HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2207 ORDINANCE NO. 2 2-07
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 68 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1692, SAME BEING THE TRAFFIC CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, BY CHANGING SAID
SECTION AS SHOWN BELOW, AND BY ADDING THERETO
SECTION 68-a; PROVIDING THAT MOTOR BUSES SHALL
STOP FOR THE PURPOSE OF PICKING UP OR DISCHARG-
ING PASSENGERS ONLY AT PLACES DESIGNATED BY THE
CHIEF OF POLICE AND MARKED BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR
ORGANIZATION IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF SAID
MDTOR BUSES; PROVIDING THE MANNER IN WHICH SAID
MOTOR BUSES SHALL STOP AT SUCH DESIGNATED PLACES;
DEFINING TERMS; REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HERENITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF; AND PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE THERE-
OF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 68 of Ordinance No. 1692 be amended so that said section
shall read as follows:
SECTION 68. - MOTOR BUSES STOPPING.
All stops by motor buses within the City of Fort Worth for
the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers shall be
made only at locations designated by the Chief of Police of
the City of Fort Worth and marked as bus stops by the individual
or organization in charge of the operation of such motor buses;
and before making any stop for the purpose of taking on or dis-
charging passengers, motor buses shall pull in as near the
street curb upon the right-hand side of the motor bus making
said stop as possible, and shall stop as near said right-hand
curb as possible; and, when a motor bus is making such a stop,
such motor bus shall stop in such a place as to interfere with
the vehicular traffic on the street on which said motor bus is
traveling as little as possible; but no part of any motor bus
shall be stopped so as to obstruct traffic on any intersecting
street except when such stops shall be necessary for the purpose
of protecting life or property.
SECTION II.
That Section 68--a to be added to Ordinance No. 1692 shall read as
follows:
SECTION 68-a. The term "motor bus" when used in this or-
dinance shall mean any trackless vehicle operated for hire upon
a regular schedule over a defined route, which said defined route
lies entirely within the corporate limits of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas.
SECTION III.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all the provisions in Or-
dinance No. 1692 and any other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth relat-
ing to motor buses, except in those instances where the provisions of this
ordinance are in direct conflict with such provisions, in which instances
said conflicting provisions are expressly repealed.
SECTION IV.
Any person violating any provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed s
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not more than Two Hun-
dred Dollars ($200.00).
SECTION V.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from
and after the date of its passage and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney