1966-018 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TE~S, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF
POLICE TO GRANT LOADING ZONE PERMITS, PROVIDING AN
ANNUAL SERVICE FEE THEREFORE, PROVIDING CERTAIN RES-
TRICTIONS UPON THE GRANTING OF SUCH LOADING ZONES,
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I.
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas,
is hereby amended by repealing existing Article 16J~3 and all
sub-dlvzslons thereunder and adding new Article 16 23 in
Chapter 16 of said Code of Ordlmances which shall hereafter
read as follows
Article 16 23 - Loading Zones
(a) Persons Entitled to Loadmng Zones
(1) Any owner or manager of a business zn the City of
Denton, Texas, may be granted a Loading Zone for business use
where said Loading Zone is necessary for the conduct of said
business, smb3ect to the provisions provided below, and the
provlslons of thms Article shall apply to the Tax,cab business
(2) The owner or manager of a business desiring a Loading
Zone shall make wrltten application to the Chief of Police of
the Olty of Denton, Texas, stating in the application the
location and amount of space desired, a description of the
vehicle or vehicles to be used therezn~ and stating the reasons
for such application
(3) No Loading Zone will be considered necessary for the
conduct of any business unless such Zone is used on a regular
basms for loading, supplyxng or maintaining such business by
non-customers thereof, including vehicles used for delivery
service, provided that no vehicle may be parked in a Loading
Zone other than a Com~eralal Vehicle servicing that business,
or a vehicle permanently lettered in an obvmous manner on both
sides, indicating the name and nature of the business involved
(b) Fees
Upon approval of said application by the Chief of Police,
if the Loading Zone be located within an area in which parking
time is limited by the Ordinances of the City of Denton, sazd
owner or manager shall pay to the City Secretary of the Cmty
of Denton a fee for the use of said Loading Zone in accordance
with the following schedule
(1) For one oar parking space (whether diagonal or para-
llel) the sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per annum
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(2) Where more than one car parking space is essential
to the conduct of said business, an additional amount of Two
Dollars ($2.00) per foot per annum shall be charged for fract-
ions of whole parking spaces.
(3) Said fees shall be due and payable on the first day
of January of each year, provided that a Loading Zone designated
during a calendar year other than on the first day of January
shall be paid for on a pro-rata basis for the remainder of the
calendar year in which designated
(c) Marking and Location
(1~ Every Loading Zone shall have painted on the curb
adjacent thereto, or upon signs adjacent thereto, the words
"Loading Zone"
(2) Loading Zones shall, wherever possible, be placed ul~on
side streets or behind business buildings
(d) Parking in the Loading Zones
(1) No vehicle shall be parked in any Loading Zone for a
longer continuous time than is reasonably necessary to load or
unload goods or merchandise for the business for which such
Loading Zone is reserved, provided, however, that this provision
shall not apply to the delivery vehicles of the business ~or
which such Loading Zone is ~eserved when such delivery vehicle
has painted upon both sides thereof the name of the business
to which such Loading Zone applies, nor shall it apply to Taxi-
cabs licensed by the City of Denton, Texas, when parked in a
Zone or Zones allocated to such Taxicab firm or company
(2) It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in any Load-
ing Zone established, designated and marked as such by the
Chief of Police, as heretofore provided, other than those
vehicles for which such Zones were reserved
(3) Any person, association of persons, firm or corporation
violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be fined upon
conviction any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00),
and each day any such violation c~ntlnues shall constitute a
separate offense
SECTION II.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when
the provisions of this ordinance become effective which are
inconsistent or in conflict with the terms of provisions con-
talned in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
any such conflict
SECTION III
That ~f 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
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the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have en-
acted, such remaining portions desplte any such ~nval~d~ty
SECTION IV
That thls ordlnance shall become effective fourteen (14)
days from the date of 1ts passage, and the C~ty Secretary is
hereby directed to cause the caption of th~s Ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record Chronicle within ten (10)
days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED thls /~,, day of May, A D 1966
Warren Whltson, Jr., Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATTEST
City of Denton, Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
~~ty of Denton, Texas e
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