HomeMy WebLinkAbout941 08-25-1987ORDINANCE NO. 941
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
347, SAME BEING THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF EULESS TO
AMEND THE SIDE YARD AND LOCATION OF
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS REQUIREMENTS FOR
MOBILE HOME DISTRICTS; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the Euless City Council desires to amend the side yard set -back
requirements and the permitted location of unenclosed carports within Mobile
Homes Zoning Districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
Section 7 -909 entitled "Side Yard" of the comprehensive Zoning Code of the
City of Euless is herewith amended to hereafter be and read as follows:
7 -909 Side Yard
The minimum side yard for a mobile home or trailer shall be five (5) feet;
however, if the side yard abuts a dedicated street or highway
right -of -way, the set back shall be thirty (30) feet from the right -of -way
of the dedicated street. Provided, however, that no mobile home or
trailer shall be situated within fifteen (15) feet of another mobile home or
trailer situated on an adjacent or abutting lot, plot, tract or stand.
II.
Section 7 -918 entitled "Location of Accessory Buildings" of the comprehensive
Zoning Code of the City of Euless is herewith amended to hereafter read as follows:
7 -918 Location of Accessory Buildings
No garage, storage building, office or caretaker's dwelling, laundry house,
bath house or permitted structure may be located nearer than twenty -five
(25) feet to any boundary line of an "MH" District nor shall any such
structure be located nearer than ten (10) feet to any boundary line of a
plot, lot, tract or stand, except that such structure may be located within
three (3) feet of the side or rear lot, plot, tract or stand when such
structures are located within the rear twenty -five (25) percent of the
trailer lot, plot, or tract. Carports (unenclosed) may be located on a plot,
lot, tract or stand, without regard to the front, side and rear yard
set -back requirements, except that same may not be located nearer than
twenty -five (25) feet to any boundary line of an "MH" district or within
two (2) feet of the front property line of such plot, lot, tract or stand.
SECTION 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 amount not to exceed $1,000.00. Each
such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such
hereunder.
SECTION IV
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.
SECTION V
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 section.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the Euless
City Council on the I I th day of a„g ,t 1987; by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0
abstentions; GIVEN SECOND READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of
the Euless City Council on the 25th day Hof 1987; by a vote of 5 ayes, 0
nays and n abstentions.
APPROVED:
c0 ,X4
Harold Samuels, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kay R ney, City S etary
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APPROV AS TO FOR
Bob McFarland, City ttorney
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