22-1071ORDINANCE NO. 22-1071
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON GRANTING THE VILLAGE CHURCHDENTON A NOISE EXCEPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 17-20 OF THE CITY OF
DENTON CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR A CELEBRATION SERVICE, WHICH WILL BEHELD ON SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022, FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M., AT NORTH LAKES
PARK IN DENTON, TEXAS; GRANTING AN INCREASE IN SOUND LEVELS ON SAID
DATE FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M., WITH SOUND NOT TO EXCEED 75 DECIBELS; ANDPROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 17-20 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, the
City Council may make exceptions upon application for sound levels or hours of operation when
the public interest will be served thereby; and
WHEREAS, The Village Church Denton has made an application to the City Council for an
exception to Section 17-20 of the Code of Ordinances regarding sound levels in connection with a
celebration service to be held at North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas, on Sunday, June 5, 2022; and
WHEREAS, upon prior application and approval by the City Council of the City of Denton,
The Village Church Denton has consistently demonstrated an ability to responsibly operate acelebration service at North Lakes Park, at amplified sound levels restricted in Section 17-20 of theCode of Ordinances of the City of Denton, within the public interest, and without materially
disturbing persons of ordinary sensibilities in the immediate vicinity thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, finds that granting a noise exception forthis event, subject to the restrictions contained herein, would serve the public interest; NOWTHEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS :
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 17-20 of the Code of Ordinances, The Village Church
Denton is hereby granted an exception to said section’s amplified sound prohibition subject to the
following restrictions:
1.This exception to the limitations imposed by Section 17-20 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Denton, is granted only in connection with the operation of the celebration service at
North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas, on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
2.The Village Church Denton agrees to take full responsibility for ensuring that the conditions
of this exception are met and to take all reasonable measures necessary to avoid disturbing
persons of ordinary sensibilities in the immediate vicinity of the event.
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The Village Church Denton agrees to cease using amplified loudspeakers on Sunday, June 5,2022, at 10:00 a.m.
Under no circumstances shall The Village Church Denton employ the use of amplified
loudspeakers past 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
5.Under no circumstances shall The Village Church Denton employ the use of amplified
loudspeakers that exceeds 75 dba for an outdoor event when measured from the perimeter of
the source as measured by an approved measuring instrument.
6.This Ordinance confers no personal or property rights, and may be amended, modified,
suspended, or revoked in whole or in part at the will of the City Council of the City of Denton,without any advance warning, hearing, or compensation, for any reason at all, or for noreason
7.This Ordinance shall be strictly construed as an exception granted pursuant to Section 17- 20
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton. The City of Denton expressly reserves unto
itself and all other persons any and all legal remedies, both civil and criminal, relating to
excessive noise in correction with this annual event, and hereby disclaims any promissory,
or equitable estoppel which might in any way impede the pursuit of such remedies by any
person
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval
and shall expire upon the completion of the celebration service on Sunday, June 5, 2022, unless
sooner repealed, modified, or rescinded.
The motion to approve this Ordinance was mi
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Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:/
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Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck, District 2:
Jesse L. Davis, District 3 :
Alison Maguire, District 4:
Brandon Chase McGee, At Large Place 5 :
Chris Watts, At Large Place 6:
PASSED AND APPROVED this the I atE day of 2022
GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR
ATTEST :
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY