HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 327 THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. C)(D.~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 61, THE COM-
PREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, PASSED AND APPROVED ON
JUNE 4, 1979, SAME ALSO BEING KNOWN AS APPENDIX A TO
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 10 RELATING TO USE OF
LAND AND BUILDINGS BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH (12) OF
SUBSECTION 10-300 RELATING TO DEFINITION OF SWIMMING
POOL (PRIVATE); PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR NOR
MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH OFFENSE
AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED
UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION
OCCURS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 10 of Ordinance No. 61, the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance of the City of The Colony, Texas, as amended, passed and
approved on June 4, 1979, same also being known as Exhibit A to the Code of
Ordinances of the City of The Colony, Texas, relating to use of land and
buildings be and the same is hereby amended in the following particulars and all
other existing sections, subsections, paragraphs, words and phrases of said
Ordinance No. 61 are not amended but shall remain intact and are hereby
ratified, verified and affirmed:
A. That paragraph (12) of subsection 10-300 relating to definition of
swimming pool (private) is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(12) Swimming pool (private): A swimming pool constructed for
the exclusive use of the residents at a single-family,
duplex, townhouse or apartment dwelling located and fenced
in accordance with the standards and regulations of the City
of The Colony. Such private swimming pool shall not be
operated as a business nor maintained in such a manner as
to be hazardous or obnoxious to adjacent property owners
nor shall it be constructed in the required front yard.
Swimming pools may be located within the required side or
rear yards; however, they shall not be located closer than
three (3) feet to any property line."
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of
the City and shall not repeal any of the provisions of said ordinances except in
those instances where provisions of those ordinances are in direct conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. If any sentence, article, paragraph, clause, phrase or word in
this Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held
invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not effect the remaining portions of this Ordinance; and the City Council
hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance
despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and
effect.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in a sum not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) and a separate offense shah be deemed committed upon each
day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the
City are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and
genera] welfare of the inhabitants of the City creates an emergency for the
immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety and
general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become
effective from and after the date of its final passage and publication as provided
by law, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
THE COLONY, TEXAS, this the ~ day of ~-~c~.~ , 1985.
ayo~ity of-The C~lony, Te~ms
ATTEST:
Cit¥/...~>qt(eretary, City of The Colony, Texas
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney, City of T~