1983-03140L
NO
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15, "PARKS AND RECREATION" OF TH~
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, T~XA~, 1~66, AS
AMENDED, BY RENUMBERING THE SECTIONS THEREIN, DELPTING CERTAIN
SECTIONS, PROHIBITING AND REGULATING CFRTAIN rONDUCT IN PARK~,
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN ~ ~OUNT NOT TO EXCEED ~O HUNDRFD
DOLL'S ($200 00~, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSe, AND
PROVIDING FOR ~ EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TFXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That ~ectlon 15-2 "Qualifications, powers and duties defined
in Charter" of Chapter 1S of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Denton, Texas, 1066, as amended, is hereby deleted
~ECTION II
That Sections 15-3 through lg-7 ~ of Chapter 15 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, l~66, as amended,
are hereby renumbered consecutively as Sections 15-? through
15-7
SECTION III
That Section 1S-6[b], of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, and herein renumbered as
Section 1S-5(b}, is amended to hereafter read as follows
(b) Vehicles and animals limited to certain areas It
shall be unlawful for any person to operate or
drive any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle
or to lead, drive or ride any animal over or
through any park, except along and upon park
streets, drives, parkways or boulevards
SECTION IV
That Section 15-6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas, lq66, as amended, and herein renumhered as
Section 1S-S, is amended by adding a new Section l~-5[d] which
shall hereafter read as follows
rd) Parking Restrictions It shall be un]awful for
any person to park any vehicle in a Dark except in
places designated by the City for such purposes
and it shall be unlawful for any person to park or
permit to remain parked any vehicle owned by or
under said person's control on park property after
ten o'clock p m or before six o'clock a m unless
participating in an activity which is scheduled by
or with the approval of the City
SECTION V
That Section lg-7fc] of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Denton, Texi~, ,n65, as amended, is amended by deleting the
present Section 15-7(c) and enacting a new Section l~-7(c)
here~n renumhered as Section 15-6(c] which shall hereafter read
as follows
(c] Bring ~n or dump, deposit or leave any bottles,
broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt,
rock, rubbish, waste, wood, ~arhage, refuse or
other household or commercial trash, containers,
equipment or appliances No such refuse, trash or
other materials shall be placed in any waters in
or contiguous to any park or left anywhere on the
grounds thereof, but shall he placed ~n the proper
receptacles where provided, and if not provided,
all such rubbish, trash or waste shall he carried
away from the park by the person responsible for
~ts presence and properly deposed of elsewhere
SECTION VI
That Section 15-7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas, 1966, a~ amended, and herein renumbered as
Section 15-6 is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section
15-6~e), (f), (gl, [h), (l) and ()), which shall hereafter read
as follows
{e) Bring in or dump, deposit or leave any noxious,
hazardous or flammable materials or substances,
either sol~d or liquid, on park property
ff] Start or maintain a f~re in a park except ~n a
fxreplace or grill at a stte dest~nated by the
Parks and Recreation Department, to leave the par~
without extinguishing a fire started or maintained
by that person, to burn wood found ~n the park, or
to deposit hot coals in trash receptacles
[g) Camp in a park other than an area designated by
and w~th the written permission of the Parks and
Recreation Department
[h) Possess, bring into or discharge in a park any
firearm, air or gas operated gun, bow, crossbow or
other missile throwing device
(1) Move or carry away any sod, sand, earth, tree,
wood, shrub, flower or other landscapln~ in a
park, or to trample, ~n~ure or destroy plant
material and park fixtures or fac~ltt~es
[~) Hit a golf ball in a park except in areas
designated by the Parks and Recreation Department
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k No person shall take any fish or other aquatic life
from park water areas by any means except a hook
and line using natural or artificial bates All
nets and seines are prohibited
SECTION VII
That Section 15-7 5 of the Code of Ordinances of the C~ty of
Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, and herein renumbered as
Section 15-7, is amended to hereafter read as follows
Section 15-7 CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROHIBITED IN PARKING AREAS
Wlth*n the l~mlts of any public park wlthln the City,
it shall be unlawful for any person to consume any
alcoholic beverage in a parking lot or area when such
parking lot or area are adjacent to a recreation
center or facility Recreation center or faclllty as
used here~n shall mean a public building, structure
or ~mproved area used for any type of recreatlonal
actlvlty, and shall ~nclude but not be limited to
swimming pools, basketball courts and tennls centers
SECTION VIII
That Section 15-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is hereby deleted
SECTION IX
That Section 15-9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is here~n renumbered as Section
15-8, and amended to hereafter read as follows
Section 15-8 CITY PARK CLOSED DURING CERTAIN HOURS
The City parks shall De closed to the public between
the hours of ten o'clock p m and slx o'clock a m on
the following day, and it shall be unlawful for any
person to enter or be found ~n City parks between such
hours, except for events approved or scheduled by the
Parks and Recreation Department or C~ty Council
SECTION X
That Section 15-10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is herein renumbered as Section
15-9 and amended to hereafter read as follows
The violation of any prov~slon of this chapter shall
be deemed an offense and be punishable by a fine not
to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) and each
violation thereof shall be and ~s hereby deemed to be
a d~st~nct and separate offense and punishable as such
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SECTION XI
That ~f any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word ~n th~s ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or clrcumstance ~s held ~nval~d by any court o~ competent
jurisdiction, such holdlng shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of thls ordinance, and the C~ty Council o~ the
C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares ~t would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such ~nval~dlty
SECTION XII
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days
from the date of ~ts passage, and the C~ty Secretary ls hereby
d~rected to cause the captlon of th~s ordinance to be published
twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the okf~c~al newspaper of
the City of Denton, Texas, w~thln ten (10) days of the date of
its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED th~s the /~ay of ~, 1983
//RI~HARD~ STEWART, MAY~R
CITY OF[DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
CHARLOTTE ALLEN, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO L~.GAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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