HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 07-107 ORDINANCE NO. 07-107
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING FOR A PERIOD
OF SIX (6) MONTHS THE PARKING, USE AND
OCCUPANCY OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES OR TRAVEL
TRAILERS AS TEMPORARY LIVING QUARTERS ON
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3066 CROCKETT,
1365 LOUISIANA, 2296 VICTORIA, AND 4255 IRONTON
DURING THE PERIOD OF REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION
OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY CAUSED BY HURRICANE
RITA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING
A PENALTY.
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2005, City Council approved Ordinance No. 05-078
allowing for a period of six (6) months the parking, use and occupancy of recreational
vehicles or travel trailers as temporary housing during the period of repair or reconstruction
of hurricane-damaged properties; and,
WHEREAS, on April 4,2006, City Council approved Ordinance No. 06-021 granting
a six (6) month extension; and,
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2006, City Council approved Ordinance No. 06-064
granting a six (6) month extension; and,
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2007, City Council approved Ordinance No.07-082
granting an additional six (6) month extension to those citizens occupying FEMA or travel
trailers on residential property who are able to establish that they are either actively
working on repairing their homes, have applied for disaster recovery or are in litigation with
insurance carriers; and
WHEREAS, the following property owners have made application for an extension
to occupy a FEMA trailer or travel trailer on the residential properties listed below:
3066 Crockett Jerrie Drew
1365 Louisiana Linda Randolph
2296 Victoria Debra Parrish
4255 Ironton Juanita Parks
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City
of Beaumont to extend to certain property owners the privilege for an additional six (6)
month period to allow recreational vehicles or travel trailers to be occupied on residential
property as temporary housing during the period of repair or reconstruction of hurricane-
damaged properties:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT it is hereby permitted for an additional period of six (6) months from the
effective date of this ordinance the parking, use, and occupancy of recreational vehicles
or travel trailers on residential property as temporary living quarters by property owners
listed below while the damage to these properties caused by Hurricane Rita is being
repaired, disaster recovery relief has been applied for or litigation with insurance
companies is being pursued:
3066 Crockett Jerrie Drew
1365 Louisiana Linda Randolph
2296 'Victoria Debra Parrish
4255 Ilronton Juanita Parks
Section 2.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any such recreational vehicle or travel
trailer used for purposes of occupancy as temporary living quarters on any street, highway,
alley, sidewalk, or other public place in the City of Beaumont.
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished, as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 16th day of
October, 2007.
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