2011-098sAlegal\our documents\ordinances\11\robertson street name change.doc
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-098
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR (I) A CHANGE IN
THE NAME OF WYE STREET TO "ROBERTSON STREET", FROM THE INTERSECTION OF
WYE STREET AND ROBERTSON STREET TO THE INTERSECTION OF WYE STREET AND
MILL STREET; AND (II) PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE IN THE NAME OF ROBERTSON
STREET TO "JACKSON STREET", FROM THE INTERSECTION OF ROBERTSON STREET
AND JACKSON STREET TO THE INTERSECTION OF ROBERTSON STREET AND MORSE
STREET, ALL AS MORE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED
HERETO; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) is implementing
commuter rail service along the former Missouri, Kansas and Texas (MKTO) rail corridor; and
WHEREAS, DCTA has documented the safety and environmental benefits for the closure of
the Robertson Street rail crossing; and
WHEREAS, DCTA has conducted several community meetings demonstrating benefits to
the neighborhood with the closing of Robertson Street; and
WHEREAS, DCTA has coordinated with the Denton Independent School District on the
safety benefits of closing the Robertson Street crossing and realigning the subject streets; and
WHEREAS, DISD has donated public right of way for the realignment of Robertson Street;
and
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2011, the Denton City Council approved the closure of the
Robertson Street, as affected by the rail crossing, via Ordinance 2011-005, reserving the rights to the
City as provided therein; and
WHEREAS, due to the closure of a portion of Robertson Street and consequent realignment
of Robertson Street, Wye Street and Jackson Street caused by such partial closure, the renaming of
Robertson Street and Jackson Street, as provided in this ordinance, better evidences the street
configuration in the vicinity of the partial closure of Robertson Street; and
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2010, the Mobility Committee recommended approval of the
requested street name changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the name changes are beneficial to, and in the best
interest of, the citizens of Denton; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are
incorporated herein by reference as true.
SECTION 2. The name of Wye Street, from the intersection of Wye Street and Robertson
Street to the intersection of Wye Street and Mill Street, as roughly depicted on Exhibit "A", attached
hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby changed to "Robertson Street".
SECTION 3. The name of Robertson Street, from the intersection of Robertson Street and
Jackson Street to the intersection of Robertson Street and Morse Street, as roughly depicted on
Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby changed to "Jackson Street".
SECTION 4. The City's official Mobility Plan map is amended to show the change in the
street name.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this
ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or under any 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.
SECTION 6. 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, a daily newspaper published in the City of Denton,
Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the tzc
day of , 2011.
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MARK ,4-B OLLG U , ~AYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
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