1978-056AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 "GARBAGE, TRASH AND WEEDS",
SECTION 12-19(d) AND SECTION 12-20(f) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FIVE (5%)
PERCENT INSTEAD OF TEN (10%) PERCENT, REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is
hereby amended and changed in the following particulars:
(1) Chapter 12, Article II, Section 12-19(d) "Charges for
Residential Service" ~s hereby amended as follows:
"Section 12-19(d)
(d) Billing for service hereunder will be at the
net monthly rate, payment of which is due on
or before the due date shown on the statement
A penalty for non-payment of the b~ll will be
assessed and charged Bills which are not paid
by close of business of the due date will be
considered overdue The penalty shall be the
net monthly rate multiplied by five (5%) per-
cent, and the statement sent to the utility
user will show an amount due on or before the
due date, and will show an amount which
cludes the penalty that will be due after the
due date "
(2) Chapter 12, Article III, Section 12-20(f) "Charge for
Commercial or Institutional Service" ~s hereby amended as follows-
"Sgctlon 12-20(f)
(f) Billing for service hereunder will be at the
net monthly rate, payment of which is due on
or before the due date shown on the statement
A penalty for non-payment of the bill will be
assessed and charged Bills which are not paid
by the close of business on the due date will be
considered overdue The penalty shall be the net
monthly rate multiplied by five (5%) percent, and
the statement sent to the utility user will show
an amount due on or before the due date, and w~ll
show an amount which includes the penalty that
will be due after the due date"
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or c~rcumstances ~s held ~nval~d by any court of competent
]ur~sd~ctlon, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of th~s ordlnance, and the C~ty Council of the
C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares ~t would have enacted such
remaining port~ons despite any such ~nval~d~ty
PART III
That th~s ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day of
November, 1978, and the new rates w~ll be b~lled on the customer
utility statements sent by the C~ty of Denton on or after November
1, 1978 The C~ty Secretary ~s hereby dlrected to cause the caption
of th~s ordinance to be published twice ~n the Denton Record-Chronicle,
the off~clal newspaper of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, within ten (10)
days of the date of ~ts passage
PASSED AND APPROVED Th~s the 17th day of October, A D 1978
J MITCHE~~
~T~~NTON, TEXAS
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS