HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1989-002 ORDINANCE NO. 89-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE GRAPEVINE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 7-3
RELATING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE 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
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DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR
CONTINUES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section l . That Chapter 7 , Section 7-3 of the Grapevine
City Code is hereby amended by the addition of the following
amendments to the Uniform Building Code, 1985 Edition, which
amendments shall appear as follows:
A. "Table No. 5-A, Group R3 of the Uniform Building Code,
1985 Edition, is hereby amended by the addition of Note
(5) as follows:
(5) One (1) hour less than three (3) feet and openings
less than three (3) feet shall not apply for
buildings constructed on property zoned R-5. 0 , as
provided for in Section 16 of the Grapevine
' Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 82-73 . "
B. "Section 1206 , Subsection (b) of the Uniform Building
Code, 1985 Edition, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(b) Yards. Every yard shall be not less than three (3)
feet in width for one-story and two-story buildings,
with the sole exception that every yard in property
zoned R-5 . 0 , as provided for in Section 16 , Zero Lot
Line District of the Grapevine Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance No. 82-73 , shall be not less than one (1) foot
in width for one-story and two-story buildings. For
buildings more than two stories in height, the minimum
width of the yard shall be increased at the rate of one
(1) foot for each additional story. For buildings
exceeding fourteen (14) stories in height, the required
width of yard shall be computed on the basis of fourteen
(14) stories. "
Section 2 . 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
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by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance;
and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such
remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity or
�°`°°� unconstitutionality, which remaining portions shall remain in
full force and effect.
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 Two
Thousand Dollars ($2 , 000 . 00) and a separate offense shall be
deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
Section 4 . The fact that the present ordinances and regula-
tions 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 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 �r� day of January �
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APPROVED:
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