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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2313 B ORDINANCE N0. 2-31.3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1692, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; TEXAS, BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 30(a), WHICH PROHIBITS DURING CERTAIN HOURS PARKING OTHER THAN PARALLEL =H THE ROADWAY IN A DEFINED AREA, BY ADD- ING THERETO SECTION 30(b), WHICH RESTRICTS PARKING OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES WITH SIX OR MORE WHEELS WITH- IN A DEFINED AREA, BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 30(c), WHICH PROHIBITS PARKING OF PASSENGER VEHICLES IN FRONT OR ALONGSIDE LOADING PLATFORMS WITHIN A DE- FINED AREA; DEFINING TERMS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; FIXING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF; AND NAMING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1, That Ordinance No. 1692 be amended by the addition of Section 30(a) and Section 30(b) and Section 30(c) to Ordinance No. 1692. That Section 30(a) shall read as follows: SECTION 30(a). Between the hours of 11 A. M. and 6 P. M., it shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of any vehicle to park said vehicle or permit the same to be parked on any road- way other than parallel with the edge of the roadway or curb of said roadway in a zone bounded by the north curb line of Belknap Street on the north, the south curb line of Lancaster Avenue on the south, the west curb line of Taylor Street on the west, and the east curb line of Cal- houn Street on the east; except that this regulation shall not prevent the parking of any vehicle at any loading plat- form situated on or alongside °any roadway in such zone in a manner making for the expeditious unloading and delivery or picking up and loading of materials and merchandise at such platform, and while such vehicle is actually being used for such purposes., except that on Lancaster Avenue in said zone, it shall be unlawful to park other than parallel with the edge of the roadway at any time. That Section 30(b) shall read as follows: SECTION 30(b). It shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of any articulated vehicle with six or more wheels to park such vehicle or permit the same to be parked on any roadway in a zone bounded by the north curb line of Belknap Street on the north, the south curb line of Lancaster Avenue on the south, the west curb line of Taylor Street on the west, and the east curb line of Calhoun Street on the east; except that it be parked at a loading platform situated on or along- side any roadway in such zone for the purpose of unloading and delivering or picking up and loading of materials and merchandise at such platform,, and while such vehicle is actually being used for such purposes, in which event the front or tractor portion of such vehicle shall, as far as physically possible, be turned parallel to the edge of the roadway and headed in the direction of the traffic, except that on Lancaster Avenue in said zone it shall be unlawful to park other than parallel with the edge of the roadway at any time. That Section 30(c) shall read as follows: SECTION 30(c). It shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of any passenger car to park said car or permit the same to be parked in a roadway in front of or alongside any loading platform' in a zone bounded by the north curb line of Belknap Street on the north, the south curb line of Lancaster Avenue on the south, the west curb line of Taylor Street on the west, and the east curb line of Calhoun Street on the east. SECTION 2. w The words "parking" and "park" as used in Section 30(a) and Section 30(b) and Section 30(c) shall mean the stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon a roadway. The words "passenger car" as used in Section 30(c) shall mean any motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions in Ordi- nance No. 1692 except in those instances where the provisions of this ordi- nance are in direct conflict with such provisions, in which instances said conflicting provisions are hereby repealed. SECTION 4.. Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined in any sum not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and publication as required by law. APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney