18-D-17 Parking Prohibited FM 1518/Main StreetORDINANCE NO. 18 -D -17
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY` OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS BE AMENDED BY REVISING CHAPTER 86, ARTICLE V, SECTION 86 -149
PARKING PROHIBITED; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it has been established that the street segments on Main Street currently identified
in the City Code where parking is prohibited are presented in a confusing, redundant, and /or
incomplete way; and
WHEREAS, it has been established that parking should be prohibited on the north side of FM
1518/Main Street from Oak Street to approximately 220 feet east of 1St Street; and
WHEREAS, it has been established that parking should be prohibited on the south side of FM
1518/Main Street from Oak Street to approximately 140 feet east of 1" Street; and
WHEREAS, these areas include street segments some of which are currently included in the
City Code of Ordinances and some of which are not; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended to remove the current listing of street segments where parking is
prohibited along Main Street and replace it with a clear description of the recommended no
parking zones on FM 1518/Main Street to the City Code of Ordinances under Article V, Section
86 -149, Parking Prohibited.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
THAT:
Section 1. Chapter 86, Article V, Section 86 -149 of the Code of Ordinances, Parking
Prohibited by the City of Schertz, Texas is amended as follows:
(a) When signs are erected and /or, when recommended by the City Engineer or the Chief of
Police, curb(s) are marked by painting them red with "No Parking" painted in white
letters thereon, giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time (or at
times as limited) upon any of the following streets or portions thereof.
Remove all reference to parking prohibited on Main Street and replace with the following:
Street Extent
FM 1518/Main Street North Side from Oak Street to 220 feet east of 1St Street
FM 1518/Main Street South Side from Oak Street to 140 feet east of 1St Street
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and
such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a part
of the judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 3. All ordinances and codes, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or
inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters
resolved herein.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application of
such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective upon the date of final adoption hereof and
any publication required by law.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of
Schertz, and this Ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect any other ordinances of the City
of Schertz except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance, in which event such conflicting provisions, if any, are hereby
repealed.
Approved on first reading the 22nd day of May 2018,
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on final readihe 5th day of June, 2018.
R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
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renda Dennis, City Secretary
(SEAL OF THE CITY)