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ORDINANCE NO / ~ ! V
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NO 13896, 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 SUCH PURPOSES
DIVIDING THE MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OF SUCH
NUMBER, SHAPE AND AREA AS MAYBE DEEMED BEST SUITED
TO CARRY OUT THESE REGULATIONS AND SHOWING SUCH
DISTRICTS AND THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF UPON "DISTRICT
MAPS", PROVIDING FOR INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE AND
CONFLICT, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A
PENALTY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND
NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
ZC-O1-1013 Lots 1-20, 27-36, Block 20, Lots 1-10, 15-24, Block 232, Lots 1-10, 15-
24, Block 233, Lots 1-10, 15-24, Block 234, NORTH FORT WORTH
TOWNSITE COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION of North Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Texas, according to Plat recorded in Volume 204-A, Page 117,
Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas,
Lots 1-10, of an unrecorded Subdivision of a portion of the F G
MULLIKIN SURVEY, Abstract No 1045, as described in a deed to
Ireland Hampton, Trustee, recorded in Volume 1314, Page 154, Deed
Records of Tarrant County, Texas,
Lots 1-8, Block C, Lots 1-6 and a portion of Lot 7, Block D, Lots 1-6,
Block B, Lots 1-10, Block E, Lots 1-4, Block F, and Lots 1-11, Block G;
THE UNION LAND COMPANY'S INDUSTRIAL ADDITION TO THE
City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, according to Plat recorded in
Volume 309, Page 75, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas,
Lots 1-10, 23-32, Block 2, INDUSTRIAL ADDITION to the City of Fort
Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, according to Plat recorded in Volume 204,
Page 101, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas,
ZC-O1-1013 (Continued)
SAVE AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to Texas Electric Service
Company by deed recorded m Volume 2570, Page 587, Deed Records of
Tarrant County, Texas,
TOGETHER WITH portions of streets and alleys closed and abandoned
by City of Fort Worth Ordinance No 2336, a certified copy of which is
recorded m Volume 2063, Page 112, Deed Records of Tarrant County,
Texas, Ordinance NO 2092, a certified copy of which is recorded in
Volume 1447, Page 505, and Ordinance No 3416 (Unrecorded),
TOGETHER WITH a tract of land out of the F G MCTLLIKiN SURVEY,
Abstract No 1045, Tarrant County, Texas,
From " J" Medium Industrial to "MU-2 "High Density Mixed Use
(500 N Commerce, East of N 5`h Street)
SECTION 2.
That the zoning regulations and distracts, 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 m 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 full and
complete public hearing with reasonable consideration, among other things, of the
character of the district and rts peculiar suitability for the particular uses and with a view
of conserving the value of a 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 m
those instances where provisions of such ordinances are m 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 Nos. 3011, 13896 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 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, ineffective or
unconstitutional by the valid 1udgment or decree of any court of competent ~unsdictron,
such voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstitutionalrty 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 refiises 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 7.
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas is hereby directed to publish this
ordinance for two (2) days m the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as
authorized by V T C.A. Local Government Code Subsection 52 01.3
SECTION 8.
That this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law
APPr~ROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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Assistant City Attorney
Adopted. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ U
Effective ~a - y ~ ~l