HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1989-041 ORDINANCE NO. 89-41
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE TEXAS, AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF
THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
APPENDIX E, ARTICLE I, STANDARDS OF DESIGN,
ITEM 2 . 7 RELATIVE TO DEAD END STREETS,
CUL-DE-SACS AND COURTS; PROVIDING A PENALTY
�* NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500 . 00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE
OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON 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 the Grapevine City Code is hereby amended by
amending Appendix E, Article I , Standards of Design, Item 2 . 7
relative to Dead end streets, cul-de-sacs and courts to read as
follows:
"2 . 7 Dead end streets, cul-de-sacs and courts: Courts
or cul-de-sacs may be permitted where the form or
contour of the land or the shape of the property
makes such street design appropriate. Such
cul-de-sacs or courts shall provide proper access
to all lots and shall not exceed six hundred (600)
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feet in length, measured from the centerline of the
intersecting street to the center of the circular
end of the cul-de-sac, and the circular end
provided shall have a minimum right-of-way radius
of fifty feet (50 ' ) . Dead end streets will not be
allowed except on a temporary basis pending the
development of adjacent property. Where dead end
streets are utilized, a turnaround of the size and
dimensions required for a cul-de-sac may be
required at the discretion of the Director of
Public Works. If drainage is not affected, as
determined by the Director of Public Works, curb
and gutter may be omitted for the turnaround. A
temporary easement must be provided for that
portion of the turnaround that lies outside the
limits of the normal street right-of-way. The
easement shall provide for termination upon
extension of the street and construction of the
appropriate curb and gutter sections. "
Section 3 . 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 to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars ($500 . 00) for each offense and a separate offense
�., shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
� 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
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 5. The fact the 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 the its
passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 20th day of June , 1989.
'�'"� APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
i da Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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