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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10362~~ c*a r~~a , ,; ~~, ~~ ,. ~ $ ~~_ ~~~`i~lJ ~ -~ ORDINANCE NO. " AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDI- NANCE NO. 301 1 , OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, APPENDIX "A" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE DESIGNATED REPRE- SENTATIVE TO THE HISTORIC AND CULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD FROM THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR T O THE PLANNING DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; BY CHANGING THE VOTES TO GRANT AN APPLICATION BEFORE THE PERMIT COMMITTEE FROM FOUR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES TO THREE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 2-G, "HC" Historic and Cultural Subdistrict, of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (Appendix "A" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth) be amended by changing subsection A.3. to read as follows: A. ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD 3. Organization: The board shall hold an organizational meeting within thirty (30) days of appointment in October of each year and shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among its members before proceeding to any other matters of business. The Planning Director of the City of Fort Worth, or his desig - nated representative, shall be the Secretary of the Board and shall provide technical assistance to the Board. The Planning Director or his desig- nated representative shall serve as local historic preservation officer. The Board shall meet regular- ly and shall designate the time and place of its meetings. The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a record of its proceedings in accordance with the state statutes and this ordi- nance and the charter of the City of Fort Worth. Newly appointed members shall be installed at the first regular meeting after their appointment. ~`~ SECTION 2 . That Section 2-G "HC" Historic and Cultural Subdistrict of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (Appendix "A" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth) is hereby amended by revising subsec- tion A.6. to read as follows: A. ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD: 6. Historic and Cultural Permit Committee: The Board shall designate a Permit Committee com- posed of three (3) appointed Board members, the Building Official and the Planning Director. The Permit Committee shall review all applications for permits to construct, alter, reconstruct, modify, remove or demolish any structure or site for conformance to guidelines and other provisions of this ordinance and instruct the Building Official to grant or deny the applications accord- ing to their f ind ing s . Instructions to grant an application shall only be made upon affirmative vote of three (3) members of the Committee. The decisions of the Permit Committee shall be the same as if made by the Board. SECTION 3 . This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, T exas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordi- nances and such Code are hereby repealed. -2- ~. SECTION 4 . 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 by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect an y 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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 5 . Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provi- sions of Ordinance No. 3011 or any other ordinances affecting Zoning which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in -3- court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until fi8nal disposition by the courts. SECTION 7 . T he City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provi- sions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof, as provided in Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. SECTION 8 . The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and Sections 1, 2, 5 and 10 in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City. SECTION 9 . The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption and Sections 1, 2, 5 and 10 of this ordinance for two {2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Section 52.013, Texas Local Government Code. -4- .. SECTION 10. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date : / S~ / ADOPTED: ~ I EFFECTIVE: -5-