HomeMy WebLinkAboutRevised Ordinance Front Yard ObjectsORDINANCE NO. _____________________
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) TO REGULATE FEATURES ALLOWED IN THE
REQUIRED FRONT YARD; 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 21-100 (4)(b), in part, as
follows:
(b) Features in the Required Front Yard
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Except as provided in the following subparagraphs, no accessory structure,
portable storage container, object, or appurtenance shall be permitted to be
placed or maintained in a required front yard in a residential district in the
City.
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ii.
Freestanding columns, statuaries, bird baths, pedestals, and other
art objects, constructed of permanent materials, provided that not
more than four freestanding items shall be located within the
required front yard of each platted lot and that the height of such
items, including any light, lamp fixture or ornamentation
mounted on top of a column, shall not exceed five feet (5’) as
measured from the natural grade, provided that residential lots
larger than one acre and located in an SF-1 zoning district may
have freestanding columns, including any light, lamp fixture, or
other ornamentation mounted on top of the column, not
exceeding eight feet (8’) in height measured from natural grade.
iii.
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viii.
One flag pole for each platted lot, provided that the height of the
flag pole shall not exceed twenty-five feet (25’) measured from
the natural grade, set back a minimum distance equal to the
height of the flag pole, measured at natural grade, from all
adjoining property lines. The size of the flag shall be appropriate
for the height of the flag pole, but shall in no event exceed
twenty four (24) square feet in area.
ix.
Not more than four items of yard art for each platted lot, not to
exceed five feet (5’) in height or twenty (20) cubic feet in
volume for each item, and placed so as to be set back from all
adjacent property lines a minimum distance equal to the height of
the item of yard art.
x.
Sports and recreational equipment, whether temporary or
permanent in nature, including but not limited to, basketball
goals and swing sets, are prohibited in a required front yard in a
single-family dwelling district.
xi.
A lamp post that is not a freestanding column, is not more than
six inches (6”) in diameter, and is not more than eight feet (8’) in
height.
xii
. All items listed in this subsection as being allowed in a required
front yard must be constructed of permanent materials approved
by the community development manager.”
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
st
the 1 day of August 2006.
APPROVED:
____________________________________
JAMES H. HOLMES III, MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________________
NINA WILSON, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
CITY ATTORNEY
(RLD/02/16/06)(63904)
ORDINANCE NO. _____________________
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) TO REGULATE FEATURES ALLOWED IN THE
REQUIRED FRONT YARD; 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.
DULY PASSED
by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on
st
the 1 day of August 2006.
APPROVED:
____________________________________
JAMES H. HOLMES III, MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________________
NINA WILSON, CITY SECRETARY