HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13726ORDINANCE NO ~~j `J
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NO 3011, 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
SECTION 1
That Ordinance No 3011, as amended, be and is hereby amended so that the permitted
uses in the hereinafter described areas be altered, changed, and amended as follows
Z-98-174 Block 3, Lots 2, 3 & 4, Block 8, Lots 2 & South half of Lot 1, Edward
Heirs Addition
From "D" Multi-Family, "ER" & "FR" Restricted Commercial to
"PD/SU" Planned Development/Specific Use for an office. The following
use regulations and restrictions shall apply to the subject property
1 The property may be used for office purposes and such accessory
uses as are necessary to support such office use
2 The building situated at 608 8th Avenue may not be demolished
prior to May 1, 1999
3 The attached rendering of the new office building to be constructed
on the property suggests the architectural style of the finished
building.
Z-98-174 (Continued)
Site plan required (SEE SP-98-032)
(1619 Pennsylvania Avenue, 1700 Pruitt, 611 Nineth , 612 Eighth)
SECTION 2.
That the zoning regulations and districts, as herein established, have been made m
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 full and
complete public heanng with reasonable consideration, among other things, of the
character of the distnct 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 in
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 No 3011 or of 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 cnmmal, 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 judgment or decree of any court of competent ~unsdichon,
such voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstrtuhonalrty 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 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 in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as
authonzed by V T C.A. Local Government Code Subsection 52 013
SECTION 8.
That this ordinance shall 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.
APP OVED TO RM AND LEGALITY
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