07-09-12 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. ___________ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70“TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BY ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR DISABLED PARKING;PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE;PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND TWOHUNDRED FIFTYDOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; FINDING COMPLIANCEWITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE : Section 1. Chapter 70, “Traffic and Vehicles,” Article V “Stopping, Standing and Parking”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended by adding new Section 70-184, which shall hereinafter read as follows,to wit: “Sec. 70-184. Disabled Parking Violations. (a)In this section the following definitions shall apply: Disabled Parking Placardmeans the placard issued by the state under Section 681.002 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended. Disabled Personmeans a person who has a permanent or temporary disability within the meaning of Section 681.001 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended, and who has applied for and received: (A)a disabled person or disabled veteran license plate from the state : (B)a disabled parking placard from the state; or (C)a license plate of placard bearing the international symbol of access issued by a state or by a state or province of a foreign country. Disabled Person License Platemeans the specially designed license plate of a vehicle, issued by the state to a permanently disabled person under Section 504.201 of the Texas Transportation Code,as amended. DisabledVeteran License Platemeans the specially designed license plate of a vehicle, issued by the state to a disabled veteran under Section 504.202 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended. International Symbol of Accesshas a meaning assigned in Section 681.001 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended.