HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7249 ORDINANCE NO.
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 park-
ing 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 22, 1975; Saturday,November 29, 1975;
Saturday, December 6, 1975; Saturday, December 13, 1975;
Saturday, December 20, 1975; Saturday, December 27, 1975;
and Saturday, January 3, 1976; 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
ordinances and provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not
lily. `
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;
S. G. Johndroe, Jr.
City Attorney
Adopted by the City Councilf^ /975
UNE Citi of For orta�x., Texas
ar Mayor .+d Council C ✓nt
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WALL$ DATE r°iul "or susiccT-CRequest tot Free Parking O'nP .:art
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Meters in Cts During tine Christaah an
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The Central, atnean Council of the Foci„ Worth Chamber of Comm,erc,e has requested
tbat the. Cityort Wath again Join vith the Downtown Merchants the .
cooperative effort to stimulate tetannll Sales in the downt,mi area. 'Last year
2,769 (not Including sooty pant in lint) free parking lot spaces and 1,800 fee
meter spaces were granvi4ed on each of the loner Santurda,y's during the Christmas
ee ,eonn (Nbvember 30, 1,974 thrvugh December 30, 1974) . The merchants inn the
downtown area: tanned this procedure tstimulating for their rennases. The
City staff last year estimated an potential loss of $6,500 for eaae ntaen due to
the tree meters. The records show that, actually there was a $600 Increase se tan
revenue for the month cogpitred with the same period in 1973.
This year tete Central, A,rea Council, with contributions from Dillard' ,
Stripling's, Ed t eam'aa, Clyde Campbell, eltoin' , Fort Worth Billiard Supply,
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Washer grans., Johns, L. A lee, Bill McKay, Luse 'nn, Joe Daiches, Management
Insurance Systems, Aa Davis, Union Bank, Bek's, GatananlmortL's and tripe IN Pouch,
has made arrangements to use 7,04 ort-street parking spaces an eine tearing
lots and, gariages in the downtown area on, seven consecutive, Satu,rd,ays beginning
November 22, 1975, t nnaanugh January , 1976. Along with tbis program, they have
requested, that the Ci,ty parking meters s i the Metal Business District be free
from 1enema to Ca t seen,,. on ea eb of the above mentioned ed 5antu da s. The reason tnln„
not asking that the parking,t aeten be shade ;tree all dei° is to discourage em-
ployees eea ;frame parking on the meters.
The purpose an parking maters is to .nerve the public and the andjacer t businesses
by controll,ing parking, encouragingHart ung turnover, and discouraging all ay
parking,, On Saturdays, tete CHD population is considerably different from
wee-,Mays. The number of employees downtown, is sigrifficantly less while the
number of retail. shoppers is nigher
It should to noted that tree meter, parking ing dates not suspend nether traffic an„nnd.
parking contrale,, and the Police will be enforcingand other, restrictions.
'"line, Department of Lang has advised tenant in antden to grant this request an, ordi-
nance
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nnte nut 5t, adopted,.
Recommend at mean
It is recommended that the C#Y Council adopt an ordinance providing for tree
parking on all a i g ineters within an area tnanntnded by, gleno Street on the
north, Gro,ve, Street on tate east, Lancaster Avenue on the south and Henderson
Street on, the west, between the hours of 10 a.m. a,nd 6 p.m. on, ove den 22,
November 29, December C, December 13, Decembex, 20, December , 197:5, and
January 3, 1976.
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