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ORDINANCE 2346
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1874, THE ZONING ORDINANCE,
TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMMERCIAL
AMUSEMENT, INDOOR, DEFINE COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT,
INDOOR; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, after appropriate notice and public hearing, the Planning and Zoning
Commission of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, has forwarded a
recommendation to the City Council for amendment of Ordinance No. 1874 by
changing said Zoning Ordinance as set forth herein; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
1.
THAT, Article 11, Section 1100, Definitions, is hereby amended to insert the following:
Commercial Amusement, Indoor: An amusement or entertainment enterprise wholly
enclosed and operated within a building as a commercial activity. This includes, but is
not limited to skating rinks, indoor swimming, indoor tennis courts, boxing, and
wrestling. These activities do not include functions or facilities being operated by a
public school, church or government entity as a non-commercial activity.
2.
THAT, Article 3, Section 310 D, Table of Permitted Uses, is hereby amended to insert
the following:
Commercial Amusement, Indoor: Special Use Permit in the C2-Commercial District;
permitted by right in the 11 & 12 Industrial Districts, Special Use Permit in the
Institutional District with an exemption for public schools, churches and city facilities
being operated as a non-commercial activity, and Prohibited in all other zoning districts.
3.
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
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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.
4.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. That Ordinance Number 1874, the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of North Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save
and except as amended by this Ordinance.
5.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage.
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THIS 8th DAY OF
OCTOBER 1998. C 9," c.Dv...w Vfu, "00
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Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission
Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 26th DAY OF OCTOBER
1998. U
yor Charles Scoma
City of North ichland Hills, Texas
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