20-2039ORDINANCE NO.20-2039
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON PROHIBITING PARKING ON KIMBERLY
DRIVE BETWEEN MORSE STREET AND KARINA 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.
WHEREAS, the traffic volumes and associated congestion on Kimberly Drive and
surrounding streets have increase over 30% since 2015; and
WHEREAS, the parking of semi-trucks and trailers presents a safety concern for motorists
and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the continued development of the areas adjacent to Kimberly Drive will create
additional traffic demands on Kimberly Drive; 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: As of the effective date of this Ordinance and when signs and/or marking,
or any combination thereof, are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall park a semi-truck
or trailer on Kimberly Drive from Morse Street to Karina Street.
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.
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provisions of this ordinance as related to the above parking restriction are hereby repealed, and all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 of Denton 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 of Denton 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
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SECTION 7. Any person found liable of violating this Ordinance by a court of competent
jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200). 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.
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 of Denton, Texas, within 10 days of the date of its passage.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by 3(>hf\ $Han and
seconded by %O \ M e \ n c( , the ordinance was passed and approved bythe following vote n - a :
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Chris Watts, Mayor:/
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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 Large Place 6:,/
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 13-tb day of 1 )2020
CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: