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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE UNIVERSITY PARK CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED,
BY AMENDING CItAPTER 3, "BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION", SECTION 3.103
"AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING CODE", ~UBSECTION (33) TO PROVIDE
MAXIMUM IMPERMEABLE SURFACE REGULATIONS FOR MULTI-FAMILY, NON-
RESIDENTIAL, UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND RELATED 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 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY
PARK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 3, Article 3.100, Section 3.103(33), of the Code of Ordinances,
City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(33)
Maximum Impermeable Surface. It shall be required as a condition for granting a
permit to build, repair, remodel, enlarge or replace a structure or install additional
features such as swimming pools, drives, patios, etc., which increase impermeable
surface, that the following standards be met and complied with. Impermeable areas
of all lots shall be limited to those specified for the following lot categories:
Lot Categories ·
Allowed Impermeable Surface
Multi-Family Lots
Non-Residemial Lots
University Campus, 1, 2, & 3
Planned Development District No. 23
63%
90%
70%
70%
Exception: The utilization of perforated paving stone or other permeable
material may allow for a reduction in the total calculated impermeable
surface area as determined by the building official."
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of University Park in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
SECTION 3. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdiviSion, clause, phrase or section
of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not
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affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof, other than the part
decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of
University Park, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars
($500.00) for each offense.
SECTION 5. That 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 2?TIt
day of JANUARY ,2004.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
(RLD/61437/12/22/03)
ATTEST:
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