2017-118sAlegakour docurnents\ordinances\1 7\no parking denton stdoex
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE
EAST SIDE OF DENTON STREET FROM OAK STREET TO HICKORY STREET;
PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $500 FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING THAT VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I . When signs and/or marking or any combination thereof are in place giving
notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle on the east side of Denton Street from Oak Street to
Hickory Street.
SFCTION 2. The provisions of Section I prohibiting the parking of vehicles shall apply
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on the designated portion of the above named street or streets, except when it is necessary to stop
a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the direction of a police officer,
or official traffic control device.
SP"C"HON 3. All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Denton in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the
City of Denton, not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 4. If 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 the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any invalidity.
SECTION 5. Save and except as amended hereby, all the provisions, sections, subsections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of the Code of Ordinances shall remain in full force
and effect.
SFCTION 6. Any person found liable of violating this Ordinance by a court of competent
jurisdiction . I e shall be fined a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Each day that a
provision of this ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate offense. The disposition of
parking citations issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall be governed by Division 3 titled "Parking
Violations Division" of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances.
ISF,CTION 7. This Ordinance providing for a penally shall become effective 14 daystrom
the date I of' its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby fiveted 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 10 days of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1, 'Ill -j! day of JNV(� "2017.
CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
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