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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 20-72
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATE METHODS OF
GIVING NOTICE OF GRASS AND WEED VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
~ That paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of Section 20-72
of Chapter 20 of the Code of Ordinances are amended to read as
follows
Seo. 20-72 Notioe of owner of violations, &batement by
City; o011eotion of oosts, appeals
(e) Notioe of violatien. If the owner of property
fails or refuses to comply with Section 20-72, the Clty
shall give written notice to the property owner The
notice shall be delivered to the owner or mailed to the
owner's post office address If delivery in person is
not possible or if the owner's address is unknown, notice
shall be given by
(1) Publication in the city's official newspaper at
least twice within 10 consecutive days, or
(2) Posting the notice on or near the front door of
each building on the property to which the
violation relates, or
(3) Posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake
driven into the ground on the property to which the
violation relates, if the property contains no
buildings
(b) Contents of notioe The notice of violation shall
contain a statement
(1) Setting forth the requirements of Section 20-72,
(2) That the owner has ten (10) days from the date of
this notice to correct the violation,
(3) That if the owner fails to correct the violation,
the City will enter upon the property and mow or
have it mowed, and
(4) That if the owner falls to pay the costs thereof, a
lien shall be filed against the property to secure
all costs and fees
(o) City may oorreot violetion. If, at the expiration
of ten (10) days after notice is given, the owner
fails to correct the violation, the City may enter
upon the property and do the work, or pay for the
work to be done, as necessary to correct the
violation
~ That paragraphs (c), (d), (e) of Section 20-72,
as set forth prior to this amendment, are respectively retitled as
paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), to conform to this amendment
~ 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-Chronlcle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of its passage
~ That any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding
$2,000 Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
SECTION V 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 ~
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of , 1992
BOB CASTLEBERRY, M3%Y~
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
DEBRA A DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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