1999-022-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY ADDING SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 23-6 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 99-022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY
ADDING A SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 23-6 OF SAID CODE; DECLARING A
PORTION OF LAKE CROOK AS A CITY PARK; ESTABLISHING THE HOURS
DURING WHICH LAKE CROOK WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; PROVIDING FOR
THE CLOSURE OR USE OF LAKE CROOK FOR SPECIAL EVENTS; PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $500.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE OF APRIL 5, 1999.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended
by adding a section to be numbered 23-6, to read as follows:
"Sec. 23-6. Lake Crook Park; hours of operation; special events permitted.
"(a) That a portion of Section 8 of Lake Crook is hereby designated as a city
park and shall be known as Lake Crook Park. Such park shall be closed every day
from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. Such park may be closed at any time when deemed
necessary for the protection of the public health and welfare. It shall be unlawful for
any person to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in such park during such period when
it is closed. However, if anyone applies for permission to carry out an activity in the
park during hours when it is closed and the city manager determines that such activity
will not create a disturbance or public nuisance, such manager shall have authority
to issue a special permit of such activity.
"(b) In accordance with Chapter 24, Article II, the Special Events Committee
may permit the closure of Lake Crook Park for events which meet the definition of
a Special Event during the hours which the park would normally be open to the
public and for such lengths of time as the Committee deems appropriate, depending
on the nature of the event."
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of
a Misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $500.00, and each
and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated section shall constitute and
be deemed a separate offense.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly
repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on April 5, 1999.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of March, 1999.
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Scott P. Foster, City Attorney