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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. =TOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: c- CITY ATTO Y Adopted: