HomeMy WebLinkAbout806 09-11-1984ORDINANCE NO. 806
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 147
& 148 SAME BEING THE EULESS SUBDIVISION RULES
AND REGULATIONS; ESTABLISHING NEW FEES FOR
PLATTING IN THE CITY OF EULESS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY,
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless wishes to restructure its fee requirements for
platting; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of platting fees are desired to be named by the City
Council in other official documents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
Article I, Section 7 of the Euless Subdivision Rules and Regulations heretofore
adopted as Ordinance Nos. 147 and 148, is hereby amended to read as follows;
"Application for any platting, subdivision or proposed
public improvements shall be accompanied by a filing
fee in an amount that shall be from time to time set
by the City Council, payable to the City of Euless,
Texas."
II.
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 unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court or
competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
phrases, clauses, 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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
III.
Penalty for Violation. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the terms and
provisions of this ordinance, or the amendments to the City of Euless Charter 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 One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars and each
day such violation shall be permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense, as
provided by Ordinance Nos. 147 & 148, and subsequent amendments to the Euless City
Charter and the Statutes of the State of Texas.
IV.
Emergency Clause. By the affirmative vote of four or more of its members,
the City Council declares that this is an ordinance for the immediate preser-
vation of the public peace, property, health and safety, and is an emergency
measure within the meaning of Article II, Section 11 of the City Charter; and
the requirement that it be read at two meetings, as specified in such Section
11, is hereby dispensed with.
V.
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 11th day of September, 1984, by a vote of
5 ayes, 0 nayes, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
Harold Samuels, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kay, iney, City Secret ry
APPROVED AS TO FG(RM:
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