HomeMy WebLinkAbout1230 03-25-1997ORDINANCE NO. 1230
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 THE T.
JASPER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 861; PROVIDING FOR A
CHANGE OF ZONING FROM C -1 (NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICT) TO C -2 (COMMUNITY BUSINESS
DISTRICT); PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission has conducted a public hearing on
March 18, 1997, in conjunction with Zoning Case No. 96 -49, and has rendered a
recommendation to the City Council with respect to same;
WHEREAS, City Council has conducted a public hearing on April 8, 1997, 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 5.6 acres of land generally located at 1651 W. Airport Freeway,
West of Wilshire Drive and further described in Exhibit "A ", attached hereto and made a
part hereof, be changed from C -1 (Neighborhood Business District) to C -2 (Community
Business 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 violating 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 25th day of March 1997, by a vote of
7 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
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Mary Lib gafeh, Mayor
ATTEST:
usan Crim, CMC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ity Attorney
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