HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 98-1044
ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
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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 AMENDING SECTION
17-106 RELATING TO MATERIALS FOR EXTERNAL
WALLS OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN THE SF-1,
SF-2, SF-3 AND SF-4 DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of The Colony desires to amend the comprehensive zoning
ordinance of the City, the same being Appendix A- Zoning of the Code of Ordinances, as
amended; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and
considered the proposed amendment at its regular meeting held on April 14, 1998, and made
recommendations to the City Council for amending Section 17-106 of the zoning ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, all legal notices, requirements and conditions having been complied with
regard to the amendment of the Zoning ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. Incor:poration of premises. The above and foregoing premises are true
and correct and are incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes.
Section 3.
Amendment. That Section 17-106 of the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 61, dated June 4, 1979, the same
being Appendix A-Zoning of the Code of Ordinances of the City, is
hereby amended as follows:
" With respect to residential subdivision developments in the SF-I, SF-2,
SF-3 and SF-4 districts, the City desires that buffer zones, between the
residential subdivision and public property be addressed for the purpose
of decreasing visual blight and noise to the residential subdivision. No
houses in said districts shall have the same front elevations within five
(5) houses of each other on the same side of the street. Developments in
said districts shall have a minimum seventeen-foot easement with a ten-
foot minimum paving width and a maximum of seven hundred and
twenty (720) feet in length without access. All exterior walls of the
main residential structure shall be a minimum of (70) percent brick,
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natural stone, or EIFS (exterior insulation and finishing system)
construction below the first floor plate line, exclusive of doors and
windows. Brick types may not be the same on any adjacent house
located on the same side of the street. EIFS construction in accordance
with this Section shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The construction shall be in accordance with ICBO ( A subsidiary
corporation of the International Conference of Building Officials)
Evaluation Report and shall incorporate external drainage.
(2) The builder, contractor or installer shall be certified by the EIFS
Manufacturers Association.
Section 4. 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 amount not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
Section 5. Severability. The sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases, clauses and
words of this Ordinance are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, phrase, clause
or word in this Ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid
or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the City Council hereby declares that
it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. Effective date. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its
date of adoption and publication as provided by law.
PMl$D ~O\J>D by lbe City Council oflbe City of The Colony, Texas
this the (;;#1 day of '--d ' 1998.
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City of The Colony, Texas
Ci ttorney,
City of The Colony, Texas
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