23-824ORDINANCE NO. 23-824
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON GRANTING ALL AMERICANENTERTAINMENT A NOISE EXCEPTION FOR THE MONSTER TRUCK SHOWS ON
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, FROM 5 P.M. TO 9 P.M., SATURDAY, JUNE 3, FROM 12 P.M. TO 9 P.M.,AND SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023, FROM 12 P.M. TO 4 P.M., AT THE NORTH TEXAS FAIRGROUNDS - 2217 N. CARROLL BOULEVARD; AND PROVIDING 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, All American Entertainment has made an application to the City Council for an
exception to the provision of Section 17-20 of the Code of Ordinances regarding sound levels andhours of operation, in connection with the Monster Truck Shows held at the North Texas Fair
Grounds – 2217 N. Carroll Boulevard, with said request being for the following dates: Friday, June
2, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, June 3, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, June 4, 2023, from12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, finds that granting a noise exception for
this event, subject to the restrictions contained herein, would serve the public interest; NOW,THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS :
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 17-20 of the Code of Ordinances, All American
Entertainment 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 Monster Truck Shows
at the North Texas Fair Grounds – 2217 N. Carroll Boulevard for the following dates: Friday,
June 2, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, June 3, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, June 4,
2023, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
2. All American Entertainment agrees to take full responsibility for ensuring 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.
3. All American Entertainment agrees to cease amplified sound on Friday, June 2, at 9 p.m.,
Saturday, June 3 at 9 p.m., and Sunday, June 4 at 4 p.m.
4. Under no circumstances shall All American Entertainment employ amplified sound past 9
p.m. on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3, and 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 4.
5. Under no circumstances shall All American Entertainment 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 anyperson
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval
and shall expire upon the completion of the Monster Truck Show on Sunday, June 4 at 4 p.m.unless sooner repealed, modified, or rescinded.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by CL\ r is bc Its m
seconded by Gt,c„I H', J Sf o+ k . This ordinan„ W„ p„„d ,„d ,pp„„,d bythe following vote d - a :
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Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:
Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck. District 2:
Paul Meltzer, District 3 :
Joe Holland, District 4:
Brandon Chase McGee, At Large Place 5 :
Chris Watts, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED thi, th, J 4,t- d,y ,f Ha . 2023.
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:MACK REINWAND CITY ATTORNEY
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