ORD 2006-23TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "PUBLIC SAFETY" OF
CHAPTER 10, ENTITLED "PUBLIC SAFETY", SECTION 2.05,
"PARKING", SUBSECTION C, PARAGRAPH (1) AND ADDING
PARAGRAPH (2)(a) AND (b) TO: PROVIDE PARKING REGULATIONS
NEAR CROSSWALKS; AMENDING SECTION 2.07 TO ADOPT A NEW
SECTION 2.07, ENTITLED "PRIVATE STREETS", INCLUDING
SUBSECTIONS (A)(1-7) TO: PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE
STREETS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 2.08, ENTITLED "PENALTY"
TO: RENUMBER THE PENALTY SECTION; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS AND
REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE AUTHORIZING UPON
CONVICTION, A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) NOR
MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00), AS ALLOWED
BY LAW, AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED
COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A
VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club is a home rule municipality duly formed under
the Constitution and the laws of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the regulation of traffic is essential to the furtherance of public health,
safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, Section 542.008 of the Texas Transportation Code authorizes a
municipality to extend traffic regulations to private subdivisions upon the request of the
governing body of the entity that maintains the roads of the private subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the Town has received a request from The Lakes of Trophy Club
Homeowners Association to extend all traffic rules that apply to roads owned by the Town to the
private roads within its privately -gated community of Meadow Ridge; and
WHEREAS, the Lakes of Trophy Club Homeowners Association maintains private
roads within its subdivision and is therefore empowered to make a request of the Town to extend
traffic regulations; and
WHEREAS, having considered public safety and the welfare of those persons traveling
the private roads within Meadow Ridge, the Town Council finds that enacting an ordinance to
extend traffic regulations, both current and future, to private roads within the privately gated
community of Meadow Ridge serves the best interests of the public and the Town generally and
is a valid governmental function; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council determines that regulating parking in relation to certain
crosswalks within the Town will increase visibility and further the public health, safety and
welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES
That the above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated herein
and made a part hereof for all purposes.
SECTION 2.
AMENDMENT
2.01 Article II entitled, "Traffic & Vehicles" of Chapter 10, entitled "Public Safety" of the
Code of Ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, is hereby amended to modify Section
2.05, entitled "Parking", subsection C, paragraph (1) and adding paragraph (2)(a) and (b), so that
(C) (1) and (2)(a) and (b) of Section 2.05 are hereby revised as follows:
"C. Parking on Unapproved Surfaces
1. A person commits an offense if he stops, stands or parks a motor vehicle on a lot,
unless the vehicle is on an approved paved surface.
2 It shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle within twenty feet (20') of the marked
crosswalks at the following locations.
a. 500 Parkview Lane
b. 100 Village Trail west of Alamosa"
2.02 Article II, entitled "Traffic and Vehicles" of Chapter 10, entitled "Public Safety" of the
Code of Ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, is hereby amended to modify Section
2.07 entitled "Penalty" to adopt a new Section 2.07 entitled "Private Streets", so that Section
2.07 (A)(1-7) read in its entirety as follows:
Section 2.07 Private Streets
"A. All state law and Town Ordinances and rules regulating traffic on public streets within the
Town of Trophy Club, both those existing on the date of the adoption of this Section and
those subsequently enacted, shall apply to the private streets specified below. Such private
roads are deemed to be public highways or streets for the purposes of the application and
enforcement of the traffic regulations imposed under this Section:
1. Briarwood Court
2 Glen Hurst Court
3. Glenwick Court
4. Meadow Ridge Drive
5. Ridgewood Drive
6. Winsted Court"
2.03 Article II, entitled "Traffic and Vehicles" of Chapter 10, entitled "Public Safety" of the
Code of Ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, is hereby amended to add a new
Section 2.08 entitled "Penalty", so that Section 2.08 reads as follows:
Section 2.08 Penalty
"It shall be unlawful to violate any provision of this Article, and any person violating or failing
to comply with any provision of this Article shall be fined, upon conviction, not less than One
Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), as allowed by law, and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs
or continues."
SECTION 3.
SAVINGS AND REPEALER
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the Town affecting
traffic regulations and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such ordinances except in those
instances where provisions of those ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance; whether such ordinances are codified or uncodified, and all other provisions of the
Ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club, codified or uncodified, not in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance, shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any complaint, action, cause of action or claim which prior to the effective date of this Ordinance
has been initiated or has arisen under or pursuant to such repealed Ordinance(s) shall continue to
be governed by the provisions of that Ordinance and for that purpose the Ordinance shall be
deemed to remain and continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.
SEVERABILITY
If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance, or
application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
the Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining of
the Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 5.
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross and enroll this
Ordinance by copying the exact Caption and Effective Date clause in the minutes of the Town
Council of the Town of Trophy Club and by filing this Ordinance in the Ordinance records of the
Town.
SECTION 6.
PENALTY
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Ordinance, and any person
violating or failing to comply with any provision of this Ordinance shall be fined, upon
conviction, not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
SECTION 7.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its date of passage in accordance with law, and it
is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas,
this the 24`h day of July, 2006.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Town Secretary
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
OT�ROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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