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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1996-097 "� " ORDINANCE NO. 96-97 ��` AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO . 82-73, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, SAME BEING ALSO KNOWN AS APPENDIX "D" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 25 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS (52,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE `"�"� BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: � Section 1 . That Ordinance No. 82-73, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Grapevine, Texas same being also known as Appendix "D" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas is hereby amended in the following particulars, and all other sections, subsections, paragraphs, definitions, words and phrases of said Appendix "D" are not amended but are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed: A. That Section 25, "CC" Community Commercial District Regulations, is hereby amended by amending Section 25.C.15. Conditiona) Uses to read as follows: "15. Planned Commercial Centers in excess of 1 ,000,000 square feet of gross leasable space. Due to the development nature of planned commercial centers in excess of 1 ,000,000 square feet of gross leasable space, it is recognized that the requirements established in Section 25.F., Section 53.H., Section 53.1. and Section 60 may be difficult to provide. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may approve �, a request to establish different amounts and methods than established in Section 25.F., Section 53.H., Section 53.1. and Section 60." � Section 2. 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 an sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars (52,000.00) for each offense and a �� separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues. Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances 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 4. 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 inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall 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 November , 1996. � APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Lin a Huff City Secretary � � ORD. N0. 96-97 2 �.�, APPROVED AS TO FORM: .,�. John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney � � � � ORD. N0. 96-97 3