1991-072E \HPDOCS\NORK\codeo
ORDINANCE NO 71 Q
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT
INCLUDED THEREIN, PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF FEES PREVIOUSLY
ESTABLISHED, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF A FINE
NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS OF ALL SUCH PROVISIONS THAT
GOVERN FIRE SAFETY, ZONING, OR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION,
INCLUDING DUMPING OF REFUSE AND A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $500 FOR ALL
OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE, PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING
SUCH CODE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
SECTION I That the Code entitled "Code of Ordinances, City of
Denton, Texas," published by Municipal Code Corporation consisting
of Chapters 1 through 35, each inclusive, is adopted
SECTION II That all ordinances of a general and permanent
nature enacted on or before September 4, 1990, and not included in
the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein,
are repealed
SECTION III That the repeal provided for in Section II hereof
shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that
has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by
this ordinance
SECTION IV That unless another penalty 1s expressly provided,
every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code
or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of $2,000 for violations of
all such rules, ordinances and police regulations that govern fire
safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, including dumping
of refuse, and a fine not exceeding $500 for all other violations
Each act of violation and each day upon which any such viola-
tion shall occur shall constitute a separate offense The penalty
provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly pro-
vided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or
not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance In
addition to the penalty prescribed above, the city council may
pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive
relief, and revocation of licenses or permits
SECTION V That additions or amendments to the Code when
passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the City Council
to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorpo-
rated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the
additions and amendments
SECTION VI That ordinances adopted after September 4, 1990
that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the
Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like
provisions of the Code
SECTION VII That this ordinance shall become effective June
1, 1991 from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary 1s
hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published 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 Ad4e , 1991
BOB CASTLEBERRY, MA
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
APPR ED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA A DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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