HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1997-080 �'"' ORDINANCE NO. 9�-so
� AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING APPENDIX G, HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, SECTION 3 RELATIVE TO THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND SECTION
7 RELATIVE TO CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE
AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED
COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH
THE OFFENSE OCCURS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
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Section 1. That Appendix G, Historic Preservation, Section 3 Grapevine Historic
"`� Preservation Commission; Creation, duties, responsibilities, powers, subparagraph (a) is
hereby amended by the addition of alternate members, to read as follows:
"3(a) There hereby is created a historic preservation commission (the
"commission") composed of seven (7) members and two (2) alternate
members, to be appointed by the city council. All commission members shall
have a demonstrated outstanding interest in the historic traditions of the city
and experience in the preservation of the historic character of Grapevine.
The city council shall endeavor, to the extent reasonably available, to appoint
members from the following categories:
Architect, planner or design professional
Historian
Licensed real estate broker/appraiser
� Attorney at law
Owner of or resident or tenant in a landmark property or property in a historic
district
Member of the Grapevine Historical Society
�°``a Archaeologist or from a related discipline, or
Other specific background as desired."
Section 2. That Appendix G, Historic Preservation, Section 7 Certificates of
Appropriateness, subparagraph (c) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"(c) The commission shall deny, approve, or approve with conditions any CA
application within thirty (30) days of receipt or a completed application,
determining whether the proposed work is consistent with the regulations
contained in this ordinance, in all applicable ordinances, and in the zoning
ordinance designating the historic landmark. Upon posted notice, and
notification by regular mail at least five (5) days in advance to the
immediately adjacent property owners as that ownership appears on the last
approved tax roll, the commission shall conduct a public hearing on the
application, at which time an opportunity is provided for proponents and
opponents of the application to present their views."
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,
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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. 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
vatidity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of this ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. Any person 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
exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall
be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
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 for the immediate preservation of
the public business, property, health, safety, and general welfare which requires that this
ordinance take effect immediately from and after the date of its passage, and it is
accordingly so ordained.
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"�"�" PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 4th day of August , 1997.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda Huff
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City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr. '"
City Attorney
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