1985-1831198L
NO X183
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-5 OF CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY RAISING THE MAXIMUM
FINE TO $1,000 FOR A VIOLATION OF THOSE CODE PROVISIONS WHICH
GOVERN FIRE SAFETY, ZONING AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION,
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION
That Section 1-5 of Chapter 1 (General Provisions) of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to
read as follows
"Sec 1-5 General Penalty
(a) Where no specific penalty is provided for a viola-
tion of a provision of this code or any ordinance,
rule, or regulation of the city, the violation is
punishable by a fine
(1) not to exceed $200 00
(2) not to exceed $1,000 00 if the provision vio-
lated governs fire safety, zoning, or public
health and sanitation, excluding vegetation and
litter violations, or
(3) fixed by state law if the violation is one for
which the state has fixed a fine
(b) A person violating a provision of this code or other
ordinance, rule or regulation of the city is guilty
of a separate offense for each day or part of a day
during which the violation is committed, continued,
or permitted, unless otherwise provided "
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 Code of Ordinances, as amended, shall remain in
full force and effect, save and except as amended by this
ordinance
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