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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7022 ORDINANCE NO. 0. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3011, BEING AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND RESTRICT THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCES, OR OTHER PURPOSES, THE HEIGHT, NUMBER OF STORIES AND SIZE OF BUILDING: AND OTHER STRUC- TURES: THE SIZE OF YARDS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES; OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION; AND FOR SAID PURPOSES TO DIVIDE THE MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OF SUCH NUMBER, SHAPE AND AREA AS MAY BE DEE14ED BEST BY FIXING DEFINITE USES OF THE BUILDINGS HEREINAFTER ERECTED IN SAID DESCRIBED AREAS FROM THE USES AS SHOWN ON THE MAPS CONTAINED IN SAID ORDINANCE NO. 3011; PROVIDING A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN $5.00 NOR MORE THAN $200.00 FOR EACH OFFENSE, AND THAT EACH DAY THAT A VIOLATION IS PERMITTED TO EXIST SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS : SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 3011 be amended so that the following described uses in the herein- after described area be altered, changed and amended as follows to wit: Z-74-71 Proposed Text Change - Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Electric Power Substations SECTION 1. That Subsection A of Section 2-C of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended so that here- after same shall be and read as follows: "A. Use Regulations: "In the 'MH' District, no building or land shall be used, except as permitted in Ordinance No. 6293 and except that electric power substations shall be permitted as a special exception use, subject to the approval of the Board of Adjustment pursuant to the provisions of Section 20." SECTION 2. That Paragraph 20 of Subsection A of Section 2-D of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following subparagraph: °'f) Electric power substation." SECTION 3. That Paragraphs 45 and 46 of Subsection A of Section 13 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, be, and the same are hereby amended so that hereafter same shall be and read as follows: "45. Electric power substations. "46. Any similar uses not included in District 'J' and 'K' which are not noxious or offensive because of odors, smoke, dust, noise, fumes, or vibrations."; and that such Subsection A of Section 13 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordi- nance No. 3011, as amended, be, and the same is hereby further amended by the addition thereto of the following paragraph: "47. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above." SECTION 4. That Subsection C of Section 20 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following paragraph: "37. Electric power substations. All except 'AG', '0-1', 10-21, 'I' , 'J', 'K"' Approved SECTION 2. The zoning regulations and districts, as herein established, have been made in accord- ance with the comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the community. They have been designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety 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, sewer- age, parks and other public requirements. They have been made after a full and com- plete public hearing with reasonable consideration among other things, of the charac- ter of the district and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses and with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the community. SECTION 3. 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 said ordinances except in those instances where provisions of those ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 4. Should any section, clause or provision of this ordinance be declared by the court to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid. SECTION 5. 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 and No/100 Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Two Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. This ordinance will take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CITY ATTORNEY Adopted June 17, 1971