2007-103~.._
s:\our documents\ordinances\OTalartnfeesordinance.doc
ORDINANCE NO. ,ZOD`T' /D3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING FEES TO BE
CHARGED FOR ANNUAL ALARM PERMITS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SEC. 4-26 AND 4-
29 OF ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 4 "ALARM SYSTEMS" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Denton deems it in the public interest to create a fee for alarm system
permits; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby establishes the following fees to be charged for
alarm permits pursuant to Section 4-26 of the Code of Ordinances:
An annual alarm permit fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) due on the anniversary
date of the permit.
SECTION 2. That a copy of this schedule of fees and chazges shall be maintained on file
in the office of the City Secretary.
SECTION 3. 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 affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declazes it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any invalidity.
SECTION 4. 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 5. 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 6. This ordinance providing for a penalty shall become effective fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretazy 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 /7J" `day of , 2007.
PERRY R. McNEILL, MAYOR
~` s:\our documents\ordinances\W\alarmfeesordinance.doc
ATTESTED:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
By: ~ ~ --
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
EDWIN M. SNYDER, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: ~~
Page 2 of 2