1965-030 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDIk~NCES OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TE~%S, DEFINING THE SCOPE AND CERTAIN
OTHER GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL
UTILITIES, PROHIBITING DECORATIVE TYPE STREET LIGHTING
WITHIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND OTHER INSTALLATIONS,
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY oRDAINS
That the Code of Ordinances of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, is
hereby amended by adding new Articles 17 29, 17 32 and 17 35 to
Chapter Seventeen of sa~d Code of Ordinances which shall hereafter
read as follows
Article 17 29 - General Requ~rement, s
(c) Scope The scope of th~s ordinance ~s to cover all
portlons of the electrical ~nstallataon from the point
of attachment at the entrance of the high tension
cable from the Municipal Facilities through fusing,
switching, transformation, cable service through to
and ~ncludlng the maan entrance swatch attached to the
consuming unit The scope of this ordinance as to also
cover any conduits for yard lights, decorative laghting,
underground outbuilding service or control and/or any
underground electrlcal wiring used for illumination,
motors, heating or other types of electrical consuming
unit
Article 17 32 - Low Voltaqe Installations,
(g) The use of type U F, R R or other types of Direct
Burial cable as prohibited All underground electrical
conductors must be encased in a protective conduit with
a maximum f~ll of forty (40) percent
Article 17 35 - Underqround Street Llqhtlnq
(d) Deceratlve type street lighting w~ll not be permitted
w~thln residential areas Mercury vapor lighting shall
be used for all street l~ghtlng installations, utilizing
a minimum 250 watt mercury vapor lamp
SECTION II
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the
provisions of this ordinance become effective which are anconsls-
tent or in conflict with the terms or provisions contained an this
ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
That ~f any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or c~rcumstances Ks held ~nval~d by any court of competent
3ur~sd~ct~on, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remalnlng portlonsof th~s ordinance, and the City Council of the
C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
rema~nlgn port~ons despite any such ~nvalld~ty
That th~s ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days
from the date of ~ts passage, and the City Secretary ~s hereby
d~rected to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published
twice in the Denton Record Chronicle w~th~n ten (10) days from
the date of its passage. ~~l
PASSED AND APPROVED this /__~ day of ~ ..., A D 1965
Warren Wh~tson, Jr , Mayor
C~ty of Denton, Texas
ATTESts% ~
~o~s Holt, City Sect Y
%/C~ty of Denton, Texas
APPR~D AS TO LEGAL FORM
j~ Q Barton, City Attorney
ty of Denton, Texas
CITY OF DENTON PA~ING ASSESSMENT
i ~EXHIBIT "A"
EXTENT OF SSREET ESTIMATED COST TOTAL ESTIMATED
PER FRONT FOOT COST
University Drive $7 00 $69,027 00
from the east right-of-
way of Locust Street
to the west r~ght-of-
way of Malone Street
C~ty Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
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