HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2007-062 ORDINANCE NO. 2007-62
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 40 "MXU"
MIXED USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000.00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL
BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR
ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; 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 40 "MXU" Mixed Use District Regulations is hereby amended
by amending subsection 40.P.3.c. to read as follows:
"c. Real Estate: Sixteen (16) square feet except that signs located on lots
fronting State Highways 114, 121, 360 and State Highway 26 east of
Texan Trail/Ruth Wall Street may be thirty-two (32) square feet."
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 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. 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.
ri Section 4. 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 16th day of October, 2007.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Am,
Douglas H. Conner, III
City Attorney
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