1980-029NO 0- .Zy
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS REMOVING PARKING ON
CERTAIN PORTIONS OF CRESCENT AND FULTON STREETS BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 8 00 A M AND 4 00 P M , MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF PARKING ANYTIME ON A CERTAIN
PORTION OF CRESCENT STREET, PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF PARKING
ANYTIME ON A CERTAIN PORTION OF FULTON STREET, PROVIDING FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A FIVE MINUTE STANDING ONLY ZONE ON A CERTAIN
PORTION OF FULTON STREET, PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY TO TOW-AWAY
AND IMPOUND VEHICLES PARKING ON THOSE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF
CRESCENT AND FULTON STREETS, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
PROVIDING REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF,
PROVIDING PBNALTIES, 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 and establish regulations governing
parking on the certain portions of Crescent and Fulton Streets
more fully described below in order to insure the safety and
welfare of motorists and pedestrians regularly using the said
streets for travel and to insure adequate emergency parking
space for fire and police vehicles or other authorized emergency
vehicles, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
(a) That both the north and south sides of Crescent Street
from its intersection with Fulton Street to its intersection
with Malone Street except along the south side of Crescent
Street from its intersection with Fulton Street to a point
approximately 290 feet west 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
(b) That the south side of Crescent Street from its
intersection with Fulton Street to a point approximately 290
feet west shall not be used for the parking of vehicles or in
any other manner be obstructed at anytime, and the same shall be
so posted with signs or markings or both by the proper
authorities of the City of Denton, Texas
(c) That both the east and west sides of Fulton Street from
its intersection with Crescent Street to its intersection with
Linden 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
(d) That the east side of Fulton Street from its inter-
section with Linden Street to its intersection with Broadway
Street shall not be used for the parking of vehicles or in any
other manner be obstructed at anytime, and the same shall be so
posted with signs or markings or both by the proper authorities
of the City of Denton, Texas
(e) That a "five minute standing only" zone is hereby
established on the west side of Fulton Street between the two
marked crosswalks located in front of the Denton Public High
School and extending from the west to the east side of Fulton
Street, and the same shall not be used for the parking of
vehicles and 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 certain portions of Crescent and Fulton
Streets 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 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 ordinance, 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 ordinance 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 day of ,
1980
ILL NASH, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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]WOWS HOLT, TY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, EXA
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