HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18103-05-2008ORDINANCE NO. 18103-OS-2008
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VI, AIRPORT ZONING
REGULATIONS, OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, CODIFLED AS
CHAPTER 3, AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT, OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY AMENDING DIVISION 4, SECTION 3-265,
COMPATIBLE LAND USE REGULATIONS, TO ALLOW CERTAIN
EDUCATIONAL USES TO BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE ALLIANCE
AIRPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Code addresses specific regulations for each of the City',s
Municipal Airports; and
WHEREAS, the area surrounding the Alliance Airport is a Growth Center that is
intended to encourage certain types of educational and employment opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the current Code does not support training and business activities at
Alliance and the City Council has determined that certain education uses would be appropriate at
Alliance .Airport;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
SECTION 1.
Article VI, Section 3-265, "Compatible Land Use Regulations" of Chapter 3, "Airports and
Aircraft" of the City Code of the City of Fort Worth, is amended by deleting Section 3-265(a)(2)
in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
Sec. 3-265. Compatible land use regulations.
(a) All uses from time to time permitted by any underlying zoning
classifications, if any, enacted by political subdivisions and applicable to the
development zone shall be permitted in the development zone except the
following uses which are prohibited in this development zone:
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(2) Kindergarten through 12~' grade educational uses and child care facilities.
.All other educational uses, including, without limitation, colleges and
universities, including courses offered by colleges and universities which serve
as credit for both college degree programs and high school graduation, facilities
for employee or client training, schools for flight instruction and vocational
schools shall be permitted as a matter of right in the Development Zone.
SECTION 2.
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 3.
That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all
violations of Ordinance Nos. 3011, 13896 or any amendments thereto that have accrued at the
time of the effective date of this ordinance; and as to such accrued violations, and all pending
litigation, both civil or criminal, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be
prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
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 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 sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been
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enacted by the City Council without the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
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
more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTI®N 6.
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas is hereby directed to publish this
ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as
authorized by V.T.C.A. Local Government Code Subsection 52.013
SECTION 7.
That this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
APPR®VEID AS T® F®RM ANI) LEGALITY:
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Assistant Ci A orney
Adopted: May 20, 2008
Effective: ~ ~~~
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