1996-139J \~PDOCS\ORD\SKATE ORD
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ADDING SECTION 18-13 TO
CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON TO
PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, ROLLER BLADES
OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICES ON ALL SIDEWALKS IN THE AREA SURROUNDING
THE CITY SQUARE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Section 18-13 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby adopted and shall read as
follows:
Bee. 18-13. Skateboarding, roller skating, and roller blading
prohibited on sidewalks in designated areas.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
operate a skateboard, roller skates, roller blades, or other
similar device at any time on any sidewalks running adjacent to the
streets listed below:
(1) On Pecan Street from five hundred (500) feet west of its
intersection with Cedar Street to five hundred (500) feet east of
its intersection with Austin Street.
(2) On Oak Street from five hundred (500) feet west of its
lntersectlon with Cedar Street to five hundred (500) feet east of
its ~ntersection with Austin Street.
(3) On Hickory Street from five hundred (500) feet west of
its ~ntersection with Cedar Street to five hundred (500) feet east
of its intersection with Austin Street.
(4) On Walnut Street from five hundred (500) feet west of ~ts
intersection with Cedar Street to five hundred (500) feet east of
· ts intersection with Austin Street.
(5) On Cedar Street from five hundred (500) feet north of its
intersection with Pecan Street to five hundred (500) feet south of
1ts intersection with Walnut Street
(6) On Elm Street from five hundred (500) feet north of its
intersection with Pecan Street to five hundred (500) feet south of
its intersection with Walnut Street.
(7) On Locust Street from five hundred (500) feet north of
its intersection with Pecan Street to five hundred (500) feet south
of ~ts Intersection with Walnut Street
(S) On Austin Street from five hundred (500) feet north of
its intersection with Pecan Street to five hundred (500) feet south
of its intersection with Walnut Street.
SECTION II. That if any provisions of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications,
and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION III. 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 IV. That any person violating any provision of thls
ordinance shall, upon convict~on, be f~ned a sum not to exceed
two hundred dollars.
SECTION V. 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 (10) days of its
passage./~ ~
JACK~LLER, MAYOR
ATTEST:~
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY