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HomeMy WebLinkAbout489 06-24-1975ORDINANCE NO. 489 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE AND THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TO REQUIRE THAT CHARGES, TAXES, AND OTHER MONETARY OBLIGA- TIONS DUE THE CITY OF EULESS BE PAID CURRENT AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO AN APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, OR A ZONING CHANGE: PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless has become aware that applications for Building Permits, Certificates of Occupancy, Appeals to the Board of Adjustments, and Zoning Changes are being applied for while there remains outstanding and due the City of Euless taxes, assessments, charges, and other monetary obligations with respect to the property for which such permit, certificate, appeal, or zoning change is sought; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless is of the opinion Opinion that such building permits, certificates, and applications should not be considered or granted until such time as the owners of the property affected are current in the payment of their obligations to the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: I. Section 301 of Volume I of the Building Code of the City of Euless is herewith amended by the addition of a new sub - paragraph (e) which shall read as follows: "(e) Payment of taxes, assessments, charges, and other monetary obligations due the City of Euless. No permit herein provided for, shall be issued until all ad valorem and other property taxes, assess- ments, charges, and other monetary obligations due the City of Euless with respect to the property which is the subject of such permit shall be paid current, including all penalties, interest, and other charges due with respect to the same." II. The Subdivision Rules and Regulation of the City of Euless, the same being Appendix B of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Euless, is herewith amended by the addition of a new Section 22 which shall read as follows: "Sec. 22 Payment of Taxes, Assessments, Charges, and Other Monetary Obligations Due the City of Euless. No Subdivision Plat shall be finally approved by the Planning Commission unless and until all taxes, assessments, charges and other monetary obligations due the City of Euless and outstanding with respect to the property which is the subject of the Subdivision Application shall be paid current, including all penalties, interest and other charges due with respect to same." III. Section 16 of the Zoning Code of Euless is herewith amended by the addition of the following new Sub - section 16 -106 which shall read as follows: "16 -106 Payment of Taxes, Assessments, Charges and Other Monetary Obligations Due the City of Euless. No proposed amendment, supplement or change to the Zoning Ordinances of the City of Euless, Texas upon the application of a party having a proprietary interest in the pro- perty for which such zoning is sought shall be adopted unless and until all taxes, assessments, charges and other monetary obligations due the City of Euless with respect to such property shall be paid current including any interest, penalties and other charges due with respect to same." IV. Section 14 of the Zoning Code of the City of Euless is herewith amended by the addition of the following new Sub - section 14 -103 which shall read as follows: "14 -103 No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued by the Build- ing Inspector of Euless unless and until all ad valorem taxes, assess- ments, charges and other monetary obligations due the City of Euless with respect to the property for which such Certificate of Occupancy is sought shall be paid current, including any interest, penalties and other charges due with respect to same." V. Sub - section 13 -201 of Section 13 of the Euless Zoning Code is herewith amended by the addition of the following new Sub - paragraph (7) which shall read as follows: "(7) No appeal shall be taken to the Board of Adjustments unless and until all taxes, assessments, charges, and other monetary obligations due the City of Euless with respect to the property which is the subject of such appeal shall be paid current including without limitation all interest, penalties, and other charges due with respect to same." ti -2- VI. The fact that the enactment of this Ordinance is necessary to preserve the public business, peace, health, safety and general wel- fare, creates an urgency and an emergency in the immediate preserva- tion of same, and requires that this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and publication as required by law. VII. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be, and they are, declared to be invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not effect the remaining portions hereof. VIII. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of enactment. APPROVED and ADOPTED on first and final reading on the 24th day of June , 1975, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas. APPROVED: moo"NINA, M-0041- - IOWA= 0 ATTEST: City Secretary -3-