2004-288AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 21,
ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON BY ADDING A
SECTION ESTABLISHING HOURS FOR THE USE OF THE DAY LABOR SITE AND
REGULATING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ON THE DAY LABOR SITE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY
NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter21 "Offenses"oftheCodeofOrdinancesofDenton, Texas is hereby
amended by adding Section 21-7 establishing the hours of operation of the day labor site and
prohibiting the possession or consumption of any alcoholic beverage at the day labor site. Section
21-7 shall read as follows:
Sec. 21-7. Day Labor Site Regulations.
The following restrictions shall apply to the use of the Day Labor Site:
(1)
The Day Labor Site shall be open from the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It
shall be unlawful for any person to be at the Day Labor Site between 3:00
p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
(2)
It shall be unlawful to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage at the Day
Labor Site.
(3)
It shall be unlawful to sohcit employment or to remain on any portion of the
property located at 221 W. Collins which is not designated as part of the Day
Labor Site. The Day Labor Site shall not include any area within fifty feet
of the intersection of the Day Labor Site driveway entrance and West Collins
Street. Nor shall the Day Labor Site include any area within twenty feet of
any curb-hne of the city streets adjacent to the property at 221 W. Collins
Street. Additionally, if any fencing, shrubbery, or other physical barrier is
added to the property at 221 W. Collins Street, then the Day Labor Site shall
only include the area of the property inside of the physical barrier.
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Denton in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of
the City of Denton, not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, shall remain in full force
and effect.
SECTION 3. That if any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or
applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. Any person adjudged guilty of violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance 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 t~/~/~day of ~, 2004.
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY ~
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
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