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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 05 30 Zoning CodeORDINAN CE NO. 0 5 / 3 0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY 1 AND ENACTING A NEW COMPRE HERETO AND REFERRED TO H CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE ZC AND APPROVED THE 16th DAY O AMENDMENTS THERETO; EST~ DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF U1~ THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; R1 HEIGHT AND BULK OF BUILDI] OPEN SPACES; REGULATING Tt STRUCTURES AND THE PERCEN' BY BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOI FOR THE INCLUSION OF NEV REGULATIONS FOR ACCES~ NONCONFORMING USES AND ADJUSTMENT AND SPECIFYII~ REQUIREMENTS FOR A BUILDI~ OF OCCUPANCY AND COMP ESTABISHING A PROCEDURE FOI VARIANCES, PROVIDING INTER] EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR '] ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF PENDING LITIGATION AND VIOl AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DO] VIOLATION OR NON-COMPLIAN( OFFENSE; AND CONTAINING A PROVISION, AND AN EFFECTIVE WHEREAS, under the laws of City of University Park, Texas, to establi. regulating the use of land and controlling may be lessened in public streets, safety 1 overcrowding of the land prevented and welfare promoted; and, WHEREAS, written notice of Commission was mailed to all owners o approved tax roll of the city, at least te accordancc with Chaptcr 211, Local Gov of general circulation in the City of Unive public hearing; and, )F UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, ADOPTING kIENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, ATTACHED EREIN AS EXHIBIT "A", REPLACING THE 'NING ORDINANCE (NO. 88/7), AS PASSED F FEBRUARY, 1988, TOGETHER WITH ALL kBLISHING ZONING REGULATIONS AND [IVERSITY PARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH ;GULATING WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS THE qGS; THE SIZE OF YARDS, COURTS AND [E DENSITY OF DWELLINGS AND OTHER FAGE OF A LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS; PROVIDING AND UNLISTED USES; ESTABLISHING )RY BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR STRUCTURES; CREATING A BOARD OF [G ITS JURISDICTION; ESTABLISHING IG SITE; PROVIDING FOR CERTIFICATES LIANCE; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; t AMENDING THE ORDINANCE, GRANTING ~RETATIONS, AND PERMITTING SPECIAL 'HE PRESERVATION OF PREVIOUS VALID ADJUSTMENT; PRESERVING RIGHTS IN 5ATIONS UNDER EXISTING ORDINANCES OF FINE FOR EACH OFFENSE NOT TO ,LARS ($2,000.00) AND EACH DAY ANY 'E CONTINUES CONSTITUTES A SEPARATE REPEALING CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY )ATE. :he State of Texas, authority is conferred upon the ;h zoning districts within the City for the purpose of the density of population to the end that congestion Yom fire, panic and other dangers may be increased, the public health, convenience, safety, and general a public hearing by the Planning and Zoning real property, as their names appeared on the last (10) days before the date set for the hearing in ernment Code, and notice was published in a paper rsity Park fifteen (15) days prior to the City Council 3 WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the testimony and requests of all persons appearing at the public hearing and did vote to present to the City Council the revised Zoning Ordinance in final form, recommending its adoption; and, WHEREAS, public heatings were conducted by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council as required by law; and, WHEREAS, the City Council, in regular session on the 6th day of September 2005, reviewed the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission; and after giving all interested parties an opportunity to be heard, is of the opinion and finds '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 a new Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, attached hereto as Exhibit "A' and made part hereof for all purposes, is hereby adopted and enacted as the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of University Park, Texas, and shall be treated and considered as a new and original comprehensive zoning ordinance. SECTION 2. That all ordinances of the City of University Park in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. The provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance are severable as provided by Section 3-100. SECTION 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the comprehensive zoning ordinance 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 not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and each and every day any such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense, as provided by Section 36-100. SECTION 5. 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. 4 DULY PASSED by the City Co day of September, 2005. VED ST : CITY ATTORNEY (RLD/mew/08-30-05/77107) ancil of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 6th APPROVED: ~s'H. HO~LM~S I]ff, MAY~OR ATTEST: 5