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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 74-59ORDINANCE NO.' " ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 37, SEC- TION 37-81.1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS CONCERNING WHERE MOTORCYCLES MAY BE DRIVEN; PRO- VIDING AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE IN THE INSTANCE OF WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OWNER OR AGENT OF PRO- PERTY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING FOR SEVERA- BILITY; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. That Chapter 37, Section 37=81.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows: Section 37-81.1. Operations of Motortycles, Limitations. No person shall drive or operate a motorcycle upon or over any public or private property within the city of Beaumont except upon public roadways, officially designated motorcycle trails, and areas designated for vehicular traffic. It shall be an affirmative defense in a prosecution under this section that the. defendant was operating a motorcycle on pri- vate property with the prior written consent of the owner of such property or his agent. S'ectioii '2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here- with are hereby repealed. 'Sectiori '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 in no wise affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section '4. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished as bL6Z 3o X-Cp —33c7 aul szu; jumunuag 30 X4TD aul Jo 'IIDNf10D JUID RHI kg QRSSKd •saau�u.Pao Jo apoD auk. Jo g -I uoTIaaS UT papznoad