HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 143 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPRE-
HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY BY AMENDING SECTION
11-201 TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM LOT WIDTH IN THE DUPLEX DISTRICT OF SIXTY
FEET (60'); AMENDING SECTION 11-301 TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM FLOOR AREA PER
DWELLING UNIT IN THE DUPLEX DISTRICT OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET
(1,800 sq. ft.); ~iENDING SECTION 11-702 TO PERMIT A CARPORT TO BE CON-
STRUCTED IN A DUPLEX DISTRICT A MINIMUM OF TEN FEET (10') FROM THE SIDE
STREET OR ALLEYWAY; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE
SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; PROVIDING A SEVERA-
BILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Comission of the City of The
Colony, and the City Council of the City of The Colony, in compliance
with the laws of the State of Texas and with the provisions of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of The Colony, have given the
requisite notices by publication and otherwise and have held due hearing
and afforded a full and fair hearing to all property owners generally
and to the persons interested and situated in the affected area and in
the vicinity thereof, and after such hearings, the governing body of the
City of The Colony is of the opinion that the Zoning Ordinance should
be amended, NOW, THEREFOP, E,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City
of The Colony, Texas, heretofore adopted as Exhibit "A" to Ordinance
Number 61 of the City of The Colony, be, and the same is hereby, amended
by amending Section 11-201, the Schedule of Minimum Required Lot Widths
in Feet, to show sixty feet (60') in the "D" district for a duplex type
use.
SECTION 2. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance be, and the
same is hereby, further amended by amending Section 11-301, Schedule
Minimum Floor Area Per Dwelling Unit, to provide minimum floor area per
dwelling unit for duplex, total both units, of eighteen hundred square
feet (1,800 sq. ft.) divided into two units of not less than 900 square
feet each, in a "D" district.
SECTION 3. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance be, and the
same is hereby, further amended by amending Section 11-702, Subdivision
3b, to add the following as a second sentence, to-wit:
"Provided that any such garage or carport constructed in connection
with a duplex type use in a "D" district shall be set back from
the side street or the alley a minimum distance of ten feet from
the exterior posts allowing a maximum overhang of two and one-half
feet."
SECTION 4. Should any section, paragraph, sentence or clause of
this ordinance be held or determined to be unconstitutional or invalid
for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the remaining portions
of this ordinance or the amendments enacted hereby, and the same are
declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions or terms of this ordinance or of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance of the City as amended hereby, shall be subject to the same
penalty as provided for in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and upon
conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of The Colony, shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
for each offense, and each and every day such offense shall continue
shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and
after its passage and the publication of the caption as the law and charter
in such cases provide.
THIS ORDINANCE WAS READ IN OPEN MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON
THE ~p~ DAY OF ~.~CY.~.~ ,1981.
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THIS ORDINANCE WAS DULY PASSED ON SECOND READING ON THE 9. DAY
OF ,z~/~7.~jzk~_~ ,1981.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: '/
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGALITY