HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-213ORDINANCE NO. 2015-213
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY
TRAFFIC ON WEST HIGHLAND STREET FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH NORTH
TEXAS BOULEVARD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH AVENUE D; ESTABLISHING
NORTHBOUND ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ON AVENUE D FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH
MAPLE STREET TO ITS 1NTERSECTION WITH WEST HIGHLAND STREET;
PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. When signs are erected and/or markings are in place giving notice of two-
way traffic flow on West Highland Street from its intersection with North Texas Boulevard to its
intersection with Avenue D, all traffic shall obey all applicable ordinances and state statutes
governing the flow of traffic on roads with two-way traffic.
SECTION 2.When signs are erected and/or markings are in place giving notice thereof,
all traffic on Avenue D from its intersection with Maple Street to its intersection with West
Highland Street shall be restricted to northbound one-way traffic only.
SECTION 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Denton in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the
ordinances of the City of Denton, not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. 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 invalidity.
SECTION 5. Save and except as amended hereby, all the provisions, sections,
subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of the Code of Ordinances shall remain
in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, an individual adjudged guilty
of exceeding the herein defined speed limits shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a
fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).
SECTION 7. This Ordinance providing for a penalty shall become effective 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 10 days of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the � 1 day of ��, ���.��� ��_ � 2015.
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CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
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JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
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