HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13285ORDINANCE NO. ,3~
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 MAY BE 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 nn the
hereinafter described areas be altered, changed, and amended as follows
Z-97-144 Block 3, Lots 1, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2 & 3, S O Moodie Addition
From "G" Commercial to "G/HC" Historic and Cultural Landmark
(1300 & 1308 Hemphill and 709 South Magnolia)
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, pannc, flood and other dangers, to provnde adequate inght and anr; to prevent overcrowding of
land, to avoid undue concentration of population, to facilitate the adequate provnsnons of
transportatnon, water, sewerage, parks and other public requnrements They have been made after
full and complete public hearing wrath reasonable consnderatnon, among other thnngs, of the character
of the district and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses and wrath a view of conserving the
value of a building and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the commumty
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 cniriirial, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but maybe 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 ~unsdiction, 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 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 authorized by
V T C.A. Local Government Code Subsection 52 013
SECTION 8.
That this ordinance shall be m full force and effect from and after the date of rts passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Assistant City Attorney
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