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POLICY PROPOSAL
DATE FILE NUMBER SUBJECT Designation of Parking PAGE_OF 2
7/2/76 CP-12 Meter Holidays
PROPOSAL PROPOSED BY: CITY MA E ' REV
Henry A. Meadows •
Existing City Code Provisions
Section 26-104 of the Fort Worth City Code concerns "Hours parking meters to operate"
and reads as follows:
"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 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 days as shall be specifically designated by the City Council,
within the district or upon any of the streets hereinabove described
in Meter Zone No. 1 as set forth in Section 26-121, nor for longer
than two 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, within the district or upon any of the
streets hereinabove described in Meter Zone No. 2 as set forth in
Section 26-122."
Designation of Holidays by City Council
The City Code provides that parking meter holidays be specifically designated by the
City Council. Upon such designation, the Police Department, the Municipal Court
Judges and other concerned City departments are notified and appropriate enforcement
activities are implemented. The last City Council review and action in this regard
was in June, 1970, when M&C G-1586 was approved establishing five parking meter
holidays. The holidays then recognized were New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Recently, and particularly on Memorial Day,
questions again have arisen from citizens as to which holidays are accepted by the
City Council and the City of Fort Worth as parking meter holidays.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council designate the following days as parking meter
holidays in Fort Worth:
New Year's Day - January 1
*Washington's Birthday - Third Monday in February
*Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
Independence Day - July 4
Labor Day - First Monday in September
LEGALITY Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November
FISCAL NOTE ® Christmas Day - December 25
CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS ® * Additional meter holiday
POLICY PROPOSAL (tont'd) PAGE?OF 2
Legality
Approved.
Fiscal
Estimated average loss of revenues from parking meters on a holiday is approxi-
mately $1,650.
City Manager's Comments
It should be noted that from the middle of November until the first week in
January, the Council has been designating each Saturday as a parking meter
holiday. Last year that accounted for seven Saturdays.
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• In situations where a Parking Meter Holiday falls on Sunday and the
holiday is officially observed on the following Monday, the Parking
Meter Holiday will be observed on the Monday.
In instances where a Parking Meter Holiday falls on a Saturday and
the holiday is officially observed on the preceeding Friday, the
Parking Meter Holiday will be observed on Friday and Saturday.