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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 173 ORDINANCE NO. / AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY BY AMENDING SECTION 11-301 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM FLOOR AREA PER DWELLING UNIT OF 1100 SQUARE FEET IN THE "SF" SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT AND PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION; AMENDING SECTION 13-103 BY ADDING A SPECIAL OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATION REQUIRING AN ATTACHED, ENCLOSED GARAGE WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF TEN (10') FEET AND A MINIMUM FLOOR AREA OF TWO HUNDRED TWENTY (220) SQUARE FEET IN THE "SF" SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission 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 hearings and afforded a full and fair hearing to al] property owners generally and to the persons interested and situated in the affected area and in the vicinity thereof, and after such hearings, the g~verning body of the City of The Colony is of the opinion that the zoning ordinance should be amended, NOW, THEREFORE, 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 No. 61 of the City of The Colony, be, and the same is hereby, amended by amending Section 11-301, the Schedule Minimum Floor Area Per Dwelling Unit, to show a minimum floor area per dwelling unit of 1100 square feet in the "SF", Single Family Dwelling, district, provided, however, for 180 days after the effective date of this ordinance the Schedule Minimum Floor Area Per DwelLing Unit will remain 1000 square feet with an average of at least 1100 square feet in that portion of The Colony Subdivision No. 27 which is north of Keys Drive. SECTION 2. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, be, and the same is hereby, further amended by amending Section 13-103, Special Off Street Parking Regulations, to add subsection 7, to read as follows, to-wit: "7. An enclosed, attached garage of not less than two hundred twenty (220) square feet in floor area and with a minimum width of ten (10') feet shall be provided to each and every single family dwelling unit, regardless of district." SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 subjeet 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, shah 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 shah continue shah be deemed to constitute a separate offense. SECTION 5. 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. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, on the ~/day of (~~, 1981. APPROVED: /  CITY SECRETARY .~PPROVED AS TO I,~G~LITY or ~O.R~ CITY ATTORNEY