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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2017-063 ORDINANCE NO. 2017-063 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 38, GU GOVERNMENT USE DISTRICT; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, Section 38 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Grapevine regulates Governmental Use District; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Section 38 of the Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine deems the passage of this ordinance as necessary to protect the public, health, safety, and welfare; 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. 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 38 of the Zoning Ordinance — "Government Use District", is hereby amended by adding Subsection (C)(9) to shall read as follows: "9. Hotels or Motels." [The remainder of this Section shall remain unchanged.] Section 3. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect; provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding of not guilty, nolo contendere, or dismissal. Section 4. 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 5. 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 6. 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. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 19th day of September, 2017. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ` /GRAPFiy� ATTEST a m Tara Brooks City Secretary * APPROVED AS TO FORM: John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney Ordinance No. 2017-063 2