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AMENDMENT - TRAFFIC CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 92-2909
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE PLAINVIEW CITY CODE, CHAPTER 23,
ARTICLE XIV, ENTITLED "STOPPING, STANDING,
AND PARKING."
WHEREAS, the Traffic Code of the City of Plainview has not been amended
since 1991; and
WHERF~AS, the City of Plainview recognized the needs of our Handicapped
Citizens and in so doing recognizes a need to update the Traffic Code to
conform to existing conditions.
NOW THERI~FORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of
Plainview that Chapter 23, Article XIV of the Plainview City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 23-382
A. Implementation of a program to allow our Handicapped Parking
Citizens to enforce Handicapped Parking Violations under the
directions of the Director of Public Safety.
B. Whenever a volunteer under the jurisdiction of the Handicapped
Enforcement Specialist Program of the City of Plainview shall observe
any motor vehicle in violation of Municipal Code 1957, Ch. 14, ss6?,
that volunteer shall have the authority to attach to such vehicle a
parking ticket, which shall be directed to the owner of such vehicle,
and shah set forth the nature of the violation. Any such citations
shall be treated in the same manner as a citation issued by any
Police Officer or Public Safety Employee of the City of Plainview.
Ref: State Law 6675a 5e.1, Sec. 6A (d), Sec. 10 (b)
Section 2
That should any section, p~ragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for
any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected
thereby.
Section 3
That any person, firm or corporation violating the aforesaid Section
23-382 as herein after amended shall, upon conviction be fined any
sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Section 4
That the City Secretary is authorized and directed to cause the
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publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance together with
the penalty provision as an alternative method of publication as
provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 25th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1992.
E. V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ka}en McBeth, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wally H~t~h, City ~ttorney
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