HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1971-003 ORDINANCE NO. 71-3
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGIONAL
JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRE-
VENTING THE CREATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORT
HAZARDS SURROUNDING THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGIONAL
AIRPORT; DELINEATING THE MEMBERSHIP OF SAID BOARD;
AND APPOINTING TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO THE DALLAS-
FORT WORTH REGIONAL JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD
FROM GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, the creation or establishment of an airport hazard,
as defined in Vernon' s Annotated Texas Statutes, Article
"'""� 46e-1(2) , would endanger the lives and property of users
of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport and of occupants
of land in its vicinity, and also would tend to destroy
or impair the utility of the Airport and the public invest-
ment therein; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration has established
certain minimum standards concerning the creation or es-
tablishment of airport hazards, and such standards are
applicable to the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport pur-
suant to Title 14, Chapter l, Subschapter E, Part 77, Code
of Federal Regulations ; and
WHEREAS; Texas state law--Vernon' s Annotated Texas Statutes,
Article 46e-1 through Article 46e-15, as amended--grants
authority to political subdivisons within an airport hazard
area to cooperate with each other in regulating the creation
� and establishment of airport hazards, and outlines the
�"'°'"" procedures to be followed by them in accomplishing such
� regulation; and
� IN CONSIDERATION of other political subdivisions within the
airport hazard area of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Air-
port enacting similar legislation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
Section 1. There is hereby created a Joint Airport Zoning
Board to be known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Joint
Airport Zoning Board, which shall have the powers and
exercise the duties set forth in Vernon's Annotated Texas
Statutes, Article 46e-1 through Article 46e-15, inclusive,
as amended, or as may be amended in the future, commonly
known as the "Airport Zoning Act�� ; provided, however, that
all regulations ado ted by the joint airport zoning board
shall be administered by the governing body of the political
subdivision adopting the regulations unless said governing
body shall specifically provide oth�erwise.
Section 2. The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Joint Airport
�' Zoning Board shall be composed of two members to be appoint-
ed by each of the following political subdivisions within
the airport hazard area of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional
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Airport participating in its creation; Dallas, Denton
and Tarrant Counties; Arlington, Bedford, Colleyville,
Coppell, Dallas, Euless , Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Grand
Prairie, Grapevine, Irving, Lewisville, Southlake, and
Westlake; and in addition a Chairman elected by a majority
of the members so appointed above.
Members shall be appointed for a term of two (2� years
� and may be removed by the authority which appointed them.
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of any
� member whose term becomes vacant.
"�" Joe N. Box and Phil R. Parker
Section 3.
are hereby appointed as members on the
Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Joint Airport Zoning Board
from Grapevine, Texas.
Section 4. The City reserves the right to withdraw its
participation anytime upon written notice to the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport Zonin g Board.
Section 5. It being for the public welfare that this
Ordinance be passed and such zoning change be made, there
exists an emergency and public necessity that the rule
requiring this ordinance to be read on two several occastions
be and the same is hereby Waived and this ordinance shall
now be placed on its second and final reading to its
passage, and shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval .
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� PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of February , A.D. , 1971.
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Mayor
A�TEST:
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City Secretary `
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ci y Attorney
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