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ORDINANCE NO. 2344
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS,
DECLARING A MORATORIUM ON BUILDING PERMITS FOR ACCESSORY
BUILDINGS EXCEEDING TWELVE FEET IN THE R1, R2, AND R3 RESIDENTIAL
ZONING DISTRICTS; DIRECTING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
TO STUDY ISSUES CREATED BY LARGE ACCESSORY BUILDINGS; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned about large accessory buildings in residential zoning
districts, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare a moratorium on the issuance of building
permits for accessory buildings that exceed twelve feet in height in the R1, R2, and R3
Residential zoning districts, and determines that said moratorium is necessary; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS:
1.
THAT, no building permit shall be issued and no accessory building shall be constructed which
exceeds twelve feet in height in the R1, R2, and R3 zoning districts for a period of three
months.
2.
THA T, the Planning and Zoning Commission is directed to study any and all issues created by
the construction of large accessory buildings and report their findings within the three month
moratorium.
3.
THAT, this moratorium will expire on January 27, 1998
4.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. 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.
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5.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. That any and all other ordinances of the City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
6.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 26th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1998.
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