COUNCIL
COMMUNICATION
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DATE: 12/09/2002 |
SUBJECT: FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 2002 – O - 317 AMENDING CHAPTER 19, MOTOR
VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC, ARTICLE VIII, STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING, OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF LAREDO: SPECIFICALLY
ADDING SECTION 19-364(4) WHICH
ESTABLISHES THE SOUTHSIDE OF SHILOH DRIVE, BETWEEN SHALOM CIRCLE AND FOX
LANE, AS A NO PARKING /TOW AWAY
ZONE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:30 A.M.
AND 4:30 P.M., MONDAY TO FRIDAY, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. |
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INITIATED BY: STAFF SOURCE: Larry Dovalina, City
Manager
Roberto Murillo, P.E, Traffic Director |
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Ordinance was introduce on December 02, 2002.
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BACKGROUND: It is in the opinion of
the City Manager and the Traffic Director that it is necessary to regulate
the use of street parking on Shiloh Drive in the area of United High
School. Parking of vehicles on Shiloh
Drive creates a potential hazard for the large amount of students crossing the
street mainly during the school hours. Students without proper
are driving licenses and/or vehicle insurances are not allowed to park in the
school parking lot and are forced to park in these areas. The City of Laredo has approached United School District officials regarding this issue but are still not allowing these students from parking their vehicles in the parking lot due to some liability concerns by the school. It is recommended to authorize the placement of signs prohibiting parking and tow away sign symbols to authorize the removal of vehicles in violation during the specified times (7:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.)
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FINANCIAL: The cost to install necessary signs will be obtained from
Traffic Dept. operating funds: Street Signs –101-2610-
522-3040
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RECOMMENDATION: |
STAFF: Recommends that City
Council approved this ordinance. |
AMENDING CHAPTER 19, MOTOR VEHICLE AND
TRAFFIC, ARTICLE VIII, STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF LAREDO:
SPECIFICALLY ADDING SECTION
19-364(4) WHICH ESTABLISHES THE SOUTHSIDE OF SHILOH DRIVE, BETWEEN SHALOM
CIRCLE AND FOX LANE, AS A NO
PARKING /TOW AWAY ZONE BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 7:30 A.M. AND 4:30 P.M.,
MONDAY TO FRIDAY, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, it is necessary to eliminate the use of the south
side of Shiloh Street in the area of United High School for parking because the
parked of vehicles may create an obstruction for students and pedestrians in
crossing the street and therefore becomes necessary to remove vehicles left
standing, stored, or staged in these streets or parking areas during the
designated days and hours; and
WHEREAS, it is in the opinion of the City Council that it is
in the best interest of the city to apply the best and fairest method to
maintain and regulate the use of streets and street parking in this area and
other streets throughout the city; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is necessary to
authorize the removal of vehicles in violation of illegal parking by properly
establishing and identifying tow-away zones for the removal of vehicles in violation, also recognizing
that increased regulation of parking constitutes a benefit to the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAREDO THAT:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT
Chapter 19, “Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article VIII, “Stopping, Standing, or Parking”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Laredo specifically by amending section 19-364 (2) to the code to establish no parking anytime/tow away zones in the area of the Riverfront Parking Lot adjacent to Bridge I and that the remedy for violation of the this section shall be the removal by towing way of vehicles as prescribed by section 19-350(a) (12) and section 19-364 will be amended as follows;
Chapter 19
Article VIII.
Stopping, Standing, or Parking
Section 19-364 Restricted
Parking Areas.
The removal of vehicles for
parking violations on certain streets and parking metered areas for the
following time periods are hereby established:
1. Parking of vehicles is prohibited Monday thru Saturday,
between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and all day Sunday, in parking
metered spaces located on the following streets:
Blocks 600 thru 1000 of Santa
Ursula Avenue, and
The 800 Block of Lincoln St.
and Washington St.,
2. Parking of vehicles is prohibited at all times in the
following streets located in the downtown business district:
Blocks 500 thru 1000 of San
Dario Avenue;
Blocks 200 thru 500 of Santa
Ursula Avenue;
The 600 block of Iturbide
St., Hidalgo St., Matamoros St., Houston St., and Washington St.;
The 600 block of Farragut St.
and the north side of Victoria St.;
The 800 block of Iturbide,
Hidalgo, Farragut, Matamoros, and Victoria;
The south side of the 800
block of Houston;
The north side of the 800
block of Lincoln St. and Washington St.;
The 300 block of San Bernardo
St.;
The north side of Pedregal
Rd. (River Rd) between Santa Isabel Ave. on the west and and the old U.S.
Customs import lot on the east;
The south side of Pedregal
Rd, ( River Rd) between Santa Isabel Ave. on the west and Santa Maria Ave. on
the east;
The east and west side of
Main St. between Pedregal (River Rd) on the south and Water St. on the north;
The north and south side of
Ventura St. between Santa Maria Avenue on the east and Santa Cleotilde Avenue
on the west.
The east and west side of
Santa Maria Ave. between Pedregal (River Rd) on the south and Water St. on the
north;
3. Parking of vehicles is prohibited at all times along
U.S. 83 (Zapata Highway) between Zacatecas Street , and the southern City
limits of Laredo;
4. Parking
of vehicles is prohibited between the hours of 7:30A.M. and 4:30 P.M. , Monday
to Friday, on the south side of Shiloh Drive between Shalom Circle and Fox
Lane;
SECTION. 2
SEVERABILITY
If
any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance, or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances is
for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void, invalid, or for any reason
unenforceable, the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance or its
application to other persons or sets of circumstances shall not be affected
thereby, it being the intent of the City Council of the City of Laredo in
adopting this ordinance that no portion hereof of provisions or regulation
contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any
unconstitutionality, voidness or invalidity and all provisions are declared severable for that purpose.
This
Ordinance shall be published once in accordance with the provisions set for in
Section 2.09 (d) of the City Charter.
This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and publication.
PASSED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR ON THIS
_______DAY
OF __________________, 2002
ATTEST:
__________________________ ___________________________
GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR. ELIZABETH
G. FLORES
CITY SECRETARY MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JAIME L. FLORES
CITY ATTORNEY
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ALLAN W. McGRAW
ASST. CITY ATTORNEY