HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 592CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, APPENDIX A -
ZONING OF THE CITY BY AMENDING SECTION 10-
300(14) RELATING TO RELATING TO HONE
OCCUPATIONS AND SECTION 13-103(2) RELATING TO
VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY RELATING TO HOME
OCCUPATIONS AND VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUN OF
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2000.00) AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED
EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION
OCCURS OR CONTINUES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 10-300 (14) of the Code of
Ordinances, Appendix A -Zoning shall be amended in the following
particulars:
Section 10-300 - Definitions and explanations
applicable to use schedule.
(14) "......Materials used in connection with any commercial
use on a residential lot or tract shall not be stored on said
residential lot or tract except for company vehicles of less than
one ton carrying capacity used for passenger transportation
only."
Section 2. That Section 13-103 (2) of the Code of
Ordinances, Appendix A -Zoning shall be amended in the following
particulars:
Section 13-103 - Special off-street parking regulations.
(2) "......except a panel truck or pick up truck not
exceeding a one (1) ton gross registered carrying capacity."
Section 3. If any section, article paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto
any persons or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional
by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of 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. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all
other ordinances of the City affecting home occupations and
vehicle parking regulations 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 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in a sum not to
exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) for each offense and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during
or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 6. The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City of the Colony, Texas, are inadequate to
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City of The Colony, Texas,
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 become effective from
and after the date of its passage and it is accordingly so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City, ouncil of the City of
The Colony, Texas on this the / J�-day of , 1989.
Donmick, Ma
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John Boyle, City Attorney