HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 87-89 ORDINANCE NO. �--
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A WAIVER OF
RESERVED METERED PARKING SPACE FEES; CHANGING
THE DESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR OF URBAN
TRANSPORTATION TO DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS;
PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR SAID WAIVER;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IR ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 26 , Section 26-68, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby,
amended to read as follows:
Section 26-68:
The director of public works or his designee
is hereby authorized to reserve metered
parking spaces for special purposes. If the
director of public works or his designee
deems the reservation of metered parking
spaces in the public interest he shall mark
such meters appropriately to notify the
general public that use of such meters is
unlawful by unauthorized vehicles and shall
collect from the person or firm requesting
the reserved use the following fees:
(1 ) The single charge of eight dollars
($8.00) per meter shall be made as an
administrative charge for each trip to a
single block location for the purpose of
designating reserved meter spaces; and
(2) An additional fee of four dollars
( $4.00 ) per meter per day shall be
charged for each day that the designated
spaces remain reserved.
Persons or firms who are performing
renovations and/or improvements which would
endanger the safety and welfare of the
citizens if parking spaces are not reserved,
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will be granted a waiver of all reserved use
fees by the Director of Public Works. To
obtain the waiver provided herein, a written
request must be received by the Director of
Public Works at least ten (10) days prior to
the date the reserved meters are required.
The written request shall additionally
contain meter location and dates for which
the reservations are needed. The waiver will
be granted only for those meters abutting the
property being renovated or improved.
Section 2.
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 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
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.
�f PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the 2- `t day of jAa VV\Ak , 1987.
Mayor -
Pe-o Ten,
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