1984-031NO _
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON RELATING TO GRASS AND WEEDS, BY
INCREASING THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR CITY CUTTING, PROVIDING
FOR APPEALS OF THE AMOUNT LEVIED FOR CUTTING, AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That Section 12-27, Article V of Chapter 12 of the Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows
"Section 12-27 Notice to owner of violations, abatement
by city, collection of costs
In the event that the owner of any lot, tract or parcel
of land or portions thereof shall fail or refuse to
comply with Section 12-26, then the city manager or
his designee shall notify such owner by letter
addressed to him at his post office address, or by
publication as many as two (2) times within ten (10)
consecutive days, if personal service may not be had
as aforesaid or if the owner's address be not known,
and at the expiration of ten (10) days after notifica-
tion as provided herein, the city may enter upon such
premises and may do such work as necessary, or cause
the same to be done, in order that the premises may
comply with the requirements of this article A
statement of the cost incurred by the city to abate
such condition shall be mailed to the owner of said
premises, which statement shall be paid within thirty
(30) days of the date of the mailing thereof Such
cost shall include an administrative fee of eighty
dollars ($80 00), in addition to the actual cost of
cutting or removing such vegetation In the event
that said statement has not been paid within such
period, the city manager or his designee may file a
statement with the county clerk of the expenses
incurred to abate such condition on said premises, and
the city shall have the privileged lien on any lot,
tract or parcel of land upon which such expense is
incurred second only to tax liens and liens for street
improvements, together with ten (10) percent on the
delinquent amount from the date such payment is due
For any such expenditure and interest, as aforesaid,
suit may be instituted and recovery and foreclosure
had in the name of the city and the statement so made,
as aforesaid or a certified copy thereof shall be
prima facie proof of the amount expended in any such
work performed by the city "
SECTION II
That Article V of Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended by creating a new Section 12-28 to read as
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follows
"Section 12-28 Appeals from Amount Billed for Cutting
Within fifteen (15) days of the date a statement of
costs is mailed to the owner of the premises, such
owner may appeal the reasonableness of the charges
billed for abating the condition to the City Council
by filing a written statement with the City Manager or
his designee, stating why such charges are unreason-
able Such appeal shall be submitted to the City
Council within a reasonable time after filing The
City Council shall review the charges, and may, upon
finding such charges unreasonble, assess such costs as
it deems reasonable The administrative fees shall
not be appealable "
SECTION III
That Sections 12-29 and 12-30 are reserved for future use
SECTION IV
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately after
its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1 day of d,Z{--, 1984
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CI OF D NTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
d4l,vlr2y, Z~ ,CI
-CTMLOTTE ALLEN, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY C . e~v~
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