HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 13/036 Community Center Definition ORDINANCE NO. 13/036
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 40 `GENERAL DEFINITIONS" IN PART, TO PROVIDE A
DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY CENTER (PUBLIC); 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 forwarded 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 the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of
University Park, Texas, is hereby amended by amending Section 40 "General
Definitions" in part to provide a definition of "Community Center (Public)" to read as
follows:
"Section 40. General Definitions
Community Center (Public) means a building and/or grounds that may be used by the
City of University Park, or any person or entity as its designee, to provide recreational or
social services for the benefit of the citizens. A designee of the City of University may
only use the building and/or grounds for a period not exceeding three (3) years from the
date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the building department for such use of
the building and/or grounds.
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provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.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 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.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on
the 3rd day of December 2013.
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APPROVED:
W. RICHARD DAVIS, MAYOR
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