1999-023-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 23-28 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 99-023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING
SECTION 23-28 OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR PERMITTED CAMPING AT
DESIGNATED AREAS AT LAKE CROOK; 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 Section 23-28 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 23-28. Camping.
"It shall be unlawful for any person to camp overnight on the premises of
Lake Crook or Lake Gibbons. However, when deemed appropriate by the Special
Events Committee in accordance with Chapter 24, Article II, and with the approval
of the Parks and Recreation Director, camping may be permitted on designated areas
of Lake Crook."
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repealed.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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of March, 1999.
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Charles H. Neeley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Scott P. Foster, City Attorney