1975-012NO 75-/,L
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, ARTICLE V "WEEDS ON PRIVATE PRE-
MISES", SECTION 12-26, BY EXEMPTING LAND ZONED AGRICULTURAL FROM
THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS
PART I
That Chapter 13, Article V "Weeds on Private Premises" is
hereby amended as follows
section 12-26 Declared a Nuisance
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It shall be unlawful for any person owning or controlling any
premises within the city, whether occupied or unoccupied, to suffer
or permit weeds or grass to grow thereon to a greater height than
twelve (121) inches on an average or in rank profusion, or to leave
such weeds or grass upon any premises after the same are cut, and
it shall be deemed a nuisance dangerous to the public health, and
to the public safety as a fire hazard, for any premises to have
weeds or grass above such height, or in rank profusion, or cut and
left thereon Premises zoned and classified as "Agricultural Dis-
trict" are exempt from the provisions of this section
PART II
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 20th day of May, A D 1975
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D JES , MAYOR
CITY OF DEN N, XAS
ATTEST
OKS OLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS