HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 08/35 Amending 21-100 to regulate features allowed in the required front yard in single-family dwellings districtORDINANCE NO. 08/35
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 21-100 (4) (b) ii TO REGULATE FEATURES ALLOWED IN THE
REQUIRED FRONT YARD IN SINGLE-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 21-100 (4) (b) ii of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance of the City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"21-100 Single-Family Dwelling Districts
(4) Special Yard Requirements
(b) Features Allowed in the Required Front Yard
ii. Freestanding columns, not exceeding 2' by 2' in area on a lot that is 60' or less in
width, or 3' by 3' in area on a lot that is greater than 60' in width; statuaries; bird baths;
pedestals; and other art objects. All such features shall be constructed of permanent
materials. Not more than four freestanding items shall be located within the required
front yard of a platted lot. The total height of any such item, including any light, lamp
fixture, capstone or other ornamentation mounted on top thereof, shall not exceed five
feet (5') as measured from the lowest grade abutting the item. Residential lots larger than
one acre and located in an SF-1 zoning district may have freestanding columns, including
any light, lamp fixture, capstone or other ornamentation mounted on top thereof, not
exceeding eight feet (8') in height measured from the lowest grade abutting the item.
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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 17`h day of June 2008.
ROVED AS T O
CITY ATT
(RLD/04/16/08)(26935)
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
E SMITH, TY SECRETARY