HomeMy WebLinkAbout1214 09-24-1996ORDINANCE NO. 1214
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 84 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, IDENTIFIED AS THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS; AMENDING THE CITY OF EULESS ZONING
DISTRICT MAP ON CERTAIN PROPERTY OUT OF J.E.
WHITENER ESTATES ADDITION; PROVIDING FOR A
CHANGE OF ZONING FROM R -1 (SINGLE - FAMILY
DETACHED) AND CUD 663 (MULTI - FAMILY DWELLING
DISTRICT 24 UNITS/ACRE TO R -1L (SINGLE FAMILY
DETACHED LIMITED DISTRICT); PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission has conducted a
public hearing on September 3, 1996, in conjunction with Zoning
Case No. 96 -26, and has rendered a recommendation to the City
Council with respect to same;
WHEREAS, City Council has conducted a public hearing on
September 24, 1996, considered the recommendation of the
Planning & Zoning Commission, and has determined that the
proposed change is in the best interest of the general welfare
of the City of Euless;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
THAT the official zoning district map of the City of Euless,
Texas, being a part of Chapter 84 of the Code of Ordinances,
be amended to read so that the zoning district classification
of that 20.71 acres of land generally located on the north side
of S. Pipeline Rd. and west of American Blvd., more
specifically described as Lots 12 -23, Block 2, J.E. Whitener
Estates as filed at Tarrant County Plat Records in Volume 388 -
J, Page 139, be changed from (R -1) Single - Family Detached
District and Community Unit Development 663 (Multi - Family
Dwelling conforming to the R -5 zoning district standards) to
(R -1L) Single Family Detached Limited District.
SECTION 2
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the intention
of the City Council of the City of Euless 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
jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of
the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or
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.
SECTION 3
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person, firm, or corporation vio-
lating the terms and provisions of this ordinance, or the
amendments to the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the City of
Euless hereby made, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine in an
amount not to exceed Two - Thousand Dollars ($2,000) and each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to exist shall
constitute a separate offense. Any amendment to the general
penalty provision found in the comprehensive zoning ordinance
of the City of Euless, as amended, shall be deemed to
automatically amend this penalty provision in conformity
therewith.
SECTION 4
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.
PRESENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular
meeting of the Euless City Council on the 24th day of
September , 1996, by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, and
a stentions.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
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