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ORDINANCE NO. 7 143-
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING A PARKING METER
HOLIDAY AT CERTAIN TIMES ON CERTAIN DATES
IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE FORT
WORTH CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That it shall not be unlawful for any person to permit
a vehicle to be parked, to remain or to be placed in any
parking space alongside or next to which is located any
parking meter between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
on Saturday, November 20, 1976; Saturday, November 27, 1976;
Saturday, December 4, 1976; Saturday, December 11, 1976;
Saturday, December 18, 1976; and Saturday, January 8, 1977;
in the area bounded on the North by the north right-of-way
line of Bluff Street, on the East by the east right-of-way
line of Grove street, on the South by the south right-of-way
line of Lancaster Avenue, and on the West by the west right-of-
way line of Henderson Street, while the parking meter for such
space indicates by signal that the lawful parking time in such
space has expired.
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance
and provision of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict here-
with but only insofar as the portion of such prior ordinance
or provision shall be in conflict, and as to all other or-
dinances and provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not in
direct conflict herewith, this ordinance shall and is
hereby made cumulative.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
50 6-1 r04440 �,
S. G. Johndroe, Jr.
City Attorney
ADOPTED:
EFFECTIVE:
R/
L„ it of .,Fort Worth, Texas
LINE KIr,
Mayor and Council �
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT:Re nest for Free Parking or&. PAGE
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The Central, Area Council. of the Fort North Chamber of Commerce has requested
t,iaaatm t1he City of fort Worth again join with the downtown, merchants in their
cooperative effort to stimulate retail. sales in the downtown, area. Last year
7,049 free parking lot spaces and arbout 2,400 ,free meter spaces were provided
on eak,,,h of the seven Saturdays during the CKhristraas season from November
1,974 through ,ia uuary 3, 1975.
h,0i year the Central Area i.ouara»il, with contributions from fi1.11ard's, Stripling's
Ediaaavn's,, Clyde Campbell, iialtom's, Fort Werth Billiard Svpply, Washer Bros. ,
),zhn L she, Bill McKay, Lus y's, Joe iiaiohes, Management Insurance Systems,
Davis, Union flank, and Iioo'i.worth a s, has made arrangements to use the same
7,049 off street parking spaces on nine parking ;lots and garages in the downtown
area on seven consecutive Saturdays beginning. November 20, 1976 through
January 8, 3977. Along with this program they have requested that the City
paark'Ing aaaeters In the central business district be free from 10.00 a m. to 6.00
p,w, on each of the above mentioned Saturdays except December 25, 1976 and
January 1, 3977, which are designated meter holidays The reason for not
ask in,g that the parking meters be made free all stay is to discourage employees
from parking on the meters,
6:, iw purpose of pnriring meters is to serve the p0lic and the rad,jaacent businesses
a.,on rol ling parking, encouraging parking turnover, and discouraging all day
ps r~ir;i ng
On Saturdays, the Cgii popui at i on is cons id e rabi„y d i is i e,rent, from week
days, The naaaaaber of employees downtown is significantly less while the number,
of retnil shoppers is i°aigher.
1A, should be noted that free meter parking dotes na,;at suspend she ° traffic and
parki,,n,g contrDls, and the 'Police will be enforcing ail;, raiser restrictions.
The Department of Law has advised that in order to grant this request are
ordinance must be adoi)t.ed ,.
A Is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance providing for free
paa» l0t,,% r)n al) paarlri ,g meters within an area bounded, by Bluff Street, on than
a;Tortla, Grove Street on the east:, Lancaster Avenue on the south, and Henderson
St'r et on the west, between the hours of 10:00 a Ate. and 6a00 p,»m. on "November 20,
Na;rvember 27, December 4,, December 11, December 18, 1976, and January 8, 1977
CCU,as
SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
0 APPROVED rl OTHER (DESCRIBE) *A,
LVia—„ a., „W , � C t SECRETARY
DATE
CITY MANAGER