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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2015-009ORDINANCE NO. 2015-009 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL 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 CITY CODE, BY PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 23A"GV" GRAPEVINE VINTAGE DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND SECTION 42 SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE NOW, THEREFORE, 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 City Code is hereby amended in the following particulars, and all other sections, subsections, paragraphs, definitions, words and phrases of said Appendix "D" and not amended but hereby ratified, verified, and affirmed: A. That Section 23A "GV" Grapevine Vintage District Regulations is hereby amended by adding subsections C.6. and C.7. to read as follows: "6. Breweries. 7. Distilleries." B. That Section 42 Supplementary District Regulations is hereby amended by adding subsection B.1.(c) to read as follows: "(c) Distillery shall mean a location whereby alcoholic spirits are created or manufactured, to include but not be limited to the following processes: milling, mashing, fermentation, distillation, ageing, and blending." C. That Section 42 Supplementary District Regulations is hereby amended by amending subsection B.3. to read as follows: "3. With the exception of wineries, wine tasting rooms, breweries and distilleries, no party shall sell or serve alcoholic beverages for on - premise consumption as the holder of a duly issued Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission permit allowing on -premise consumption except in a restaurant or on the premises of an entity whose principal business is transporting of the general public and is operating pursuant to a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by a federal or state regulatory body with a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with and pursuant to Section 48." Section 2. That 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 3. That 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 or 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. That 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 final passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 20th of January 2015. MAP - William 'D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: 1-2 J od B rown City Secretary ORD. NO. 2015-009 2 John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney ORD. NO. 2015-009