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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR THE
REMEDIATION OR ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES, INCLUDING
HIGH WEEDS AND GRASS, TRASH AND DEBRIS, STAGNANT WATER,
SECURING OF DANGEROUS OR ABANDONED BUILDINGS, AND
DEMOLITION OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS; PROVIDING THAT A
SCHEDULE OF FEES SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CITY SECRETARY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 17, Article XI of the Denton Property Maintenance Code
provides that the City Council may establish an administrative fee to be included in the
costs assessed in the event the City finds it necessary to correct a violation of said
Chapter, including the presence of high weeds and grass, trash and debris, and stagnant
water as defined therein; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 17, Article XIII of the Denton Property Maintenance Code
likewise provides for the establishment of an administrative fee as part of the costs
recoverable by the City for securing dangerous or abandoned buildings and for
demolition of dangerous buildings; and
WHEREAS, the most recent administrative fee for nuisance abatement set by the
City was by Ordinance 91-82 at the sum of Eighty Dollars ($80.00) for the abatement of
high weeds and grass, since which time City costs have increased significantly; and
WHEREAS, the City finds and determines that an administrative fee of $160.00
would be just, proper, and in keeping with similar costs among other cities; NOW,
THEREFORE,
SECTION 1. There is hereby established an administrative fee to be assessed as
a portion of the City's costs in abating nuisances as provided under the Denton Property
Maintenance Code;
SECTION 2. This Ordinance and a schedule of the fees established hereby shall
be maintained on file in the office of the City Secretary;
SECTION 3. All Ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict; and
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and approval, and the fees provided for hereunder shall take effect on October 1,
2014.
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PASSED ANI) A.PP[ZOVI-I) this the clay of � ,`��. � 2014.
CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
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