Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Police
CM/ ACM: Jon Fortune
Date: September 16, 2014
SUBJECT
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Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas prohibiting parking on the east side of Highland Park Road from its intersection with North Texas Boulevard to its intersection with Westridge Street; prohibiting parking on the west side of Highland Park Road beginning 670 feet from its intersection with North Texas Boulevard to its intersection with Tremont Circle; prohibiting parking for certain time periods and only when signs are in place on both sides of Underwood Street from Avenue C (Interstate Highway 35 East access road) to its intersection with Highland Park Road; prohibiting parking for certain time periods and only when signs are in place on the west and north side of Highland Park Road from its intersection with North Texas Boulevard to the point on Highland Park Road 670 feet from its intersection with North Texas Boulevard; prohibiting parking for certain time periods and only when signs are in place on both sides of Kendolph Street from its intersection with Underwood Street to its intersection with Interstate 35 East; providing a repealer clause; providing a savings clause; providing for a penalty not to exceed $500 for violations of this ordinance; providing that violations of this ordinance shall be governed by Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton; and providing for an effective date. The Traffic Safety Commission recommends approval (5-0).
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BACKGROUND
On September 10, 2011, the new UNT Apogee Stadium opened its doors for football games and other special events. With the opening, residents in the nearby Denia Neighborhood were concerned for the potential of an increased amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic associated with those attending events. Along with these concerns was a desire of the residents to not lose on-street parking in front of their residences to those coming...
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