1980-084NO. $O-8
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REMOVING PARKING ON BOTH
SIDES OF LINDEN STREET FROM PONDER TO BRYAN STREETS BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 8 00 A M and 4 00 P M , MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, PROVIDING
FOR AUTHORITY TO TOW-AWAY AND IMPOUND VEHICLES PARKING ON SAID
CERTAIN PORTION OF LINDEN STREET, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF,
PROVIDING PENALTIES, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council after careful consideration of the
matter and upon the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Commission
of the City of Denton, finds it necessary and ,justified to remove
parking on that certain portion of Linden Street more fully
described below between the hours of 8 00 A M AND 4 00 P M , Monday
through Friday in order to insure the safety and welfare of
motorists and pedestrians regularly using the said streets for
travel, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DBNTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That both the north and south sides of Linden Street from its
intersection with Ponder Street to its intersection with Bryan
Street shall not be used for the parking of vehicles or in any other
manner be obstructed between the hours of 8 00 A M and 4 00 P M on
Monday through Friday, and the same shall be so posted with signs or
markings or both by the proper authorities of the City of Denton,
Texas
SECTION II
That in the event any vehicle, except an authorized emergency
vehicle or police or fire vehicle, shall be found parked in or upon
the said certain portion of Linden Street so described in Section I
of this ordinance, the same shall be removed or caused to be removed
by any police officer and taken to some place designated or
maintained by the police department of the City of Denton for such
purpose and kept until application for redemption is made by the
owner or his authorized agent or other person legally entitled to
possession of such vehicle pursuant to the provisions of Section
24-131 of the Denton Code of Ordinances, as amended
SECTION III
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordnance, and the City Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION IV
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the
provisions of this ordinance become effective which are incon-
sistent or in conflict with the terms or provisions contained in
this ordnance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such
conflict
SECTION V
That is is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to park
any vehicle except an authorized emergency vehicle or police or fire
vehicle on any portion of the above described streets as is posted
or marked by the proper authorities of the City of Denton, and that
Section 1-5 of the Denton Code of Ordinances, as amended, is
incorporated into this ordinance as if set out in full herein, and
the penalty by fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) is
applicable hereto for each separate offense
SECTION VI
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
PASSED AND APPROVED this the L~ day of 1980
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WIC
MAYOR
CIT OF DE TON, TEXAS
ATTES'
K 0 , 'TY'SBCRET7XY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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