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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND DEVELOP-
MENT TO TEMPORARILY PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT PARKING ON CITY STREETS
AND THOROUGHFARES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A
PENALTY; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
(1) The Director of Engineering and Development of the City
of Denton, Texas is authorized to temporarily prohibit or restrict
the parking of vehicles on the streets and thoroughfares of the
City for the purpose of facilitating street construction, recon-
struction, or repairs and for the safe and prompt movement of
traffic at the construction site
(2) The temporary or emergency restrictions shall take effect
at such time as the appropriate traffic control sign, signal or
device is in place as required under the traffic ordinances of the
City Temporary or emergency restrictions shall remain in effect
for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days unless other-
wise provided in this ordinance
(3) That if the Director of Engineering and Development de-
termines that a hazardous condition still exists after the expi-
ration of the ninety (90) day period due to street construction,
reconstruction, or repairs and an extension of temporary restric-
tions is necessary for the peace, safety and general welfare, then
the Director of Engineering and Development is empowered, upon
approval by the City Manager, to extend the temporary restrictions
governing parking at the construction site, until the completion
of the project
(4) The Director of Engineering and Development shall keep
a record of the temporary and emergency restrictions on parking,
and these records will reflect the location at which the traffic
control sign, signal or device was installed and the date that the
traffic control sign, signal or device was installed and removed
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
Durisdiction, 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
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) Each
day such a violation shall continue or be permitted, shall be treated
as a separate offense
SECTION III
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen 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 19th day of December, A D 1978
JO 1 4ITCHELL, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTE
KS OL , ITY SECRETARY
ITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
PAU" L C _ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS