0928AORDINANCE NO. 928A
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, REPEALING ARTICLE VII, "CURFEW FOR
MINORS" OF CHAPTER .15, "PUBLIC SAFETY" OF THE SOUTHLAKE
CITY CODE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
.PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas .("City") is a home rule city 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 City Council of the City of Southlake .adopted a curfew ordinance for
minors in the City which is codified as "Article VII, "Curfew for Minors" of
Chapter 15, "Public Safety" of the Southlake City Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that, based on the passage of House Bill
1819, "Juvenile Curfew," which bans the imposition of a curfew of persons
younger than 18 years of age, except for purposes of emergency
management, signed into law June 9, 2023, there exists a need to repeal
'`Article VII, "Curfew for Minors" of Chapter 15, "Public Safety" of the
Southlake City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
Article VII, "Curfew for Minors" of Chapter 15, "Public Safety" of the Southlake
City Code is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 2.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this Ordinance are severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this Ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 1lft reading the Ll�.day of October 2023.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on the 2"d reading the 17Lday of October 2023.
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APPROVED AS T/Of FORM AND LEGALITY:
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