HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 08/28 Amending Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance section 22-101 Regulating Garage EntriesORDINANCE NO. ~g ~28
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING
SECTION 22-101 (4) (b) vi TO REGULATE GARAGE ENTRIES FROM SIDE
STREETS IN MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH
OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of University Park and
the City Council of the City of University Park, in compliance with the laws of the State
of Texas with reference to the granting of zoning classifications and changes, have given
the requisite notices by publication and otherwise, and have held due hearings and have
afforded a full and fair hearing to all property owners generally, and City Council of the
City of University Park is of the opinion and finds that said zoning changes should be
granted and that the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance should be amended; Now,
Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Section 22-101 (4) (b) vi of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance of the City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"22-101 Multiple-Family Dwelling Districts
(4) Special Yard Requirements
(b) Side
vi. Garages, carports, and similar vehicle storage facilities on a corner lot shall not be
constructed so that the vehicle opening or entry faces the side street.
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SECTION 2. All ordinances of the City of University Park in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase
or section of this ordinance, or the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended
hereby, be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than
the part so declared to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the
validity of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as a whole.
SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance or the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended
hereby, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal
court of the City of University Park, Texas, shall be punished by a fine to exceed the sum
of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and each and every day such
violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION '7. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on
the 13t" day of May 2008.
APPROVED:
A S H. HOLMES III MAYOR
ATTEST:
KAT SMITH, Y SECRETARY
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(RLD/02/26/08)(25493)