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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2978ORDINANCE NO. 2978 TR 2007-05 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 118-23 OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY BY AMENDING PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LR, C1 AND C2 ZONING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council has received the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission concerning the matters herein dealt with, which recommendations were made after the holding of a public hearing before said Commission on such matters; and WHEREAS, notice has been published of the time and place of a public hearing held before the City Council concerning the changes herein made, which public hearing has been duly held; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance herein made is in the best interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of North Richland Hills; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: Section 1. Sec. 118-23 of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 118-23. Property zoned LR-local retail, C-1 commercial, and C-2 Commercial (a) Prior to February 11, 2002, the LR-local retail, C-1 commercial and C-2 commercial zoning districts existed and property could be rezoned to such classifications. Such classifications were then eliminated for any rezoning and no property shall be rezoned to such classifications after such date. (b) All property currently zoned LR shall be governed by the regulations established by this chapter for the NS neighborhood services zoning district. (c) All property currently zoned C-1 shall be governed by the regulations established by this chapter for the CS community services zoning district. Ordinance No. 2978 Page 1 of 3 (d) All property currently zoned C-2 shall be governed by the regulations established by this chapter for the HC heavy commercial zoning district. (e) All property developed under the LR, C-1, or C-2 zoning districts which do not conform to the regulations established for such districts by this section shall be considered nonconforming uses which may continue subject to the provisions of Division 4 of Article II of this chapter." Section 2: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as amended hereby shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon final conviction thereof fined in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day any such violation shall be allowed to continue shall constitute a separate violation and punishable hereunder. Section 3: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, 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 unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the final judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and 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 phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. Section 4: The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause the publication of the descriptive caption and penalty clauses of this ordinance as an alternative method of publication provided by law. Section 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately after passage. AND IT IS SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED on this 14th day of January, 2008. CITY N LA N. ~- i~ ~r Secretary By: Ordinance No. 2978 Page 2 of 3 APPRO D T RM ND LEGALITY: George A. tap Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: .~ John Pitstick, Planning & Development Director Ordinance No. 2978 Page 3 of 3