1975-005NO 7-5-5
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, BY ESTABLISHING A NEW SECTION 15-10
ENTITLED "TRESPASSING ON NORTH LAKES PARK PROPERTY PROHIBITED",
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY, AND PRO-
VIDINGiAN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the North Lakes Park project is now under con-
struction, and
WHEREAS, the North Lakes Park has not been completed and
open to the public, and
WHEREAS, numerous people are using the park and hindering
construction, growth of vegetation, and delaying the completion
of the project, Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS
PART I,
That Chapter 15 is amended by adding a Section 15-10 as
follows
Section 15-10 - Trespassing on North Lakes Park
Property Prohibited
The property consisting and known as the North Lakes Park
project shall be closed to the public, and it shall be
unlawful for any person to enter or be found in said park
or on said property except by written permission from the
City Council
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application there-
of 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 in-
validity
PART III
That any person violating the provisions of this ordinance,
without legal excuse, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and a
violation of same shall be punished by a fine upon conviction of
any amount not exceeding Two Hundred ($200 00) Dollars
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 25th day of March, A D
1975
BILL NEU, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
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B S I OL ,T CITY CR ARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
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