HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-033ORDINANCE NO 07-033
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS CREATING FOUR DISABLED
PARKING SPACES, A DISABLED PARKING RAMP AREA AND SIX THIRTY MINUTE
PARKING SPACES ON THE EAST SIDE OF RAILROAD AVENUE NEXT TO DENTON
CITY HALL EAST, CREATING A BUS LOADING ZONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
HICKORY STREET, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, 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 HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I. That when signs or markings are in place giving notice that parking spaces are
for disabled parking only, no person shall park a vehicle that does not display a disabled parking
license plate or a disabled parking placard at any time upon the following street in the City of
Denton
On the east side of Railroad Avenue from 36 feet north of the north curbline of East Hickory
to 124 feet north of the curblme of East Hickory
SECTION II That when signs or markings are in place giving notice that an area is a loading
zone for a disabled parking ramp, no person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle except for the
purpose of loading or unloading a disabled person upon the following street in the City of Denton
On the east side of Railroad Avenue from 124 feet north of the north curblme of East Hickory
to 172 5 feet north of the north curblme of East Hickory
SECTION III. That when signs or markings are in place giving notice that parking spaces are
limited to no more than thirty minute parking, no person shall park a vehicle for more than thirty
minutes upon the following street in the City of Denton
On the east side of Railroad Avenue from 172 5 feet north of the north curblme of East
Hickory Street to 304 5 feet north of the north curblme of East Hickory Street
SECTION IV. That the disabled parking spaces which are south of City Hall East on the
south side of East Hickory Street near its intersection with Railroad Avenue shall be converted into
a bus stop because the disabled parking spaces will be moved to the east side of Railroad Avenue as
designated as Sections I and II of this ordinance
SECTION V. That the provisions of Section I prohibiting the parking of vehicles shall apply
at all times to the designated portion of the above named street or streets except when it is necessary
to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police
officer or official traffic control device
SECTION VI 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 VII. That if any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications, and
to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable
SECTION VIII That 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
Dollars ($200 00)
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 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 day of 1999
JACK MILL , MA OR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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