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ORDINANCE NO. ~OO~I - ~~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE PROVISIONS
OF CHAPTER 16 RELATING TO LICENSES, PERMITS, AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
BY AMENDING SECTION 16-78 TO LIMIT THE EXEMPTION FOR AGRICULTURAL
VENDORS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $500 FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTNE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City ("Licenses, Permits,
and Business Regulations") be and the same is hereby amended by amending Section 16-78
"Exemptions." Section 16-78 shall read as follows:
Sec. 16-78. Exemptions.
(a) The provisions of this article shall not apply to sales made to dealers by commercial
travelers or sales agents in the usual course of business calling upon or dealing with
manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors or retailers at their places of business.
(b) The provisions of this article shall not apply to anyone or any group who is required
to get a special events permit through the City Parks and Recreation Department or to the
North Texas State Fair.
(c) The provisions of this article shall not apply to a person soliciting employment at the
Day Labor Site.
(d) Sections 16-77(b), Sections 16-91-Section 16-95 shall not apply to agricultural
vendors not engaging in any home solicitation or to organizations whose membership
consists primarily of persons under 18 years of age, such as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts,
school organizations, youth sports organizations, and charitable or religious youth
organizations. See Denton Code of Ordinances Chapter 25. However, any agricultural
vendor who engages in any home solicitation must comply with the permit requirements
and all other sections of this article.
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.
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SECTION 4. Any person found guilty of violating this ordinance by a court of
competent jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per day.
Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate offense.
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 (] 0) days of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~~~day of , 2007.
C
PERRY cNEILL, MAYOR
ATTESTED:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
By:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
EDWIN M. SNYDER, CITY ATTORNEY
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