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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1980-011 ORDINANCE N0. 80-11 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX "A" OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE , TEXAS , SAME BEING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING THE MINIMUM FLOOR AREA REQUIRE- MENTS IN THE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT CATEGORIES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. �� WHEREAS , the basic zoning ordinance of the City of Grapevine was adopted to enhance and benefit the health, morals and general welfare of the citizens and property owners of the City of Grape- vine; and WHEREAS , from time to time the Planning and Zoning Commission recommends that certain specified changes and amendments be pro- mulgated into the said basic zoning ordinance as same is cofified in the Code of Ordinances for the City of Grapevine; and WHEREAS , all of the necessary and required notices have been complied with and public hearings held as required by State Law and the City' s Code; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has submitted its recommendations to the City Council that the basic Ordinance be amended; and WHEREAS, the City Council does find that the amendments are in the best interests of the citizens and property owners and that said amendments do enhance and benefit the health, moral and general welfare of the citizens and property owners of the City �,,,.� of Grapevine; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE �� CITY OF GRAPEVINE , TEXAS : Section 1. The Basic Zoning Ordinance of the City of Grapevine contained in the Grapevine City Code Appendix "A" is hereby amended as follows : Appendix "A" , Chapter 7 , Section 202 (7) , Floor Area: Every two-family dwelling hereafter erected, con- structe , reconstructed, or altered in the "R-2" Dwelling District shall have a minimum floor area, excluding common corridors base- ments , open and screened porches , and garages , of not less than six-hundred (600) square feet for each efficiency unit; seven- hundred fifty (750) square feet for each one bedroom unit; nine- hundred (900) square feet for each two-bedroom unit; and one- thousand (1000) square feet for each three-bedroom unit . Appendix "A" , Chapter 7 , Section 302 (6) , Floor Area: Every Multi-Family Dwelling hereafter erected, con- structe , reconstructed, or altered in the "R-3" Dwelling District �� shall have a minimum floor area, excluding common corridors , base- ments , open and screened porches , and garages , of not less than six-hundred (600) square feet for each efficiency unit; seven- hundred fifty (750) square feet for each one bedroom unit; nine- hundred (900) square feet for each two bedroom unit; and one- thousand (1000) square feet for each three-bedroom unit . Section 2 . Severability - If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent juris- diction such holding shall not affect the validity of the re- maining portions of the 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 3 . Penalty - Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis- - demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200. 00) and a separate ` offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues after the notice period provided herein has expired. The Court shall order removal and abatement of the nuisance. Section 4. Emergency - The fact that the present zoning ordinance and regulations of the City of Grapevine are in- adequate to properly safeguard helth, safety, morals , peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, creates an urgency and an emergency and in the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare requires that this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption as the law and charter in such cases provides . DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, ..,, . Texas , this the 4th day of March, 1980. �� � — Mayor ATTEST: City ec t APPROVE AS TO FORM: ��„��� City ttorney �•�