HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6843AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 28-1 OF CHAPTER 28,
ARTICLE 1, OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE (1964),
AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
ONE ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE ZONING COMMISSION;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Sec. 28-1 of Chapter 28, Article I, of the Fort
worth City Code (1964), as amended, be and the same is hereby
amended so that said Sec. 28-1 of Chapter 28 shall hereafter
be and read as follows:
"Sec. 28-1. Creation and Appointment
There is hereby created a Zoning Commission
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to be composed
of nine (9) qualified electors of the City of
Fort worth. The city Council shall also be au-
thorized to appoint one (1) qualified elector as
an alternate member who shall sit as a member of
the Zoning commission in the absence of one (1)
or more members, The term of such alternate mem-
ber shall be that for even-numbered places as
specified by Sec. 28-2 hereof. It is the declared
policy that the City Council will consider for
appointment to the Commission as members and the
alternate member only those persons who have demon-
strated their civic interest, general knowledge of
the community, intelligent judgment, understanding
of zoning and planning, and availability to prepare
for and attend meetings, and who, by reason of di-
versity of their individual occupations, constitute
a Commission which is broadly representative of the
community."
All ordinances or resolutions in conflict with the Dro-
visions of this ordinance are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitu-
tional, such holding shall not affect the validity of the re-
maining portions of this ordinance, and the remainder of this
ordinance not so held to be unconstitutional shall continue
Lo be in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TOKqW AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Passed and adopted this
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day of 4 1973.