HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 210 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY BY
AMENDING SECTION 10-210 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE TO
REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS; AMENDING
SECTION 10-301(124) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE TO DEFINE
CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS; 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.
W~{ER]~, 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 all persons interested, 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, 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. $1 of the City of The Colony, be,
and the same is hereby, amended by amending Section 10-210, the Schedule of Uses
by District, to show under "Recreational, Social and Entertainment Uses", "Carnival
or Circus" (124) as requiring a specific use permit in all districts.
SECTION 2.
That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance be, and the same is hereby, further
amended by amending Section 10-301, "Definitions and Explanations Applicable to Use
Schedule," by amending definition (124) to read as follows:
"(124) CARNIVAL OR CIRCUS: A traveling show or exhibition sometimes
housed in tents, and which has no permanent structure or installation. Any
carnival or circus having a total duration in any location of less than three (3)
weeks shall be considered a temporary carnival or eircus and shall not be within
this definition. Any such temporary carnival or circus is subject to permit
authorization under the terms of the applicable codes or ordinaneas of the
City."
SECTION 3.
Any provision of any ordinance of the City of The Colony in eenfliet with the
provisions of these amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is hereby
repealed.
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 ss 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 capiion as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PA88~ED/~by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, on the
/~ day of /'/~//~/',J./ , 1982.
~ MAYOR
ATTEST:
/ CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM: