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ORDINANCE NO. 07/24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF UNIVERSITY P ARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING
SECTION 22-101 (2) (a) TO PROVIDE FOR A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF
BUILDINGS IN MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS THAT
PROVIDE UNDERGROUND PARKING; AMENDING SECTION 21-101 (b) TO
PROVIDE A NEW MAXIMUM TOP PLATE LINE HEIGHT IN MUL TIPLE-
FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS THAT PROVIDE UNDERGROUND
PARKING; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A
PENAL TY 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 Section 21-101 (2) (a) of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance of the City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended in part as follows:
"22-101 Multiple-Family Dwelling Districts
(2) Dimensional Standards
(a) In the Multiple-Family Dwelling Districts, the minimum dimensions of lots
and yards and the height of buildings shall be as shown in the following table:
MF-1
MF-2
MF-3
Max. Height (ft.) 35 35
(without underground parking)
35
Max. Height (ft.) 37 37
(with underground parking)
37
"
SECTION 2. That Section 21-101 (2) (b) of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance of the City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended in part as follows:
"22-101 Multiple-Family Dwelling Districts
(b) Top Plate Line Height
The height from the average natural grade to the top ofthe top plate line shall be as
follows:
Lot Width
Height
Less than 70' 23'4"
(without underground parking)
Less than 70' 28'4"
(with underground parking)
70' or greater 25'4"
(without underground parking)
70' or greater 30'4"
(with underground parking)
"
SECTION 3. All ordinances of the City of University Park in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. 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 5. 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 6. 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
7 day of August 2007.
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KAT-E SMITH, ~RY
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CITY ATTORNEY
(RLD/06/06/07)( 17326)