HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3063 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3 AND 17 OF ORDI-
NANCE NO. 3011, BEING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, PRESCRIBING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF ANY SECTION OF THIS ORDINANCE CF
NOT LESS THAN FIVE DOLLARS (05.00) NOR MORE THAN
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING EACH
DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES SHALL BE A SEPARATE
OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Sections 3 and 17 of Ordinance No. 3011 be and the same are hereby
amended.
SECTION 2.
That in Ordinance No. 3011, SECTION 3. "A"' ONE-FAMILY DISTRICT.
2. Churches, on corner lots only in the "A", "B", "C-R", "C"
and "D"' Districts, be amended, and after being amended,
shall read as follows:
2. Churches.
SECTION 3.
That in Ordinance No. 3011, SECTION 17. NON-CONFORMING USES, paragraph
(b), be amended, and after being amended it shall hereafter read as follows:
(b). Repairs and alterations may be made to a legal non-conforming
building, provided that no structural alterations shall be
made except those required by law or ordinance, unless the
building is changed to a conforming use; and provided that
no additional dwelling units shall be added where the non-
conforming use results from there being more dwelling units
on the lot than is permissible in the district in which the
building is located. The Board of Adjustment shall have the
authority after a hearing to grant extension of a building
non-conforming a& to uses not to exceed twenty6-five (25%)
per cent of the ground area of the same in case of evident
hardship, subject to the yard restrictions herein provided.
SECTION 4.
,If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordi—
nance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void or invalid, the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance shall not be affected
thereby, it being the intent of the City Council in adopting this ordinance
that no portion hereafter or provision or regulation contained herein shall
become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality or invalidity
of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, portion, provision or
regulation of this ordinance.
SECTION 5.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neg]e cts
or refuses to comply with this ordinance, or who resists the enforcement of any
of the provisions thereof, shall be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00)
nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for such offense. Each day that a
violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6.
This ordinance shall take effect and shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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