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Home My WebLink About1072 TABLEDVERSION #1 ORDINANCE No. /0 7-2.. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CRDIPW CE No. 347, THE OOKRNMEZEIVE MIME CRDI ANCE OF 7HE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, BY RB2OIRING PAVED SURFACES IN THE FRONT YARDS FOR THE PARTC{TG OF VEHICLES IN RESI- DENTIAL DISTRICTS; PROVIDING A SEVHth&L rry CLAUSE; A PENALTY FOR VIC(AMM AND AN EFFECTIVE Tom. WS, the Euless Zoning Ordinance requires a minimim, of off- street parking to secure safety from fire, lessen congestion in the streets; facilitate the adequate provision of transportation and to encourage the most appropriate use of the land; and, WHEREAS, in order to minimize any adverse impacts on parking in the street and on grassy areas in front yards, it is deemed necessary to require that all vehicles be parked on a paved surface on the proper- ty; and, WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, to amend its Zoning Ordinance to conform to the request of the Planning and Zoning Counission. NOW IMMURE, BE 1T CREAMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MI ES, TEXAS: SSECTICN 1 TAT, Section 8 -500 "General Provisions" in the Minimum Off -Street Parking section of the Euless Zoning Ordinance be amended by adding to the end of said section subparagraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Paved Surface Required: Dccept as otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to Park or to cause, suffer, maintain or allow to be parked upon any property under his control any vehicle, including but not limited to automobile, truck, motorcycle, motorhome, camper, trailer, boat or mobile home, on any property except upon an all weather surface, except however, no all weather surface shall be required if: (1) said vehicle is parked within a rear or side yard and is screened from view from adjacent properties and public streets in accordance with Section 10 -104 of this code, or; (2) the houga was originally built with a one -car garage or with no garage. SECTION 2 'UQT, Section 8 -500 "General Provisions" in the Minimum Off -Street Parking section of the Euless Zoning Ordinance be amended by adding to the end of said section sub - paragraph (8) to read as follows: (8) All Weather Surface Defined: Except for fire lanes and drives serving loading and trash recep- tacle areas, which shall be engineered to support anticipated maximum loads, all weather surface shall consist of paving that meets the minimum standard equivalent of a four (4) inch concrete slab having a minimum compressive strength of 3,000 p.s.i., with 6" x 6" ten -gauge mesh suspend- ed in the center of the slab or two-inch hot mix asphaltic concrete over compacted six-inch crushed rock base. Exceptions to these pavements may be approved by the City Engineer, and be based on equivalency. SD:M N 3 SEi1FRAEt7IJR7l CIAIJSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of ccayetent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. sonar 4 PENALTY Ft VIOJATIQN. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $1000.00. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. S CTICN 5 EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication for buildings constructed hereafter, and in one year for all existing structures, as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. ORDINANCE NO. , PACE OF PRESENTED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the day of , 1992, by a vote of ayes, nays, and abstentions. APPROVED: Harold D Samuel, Hayar ASP: &man Crime City Secretary APPROVED AS 10 FDAH: city Attorney ORDINANCE NO. , PAGE OF VERSION #2 amnw cE ND. 10 7-2 AN CIIDnANC E AMENDING CEDINANC E No. 347, THE CCMPREHENSIVE ZONING acnANCE OF THE CITY aF EULESS.S, THIS, BY REWIRING PAVED SURFACES IN THE FRONT YARDS FOR THE PARKING OF VEHICLES IN RESI- I:M TAL DISTRICTS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILI Y CLAUSE: A PENALTY FOR VICdAThCR AND AN EFFECTIVE DALE. FMS, the Euless Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum of off- street parking to secure safety from fire, lessen congestion in the streets; facilitate the adequate provision of transportation and to encourage the most appropriate use of the land; and, WHEREAS, in order to protect property values, minimize adverse impacts that parking on fwtL lawns has on neighborhoods, it is deemed necessary to require that all vehicles be parked on a paved surface on the property. NCW THMMMURE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE cn4Y COUNCIL OF THE cr1Y OF EULE S, TEXAS: SOCTION 1 THAT, Section 8 -500 "General Provisions" in the Minimum Off- Street Parking section of the Euless Zoning Ordinance be amended by adding to the end of said section sub - paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Paved Surface Required: Except as otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or to cause, suffer, maintain or allow to be parked upon any property under his control any vehicle, including but not limited to an automo- bile, truck, motorcycle, motorhome, carper, trailer, boat or mobile home, except upon an all weather surface, except however, unless: (1) the vehicle is parked within a rear or side yard and is screened fluid view fi mt adjacent properties and public streets in accordance with Section 10 -104 of this code, or; (2) the property is zoned for single family na and the residents existing thereon was originally constructed prior to July 12, 1977, with only a one -car garage or with no garage. SNS.TION 2 THAT, Section 8 -500 "General Provisions" in the Minimum Off -Street Parking section of the Euless Zoning Ordinance be amended by adding to the end of said section subparagraph (8) to read as follows: (8) All Weather Surface Defined: Except for fire lanes and drives serving loading and trash recep- tacle areas, which shall be engineered to support anticipated maximum loads, all weather surface shall consist of paving not less than a size necessary to access the parked vehicles, includes access there to that meets the minimum mm standard equivalent of a four (4) inch concrete slab having a minimum ressive strength of 3,000 p.s.i., with 6" x 6" ten-gauge mesh suspended in the center of the slab or two -inch hot mix asphaltic concrete over compacted six -inch crushed rook hasp. Exceptions to these pavements may be approved by the City Engineer, and be based on equivalency. SECTION 3 $EVFRASILI Y CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent juri diction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECFICN 4 PENALTY FUR VIOLATION. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $1000.00. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. SECTION 5 EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. ORDINANCE NO. PAGE OF PRESENTED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the day of , 1992, by a vote of ayes, nays, and abstentions. APPROVED: Harald D. Samuel, Mayor ATM?: sr: Susan Crim, City Secretary APPROVED AS W Etlet City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. , PAGE OF