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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 20864-08-2013 ORDINANCE NO. 20864-08-2013 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC," ARTICLE VI "STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING," OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (1986), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 22-194 "HOW PARKING METER AND SPACE TO BE USED," TO ALLOW PARKING OF MULTIPLE MOTORCYCLES IN A SINGLE MARKED PARKING SPACE AT CERTAIN PARKING METER LOCATIONS; SECTION 22-197 "MANNER OF PARKING," TO SPECIFY HOW MOTORCYCLES MAY PARK; AND SECTION 22-198 "MARKING OF SPACES; PARKING WITHIN," TO PROVIDE FOR SIGN PLACEMENT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE,DAI I E. WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Fort Worth ("City Council") seeks to protect the public safety, preserve the quality of life, and prevent nuisances in the City., and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the City has experienced significant growth, i resulting in new parking demands for visitors engaged in business and leisure activities.ties in the City's downtown areas-, and WHEREAS, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Chapter 51, the City Council has the general authority to adopt and publish an ordinance or police regulation that is for the good government, peace or order of the municipality and is necessary or proper for the carrying out of a power granted by law to the municipality; and WHEREAS, it is advisable to amend Chapter 22 of the Fort Worth Code of Ordinances to address the City's changing parking needs, and WHEREAS,the City Council finds this Ordinance to be reasonable and necessary. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS'l-HAT: Ordinance No. 20864-08-2013 Page I of 4 SECTION 1. Chapter 22 "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Article VI "Stopping, Standing, and Parking," Sections 22-194, 22-197, and 22-198 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth are hereby amended to read as follows: See. 22-194. -How parking meter and space to he used. (a) No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space upon a street alongside of and next to which a parking meter has been installed during the regulated time applicable, unless a coin or coins of United States currency of the appropriate denomination shall have been deposited therein, or shall have been previously deposited therein for an unexpired interval of time,and such meter has been placed in operation. (b) Multiple motorcycles shall be permitted to park in a single demarcated space regulated by meter. Multiple motorcycles shall be allowed to park in one space as long as the space is paid and the meter is in operation. The motorcycles must be parked within the lines ,marked on the street far the applicable parking space. (c) If more than one motorcycle occupies the space, it is not relevant which motorcycle operator paid the meter as long as the meter is paid while any of the vehicles are in the space. When time expires on the meter, all motorcycles in the space are subject to a citation. Sec.22-197.-Manner of parking. (a) Any vehicle parked in any parking space in any parking meter zone shall be parked with the hood of such vehicle alongside of or next to the parking meter alongside of such parking space in parallel parking spaces; and with the front of the vehicle at the meter in diagonal parking spaces', and in either event, shall be parked within the lines marked on the street for such parking space, as provided in this division, (b) Motorcycles shall be the sole exception to the manner of parallel parkin described in subsection (a), In addition to parallel and diagonal parking, motorcycles may also be parked perpendicular to the curb. In the case of perpendicular parking, the motorcycles must be parked Within the lines marked on the street for the applicable_parallel parkinspace. In cases where there are no marked spaces on the street parallel to the curb, the motorcycle cannot extend beyond 8 feet from the curb when parked perpendicular to the curb. Ordinance No. 20864-08-2013 Page 2 of 4 Sec. 22-l90. - Marking wf spaces; parking within. The traffic engineer or such other offinnr or employees o[the city aube shall select shall place lines, or ouxrkm on the curb o/nnthe street about or alongside of each parking meter to designate the parking spaces for which such rnctcr is to be used. Each vehicle parking alongside ofnr next toany such parking meter shall park within the lines, signs, or markings So established. It Sbul\ he unlawful 10 park any vob/o\c across any such line, lim or mark, or to Vudk such +ebi:|c in such `mmy that the au|ne mhm|| not be within the area so designated d �v b r /�n _,� such line, sign, or marking, SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, /I98h>. oa amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are iodirect conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions o{such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. ft is hereby declared tohethe intention of the City Council that the sccdnus, pozu&ropbm, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section ofthis ordinance sbu\\ hc declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court ofcompetent jurisdiction, Such unconstitutionality abu|| not affect any ofthe remaining phrases, o|muscS, seu1cocea` paragraphs and aoohonx of this ordinance, since the auo)e would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance otany such uuonus{duiioou\ phrase` clause, sentence,paragraph or section. SECTION 4. All rights and rcroodicn of the City of Fort Worth, Icxns` are expressly saved as t0 any and all violations of the provisions of the Code of Fort Worth which have accrued at the time of the effective due of this ordiouooc` and, as to such accrued violations and all pending Udgodnu, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court ornot, under such ordinances, Suo)c shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 5. The violation of the provisions of this article related to the parking and mLVpyiug of vehicles abu|i be civil offenses subject tocivil penalties and fines pursuant 1othe procedures for administrative adjudication as set forth in Chapter lU of this Code. Accordingly, any person, Ordinance No. 20804-082013 Page o[4 firm, or corporation who violates any provision nfthim Code related to the parking, stopping or standing of vehicles shall be fined in an amount not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that u violation exists shall constitute o separate offense. 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 nn]jouoce for two (2) days in the ufficiu] newspaper ufthe City of Fort VV0oib, Texas, as authorized by Texas l.ucu] (Joveroz-nco1Codc` Section 52.013. SECTION 7. Chapter 22 o[the Code oF the City of Fort Worth, as amended, shall remain in fall force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law, and it is accordingly 000rdained. NPPROVED AS TO FORM LEGALITY: —7ssi s"t'��Ci�Att�omey — 4a,ry J.. ays ty Secret /\D(}97_BI}: August 13, 2013 EFFECTIVE-, Ordinance No. 20864-08'2013 Page 4o[4 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION; Approved on 8/1'3/2013 Ordinance No. 20864-08-2013 DATE: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 REFERENCE NO.: G-17973 LOG NAME: 20PARKING SPACE SUBJECT: Adopt Ordinance Amending Chapter 22, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article VI, Stopping, Standing and Parking, of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, as Amended, Amending Sections 22-194 how Parking Meter and Space to be Used, to Allow Parking of Multiple Motorcycles in a Single Marked Parking Space at Certain Parking Meter Locations, 22-197 Manner of Parking, to Specify how Motorcycles may Park and 22- 198 Marking of Spaces, Parking Within, to Provide for Sign Placement(ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Chapter 22, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article VI, Stopping, Standing, and Parking, of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, as amended, amending sections 22-194 How Parking Meter and Space to be Used, to allow parking of multiple motorcycles in a single marked parking space at certain parking meter locations, 22-197 "Manner of Parking," to specify how motorcycles may park, and 22-198 marking of spaces, parking within, to provide for sign placement. DISCUSSION: The City of Fort Worth (City) generally does not distinguish between passenger cars and motorcycles as it relates to parking regulations within the City. As such, motorcycles are able to be parked in any parking space that is allowed for passenger cars. This includes paid parking spaces, such as meters. Where motorcycles differ from passenger cars is in the ability to park more than one motorcycle within the marked boundaries of a single parking space. This ability has presented the City with an opportunity to allow multiple motorcycles to park in a single space, and increase the parking capacity in areas of the City served by parking meters. The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication is to seek Council approval on the proposed amendments to the current parking regulations found in Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (City Code). The following are the proposed changes to Chapter 22, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic": 1. Article VI "Stopping, Standing, and Parking," Section 22-194 "How parking meter and space to be used." Currently, the City Code does not directly address the parking and payment of multiple motorcycles in a single demarcated space. Section 22-194 would be amended to specifically allow this type of parking. In short the amendment would provide that if a parking meter controls the space, the meter must be paid as long as there is a vehicle occupying the space. If more than one motorcycle occupies the single marked space, it does not matter which motorcycle operator paid the meter as long as the meter is paid while any of the vehicles are in the space. When the time expires, all motorcycles in the space would be subject to a citation. Logname: 20PARKING SPACE Page I of 2 2. Article VI "Stopping, Standing, and Parking," Section 22-197 "Manner of parking." Currently, the City requires all vehicles parking at meters to either park parallel to the meter, if the space is parallel to a meter; or straight-in if the meter regulates a diagonal parking space. At this time the City Code does not allow vehicles to park perpendicular to the curb at metered spaces or "pay and display" meters. Section 22-197 would be amended to allow a sole exception for motorcycles. In spaces designed for parallel parking, motorcycles would be allowed to park perpendicular to the curb, but must be parked within the lines on the street for the applicable parking space. In cases where there are no spaces marked parallel to the curb, the motorcycle may be parked perpendicular to the curb, but cannot extend beyond 8 feet from it. 3. Article VI "Stopping, Standing, and Parking," Section 22-198 "Marking of spaces; parking within." Currently, the City Code provides for lines and markings to designate spaces where paid parking is permitted at meters. Section 22-198 would be amended to allow for signs to be posted indicating the areas where motorist are permitted to park at pay and display meters. Because there are no spaces indicated by marks or lines at pay and display meters, the signs would provide notice of where paid parking is permitted at those types of meters. FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION: The Financial Management Services Director certifies that this action has no material effect on City Funds. FUND CENTERS: TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office-by. Fernando Costa (6122) Originating Department Head: Douglas W. Wiersig (7801) Additional Information Contact: Peter Elliott (7797) Logname: 20PARKING SPACE Page 2 of 2