1978-016AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON BY AMENDING SECTION 21-9 "SIGNS, ADVERTISE-
MENTS NOT TO BE PAINTED OR PLACED ON SIDEWALKS, CURBS, PUBLIC
PROPERTY, ETC " SO AS TO PERMIT PAINTING OF HOUSE NUMBERS WITH-
OUT PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
PROVIDING A PENALTY, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That Chapter 21 "Streets and Sidewalks" is hereby amended
by amending Section 21-9 which will hereafter read as follows
"SECTION 21-9 SIGNS, ADVERTISEMENTS NOT TO BE PAINTED
OR PLACED ON SIDEWALKS~ CURBS, PUBLIC
PROPERTY, ETC , PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or paint any
sign, picture~ character or other advertisement upon any side-
walk, pavement, curbstone, utility pole, public bridge, public
building, public right-of-way, or other public property except
upon express permission of the City Council Provided, however,
persons, desiring to paint house numbers upon curbs may do so by
making application and obtaining a permit from the City Secretary
of the City of Denton~ Texas Such house numbers shall be placed
only on the curb in front of the dwelling or on the driveway re-
turn portion of the curb In no event shall any numbering be
placed upon a curb without the express approval of the owner of
the property The application form shall contain the name and
address of the person making application, minimum standards for
the application of such numbering~ and such other information
as may be deemed necessary
PART II,,
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars
($200 00) Each day such a violation shall continue or be per-
mitted, shall be treated as a separate offense
PART 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
PART IV
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 ~f~?~ ,,,
A D 1978
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST -~
B~vO~S HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
O~TY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEz
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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