1985-1841199L
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 10 (FIRE PREVENTION) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY THE ADDITION OF
SECTION 10-5 RAISING THE MAXIMUM FINE TO $1,000 FOR VIOLATIONS OF THESE
SECTIONS OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CHAPTER PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That Article I of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Denton, Texas is hereby amended by adding a Section to be numbered
Section 10-5, which said section reads as follows
"Sec 10-5 Penalties
A person who violates a provision of this article or Article
IV hereof is guilty of a separate offense for each day or
part of a day during which the violation is committed,
continued or permitted, and each offense is punishable by a
fine not to exceed $1,000 "
SECTION II
That the provisions of this ordinance apply only to offenses
committed on or after the effective date of this ordinance Offenses
committed before the effective date of this ordinance are subject to
the former penalty of a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars
($200 00)
SECTION III
That the provisions of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances, as
amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as
amended by this ordinance
SECTION IV
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-Chronicle, the official newspaper of the City of Denton,
Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage !/''A
PASSED AND APPROVED this the LL7 day of ,",J J 985
ATTEST
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CHA OTTE ALLEN, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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