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ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS TO CREATE A DUTY TO KEEP
SIDEWALKS, PARKWAYS AND ALLEYWAYS CLEAN, PROVIDING FOR ABATEMENT BY
THE CITY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $500 FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Chapter 20 of the Code of Ordinances is
amended by adding a new section 20-5 to read as follows
Sao. 20-5 Duty to keep sidewalk, parkway and alleyway clean
It shall be the duty of the owner, tenant or lessee to keep
the abutting or adjacent sidewalk, parkway and alleyway
clean and free of all weeds, trash, rubbish, filth, and
debris and to place such material in trash receptacles as
required by this code and failure to comply with the re-
quirement of this section shall be and hereby is declared
to constitute a nuisance subject to abatement as provided
in this Chapter
SECTION II That Section 20-81 of Chapter 20 of the Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows
Sec 20-81 Notice of violation
If the owner of property fails or refuses to comply with
section 20-3, section 20-5, section 20-71, or section 6-88
of this Code, the City shall give written notice of said
violation to the property owner The notice shall be de-
livered to the owner or mailed to the owner's post office
address If delivery in person is not possible or if the
owner's post office address is unknown notice shall be
given by publication in the City's official newspaper at
least twice within ten (10) consecutive days
SECTION III That any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding
$500 Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
SECTION IV 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
PASSED and APPROVED theday of Aftgm , 1991
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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BY
APVED AS/,'YO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA A D YOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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