1980-023NO P0 - al a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REMOVING PARKING ON
CERTAIN PORTIONS OF PONDER AND LINDEN 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 THOSE
CERTAIN PORTIONS OF PONDER AND LINDEN STREETS, 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 those certain portions of Ponder
and Linden Streets 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 DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
(a) That both the east and west sides of Ponder Street from
its intersection with Broadway Street to its intersection with
the Denton Public High School fire lane/entry way 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 both the north and south sides of Linden Street
from its intersection with Ponder Street to its intersection
with Fulton 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 certain portions of Ponder and Linden
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 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 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 to the Denton Record- Chronicle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of
the date of its passage C--.0
PASSED AND APPROVED this thei S~day of
1980
BILE H, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
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CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY