HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 99-1147 0RI$1NAL
CiTY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS AMENDING
THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, THE SAME
BEING APPENDIX A- ZONING, OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES,
AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING FOR PARKING LOT CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY UPON CONVICTION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE
DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION
OCCURS OR CONTINUES AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of The Colony is desirous of promoting a high quality of paving in
the development of parking lots; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with law, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public
hearing on September 14, 1999, and considered the amendments to Appendix A- Zoning
of the City's Code of Ordinances, the same being the City's Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance, to provide for parking lot construction standards and made a recommendation
to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, after due deliberations and consideration of the recommendation of the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the evidence, information and other materials
submitted and received at the public hearing and in connection therewith, the City
Council of the City of The Colony finds that it is in the public interest to amend the
comprehensive zoning ordinance to provide for parking lot construction standards, and
further finds that such standards will promote the health, safety, morals and general
welfare of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. Incorporation of premises. The above and foregoing premises are true and
correct and are incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes.
Section 2. Amendment. That Section 13-100 of Appendix A- Zoning, of the City's Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
13-100: Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or part thereof shall be
erected, altered or converted for any use permitted in the district in which it is located
unless there shall be provided on the lot or tract or on an immediately contiguous lot or
tract, or on a lot or tract within one hundred fifty (150) feet of such building or structure,
vehicle parking in the following ratio of vehicle spaces for the uses specified in the
designated districts, except that an established use lawfully existing at the effective date
of this ordinance need not provide vehicle parking as hereinafter set forth provided such
use is not expanded and that no existing vehicle parking in connection with said uses at
the effective date of this ordinance may be reduced below the minimum number of
spaces as hereinafter required.
All parking lots shall be constructed with a minimum of five (5) inch thickness, three
thousand (3,000) psi compressive strength concrete at twenty eight (28) days, and
reinforced with #3 rebar on eighteen (18) inch centers both ways, over (6) inch
compacted soil subgrade to ninety-five (95) percent Standard Proctor Density.
Section 3. Penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this
Ordinance, and any person violating or failing to comply with any provision hereof shall
be fined, upon conviction, in an amour~t not more than two thousand dollars ($2000.00),
and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
Section 4. Severability. The sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases, clauses and
words of this Ordinance are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, phrase,
clause 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 affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the City Council
hereby declares that it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance
despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. Effective date. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its
adoption and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council o/~e City of The_Colony, Texas this the
4th day of October, 1999. f~,~
William W. Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, CMC, AAE
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM: