HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1979-019 ORDINANCE NO. 79-19
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF GRAPEVINE
ORDINANCE NO. 79-4 PASSED ON THE 20TH DAY
OF FEBRUARY 1979 RELATING TO THE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICTS
IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THOSE
PROJECTS THAT HAD OBTAINED APPROVAL OF
PERMANENT FINANCING AND THAT HAD RECEIVED
WRITTEN PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FROM THE CITY
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE ; PROVIDING A
PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE :
Section 1. That Section 4 of Ordinance No . 79-4
passed on the 20th day of February, same being the Section
that placed said Ordinance into immediate effect is hereby
amended to read as follows :
"Section 4. Effective Date. The effective date of
Ordinance No. 79-4 passed on the 20th day of February 1979 on
an emergency basis remains February 20 , 1979 provided, however ,
as to any party that had obtained prior to said effective date
approval of permanent construction financing of a Multi-Family
project , which approval shall be substantiated to the City' s
satisfaction, based upon the parking requirements previously
in effect and provided said party had received written prelim-
inary approval of its proposed project from the City prior to
said effective date said party' s project shall be governed by
the prior parking requirements provided a building permit for
construction of the proposed Multi-Family buildings and struc-
, o tures is issued on or before June 30 , 1979 . All other Multi-
Family projects from and after February 20 , 1979 , shall be
governed by the requirements of Ordinance No . 79-4. "
Section 2 . Penalty. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum
not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200 . 00) and a separate of-
fense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which
a violation occurs or continues after the notice period provided
herein has expired. The Court shall order removal and abatement
of the nuisance.
Section 3 . Severability. If any section, article,
paragraph, sentence , clause , phrase or word in this ordinance ,
or application thereto to any person or circumstances is held
invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdic-
tion such holding shall not affect the validity of the remain-
ing portions of the ordinance ; and the City Council hereby de-
clares it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordi-
nance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall re-
main in full force and effect.
Section 4. Emergency. The fact that no present ordi-
nances of the City of Grapevine amends Ordinance No. 79-4 relat-
ing to parking requirements for Multi-Family districts exists ,
creates an urgency and an emergency and in the preservation of
the public health, safety and welfare requires that this ordi-
`"m"'' nance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption as the law and charter in
such cases provides .
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 17th day of April ,
1979 , by the City Council of the City of Grapevine , Texas .
Mayor
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