HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-432ORDINANCE NO % — N J
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING SECTION 20-71(c) OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS TO AMEND THE DE-
FENSE TO PROSECUTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF HEIGHT LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN
WEEDS, GRASS, AND UNCULTIVATED VEGETATION BY ADDING A DEFENSE FOR
THE GROWING OF HAY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, PROVIDING FOR A SEVER -
ABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SEECTION I That Section 20-71(c) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton,
Texas is hereby amended by adding a defense for growing hay and it shall now read as follows
It shall be a defense to prosecution under this section that the vegetation is any of the following
1 Agricultural crops, except grass or hay unless subsection (2) stated below applies,
2 Hay that is grown for the specific purpose of cultivation and is part of a predominantly
homogeneous plant population may be grown to any height provided it is located no
closer than twenty (20) feet to an adjacent property,
3 Cultivated trees,
4 Cultivated shrubs,
5 Flowers or other decorative ornamental plants under cultivation, or
6 Wildflowers, but only until such time as seeds have matured following the final blooming
of the majority of the plants
SECTION II That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION III That save and except as amended hereby, all the provisions, sections, sub-
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of Chapter 20 of the Code of Ordinances
shall remain in full force and effect
SECTION IV That any person found guilty of violating this ordinance by a court of
competent jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars Each day that this
ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate offense
SECTION V That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of L&�' 1998
F.Porr-CLER,
MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
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