HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2011-13 (Title: An Ordinance amending Appendix C — Zoning Ordinance, Section 15(D) of the',
City's Zoning Ordinance by clarifying language regarding notice of joint public hearings.)
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-13
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX C OF THE
FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE, SAID APPENDIX C BEING
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 84-
15, AS AMENDED, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE 19TH
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTION D OF SECTION 15 "AMENDMENTS" TO
CLARIFY LANGUAGE REGARDING THE NOTICE OF
JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY
OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,!
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. City of Friendswood, Texas, Ordinance No. 84-15, as amended, originally i
adopted the 19u day of November, 1984, same being Appendix C of the Friendswood City Code,
and also being the zoning ordinance of the City, is hereby amended by amending Subsection (D)
of Section 15 "Amendments"as follows:
"Section 15. Amendments.
D. Notice ofjoint hearings.
1. Notice of any joint public hearing involving a proposed change in a zoning
classification [held pufsuant to suh- .eet:,.., C of this seetio., 151 shall be
given, in writing, to each owner of real property, as indicated by the most
recently approved city tax roll, which lies within 200 feet of any property
on which [a} said change in classification is proposed, such notice to be
given not less than ten days prior to the date on which such hearing is to
be held.
Notice of[suehi all joint public [hearing} hearings shall also be published
in the official newspaper of the city, or a newspaper having general
circulation in the city, at least 15 days prior to the date on which such
hearing is to be held.
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In addition, notice of any joint public hearing involving a proposed change
in zoning classification shall be given by causing a sign to be erected on
the property which would be affected by the proposed change stating the
time and place of the hearing. Such sign shall be erected not less than ten
days prior to the date on which such hearing is to be held.
Section 2. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall.be fined in an amount not to exceed
$2,000. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 3. In the event any clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this
Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be
adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part
declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of Friendswood,
Texas, declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the
omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, whether there be one or
more parts.
PASSED, APPROVED on first reading this 16th day of May ,2011.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on second and final reading this the 6th
day of June ,2011.
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David J. -H. Smith
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Melinda Welsh, TRMC
City Secretary
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