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
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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.
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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:
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