1992-120ALL00287\1620.4
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR DESIGNA-
TION AND MARKING OF PARKING SPACES PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-96 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON; AMENDING SECTION 18-
109 TO PROVIDE FOR DESIGNATION OF PARKING SPACES FOR EXCLUSIVE USE
OF DISABLED PERSONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT
TO EXCEED $200 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That pursuant to Section 18-96 of the Code of Ordi-
nances, the city engineer is directed to designate and mark parking
spaces in areas where parking is to be limited.
SECTION II. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no
person may park a vehicle in a parking space within the zone for
more than two (2) hours between the hours of 8:00 A.M. until 5:00
P.M. upon the following street or portion thereof, in the City of
Denton, to-wit:
1. Austin Street: The east side between Oak Street and
Mulberry Street;
2. Austin Street: The west side between Oak Street and
Walnut Street;
3. Locust Street: The east side between Pecan Street and
Walnut Street;
4. Locust Street: The west side between Oak Street and
Walnut Street;
5. Elm Street: The east side between Pecan Street and
Hickory Street;
6. Elm Street: The west side between Pecan Street and
Walnut Street;
7. Cedar Street: The west side between Hickory Street and
Mulberry Street;
8. Pecan Street: The south side between Cedar Street and
Elm Street;
9. Oak Street: Both sides between Cedar Street and Austin
Street;
10. Hickory Street: Both sides between Cedar Street and
Austin Street;
11. Walnut Street: Both sides between Cedar Street and
Elm Street; and
12. Walnut Street: Both sides between Locust Street and
Austin Street.
~ECTION III. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no
person shall park a vehicle in a parking space within the zone for
more than two (2) hours between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00
P.M. upon the following street or portion thereof, in the City of
Denton, to-wit:
1. Austin Street: The west side between Pecan Street and
Oak Street;
2 Locust Street: The west side between Pecan Street and
Oak Street;
3 Elm Street: The east side between Hickory Street and
Walnut Street;
4 Cedar Street: The east side between Pecan Street and
Walnut Street;
5 Cedar Street: The west side between Pecan Street and
Hickory Street;
6 Pecan Street: Both sides between Elm Street and Austin
Street; and
7 Walnut Street: Both sides between Elm Street and Locust
Street.
SECTION IV. That Section 18-109 of Chapter 18 of the Code of
Ordinances of the city of Denton, Texas is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 18-109. Designation of parking spaces for excluslve
use of disabled persons upon publlc property.
(a) When signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be
unlawful for any person at any time to stop, stand, park or
leave standing any vehicle not displaying a specially designed
symbol, tab or other device, issued pursuant to the require-
ments of the state department of highways and public transpor-
tation in Vernon's Ann. civ. St. art. 6675a-Se.1 and affixed to
the license plates of such vehicle indicating the owner thereof
or a passenger therein is permanently disabled, or any vehicle
not displaying an identification card issued by such department
indicating the operator of such vehicle or a passenger therein
is temporarily disabled at any of the following places:
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(1) One (1) parking space on the north side of
Oak Street, east of Elm Street;
(2) One (1) parking space on the south side of
Oak Street, approximately one-half the distance
between Locust Street and Elm Street;
(3) One (1) parking space on the south side of
Hickory Street, west of Locust Street;
(4) One (1) parking space on the north side of
Walnut Street, east of Locust Street;
(5) Two (2) parking spaces on the west side of
Austin Street, south of Hickory Street;
(6) One (1) parking space on the east side of
Locust Street, south of Oak Street;
(7) One (1) parking space on the east side of Elm
Street, approximately one-half the distance be-
tween Oak Street and Hickory Street;
(8) One (1) parking space on the west side of Elm
Street, north of Hickory Street;
(9) One (1) parallel parking space adjacent to
the elevator entrance to the First Methodist
Church on Mulberry Street;
(10) Two (2) parallel parking spaces in the park-
ing lot of the Denton civic Center near the handi-
capped access ramp;
(11) Three (3) parking spaces at the Denton Senior
Center, 509 North Bell Street, on the north side
of the building and adjacent to the access ramp;
(12) Two (2) parking spaces at the Texas Employ-
ment Commission, 510 I-Hwy. 35E, in front of the
access ramp leading to the entrance of the build-
ing;
(13) One (1) parking space nearest the handicapped
access ramp at the Denton Public Library;
(14) One (1) parking space adjacent to the handi-
capped access ramp at the southwestern entrance to
the Municipal Building at 215 E. McKinney Street
in the U.S. Post office/Municipal parking lot;
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(15) One (1) parking space at Mack Park on the
south side of McKinney Street adjacent to the
sidewalk leading to the tennis courts;
(16) One (1) parking space at Mack Park on the
north side of McKinney Street adjacent to the
sidewalk leading to the park's concession stand;
(17) Two (2) parking spaces at North Lakes Park
nearest the access ramp and entrance to the park;
(18) Two (2) parking spaces adjacent to the hand-
icapped access ramp at Denia Park;
(19) One (1) parallel parking space on the south
side of Roberts Street at 718 Roberts Street; and
(20) Two (2) parking spaces at Denton Police De-
partment, 221 N. Elm Street, adjacent to the south
handicapped entrance ramp.
SECTION V. Any person who shall violate a provision of this
ordinance, or fails to comply therewith or with any of the require-
ments thereof, or of a permit or certificate issued thereunder,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each such person shall be deemed
guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion
thereof during which any violation of this ordinance is committed,
or continued, and upon conviction of any such violations such per-
son shall be punished within the limits above.
SECTION VI. 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 VII. That is any section, subsection, paragraph, sen-
tence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the va-
lidity 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 such invalidity.
SECTION VIII. That this ordinance shall become effective four-
teen (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 news-
paper of the city of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of its passage.
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PASSED AN~ APPROVED this the~/~day of ~~___, 1992.
BOB CASTLEBERRY, MA~
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPR~/ED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
DEBRA A. DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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