HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 12-023 ORDINANCE NO. 12-023
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20,ARTICLE 20.04 BY
ADDING A NEW SECTION 20.04.012 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 20, Article 20.04 of the Code of Ordinances be and the same is hereby
amended by adding a new Section 20.04.012 Persons with Disabilities to read as follows:
ARTICLE 20.04 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
Sec. 20.04.012 Persons with disabilities
The owner or operator of a vehicle is exempt from the payment of a fee or penalty for
parking in a parking garage or lot or in a space with a limitation on the length of time for
parking if:
(1) the vehicle is being operated by or for the transportation of a person with a
disability; and,
(2) there are:
(A) displayed on the vehicle special license plates issued under
Transportation Code Section 504.201; or
(B) placed on the rearview mirror of the vehicle's front windshield a
disabled parking placard.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause of 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That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the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 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont,
Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 22nd day of
May, 2012. +""i1`*
- Coun er Audwin Samuel -