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Home My WebLink About1983-03140L NO 33 3 I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15, "PARKS AND RECRFATION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TFXAS, 1066, AS AMENDED, BY RENUMBERING THE SECTIONS THEREIN, DELFTiNG CERTAIN SECTIONS, PROHIBITING AND REGULATING CFRTAIN CONDUCT IN PARKS, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRFD DOLLARS ($700 00), PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TFXAS HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That Section 15-2 "Qualifications, powers and duties defined in Charter" of Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is hereby deleted SECTION II That Sections 15-3 through 15-7 5 of Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1066, as amended, are hereby renumbered consecutively as Sections IS-? through 15-7 SECTION III That Section 15-6(b), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, and herein renumbered as Section 15-5(b), is amended to hereafter read as follows (b) Vehicles and animals limited to certain areas It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or drive any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle or to lead, drive or ride any animal over or through any park, except along and upon park streets, drives, parkways or boulevards SECTION IV That Section 15-6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1Q66, as amended, and herein renumbered as Section 15-5, is amended by adding a new Section 15-5(d) which shall hereafter read as follows (d) Parking Restrictions It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle in a park except in places designated by the City for such purposes and it shall be unlawful for any person to park or permit to remain parked any vehicle owned by or under said person's control on park property after ten o'clock p m or before six o'clock a m unless participating in an activity which is scbeditled by or with the approval of the City SECTION V That Section 15-7(c) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, j"6'), as amended, is amended by deleting the present Section 15-7(c) and enacting a new Section 15-7(c) herein renumbered as Section 15-6(c) which shall hereafter read as follows (c) Bring in or dump, deposit or leave anv bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dtrt, rock, rubbish, waste, wood, garbage, refuse or other household or commercial trash, containers, equipment or appliances No such refuse, trash or other materials shall be placed in anv waters in or contiguous to any park or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but shall he placed in the proper receptacles where provided, and if not provided, all such rubbish, trash or waste shall he carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly deposed of elsewhere SECTION VI That Section 15-7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, and herein renumbered as Section 15-6 is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 15-6(e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and O), which shall hereafter read as follows (e) Bring in or dump, deposit or leave anv noxious, hazardous or flammable materials or substances, either solid or liquid, on park property (f) Start or maintain a fire in a park except in a fireplace or grill at a site designated by the Parks and Recreation Department, to leave the park without extinguishing a fire started or maintained by that person, to burn wood found in the park, or to deposit hot coals in trash receptacles (g) Camp in a park other than an area designated by and with the written permission of the Parks and Recreation Department (h) Possess, bring into or discharge in a park any firearm, air or gas operated gun, bow, crossbow or other missile throwing device (t) Move or carry away any sod, sand, earth, tree, wood, shrub, flower or other landscaping in a park, or to trample, injure or destroy plant material and park fixtures or facilities (j) Hit a golf ball in a park except in areas designated by the Parks and Recreation Department PAGE 7 k No person shall take any fish or other aquatic life from park water areas by any means except a hook and line using natural or artificial bates All nets and seines are prohibited SECTION VII That Section 15-7 5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, and herein renumbered as Section 15-7, is amended to hereafter read as tollows Section 15-7 CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROHIBITED IN PARKING AREAS Within the limits of any public park within the City, it shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage in a parking lot or area when such parking lot or area are adjacent to a recreation center or facility Recreation center or facility as used herein shall mean a public building, structure or improved area used for any type of recreational activity, and shall include but not be limited to swimming pools, basketball courts and tennis centers SECTION VIII That Section 15-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is hereby deleted SECTION IX That Section 15-9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is herein renumbered as Section 15-8, and amended to hereafter read as follows Section 15-8 CITY PARK CLOSED DURING CERTAIN HOURS The City parks shall be closed to the public between the hours of ten o'clock p m and six o'clock a m on the following day, and it shall be unlawful for any person to enter or be found in City parks between such hours, except for events approved or scheduled by the Parks and Recreation Department or City Council SECTION X That Section 15-10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, 1s herein renumbered as Section 15-9 and amended to hereafter read as follows The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed an offense and be punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) and each violation thereof shall be and is hereby deemed to be a distinct and separate offense and punishable as such PAGE 3 SECTION XI That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance 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 XII That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage PASSED AND APPROVED this the jf�ay of �� 1983 i I HARD ST ART, MA CI Y OF DENTON, TEXAS ATTEST �p� J� CHARLOTTE ALLEN, CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY PAGE 4