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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING PORTIONS OF
CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
RELATING TO TRUCKS AND TRUCK ROUTES; PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OF ANY
ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
PROVISION; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $200.00
FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Sec. 18-52 of Chapter 18 of the Code of
Ordinances, Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Bec. 18-52. Truck routes; use required; exceptions.
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter, any
vehicle operated pursuant to a certification of surety bond
for the transportation of ready-mix concrete issued by the
State of Texas pursuant to TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art.
6701d-12 (Vernon 1994), shall travel exclusively on streets
within the incorporated limits of the City over the
shortest distance from the point of their origin or desig-
nation to the closest State highway.
SECTION II. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
force when the provisions of this ordinance become effective which
are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provisions con-
tained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any
such conflict.
SECTION III. That the provisions of this ordinance are
separable, and the invalidity of any phrase or part of this
ordinance shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the
remainder of the ordinance.
SECTION IV. That any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon first conviction shall be fined a sum of not less than twenty-
five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred ($200.00), and on
a second or subsequent conviction a sum of not less than fifty
dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred ($200.00).
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 pub-
lished 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.
BOB CASTI,EBERRYt I~YOR/ ~
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ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
DEBRA A. DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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