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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1995-2035 . . ORDINANCE NO. 95- 2035 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING HOURS OF PUBLIC OPERATION FOR CITY OF LA PORTE PARKS, PARK RELATED FACILITIES, AND RENT AL FACILITIES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SECTION 1. The City Council for the City of La Porte, by this Ordinance, establishes hours of public operation for all City Parks and park related facilities and rental facilities in the City of La Porte park system. Each park, park related facility or rental facility in the City Park system shall be open to, and be closed to the general public each day according to the schedule described herein. SECTION 2. The parks, park related facilities, and rental facilities of the City of La Porte Parks System are classified below and their hours of public operation are as follows, unless written authorization is given for a special event at the park or facility as provided for in this Ordinance. NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS Name of Park Seabreeze Property (park to be opened, and named at a later date) Operatine Hours 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Creekmont Park Fourteenth S1. Park Glen Meadows Park Ohio S1. Park Pete Gilliam Park Pfeiffer Park Second S1. Park Tom Brown Park 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. .7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. COMMUNITY PARKS Name of Park Central Park Northside Park Operatine Hours 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 1 ORDINANCE NO. 95-2035 e REGIONAL PARKS Name of Park Fairmont Park Little Cedar Bayou Park Lomax Park Northwest Park PARK RELATED AND RENTAL FACILITIES Name of Facility Brookglen Recreation Center Fairmont Recreation Center Kennedy, Evelyn Civic Center La Porte Recreation & Fitness Center La Porte Rodeo/Riding Arena** La Porte S.P.O.R.T. Center Sylvan Beach Fishing Pier Sylvan Beach Pavilion Riley, Jennie Recreation Center Walker, Charles Recreation Annex e ODeratine Hours 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 11 :00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Operatine Hours 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 5:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday & Holidays Open* 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sundays 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 11 :00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. * Recreation & Fitness Center is closed to the public on the following holidays - Christmas Day, Christmas Eve Day, Thanksgiving Day, & Easter Sunday. ** the Riding Arena at Lomax Park may remain open to the public until 12 Midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, if the facility is rented for a special event. SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to be in a City Park or park related facility during the hours the park or facility is closed to the public, unless the person has obtained written permission from the Director of Parks and Recreation Department, or his designee, to be present in a park, park related facility, or rental facility for a special event. Permission to enter the park prior to the posted opening time or to remain in the park after posted closing time may be granted by the Director of Parks and Recreation, or his designee, in writing. SECTION 4. The Director of Parks and Recreation Department shall place, erect, and maintain signs designating hours of public operation and prohibiting the presence of any person without written authorization in a City Park, park related facility, or rental facility during the hours the park or facility is closed to the general public. 2 ORDINANCE NO. 95-2035 . e SECTION 5. 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 or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent of the City Council in adopting this ordinance that no portion hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality, voidness or invalidity of any other portion hereof, and all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable for that purpose. SECTION 6. Any person who violates a provision of this Ordinance, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of La Porte, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense. SECTION 7. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption hereof to be published in the Bayshore Sun at least twice within the ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 22nd day of May, 1995. CITY OF LA PORTE ATIEST: Knox W. Askins, City Attorney 3 . . THE BAYSHORE SUN . SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1995 Public Notice ......' : .:; ': Ordinance No. 95-2035 Approved: slKnox Askins. City Attorney An ordinance establishing hours,,: of ,... public operation for City of La PQrte, : ..; paries. pari< mlatad facilities an rental :.: facilities; containing a severabjjity clause; provicing lhat any person violat- :'.:. Ing any provision of the ordinance sOall .:.; be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor :.:. and upon conviction shall be punisOed.': . : by a line not to excead the sum of RYe ' : . : . hundred dollars ($500.00) for each:Of-',; ': fense; finding compliance with the o;.en ~ I; j meetings law: providing an ettecGve .:! ~ date hemof. . ~ ~ -: I;' City of La ~e . ~!r siNorman L Malone.}.1ator : _Ii ~-' ~~ j. ':1: .' '4,. j ....1' ...... 'd j- ~. oS I . .,. . ," L .. Altest' , s1Sue Lanes. City Secretary 'r'