HomeMy WebLinkAbout1135 04-26-1994ORDINANCE NO. 1135
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS EXEMPTING FROM AD VALOREM TAXES RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES AND USED TO
PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR THE INDIGENT UNDER A
PROGRAM OPERATED OR DIRECTED BY THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 11.111 of the Texas Property Tax Code permits a city to exempt from ad
valorem taxes property owned by the United States or an agency of the United States and used
to provide transitional housing for the indigent; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas desires to exempt from ad valorem
taxation certain qualified property pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.111 of the Texas
Property Tax Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
There is hereby exempted from ad valorem taxes residential property owned by the United States
or an agency of the United States and used to provide transitional housing for the indigent under
a program operated or directed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development which properties are identified on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and shall apply only
to ad valorem taxes levied for 1994. This exemption is established pursuant to the provisions
of Section 11.111 of the Texas Property Tax Code or any successor statute. The total exemption
granted for all houses shall not exceed two thousand dollars for any one tax year.
11.
SEVERABILITY 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 invalid
or unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or 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 invalid or unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
Ill.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND PASSED on first and final reading on the 26th day of April
1994, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of 7
ayes, o nays and o abstentions.
APPROVED:
L ,
Mary Li Saleh, Mayor
ATTEST:
usan Crim, CMC, City Secretary
ORDINANCE NO. 1135, PAGE 2 OF 2
EXHIBIT A - ORDINANCE NO. 1135
2923 Clover, Quail Run Addition, Blk. 1, Lot 22
529 Mel Ct., Mel Village Add., Blk. 1, Lot 9
2901 Northrope, Carlisle Pines Add., Blk. 2, Lot 31
3024 Roxboro, Carlisle Pines Add., Blk. 2, Lot 1
424 Thoreau, Euless Main Place Add., Blk. 3, Lot 11