HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7703 ORDINAN�-E NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE
NO. 30113 AS AMENDED, SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND
RESTRICTING THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND
LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE OR OTHER PURPOSES., THE
HEIGHT, NUMBER OF STORIES AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER
STRUCTURES, THE SIZE OF YARDS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, OFF-
STREET PARKING AND LOADING, AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND
FOR SAID PURPOSES DIVIDING THE MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OF
SUCH NUMBER, SHAPE AND AREA AS MAY BE DEEMED BEST SUITED TO
CARRYOUT THESE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE LOCATION OF
AMBULANCE DISPATCH STATIONS AS SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES BY
AMENDING SECTION 20 THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR INTERPRETATION,
PURPOSE AND CONFLICT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES AFFECTING ZONING; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE; AND NAMING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
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:
"38 . Ambulance dispatch stations . Only in 'A' .
CONDITION: Permits shall be 1B? 3 'C-R' ,
for a limited period of time 'C ' , IDt
to be specified by the Board. "
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 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, 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
uses and with a view of conserving the value of buildings 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 of Ordinance
No. 3011 or of any amendments thereto of said City of Fort Worth,
Texas, that have accrued at the time 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 ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared void, in-
effective.,, or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness
or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases ,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, 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 exist 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 passage and publication,
as required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
Adopted: 7f