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AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING OF VEHICLES WITHOUT A VALID
UNIVERSITY PARKING PERMIT ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF PUBLIC STREETS
RUNNING THROUGH OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO PROPERTY OWNED,
OCCUPIED OR CONTROLLED BY TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY, PROVIDING
FOR DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES ON SAID STREETS,
REPEALING ARTICLE VII 1/2 OF CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
When curbs are painted black in color and signs are erected
giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle unless
such vehicle has a valid parking permit issued by Texas Woman's
University visibly displayed upon the rear portion of the
vehicle on the following Denton public streets running through
or immediately adjacent to property owned or occupied and
controlled by the University, to -wit
(1) the west side of Bell Avenue from University Drive
to Texas Street,
(2) the south side of College Street from Vine Street
to Bell Avenue,
(3) the north and east sides of Oakland Avenue from
North Locust Street to Texas Street,
(4) the west side of Oakland Avenue from Sawyer Street
to 250 feet north of the northwest corner of Third
Street, and
(5) the north side of Texas Street from Bell Avenue to
Oakland Avenue
SECTION II
The provisions of Section I shall apply at all times to the
street and portions of street designated therein except when it
is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other
traffic or in compliance with a police officer, campus peace
officer or official traffic control device
SECTION III
Any person adjudged guilty of parking a vehicle in violation
of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished
by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred ($200 00) Dollars
SECTION IV
That Article VII 1/2 of Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby repealed
SECTION V
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 All ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed
SECTION VI
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 and penalty clause 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 26� day of 19
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CI OF DE TON, TEXAS
ATTEST
Charlotte Allen, City Secretary
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY