HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7829 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE,
ORDINANCE NO. 3011 , AS AMENDED, SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILD-
INGS, STRUCTURES, AND LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE
OR OTHER PURPOSES , THE HEIGHT, NUMBER OF STORIES AND SIZE
OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, THE SIZE OF YARDS AND
OTHER OPEN SPACES, OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING, AND THE
DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES DIVIDING THE
MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OF SUCH NUMBER, SHAPE AND AREA
AS MAY BE DEEMED BEST SUITED TO CARRY OUT THESE REGUL-
ATIONS AND SHOWING SUCH DISTRICT AND THE BOUNDARIES
THEREOF UPON "DISTRICT MAPS" , PROVIDING FOR • INTERPRETA-
TION, PURPOSE AND CONFLICT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES AFFECTING ZONING;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1 .
That Ordinance No. 3011 be and is hereby amended so that permitted
uses in the hereinafter described area be altered, changed, and
amended as follows :
Z-78-084 Lots 8, 9, Block 78, North Fort Worth Addition
(1316-1320 N. Houston Street )
Requested from "C" Apartment to "FR" Restricted Commercial
SECTION 2_
That the zoning regulations and districts , as herein established,
have been made in accordance with the comprehensive plan for the
purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the community. They have been designed to lessen congestion in
the streets ; to secure safety from fire, panic , flood and other
dangers ; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding
of land, to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate
the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, parks
and other public requirements . They have been made after a full and
complete public hearing, with reasonable consideration, among other
things , of the character of the district and its peculiar suitabil-
ity for the particular uses and with a view of conserving the value
of building and encouraging the most appropriate use of land
throughout the community.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of
the City of Fort Worth affecting zoning and shall not repeal any of
the provisions of such ordinances , except in those instances where
provisions of such ordinances are in direct conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance .
SECTION 4.
That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are
expressly saved as to any and all violations or Ordinance No. 3011
or of any amendments thereto of said City of Fort Worth, Texas , that
have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance;
and, as to such accrued violations , the court shall have all of the
powers which existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance .
SECTION 5.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that
the sections , paragraphs , sentences , clauses and phrases of this
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ordinance are severab-e, and if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared void ,
ineffective or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness , ineffectiveness
or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
phrases , clauses , sentences , paragraphs or section of this ordin-
ance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council
without the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or
unconstitutional phrase , clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 6.
That 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 less than
Five Dollars ($5. 00) , nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
for each offense . Each day that a violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 7.
That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage and publications , as
required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Adopted