HomeMy WebLinkAbout1320 04-14-1998ORDNANCE NO. 1320
AN ORDNANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 84 "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 84 -102 "R -1 SINGLE
FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING DISTRICT" AND SECTION 84 -103 "R -1L
SINGLE FAMILY LIMITED DWELLING DISTRICT" TO PROHIBIT
DRAINAGE OBSTRUCTIONS N SIDE YARDS OF LESS THAN SEVEN
FEET; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Commission has conducted a public hearing on March 17,
1998, in conjunction with case number PZ -98 -02 and has rendered a recommendation on this
case to the City Council;
WHEREAS the City Council has conducted a public hearing on April 14, 1998, considered the
recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and has determined that the proposed
change is in the best interest of the general welfare of the City of Euless;
WHEREAS proper surface drainage is necessary to maintain public health, safety, and general
welfare;
WHEREAS side yard areas are frequently an integral part of the surface drainage of small single
family lots;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS:
SECTION I
THAT Section 84 -102 "R -1 Single Family Detached Dwelling District" be amended by adding
to (c)(6) the following:
C. No permanent fixture, including but not limited to air conditioner condensing
units, shall be placed in side yards of less than 7 feet unless permission therefore
shall have been obtained from the Planning and Development Department of the
City of Euless.
SECTION II
THAT Section 84 -103 "RAL Single Family Limited Dwelling District" be amended by adding
to (c)(7) the following:
C. No permanent fixture, including but not limited to air conditioner condensing
units, shall be placed in side yards of less than 7 feet unless permission therefore
shall have been obtained from the Planning and Development Department of the
City of Euless.
SECTION III
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 judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, (- Lauses, 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.
SECTION IV
SAVINGS CLAUSE - THAT Chapter 84 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as
amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
SECTION V
PENALTY CLAUSE - THAT any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
liable to a fine in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each offense, and each and every day such
offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION VII
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 at a regular meeting of the
Euless City Council on the fourteenth day of April; by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, and 0
abstentions.
APPROVED:
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Mary Lib $aleh, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 1320, PAGE 2
ATTEST:
Susan :,rim,,- -C C, City Secretary
TO
ob Mclarland, City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 1324, PAGE 3