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ORDINANCE NO. 2315
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AMENDING
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2304 REGARDING REQUIRED TRAINING FOR THE
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS, THAT:
I.
THAT, Ordinance Number 2304, Section 16, is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.
Immediately following the appointment process in July of each year, the staff person providing support for each
Board is charged with the duty to familiarize each board member with the functions of that Board. Following the
July appointment process, the first meeting of each Board shall accommodate an orientation period, which shall be
set aside for the purpose of helping members become more knowledgeable about his particular Board, its
functions, state or city laws or rules affecting the Board.
II.
THAT, Ordinance Number 2304, is hereby amended to insert a new Paragraph 17 to read as
follows:
17.
Members of the Board of Adjustment and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be required to attend a
minimum of one regional or statewide training program during each two year term, which is designed to educate
members in the functions of those boards. The City shall bear the direct expense of this training for board
members. The training program shall be designated by the City Manager and approved by the City Council. Staff
shall conduct an annual training session for the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of
Adjustment, which shall also be mandatory for all respective board members.
III.
THAT, Ordinance Number 2304, Paragraph 17 is renumbered to Paragraph 18.
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IV.
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.
V.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED, AND APPROVED this 13th day of July, 1998.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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