HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2018-009 ORDINANCE NO. 2018-009
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, SAME BEING ALSO KNOWN AS APPENDIX"D" OF
THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING
SECTION 52, TREE PRESERVATION AND SECTION 53,
LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2000.00); PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 52 and Section 53, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Grapevine regulates tree preservation and landscape regulation standards; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Sections 52 and 53 of the Zoning
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by law to adopt the provisions contained
herein, and has complied with all the prerequisites necessary for the passage of this
Ordinance, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the passage of this ordinance as necessary
to protect the public, health, safety, and welfare of the public.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated hereinabove are found to be true and correct
and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. Section 52 of the Zoning Ordinance— "Tree Preservation", is hereby
amended by removing Bald Cypress and Callery Pear from the required list of trees.
Section 3. Section 53 of the Zoning Ordinance — "Landscape Regulations", is
hereby amended by removing Bald Cypress and Callery Pear from the required list of
trees.
Section 4. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of
this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect;
provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed
and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas shall be deemed
repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances
L have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding of not guilty, nolo contendere, or
dismissal.
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2000.00) and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or
continues.
Section 6. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace
and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance
become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
LPASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 16th day of January, 2018.
APPROVED:
Willis D. Tate
Mayor
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City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Matthew C. G. Boyle
Assistant City Attorney
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