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ORDINANCE NO. 1909
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1579, THE SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE, TO REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SIDEWALKS IN NEW SUBDIVISIONS OR RESUBDIVISIONS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SA VINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
I.
THA T, ORDINANCE 1579, "THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS", SECTION 1-01, is hereby amended to add the
following new paragraph:
G.Sidewalk Requirements
Every new subdivision, or resubdivision hereafter approved shall be required to
install sidewalks, with appropriate curb ramps, adjacent to all public street rights-
of-way. Construction of any sidewalk shall conform to the standards and
specifications contained in the Design Manual. Sidewalk placements shall
conform to the following:
A. All comer lots shall have sidewalks placed on the two frontages or sides
adjacent to the streets.
B. Any triple frontage lots shall have sidewalks placed on the three frontages or
sides adjacent to the streets.
C. Any double frontage lots shall have sidewalks placed on the two frontages
adjacent to the streets.
D. Construction of all side yard sidewalks and rear yard sidewalks adjacent to
perimeter streets shall be the developer's responsibility to construct after plat
approval. Front yard sidewalks shall be constucted for each lot prior to
completion of any primary structure.
II.
SEVERABILITY CLA USE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the section, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall
be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the
same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this
ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section.
III.
SA VINGS CLAUSE. That Ordinance No. 1579, The Subdivision Ordinance of the City
of North Richland Hills, as amended shall remain in full force and effect, save and except
as amended by this ordinance.
IV.
EFFRCTIVR DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication as provided by the North Richland Hills Charter and the laws of
the State of Texas.
PASSED, AND APPROVED this 26th day of July, 1993
APPROVED:
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