HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1986-044 ORDINANCE NO. 86-44
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
82-73, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY PRO-
VIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO
DISTRICT REGULATIONS BY ADDING NEW WORDS
TO SECTION 12 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS;
���^ AND BY AMENDING SECTION 67A.C. RELATIVE
TO APPLICATION FOR ZONING CHANGES; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1 ,000 . 00) AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COM-
MITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A
VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY 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 new word definitions to Section 12 relating to
�` Definitions be added in the appropriate alphabetical
order to read as follows:
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"Density shall mean the measure of the degree to which
land is filled with residential units designed to
accommodate a family group. Measurement excludes public
or private streets in calculating density per acre. "
"Commercial laundry shall mean a heavy commercial
service in which items such as clothes and linens are
cleaned. This definition includes cleaning for
hospitals, restaurants, hotels and diaper cleaning
services as well as rug and dry cleaning plants where
on-premise retail services to individual households are
incidental to the operation of the plant. A commercial
laundry plant shall exceed 5 , 000 square feet of floor
area and no plant containing less than 5 ,000 square feet
shall be considered a commercial laundry. "
B. That Item C of Section 67A relating to Application For
Zoning Changes be amended to read as follows :
"Denial - A waiting period of one year, between the date
an application for amendment to the zoning ordinance, or
�"' a requested change in zoning, is denied by the city
council and a new application for such a change or
amendment is accepted, is hereby established. The one-
�� year waiting period shall be applicable to all requested
amendments and changes for the same zoning district, or
districts, on all or any portion of the property
previously considered for amendment or change in zoning;
provided however, said one-year waiting period shall not
be applicable to any proposed amendment or change
instituted by the city council or planning and zoning
commission or to any proposed amendment or change denied
by the city council without prejudice. For purposes of
this section, denied by the city council shall mean that
on final reading: (a) a motion by the city council to
deny the requested zoning change passed by a majority of
the quorum present and voting; or (b) a motion by the
city council to deny or approve the requested zoning
change received a tie vote of the quorum present and
voting; or (c) a motion by the city council to approve
the requested zoning change failed for lack of having
the necessary votes . A denial without prejudice must be
expressly granted by the city council, except that a tie
vote shall automatically constitute a denial without
�=� prejudice. "
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 a sum not to exceed One
Thousand Dollars ($1 , 000 . 00) for each offense and a separate
offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on
which a violation 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 regu-
lations 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.
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
„�,;�, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 15th day of July, 1986 .
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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