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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18903-11-2009GRDINANCE NO.18903~11~2009 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 13896, AS AMENDED, CODIFIED AS APPENDIX "A" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY AMENDING SECTION 2.103F "POWERS AND DUTIES", T4 DELETE THE DESIGNATION OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC AND CULTURAL LANDMARKS COMMISSION TO SERVE ON THE SCENIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, one of the powers and duties of the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission is to designate two of its members to serve on the Scenic Preservation Commission; and WHEREAS, on October 16, 2007 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 17844 making certain amendments to the Scenic Preservation Commission, including renaming it the Urban Design Commission, amending the qualifications of members and providing that the City Council shall appoint the members of the Urban Design Commission; and WHEREAS, the designation of two members of the Historic and Cultural Landmark Commission to the Urban Design Commission is no longer necessary following the amendment to the appointment process of Urban Design Commission members; and WHEREAS, it is recommended that the power and duty of the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission to appoint two of its members to the Urban Design Commission be deleted; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Section 2.143F, of Ordinance No. 13896, the Zoning ordinance of the City of Fort worth, "Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission", is amended to delete the power and duty of designating two members of the commission to the Scenic Preservation Commission and renumber the remaining duties, to read as follows: Sec. 2.143. Historic and cultural landmarks commission, F. dowers and Duties. SECTION 2. 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 3. That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance Nos. 3411,13 896, or any amendments thereto that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and as to such accrued violations, and all pending litigation, both civil or criminal, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 4. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, para~~raphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any 2 phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective 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 5. 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 more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. That the City Secretary of the City of Fort North, Texas is hereby directed to publish this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Section 52.013, Texas Local Government Code. Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect after adoption and publication as required by law. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY; r ~ ~~ r B ~ ~ ~~ ~~ Assistant City Attorney Adopted: November 3, 2009 Effective: ~~~1//~ ~ ~(~ , ~UV~ 3