HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 00-1189 ORIi IIiAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. DO ~ I I ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION TO HOLD JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC NOTICE OF SAID HEARINGS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND
ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, thc City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, is empowered under Chapter
211 of the Texas Local Government Code to adopt an ordinance that provides for the City
Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a joint public heating; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas to discuss the
option of conducting a joint public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. Authorization. The City Council may elect to combine the Planning and Zoning
Commission hearing and the Council hearing; however, the legislative body shall not take action
upon any proposed item until it has received the final report and recommendation from the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
Section 2. Public Notice. When the City Council elects to combine the Planning and Zoning
Commission hearing and the Council hearing, the City Council shall cause a notice showing the
time and place of such hearing to be published in a newspaper of general circlulation at least 15
days prior to the hearing. In addition, notice of all jointly held public heatings on proposed
changes in classification, shall be given not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for
hearing, to all such property owners as the ownership appears on the last approved city tax roll.
Section 3. 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 4. Savings. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City and
shall not repeal any of the provisions of those ordinances except in those instances where the
provisions of those ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 5. Enerossment and Enrollment. The City Secretary of the City of The Colony is
hereby directed to engross and enroll this Ordinance by copying the Caption Clause and
Effective Date Clause in the minutes of the City Council and by filing this Ordinance in the
ordinance records of the City.
Section 6. ~. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately bom and after its
passage and approval, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas this
the ~ day of ~"~(::Z~_ ,2000.
William W. Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, T-RMC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tiffany L.O~Ia~'~ling, cit} Attom~