HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2011-041 ORDINANCE NO. 2011-41
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE
N O. 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 BYAMENDING SECTION 52TREE
PRESERVATION 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 EMERGENCYAND 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 52, Tree Preservation is hereby amended by amending
subsection A. to read as follows:
"A. PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to establish rules and
regulations governing the protection of trees and vegetation cover
within the City of Grapevine, to encourage the protection of healthy
trees and vegetation and to provide for the replacement and
replanting of trees that are illegally removed from developed or
undeveloped property, or are necessarily removed during
construction, development, or redevelopment."
B. That Section 52, Tree Preservation is hereby amended by amending
subsection CA. to read as follows:
"4. The yard areas of all developed property, excluding owner-occupied
single-family residential property; rental properties are not excluded
and are specifically subject to the provisions of this ordinance."
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 16th of August 2011.
APPROVED;
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST.
C440� NU( &
Linda Huff ov
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM.
Douglas H. Conne , hi-
Assistant City Attorney
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