HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1991-071 �
ORDINANCE NO. 91-71
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AN ORDINANCE 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 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR
AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS
BY AMENDING SECTION 20 "R-TH" TOWNHOUSE
DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 26 "HC" HIGHWAY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS; AND SECTION
60 SIGN STANDARDS; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2, 000. 00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED
EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS
OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
°�. TEXAS:
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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 Section 20 "R-TH" Townhouse District Regulations is
hereby amended by amending Section 20.G. 3 in its entirety to
read as follows:
"3 . No side yard width is required except for the
following:
a. A minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet shall be
required for each end unit in a row of townhouses
containing three or more units.
b. A minimum side yard of six (6) feet shall be
required for each end unit in a row of townhouses
"�" containing two (2) units.
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c. Side yards which are adjacent to a dedicated public
�°� street shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet in
width. "
+�. B. That Section 26 "HC" Highway Commercial District Regulations
is hereby amended by amending Section 26.A. by the addition
of a new subsection 22 to read as follows:
"22 . Pawn Shops"
C. That Section 60 Sign Standards is hereby amended by amending
Section 60.E. i.h. to read as follows:
" (h) Permission is granted as a special privilege to any
business in a properly zoned area to display flags,
banners and balloons for a period not exceeding two (2)
weeks in any quarter of a calendar year in connection
with special sales being conducted by said business. I
Such signs and their placement must be approved by the
Director of Community Development. Such flags, banners
and balloons may be erected and maintained only during
such two (2) week periods. Flags, banners and balloons
which advertise a business's grand opening may be
displayed for an extended period not to exceed thirty
(30) days, within sixty (60) days of the issuance of a
certificate of occupancy for a new business. Flags,
'�' banners and balloons which advertise a business going
out of business may extend the two (2) week period not
�,,,,r„ to exceed thirty (30) days. A permit shall be
required. "
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) for each offense and a separate
offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which an
offense 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
regulations 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 17th day of September , 1991.
� APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Huff
City Secreta
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr. ,
� City Attorney
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