HomeMy WebLinkAbout1337 08-25-1998ORDINANCE NO. 1337
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 BELL RANCH
TERRACE ADDITION BLOCK 4, LOT 12 FROM ITS CURRENT
ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF C -2 (COMMUNITY BUSINESS
DISTRICT) TO R -1 (SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING
DISTRICT), PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission has conducted a public hearing on August 18,
1998, in conjunction with Zoning Case Flo. #98- 30 -ZC, and has rendered a recommendation to
the City Council with respect to same;
WHEREAS, City Council has conducted a public hearing on August 25, 1998, 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 Bell
Ranch Terrace Addition, Block 4, Lot 12, be changed from the current zoning classification of
C -2 (Community Business District) to R -1 (Single Family Detached Dwelling 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 August, 1998, by a vote of 7 ayes, Q nay, and
0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
Mary Lib Saleh ayor
ATTEST:
a Crim, C /AAE, City Secretary
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City Attorney
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