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ORD 2026-05 Prohibit parking near certain crosswalks TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 2026-05 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 12 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES"; ARTICLE 12.04 "PARKING"; SECTION 12.04.005 "PARKING NEAR CERTAIN CROSSWALKS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, TO ADD NEW PARAGRAPHS 19 THROUGH 22 TO PROHIBIT PARKING NEAR CROSSWALKS ON BROADWAY DRIVE, MORGAN LANE, AND KENSINGTON LANE AT ROSEVILLE DRIVE AS WELL AS ON ROSEVILLE DRIVE AT BOBCAT BOULEVARD; PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE IS CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club (the "Town") is a home rule municipality acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the regulation of traffic and parking is essential to the furtherance of public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, due to traffic and parking patterns on Roseville Drive and intersecting roadways near Byron Nelson High School, the Town has identified the need to restrict parking within twenty (20) feet of certain crosswalks whether marked or unmarked; and WHEREAS, in order to maintain passage for emergency vehicles and to maximize traffic safety and visibility, the Town has identified the area within twenty (20) feet of these crosswalks to prohibit parking; and WHEREAS, the Town Council determines that regulating parking in certain areas 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 The above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. ORDINANCE NO. 2026-05 PAGE 2 SECTION 2. AMENDMENT That Chapter 12 "Traffic and Vehicles", Article 12.04 "Parking", Section 12.04.005 "Parking Near Certain Crosswalks" of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Trophy Club, Texas, is hereby amended to revise the first sentence of Section 12.04.005 to include both marked and unmarked crosswalks and add new Paragraphs 19, 20, 21, and 22, which shall read as follows: SECTION 12.04.005 PARKING NEAR CERTAIN CROSSWALKS. It shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle within twenty feet(20') of the marked or unmarked crosswalks at the following locations: (19) Broadway Drive at Roseville Drive (20) Morgan Lane at Roseville Drive (21) Kensington Lane at Roseville Drive (22) Roseville Drive at Bobcat Boulevard **** Paragraphs (1) through(18) of Section 12.04.005 are not modified by this ordinance, but shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. SECTION 3. CUMULATIVE This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the Town, except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such code, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such code are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council that the sections,paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence,clause,or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by a valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining sections,paragraphs,sentences,clauses,or phrases of this Ordinance;since the same would have been enacted by the Town Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase. ORDINANCE NO. 2026-05 PAGE 3 SECTION 5. SAVINGS All rights and remedies of the Town are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the ordinances of the Town that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this Ordinance, but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. 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 hereof shall be fined, upon conviction, in an amount not less than One Dollar($1.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. SECTION 7. PUBLICATION The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to publish the caption and penalty clause of this Ordinance as required by Section 3.16 of the Town's Charter. SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall become effective upon approval and publication as provided by law, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, this 9th day of February 2026. io 0 a nette Tiffany, M 41011.- C ATTEST: /-100' Tammy Dixon, To Secreta APPROVED AS TO FORM: Dean Rog a, To n A ey