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AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING TWO-WAY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON PORTIONS
OF MCCORMICK STREET SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN UNDERWOOD STREET AND
AVENUE A, AFTER FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE RE-
QUIRES ONE-WAY THEREUPON, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
THEREOF, PROVIDING THE INSTALLATION OF PROPER SIGNS AND MARK-
INGS, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
The City Council hereby finds and determines that the public
safety and welfare requires the termination of two-way traffic
upon the street portion described below, and providing a one-way
vehicular traffic pattern in lieu thereof, therefore, the follow-
ing portion of McCormick Street is hereby declared to be for one
direction vehicular traffic only
a Southbound on McCormick Street from its intersection
with Underwood Street to its intersection with Avenue
A
SECTION II
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a
vehicle upon the portion of street described above in a direction
other than as posted, and all signs installed pursuant hereto
shall be official traffic control devices
SECTION III
The violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be
punished by a fine of not exceeding Two Hundred ($200 00) Dollars,
and Section 1-5 of the Code of Ordinances is incorporated herein
and made a part hereof
SECTION IV
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 Th3.s the 7th day of December, A D
1976
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ELINOR HUGHES, MA(ZgR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
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OOKS OLT, CI Y SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPR�OV�EDD AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS