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POLICY PROPOSAL
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4/3/84 C.P. 111 Parking of Vehicles in Front Yards
PROPOSAL PROPOSED BY: Councilmem- MANAGER'S REV
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Background
Numerous citizen complaints have been received about the parking of vehicles in un-
paved areas in the front yards and side yards of dwellings. Such parking is annoying,
unsightly and contributes to urban decay. It is also injurious to those who reside in
the vicinity and constitutes a nuisance. Such parking should, therefore, be
prohibited.
Proposal
It is proposed that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance prohibiting the
parking of motor vehicles, trailers, boats and other vehicles in front yards of
single-family dwellings and duplexes unless hard surfaced parking is provided and
prohibiting such parking in side yards unless hard surfaced parking or a screening
fence is provided. The ordinance also provides that such parking constitutes a
nuisance and that any person who violates such ordinance shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall be punished by a fine of up to $200 per day.
Legality
This action is within the purview of the City Council and there are no known legal
impediments.
Fiscal Note
This action does not require an expenditure of funds.
City Manager's Comments
The City Manager concurs with this proposal.
Councilman Bert Williams Councilman Herman Stute
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
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SECTION 1.
It shall be illegal for any person to park or to allow to be
parked on any, property under his control any automobile, bus, truck,
motorcycle, motorhoee, camper, trailer, boat or any vehicle on any
portion of a front yard or side yard of any area which is zoned "A"
One-Family, "A-R" Residential, "B" Two-Family, or "R-1" Residential
under the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance unless:
1) Said area is a part of a hard surfaced driveway or parking
area;
2) Said area is a part of a gravel driveway bordered by
cement curbing or similar permanent borderr or
3) Said area is a part of a required driveway that provides
access to a garage, carport or offstreet parking area required by
the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinancer or
�,. 4) Said area is part of a side yard which is enclosed by a
screening fence at least six (6) feet in height and so constructed
that no person can see through into the area surrounded by the
fence.
The term "vehicle" as used herein shall mean every device in,
upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or
drawn upon a street or highway, except devices moved exclusively by
human power. The term "hard surfaced" as used herein shall include
cement, asphalt, brick and other commonly accepted pavement which
may be approved by the Building Official.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all ordinances of the
City of Fort Worth except where the provisions of this ordinance are
in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances, in which
event conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
low` that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of
this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, senten
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall bep {unR�
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tutional 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 4.
The violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed
an offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Two
Hundred Dollars ($200), and each violation hereof, and each day on
which there is a failure to comply with the terms of this ordinance,
shall be and is hereby declared to be a separate and distinct
offense and punishable as such.
SECTION 5.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed
to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption, penalty
clause and effective date in the minutes of the City Council and by
filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City.
SECTION 6.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby
directed to publish the caption, penalty clause and effective date
of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the
City of Fort Worth, as authorised by TEX. REV. CIV. STATS.,
Art. 1176b-1.
SECTION 7.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its passage and publication as above specified.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Date:
ADOPTEDs
EFFECTIVE:
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