1970-023AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCFS OF
THE CITIY OF DENTON, TEXAS, BY REPEALING SECTION 12-21 OF ARTICLE
I OF S~ID CHAPTER AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW ARTICLE I,
SECTIO~ 12-21, PROVIDING A PLACE FOR THE PROPER BURNING OF TRASH
AND RUBBISH, PROVIDING A TIME FOR THE PROPER BURNING OF TRASH AND
RUBBISh, PROVIDING FOR THE INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ARTICLES WITHIN
THE DEFINITION OF TRASH AND RUBBISH, PROVIDING THAT CHAPTER 12
OF THE IODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, SHALL RE-
AS AMENDED HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAU~, ~uv~u
A FINEINOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED ($200 00) DOLLARS, PROVIDINg
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE cOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS ,SECTION I
IThat Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton~ Texas, is hereby a~ended by repealing Section 12-21 of
Artacle I, and enacting an lieu thereof a new Section 12-21 of
Artlcl~ I, so as to hereafter read as follows
ARTICLE I IN GENERAL
SECTION 12-21 - BURNING OF TRASH AND RUBBISH RESTRICTED
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to burn trash or rubbash
1 At any place other than w~th~n a proper Incinerator
which has been approved by the C~ty F~re Marshal
2 At any place upon the public square or wathln one block
of th~ public square
3 Nearer than fifteen (15) feet to any residence, bu~ld-
ang or structure
4 In any street or alley, or upon any public property in
the City
5 In any place other than on private premises under the
ammediate supervision of the owner or person an charqe of the
premises or some competent person designated by the owner or
person in charge of the premises
6 In any place or at any t~me other than that permItted by
the regulations of the Air Pollution Control Board and the Clean
Air Act of Texas, as amended
7 At any time or place without a permit from the F~re
Marshal
8 At any time or place where wind conditions may create
a hazard, or cause non-containment of burning matter
Junk vehicles, salvage parts, scrap material, refuse, grass,
paper, garbage, and all like substances and matter are considered
to be trash or rubbish for the purpose of this Section Firewood,
kindling and charcoal or coal in a proper fireplace, pit or broiler
are not considered to be trash or rubbish for the purpose of this
section
SECTION II
That Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas, shall remain in full force and effect, save and
except as amended hereln
SECTION III
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrases or word
of th~s ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid
by any court of competent ]urlsdlct~on, such unconstitutionality
or lnvalldlty shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and the City Council hereby declares the same would
have been enacted without the ~ncorporatlon in this ordinance of
any such unconstitutional or invalid portion
SECTION IV
Any ~e~s~n 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 ($200 00)
Dollars Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted,
shall be treated as a separate offense
SECTION V
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is
hereby d~rected to cause the caption of th~s ordinance to be
published twice an the Denton Record-Chronicle within ten (10)
days of the date of ~ts passage
PASSED AND APPROVED th~s the ~ day of /;~, ,
A D 1970
~XA~DER M "~INe~AY, ~ /MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
CK Q, BARTON, CITY ATTORNEY
TY OF DENTON, TEXAS