1992-026e \~p~ocs\b{ketane ord
ORDINANCE NO ~
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING BICYCLE LANES ON THE WEST SIDE OF HINKLE
DRIVE FROM U S HWY 380 TO WINDSOR DRIVE AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF
STUART ROAD FROM SHERMAN DRIVE (F M 428) TO HERCULES STREET, PRO-
VIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200 00 FOR A VIOLATION OF PRO-
VISIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the City Traffic Engineer shall designate
bicycle lanes established by the City Council by the placement of
appropriate signs and roadway markings
SECTION II That the following streets or portions of streets
are hereby designated bicycle lanes
A lane six (6) feet in width measured from the curb along
the west s~de of Hinkle Drive from its ~ntersectlon with
U S Hwy 380 to its intersection with Windsor Drive
A lane six (6) feet in width measured from the curb along
the west side of Stuart Road from 1ts intersection with
Sherman Drive (F M 428) to its intersection w~th Hercules
Street
SECTION III That when signs and markings are ~n place g~v~ng
notice of the existence of any bicycle lane established by this
ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person
(a) To operate a bicycle along any portion of the roadway
except within the portion of sa~d roadway whlch is
designated as a bicycle lane,
(b) To operate a motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, motor-
driven cycle, or motorcycle along and within a bicycle
lane,
(c) To park a motor vehicle across or on a b~cycle lane,
except to obtain emergency parking, where signs are
posted prohibiting such parking, or
(d) In making or executing a turn, to drive a motor vehicle
across a blcycle lane except after yielding the right-
of-way to all bicycles operated within the lane
SECTION IV That any person who shall violate a provision of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not exceeding Two Hundred ($200 00) 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 pub-
l~shed 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 ~, 1992
BOB CASTLEBERRY, MAYOR/ ~
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ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
DEBRA A DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
By~-~~.~
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