HomeMy WebLinkAbout856 08-13-1985ORDINANCE NO. 856
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER
347, SAME BEING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS,
TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PAVED
REAR YARD IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; PRO-
VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, that
I.
Subsection (2) entitled "Rear Yard" of Section 7 -402 of
the Comprehensive Zoning Code of the City of Euless, Texas, is
herewith amended to be and read as follows:
7 -402
Area
Requirements
(2)
Rear
Yard There
shall be a rear yard for every
structure in the "C -1" Business District which
shall have a depth of not less than fifteen (15)
feet; provided however, that where such rear yard
abuts an alley the required rear, yard may be
measured from the center line of such alley.
II.
Subsection (2) entitled "Rear Yard" of Section 7 -502 of
the Comprehensive Zoning Code of the City of Euless, Texas, is
herewith amended to hereafter be and read as follows:
7 -502 Area Requirements
(2) Rear Yard There shall be a rear yard for every
structure in the "C -2" Business District which
shall have a depth of not less than fifteen (15)
feet; provided, however, that where such rear yard
abuts an alley the required rear line may be
measured from the center line of such alley.
III.
Penalty for Violation: Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the terms and provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in an amour
Each such violation shall be deemed a
be punishable as such hereunder.
IV.
t not to exceed $1,000.00.
separate offense and shall
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 of 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 sec-
tion.
V.
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.
VI.
Emergency Clause. By the affirmative vote of four or. more
of its members, Ehe City Council declares that this is an
ordinance for the immediate preservation 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 i.t be read at two meetings,
as specified i.n Section 11, is hereby dispensed with.
PRESENTED AND PASSED on first and final reading on the
13th day of AU V 1985, at a regular meeting of the
City Council of. the City of. Euless, Texas, by a vote of 5
ayes, 0 nayes and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
a d1 n t I-
Harold Samuels, Mayor
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS /PO FORM:
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