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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7809 ORDINANCE NO. 07)F AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, 01DII1IANCE IVO. 3011, AS AMENDED, SAPiE BEING Ali ORDINANCE REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE LOCATION AND USE OF' BUILD- INGS, STRUCTURES, AND LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE OR OTHER PURPOSE'S, THE HEIGHT, NUMBER OF STORIES AND SIZE OF BUILDIiNGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, THE SIZE OF YARDS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, OFF-STiEET PARKING AND LOADING, AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES DIVIDING THE viUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OF SUCH NU-MBER, 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 III?TERPRETA- 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 NAiwIING 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 he altered, changed, and amended as follows: Z-78-095 Lot 41, Block 6, North ivieadowbrook Estates (6830 Brentwood Stair) From "A" One-Family to "B" Two-Family 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 safely 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 amendment's thereto of said City of Fort Worth, Texas, that have accrued at the 'Ime 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 (Continued) 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 judgmeno or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness , ineffectiveness or unconstitutionality shall not affecL-, 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 exis-, 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 passa---e and publications, as required by law, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Adopted q j I