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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, "MOTOR VEHICLES
AND TRAFFIC," OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
(1964) , AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 26-1 THEREOF
BY THE ADDITION OF THE DEFINITIONS OF AND TERMS "BUS
LANE," "STAND OR STANDING, " "STOP OR STOPPING" ; BY
AMENDING SECTION 26-3 THEREOF TO PROVIDE THAT THE
CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER MAY DETERMINE AND DESIGNATE
BUS LANES; BY AMENDING SECTION 26-47 THEREOF TO PRO-
VIDE FOR RIGHT TURNS FROM BUS LANES; BY ADDING A
SECTION 26-61 THERETO TO PROHIBIT THE PROPELLING OF
A VEHICLE IN ANY BUS LANE AND TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN
BUS LANES ON THROCKMORTON STREET; BY AMENDING SEC-
TION 26-86 THEREOF TO PROHIBIT THE STOPPING, STAND-
ING OR PARKING OF A VEHICLE IN ANY BUS LANE, EXCEPT
WHEN SUCH BUS LANE IS ADJACENT TO CERTAIN LOADING
ZONES; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMU-
LATIVE OF ALL PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCES AND OF SUCH
CODE AFFECTING MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE; AND
NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the following terms and definitions be, and the
same are hereby added, in the proper alphabetical sequence,
to Section 26-1 of Article 1 of Chapter 26 of the Code of
the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, and, after being
so added, same shall be and read as follows:
"Bus lane. That portion of roadway devoted pri-
marily to the use by buses of the public bus trans-
portation system operating in the Fort Worth area,
such system being commonly known as 'CITRAN. '
"Stand or standing means the halting of a vehi-
cle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than tem-
porarily for the purpose of and while actually en-
gaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
"Stop or stopping when prohibited means any halt-
ing, even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occu-
pied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic or in compliance with the direc-
tions of a police officer or official traffic
control device."
SECTION 2.
That Subparagraphs (12) and (13) of Section 26-3 of Arti-
cle I of Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth