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ORDINANCE NO. cJ006 -01'7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE PROVISIONS
OF CHAPTER 20 BY CREATING ARTICLE VI ENTITLED "CERTAIN PARKING
REGULATIONS"; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. Article VI titled "Certain Parking Regulations" of Chapter 20 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Denton is hereby created and it shall read as follows:
ARTICLE VI. CERTAIN PARKING REGULATIONS
Sec. 20-180. Definitions.
Improved surface means an area paved with concrete, asphalt or comparable surfacing,
constructed to standards on file in the office of the Director of Engineering. All improved
surfaces shall be constructed in compliance with any applicable standards set forth in the Denton
Development Code and the City of Denton Transportation Criteria Manual.
Motorcycle means a motor vehicle designed to propel itself with not more than three wheels in
contact with the ground. The term does not include a tractor or any other self-propelled farm
equipment.
Motor vehicle for the purposes of this article shall only include passenger cars, pickup trucks and
motorcycles.
Passenger car means a self-propelled vehicle designed or used primarily for the transportation of
persons upon streets and does not include truck-tractors, trailers, campers, recreational vehicles,
travel trailers or farm tractors.
Street means the width between the boundary lines of a publicly maintained way any part of
which is open to the public for vehicular travel.
Truck-tractor means a motor-driven vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing another
vehicle and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load
to be drawn.
Vehicle means a device in or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn
on a public highway, or on any waterway and shall include all motor vehicles, trailers, campers,
camper shells, wheeled towing frames, recreational vehicles, truck-tractors, travel trailers, self-
propelled farm equipment, motor-boats or boat trailers. For the purposes of this article, vehicles
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shall not include non-motorized bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, or any other non-motorized
toy vehicle.
Sec. 20-181. Parking for certain purposes.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street in the city for the purpose of:
(I) Displaying such vehicle for sale, unless this is allowed under Sec. 20-182( a);
(2) Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle;
(3) Advertising or soliciting business; or
(4) Selling merchandise from such vehicle.
It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection (2) if the repair was
necessitated by an emergency and if the repair was done or the vehicle was towed away within
twenty hours of the time the vehicle broke down or ceased to operate properly on the roadway.
Sec. 20-182 Vehicles for Sale.
(a) No person may have or allow more than one used vehicle for sale on private property.
Such vehicle may be parked on the driveway or may be parked on the roadway
directly in front of the property provided that such parking on the roadway is legal
and is in compliance with all applicable city ordinances and state laws regulating
parking of vehicles including overnight parking restrictions.
(b) No vehicle for sale may be on any right-of-way or easement nor may any vehicle for sale
be within 100 feet of the right-of-way or easement except for vehicles for sale in
compliance with subsection (a) of this Section.
(c) Subsection (b) shall not apply if the vehicle for sale is parked on the improved portion of
the residential property.
(d) This seetion shall not apply to any new or used car dealerships provided that the car
dealership is in compliance with all state laws and city ordinances.
Sec. 20-183. Parking not to obstruct traffic.
(a) No person shall park any motor vehicle upon a street or alley in such a manner or under
such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway
for the movement of vehicular traffic.
(b) No person shall park any vehicle upon the street in any manner as to obstruct the loading
or unloading of any solid waste container.
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Sec. 20-184. Parking nuisances.
(a) Parking regulations. It is a nuisance and shall be deemed illegal for any person to park in
violation of the following provisions:
(J) It shall be unlawful for a person to park or store or allow another to park or store a
recreational vehicle, travel trailer, boat or boat trailer or any vehicle other than a
motor vehicle on any public right-of-way in any residential zoned district.
(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to park or store or allow another to park or store a
vehicle in the front yard of any property upon any surface other than an improved
surface. Any improved surfaces used or added for the purpose of parking vehicles
on any front yard of any lot shall be in compliance with the Denton Development
Code and any other applicable ordinances.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store or allow another to park or
store a vehicle in the side yard or in the rear yard of any lot, upon any surface
other than an improved surface unless such vehicle is concealed from view from
all points along public streets and alleys by a solid, opaque fence or wall
providing full screening from the ground to a minimum height of six feet. Any
fencing must be in compliance with the Denton Development Code and all
applicable ordinances and laws regarding fencing.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store or allow another to park or
store a vehicle on any unimproved lot, easement, or right-of-way.
(6) It shall be unlawful to use a vehicle for living or sleeping quarters, or for the
storage of trash, debris or personal property not normally associated with the
vehicle.
SECTION 2. 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 effect 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 3. 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 4. Any person found guilty of violating this ordinance by a court of
competent jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per day.
Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate offense.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance providing for a penalty shall become effective fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed 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 ten (10) days of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 2f1 day of Jfk~ 2006.
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTESTED:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
EDWIN M. SNYDER, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
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