2001-227 NO
THE CITY DE TON, TE×AS, tO
SECTION 20-1(c)C) OF THE CODE OF O~CES OF T~ CITY OF DE~ON, TE~S,
~ EXCEPTION TO ~ L~ITATIONS ~OSED BY THAT SECTION ~TH ~SPECT
TO HO~S OF OPE~TION OF AN ~LIFIED LO'SPEaR SYSTEM, ~
PROVinG ~ EFFECTWE DATE
~AS, by ~&n~ce No 98-144, the C~W Counml ~ted the No~h Texas State Fmr
Assoma~on a ~ee-ye~ exc~tmn ~om the mqmrements of Section 20-1(c)(2) of the Code of
Or&n~ces of~e C~W of Denton, Tex~ ("Code") ~d that exc~tmn has expired, ~d
~E~AS, p~su~t to Section 20-1(c)(2) of the Code, No~ Tex~ State Fmr Assoclatton
has m~e apphcaaon to the C~W Co~cd for ~ exc~on to the prows~on of that sine section
msmcang, the operaaon of mphfied loudspe~ers ager 10 00 p m, ~n comect~on w~th the No~
Texas State F~ ~d Rodeo ~u~ event held at 2217 No~h C~oll Boulev~d, No~ Tex~ State
F~o~ds m ~mbmu~ P~k, ~d in co.cotton w~th smd request, h~ requested ~e excepaon to
be ~ted on m ongoing b~s for smd ~ual event at smd loca~on for eleven days be~een
Au~st 15 ~d August 31 of each ye~, ~d
~AS, upon prior apphcat~on ~d approv~ by ~e C~W Co~ml of~e C~W of Denton,
Text, No~ Tex~ State Fmr Assocmt~on has consistently demons~ated over ~e past ~ee ye~s
~ ability to re~ons~bly opiate mphfied loudspe~ers ~n co~ectlon w~ the No~ Tex~ State
Fmr ~d Rod~ ~u~ event held at 2217 No~ C~oll Boulev~d, No~h Texas State Fmr~o~ds,
at t~es past ~e ho~s defin~ ~n ~20-1(c)(2) of ~e Code, w~th~n ~e pubhc interest md w~out
materially &s~bmg persons of or~ sens~b~h~es in ~e ~edmte VtClmW ~ereof, ~d
~E~AS, based upon t~s p~t hlsm~, the C~W Co.cfi of ~e C~ty of Denton, Tex~
finds that ~ng ~ exertion for ~s ~ual event on ~ ongoing b~s for a t~ee-ye~ period,
subJeCt to ~e msmct~ons contmned h~em, would se~e the pubhc ~nterest, NOW, THE~FO~,
THE CO~CIL OF THE CITY OF DE~ON HE.BY O~S
SECTION I That, p~su~t to ~20-1(c)(2) of the Code of Or&n~ces, No~h Texas Stme
Fmr Assocmt~on ~s h~eby ~ted ~ exc~t~on to t~s section's 10 00 p m hm~tat~on upon the
operatlon'of mphfi~ loudspe~ers, subject to the con&nons hsted below
1 T~s exc~t~on ~s g~t~ only ~n co~ect~on w~ the operanon of the No~ Texas
State Fmr ~d Rodeo ~ual event at 2217 No~h C~oll Boulev~d, No~ Tex~ State Fmr-
~o~ds, for eleven days be~een Au~st 15 ~d August 31 of each ye~
2 No~h Texas State F~r Assoemt~on a~ees to t~e ~11 respons~blhW for ensmng
~at ~e con~uons of th~s exertion ~e met, ~d to t~e all reasonable me~es necess~
to avoid ~s~bmg persons of or&n~ sensabfl~t~es ~n the ~me&ate vm~mW of the event
3 North Texas State Fair Assocmtion agrees to cease ustng amphfied loudspeakers
at 12:00 nudnight Monday through Thursday, 1.00 am. Friday and Saturday and
from 8:00 a.m to 11'00 p.m. on Sunday
4 Under no circumstances shall the annual event employ the use of amphfied
loudspeakers between the hours of 1 00 a m and 7 00 a m
5 Thts ordinance confers no personal or property rights, and may be amended,
modffied, superseded or revoked m whole or m part at the wtll of the Ctty Councd of the
City of Denton, Texas, wuthout any advance warning, heanng or compensation, for any
reason at all, or for no reason
6 Tlms ordtnance shall be smctly construed as an exception granted pursuant to §20-
l(e)(2) of the Code of Ordtnances of the C~ty of Denton, Texas The C~ty of Denton, Texas
expressly reserves unto ttself and all other persons any and all legal remedies, clwl or
criminal, relating to excessive nmse tn connection w~th this annual event, and hereby d~s-
claims any promissory or eqmtable estoppel which mtght tn any way tmpede the pursmt of
such remedies by any person
SECTION II That this ordmance shall become effecttve tmmechately upon ~ts passage and
approval, and expire three years hence, unless sooner repealed, modified or resmnded
PASSED AND APPROVED thls the /~¢-~ dayof ~ ,2001
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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