ordinance.
SECTION 5.
That Chapter 25, Section 86, of the Fort worth City Code, 1950,
regulating the time vehicles may remain parked where parking meters, or
signs or painted areas are installed and designated, is hereby expressly
repealed and amended so that henceforth the same shall be and read as 'o1-
lows:
Sec. 86. Hours meters to operate.
When signs are erected or curbs are painted giving notice
thereof, or parking meters are installed in each block, no
vehicle shall remain parked for longer than one (1) hour at
any time between the hours of 8:00 A. M. and 6:00 P. m., of
any day except for Sundays and such other clays as shall be
specifically designated by the City Council, within the dis-
trict or upon any of the streets hereinabove described in
meter zone No. 1 of Section 3 of this ordinance, neer for longer
than two (2) hours at any time between the hours of 8:00 A. M.
and 6:00 P. M., of any day except Sundays and such other days
as shall be specifically designated by the City Council, with-
in the district or upon any of the streets hereinabove de-
scribed in meter zone No. 2 of Section 3 of this ordinance.
SECTION 6.
That Chapter 25, Section 103, of the Fort Worth City Code, 1950,
governing the collection and depositing of funds from parking meters, is
hereby expressly repealed and amended so that henceforth the same shall be
and read as follows:
Sec. 103. Collections, etc., of deposits from meters.-
It
eters0It shall be the duty of the City Traffic Engineer to desig-
nate some member of his department to make regular collections
of the money deposited in the parking meters. It shall be the
duty of such person so designated to remove the coins deposited
in the meters, placing same in sealed containers, and deliver
such containers and funds to a place designated by the City
-T-reasurep7.
It shall be the duty of the City Treastxer to cause the
seals to be broken and to have the funds counted and there-
after to deposit such funds to the credit of the iueneral Bund
of the City.
SECTION 7.
This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of
all other ordinances affecting traffic of the City of Fort �iorth and govern-
ing the installation, regulation and control of -the use of parking meters
and parking deter zones, and shall not operate to repeal or affect any such
ordinance or ordinances, rule or regulation, except insofar as the provisions
of such ordinance or ordinances, rules or regulations are inconsistent or in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in which instance or in-
stances those provisions which are inconsistent or in conflict herewith
shall be and they are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate or permit, suffer
or allow anyone to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be guilty of an offense, and upon conviction shall be fined not to exceed
the sum of Two Hundred Dollars (200.00).
SECTION 9.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect
from and after its date of passage and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO F ORM:
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Assistant City Attorney
Note: This ordinance was pullished in the Fort Worth Press on
Dec. 15, 16, 182 19 & 202 1955•