20-347ORDINANCE NO. 20-347
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON PROHIBITING ON-STREET PARKING ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST WINDSOR DRIVE FROM GLENWOOD LANE TO HANOVER
DRIVE BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM; 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 TillS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF DENTON; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Denton Independent School District (DISD) is reconstructing Wilson
Elementary located on East Windsor Drive; and
WHEREAS, East Windsor Drive has been known to have a high demand for on-street
parking due to its proximity to Wilson Elementary; and
WHEREAS, the school, DISD, and residents have expressed concerns for walking and
cycling near the south side of East Windsor Drive during the proposed reconstruction of Wilson
Elementary; and
WHEREAS, DISD has requested the removal of south side parking during construction
and the relocation of pedestrian and cycling activity to the north side ofEast Windsor Drive during
construction; and
WHEREAS , the relocation of the pedestrian and cycling activity to the north side of East
Windsor Drive will require the reconfiguration of the travel lanes ofEast Windsor Drive between
Glenwood Lane and Hanover Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Traffic Safety Commission considered this item on January 6, 2020, and
endorsed the proposed parking removal with a vote of 5-1 ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered this item and determines that it was in the public
interest; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS :
SECTION 1. The recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are hereby
incorporated by reference as if fully set out herein.
SECTION 2. When signs and/or marking, or any combination thereof, are in place giving
notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle on the south side of East Windsor Drive from
Glenwood Lane to Hanover Drive between 7 AM and 4 PM.
SECTION 3. The provisions of Section 2 prohibiting the parking of vehicles shall apply
on the designated portion of the above-named street, 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.
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SECTION 4 . All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Denton in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance as related to the above parking restriction are hereby repealed, and all
other provisions of the ordinances of the City ofDenton not in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. 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 ofDenton hereby declares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any invalidity .
SECTION 6 . 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.
SECTION 7. Any person found liable of violating this Ordinance by a court of competent
jurisdiction 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 dispo sition of
parking citations issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall be governed by Division 3 titled "Parking
Violations Division" of Chapter 18 ofthe Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance, providing for a penalty, shall become effective 14 days from
the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinances to be published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official newspaper in the
City ofDenton, within 10 days ofthe date of its passage .
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by l{t:-cLV J!3,et qG-6 and
seconded by '-1?11-t<.k !flelTZEl?__.. , the ordinance was passed and approved by
the following vote[__£-_QJ :
Chris Watts, Mayor:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1 :
Keely G. Briggs, District 2 :
Jesse Davis, District 3 :
John Ryan, District 4 :
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Lar ge Place 6 :
Aye
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Nay Abstain Absent
ATTEST:
ROSARIOS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
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